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Electoral wardE05012412

Barnstaple Central ward, North Devon

Barnstaple Central is one of 25 electoral wards of North Devon District Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 2,639 residents in 1,507 households — 4,926 people per km², the 15th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North Devon constituency; for county elections it is in the Barnstaple North division.

Residents, 20212,639council ward average 3,944
Households1,5071.75 residents per household
Density4,926/ km²about 0.54 km² · North Devon 91
Aged 65+22.0%North Devon: 25.8% · under 16: 11.2%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.6% · 95
5–93.7% · 98
10–153.9% · 103
16–193.8% · 101
20–247.0% · 184
25–3417.5% · 461
35–4918.3% · 483
50–6420.2% · 532
65–7410.5% · 277
75–847.2% · 190
85+4.2% · 112

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van51.3% · 773
1 car or van36.2% · 545
2 cars or vans10.4% · 157
3 or more2.1% · 32
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; North Devon overall: 67.3% owned, 11.1% social rented, 20.4% private rented.

Owned outright18.5% · 278
With mortgage14.8% · 223
Shared ownership0.3% · 4
Social rented25.8% · 389
Private rented40.5% · 610
Lives rent free0.1% · 2

Type of home

Detached house2.6% · 39
Semi-detached house6.0% · 91
Terraced house30.5% · 459
Purpose-built flat37.6% · 566
Converted house12.3% · 186
Other conversion3.6% · 54
Above shop / office7.2% · 109
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 3
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012412
County council
Devon County Council
County division
Barnstaple North
Constituency
North Devon
Region
South West
Density rank in council
1 of 25

Parishes in the ward

Barnstaple

Other wards in the same constituency

BBarnstaple with Pilton21.3% aged 65+ · 63.0% owned8,041BBarnstaple with Westacott18.4% aged 65+ · 54.2% owned7,371BBickington23.0% aged 65+ · 69.4% owned7,055BBishop's Nympton27.7% aged 65+ · 75.7% owned2,182BBratton Fleming28.4% aged 65+ · 73.6% owned2,407BBraunton East28.5% aged 65+ · 78.4% owned4,861BBraunton West & Georgeham29.1% aged 65+ · 75.9% owned4,669CChittlehampton28.8% aged 65+ · 74.4% owned2,338CChulmleigh31.0% aged 65+ · 70.6% owned2,107CCombe Martin31.3% aged 65+ · 72.7% owned2,647FFremington32.6% aged 65+ · 81.3% owned5,231HHeanton Punchardon14.4% aged 65+ · 49.9% owned2,894IIlfracombe East24.8% aged 65+ · 52.1% owned6,550IIlfracombe West24.4% aged 65+ · 69.7% owned4,487

All 25 wards of North Devon

Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.