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Electoral wardE05012418
Braunton East ward, North Devon
Braunton East is one of 25 electoral wards of North Devon District Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 4,861 residents in 2,077 households — 237 people per km², the 8th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North Devon constituency; for county elections it is in the Braunton Rural division.
Residents, 20214,861council ward average 3,944
Households2,0772.34 residents per household
Density237/ km²about 20.51 km² · North Devon 91
Aged 65+28.5%North Devon: 25.8% · under 16: 17.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.8% · 183
5–96.1% · 298
10–157.2% · 351
16–194.0% · 193
20–242.9% · 140
25–347.2% · 350
35–4918.7% · 908
50–6421.6% · 1,052
65–7413.6% · 661
75–8410.6% · 513
85+4.3% · 211
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van12.5% · 260
1 car or van38.8% · 805
2 cars or vans34.9% · 724
3 or more13.8% · 287
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; North Devon overall: 67.3% owned, 11.1% social rented, 20.4% private rented.
Owned outright47.8% · 992
With mortgage30.6% · 635
Shared ownership0.3% · 6
Social rented4.6% · 95
Private rented16.7% · 347
Type of home
Detached house53.1% · 1,102
Semi-detached house26.4% · 548
Terraced house12.0% · 249
Purpose-built flat2.0% · 42
Converted house2.8% · 58
Other conversion1.0% · 20
Above shop / office2.1% · 43
Caravan, mobile0.7% · 15
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012418- Council
- North Devon District Council
- County council
- Devon County Council
- County division
- Braunton Rural
- Constituency
- North Devon
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 12 of 25
Parishes in the ward
Braunton
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% owned7,055BBishop's Nympton27.7% aged 65+ · 75.7% owned2,182BBratton Fleming28.4% aged 65+ · 73.6% owned2,407BBraunton 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
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.