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Electoral wardE05012415

Bickington ward, North Devon

Bickington is one of 25 electoral wards of North Devon District Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 7,055 residents in 3,085 households — 1,065 people per km², the 3rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North Devon constituency; for county elections it is in the Barnstaple South and Fremington Rural divisions.

Residents, 20217,055council ward average 3,944
Households3,0852.29 residents per household
Density1,065/ km²about 6.63 km² · North Devon 91
Aged 65+23.0%North Devon: 25.8% · under 16: 18.6%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.4% · 450
5–95.4% · 379
10–156.9% · 485
16–193.6% · 257
20–245.2% · 364
25–3413.3% · 937
35–4916.8% · 1,185
50–6419.5% · 1,373
65–7411.7% · 826
75–848.5% · 603
85+2.8% · 194

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van13.8% · 425
1 car or van45.2% · 1,394
2 cars or vans31.4% · 970
3 or more9.7% · 298
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright39.7% · 1,225
With mortgage29.8% · 919
Shared ownership3.6% · 112
Social rented12.7% · 393
Private rented14.2% · 439

Type of home

Detached house44.9% · 1,384
Semi-detached house33.0% · 1,019
Terraced house16.2% · 501
Purpose-built flat4.2% · 130
Converted house0.3% · 10
Other conversion0.1% · 3
Above shop / office0.3% · 8
Caravan, mobile1.0% · 30
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012415
County council
Devon County Council
County division
Barnstaple South, Fremington Rural
Constituency
North Devon
Region
South West
Density rank in council
5 of 25

Parishes in the ward

Fremington

Other wards in the same constituency

BBarnstaple Central22.0% aged 65+ · 33.3% owned2,639BBarnstaple with Pilton21.3% aged 65+ · 63.0% owned8,041BBarnstaple with Westacott18.4% aged 65+ · 54.2% owned7,371BBishop'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.