Electoral wardE05014816
Way ward, Mid Devon
Way is one of 22 electoral wards of Mid Devon District Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 1,736 residents in 680 households — 34 people per km², the 20th 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, 20211,736council ward average 3,945
Households6802.55 residents per household
Density34/ km²about 51.06 km² · Mid Devon 91
Aged 65+21.7%Mid Devon: 24.0% · under 16: 17.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.2% · 72
5–95.4% · 94
10–158.2% · 143
16–194.8% · 84
20–243.8% · 66
25–348.5% · 148
35–4916.8% · 291
50–6426.5% · 459
65–7412.5% · 217
75–846.8% · 118
85+2.4% · 42
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van5.0% · 34
1 car or van30.2% · 205
2 cars or vans38.6% · 262
3 or more26.2% · 178
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Mid Devon overall: 67.6% owned, 12.7% social rented, 18.6% private rented.
Owned outright49.3% · 335
With mortgage30.4% · 207
Shared ownership0.7% · 5
Social rented4.6% · 31
Private rented14.9% · 101
Lives rent free0.1% · 1
Type of home
Detached house62.9% · 428
Semi-detached house25.0% · 170
Terraced house7.8% · 53
Purpose-built flat0.4% · 3
Converted house0.4% · 3
Other conversion0.1% · 1
Above shop / office0.1% · 1
Caravan, mobile3.1% · 21
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014816- 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
- 19 of 21
Parishes in the ward
Cheriton FitzpaineCruwys MorchardPoughillStockleigh EnglishThelbridge
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% owned1,908TTaw Vale27.3% aged 65+ · 77.7% owned1,758UUpper Yeo & Taw23.7% aged 65+ · 76.2% owned6,027YYeo27.5% 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.