Electoral wardE05014809
Taw Vale ward, Mid Devon
Taw Vale is one of 22 electoral wards of Mid Devon District Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 1,758 residents in 762 households — 48 people per km², the 19th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Central Devon constituency; for county elections it is in the Creedy, Taw & Mid Exe division.
Residents, 20211,758council ward average 3,945
Households7622.31 residents per household
Density48/ km²about 36.93 km² · Mid Devon 91
Aged 65+27.3%Mid Devon: 24.0% · under 16: 16.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.0% · 70
5–95.6% · 99
10–156.9% · 121
16–194.0% · 71
20–243.3% · 59
25–348.8% · 156
35–4914.7% · 260
50–6425.3% · 446
65–7415.1% · 266
75–849.4% · 165
85+2.8% · 50
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van9.3% · 71
1 car or van40.9% · 312
2 cars or vans32.5% · 248
3 or more17.2% · 131
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Mid Devon overall: 67.6% owned, 12.7% social rented, 18.6% private rented.
Owned outright49.7% · 379
With mortgage28.0% · 213
Shared ownership0.4% · 3
Social rented10.8% · 82
Private rented11.2% · 85
Type of home
Detached house50.7% · 386
Semi-detached house26.0% · 198
Terraced house22.2% · 169
Purpose-built flat0.1% · 1
Converted house0.4% · 3
Other conversion0.3% · 2
Above shop / office0.3% · 2
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014809- Council
- Mid Devon District Council
- County council
- Devon County Council
- County division
- Creedy, Taw & Mid Exe
- Constituency
- Central Devon
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 15 of 21
Parishes in the ward
ChawleighLapfordNymet RowlandWembworthy
Other wards in the same constituency
BBradninch22.6% aged 65+ · 65.7% owned2,004CCadbury29.8% aged 65+ · 76.5% owned1,656CCrediton Boniface20.5% aged 65+ · 63.7% owned4,276CCrediton Lawrence26.9% aged 65+ · 60.6% owned3,801SSandford & Creedy29.0% aged 65+ · 78.0% owned3,346SSilverton28.4% aged 65+ · 77.5% owned1,908UUpper Yeo & Taw23.7% aged 65+ · 76.2% owned6,027WWay21.7% aged 65+ · 79.7% owned1,736YYeo27.5% aged 65+ · 72.2% owned2,861
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 1 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.