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Electoral wardE05012423

Fremington ward, North Devon

Fremington is one of 25 electoral wards of North Devon District Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 5,231 residents in 2,283 households — 504 people per km², the 6th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North Devon constituency; for county elections it is in the Fremington Rural division.

Residents, 20215,231council ward average 3,944
Households2,2832.29 residents per household
Density504/ km²about 10.38 km² · North Devon 91
Aged 65+32.6%North Devon: 25.8% · under 16: 15.9%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.4% · 281
5–94.3% · 223
10–156.3% · 329
16–192.9% · 150
20–243.6% · 189
25–349.3% · 487
35–4914.0% · 730
50–6421.7% · 1,137
65–7415.1% · 788
75–8412.2% · 636
85+5.4% · 281

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van11.7% · 268
1 car or van42.8% · 976
2 cars or vans34.0% · 777
3 or more11.5% · 262
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright55.1% · 1,259
With mortgage26.1% · 597
Shared ownership2.2% · 51
Social rented8.0% · 182
Private rented8.5% · 194

Type of home

Detached house62.1% · 1,417
Semi-detached house25.4% · 579
Terraced house9.5% · 218
Purpose-built flat2.4% · 54
Converted house0.2% · 4
Other conversion0.1% · 3
Above shop / office0.3% · 7
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012423
County council
Devon County Council
County division
Fremington Rural
Constituency
North Devon
Region
South West
Density rank in council
8 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% owned7,371BBickington23.0% 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% owned2,647HHeanton 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.