Electoral wardE05014814
Upper Culm ward, Mid Devon
Upper Culm is one of 22 electoral wards of Mid Devon District Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 4,325 residents in 1,792 households — 60 people per km², the 9th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Tiverton and Minehead constituency; for county elections it is in the Willand & Uffculme division.
Residents, 20214,325council ward average 3,945
Households1,7922.41 residents per household
Density60/ km²about 71.61 km² · Mid Devon 91
Aged 65+24.4%Mid Devon: 24.0% · under 16: 18.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.4% · 191
5–95.5% · 240
10–158.1% · 352
16–193.8% · 166
20–243.6% · 154
25–347.4% · 322
35–4918.5% · 800
50–6424.2% · 1,046
65–7413.4% · 581
75–848.5% · 369
85+2.4% · 104
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van6.6% · 118
1 car or van32.0% · 574
2 cars or vans38.4% · 689
3 or more22.9% · 411
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Mid Devon overall: 67.6% owned, 12.7% social rented, 18.6% private rented.
Owned outright46.1% · 825
With mortgage27.7% · 496
Shared ownership1.2% · 21
Social rented7.8% · 140
Private rented17.2% · 307
Type of home
Detached house56.1% · 1,003
Semi-detached house26.3% · 471
Terraced house11.7% · 209
Purpose-built flat3.1% · 56
Converted house0.8% · 15
Other conversion0.9% · 16
Above shop / office0.2% · 4
Caravan, mobile0.8% · 14
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014814- Council
- Mid Devon District Council
- County council
- Devon County Council
- County division
- Willand & Uffculme
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 12 of 21
Parishes in the ward
ClayhidonCulmstockHemyockUffculme
Other wards in the same constituency
CCanonsleigh26.1% aged 65+ · 76.7% owned3,320CClare & Shuttern34.0% aged 65+ · 72.2% owned3,516HHalberton19.8% aged 65+ · 72.8% owned2,334LLower Culm24.3% aged 65+ · 68.0% owned5,931TTiverton Castle26.0% aged 65+ · 60.0% owned4,328TTiverton Cranmore30.1% aged 65+ · 64.3% owned4,953TTiverton Lowman16.1% aged 65+ · 53.6% owned6,979TTiverton Westexe22.8% aged 65+ · 60.0% owned6,029
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 2 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.