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Electoral wardE05012416

Bishop's Nympton ward, North Devon

Bishop's Nympton is one of 25 electoral wards of North Devon District Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 2,182 residents in 919 households — 18 people per km², the 22nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North Devon constituency; for county elections it is in the South Molton division.

Residents, 20212,182council ward average 3,944
Households9192.37 residents per household
Density18/ km²about 122.58 km² · North Devon 91
Aged 65+27.7%North Devon: 25.8% · under 16: 14.1%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.3% · 71
5–94.5% · 99
10–156.3% · 137
16–194.1% · 89
20–243.1% · 67
25–347.8% · 170
35–4915.2% · 332
50–6428.1% · 613
65–7415.5% · 339
75–848.9% · 194
85+3.3% · 71

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van6.5% · 60
1 car or van32.0% · 293
2 cars or vans38.5% · 353
3 or more23.0% · 211
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright48.9% · 450
With mortgage26.8% · 247
Shared ownership0.7% · 6
Social rented7.3% · 67
Private rented16.3% · 150
Lives rent free0.1% · 1

Type of home

Detached house60.7% · 558
Semi-detached house24.5% · 225
Terraced house10.8% · 99
Purpose-built flat0.5% · 5
Converted house1.1% · 10
Other conversion0.1% · 1
Above shop / office0.1% · 1
Caravan, mobile2.2% · 20
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012416
County council
Devon County Council
County division
South Molton
Constituency
North Devon
Region
South West
Density rank in council
24 of 25

Parishes in the ward

Bishop's NymptonEast AnsteyGeorge NymptonKnowstoneMariansleighQueen's NymptonRose AshWest Anstey

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% owned7,371BBickington23.0% aged 65+ · 69.4% owned7,055BBratton 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.