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Electoral wardE05012414

Barnstaple with Westacott ward, North Devon

Barnstaple with Westacott is one of 25 electoral wards of North Devon District Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 7,371 residents in 3,260 households — 2,585 people per km², the 2nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North Devon constituency; for county elections it is in the Barnstaple North and Barnstaple South and Chulmleigh & Landkey divisions.

Residents, 20217,371council ward average 3,944
Households3,2602.26 residents per household
Density2,585/ km²about 2.85 km² · North Devon 91
Aged 65+18.4%North Devon: 25.8% · under 16: 19.5%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.9% · 433
5–95.9% · 438
10–157.7% · 564
16–194.4% · 323
20–245.8% · 427
25–3413.2% · 970
35–4917.3% · 1,273
50–6421.5% · 1,585
65–749.8% · 719
75–846.4% · 475
85+2.2% · 164

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van25.1% · 818
1 car or van45.0% · 1,466
2 cars or vans22.6% · 737
3 or more7.3% · 239
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright29.9% · 975
With mortgage24.3% · 792
Shared ownership1.0% · 33
Social rented21.2% · 690
Private rented23.6% · 769

Type of home

Detached house22.6% · 736
Semi-detached house27.3% · 889
Terraced house30.8% · 1,005
Purpose-built flat14.9% · 486
Converted house3.6% · 117
Other conversion0.2% · 8
Above shop / office0.5% · 17
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012414
County council
Devon County Council
County division
Barnstaple North, Barnstaple South, Chulmleigh & Landkey
Constituency
North Devon
Region
South West
Density rank in council
3 of 25

Parishes in the ward

Barnstaple

Other wards in the same constituency

BBarnstaple Central22.0% aged 65+ · 33.3% owned2,639BBarnstaple with Pilton21.3% aged 65+ · 63.0% owned8,041BBickington23.0% 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.