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Electoral wardE05012426
Ilfracombe West ward, North Devon
Ilfracombe West is one of 25 electoral wards of North Devon District Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 4,487 residents in 1,933 households — 315 people per km², the 11th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North Devon constituency; for county elections it is in the Ilfracombe division.
Residents, 20214,487council ward average 3,944
Households1,9332.32 residents per household
Density315/ km²about 14.24 km² · North Devon 91
Aged 65+24.4%North Devon: 25.8% · under 16: 17.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.3% · 193
5–96.1% · 272
10–157.2% · 325
16–194.0% · 180
20–244.9% · 219
25–3410.8% · 485
35–4915.7% · 705
50–6422.6% · 1,013
65–7414.3% · 641
75–847.1% · 319
85+3.0% · 135
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van19.4% · 375
1 car or van42.2% · 816
2 cars or vans27.5% · 531
3 or more11.0% · 212
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; North Devon overall: 67.3% owned, 11.1% social rented, 20.4% private rented.
Owned outright41.7% · 805
With mortgage28.0% · 541
Shared ownership0.3% · 5
Social rented12.2% · 235
Private rented17.9% · 346
Type of home
Detached house31.3% · 604
Semi-detached house20.5% · 395
Terraced house29.7% · 573
Purpose-built flat13.4% · 259
Converted house4.0% · 78
Other conversion0.7% · 13
Above shop / office0.4% · 7
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012426- Council
- North Devon District Council
- County council
- Devon County Council
- County division
- Ilfracombe
- Constituency
- North Devon
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 10 of 25
Parishes in the ward
Ilfracombe
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% owned2,647FFremington32.6% aged 65+ · 81.3% owned5,231HHeanton Punchardon14.4% aged 65+ · 49.9% owned2,894IIlfracombe East24.8% aged 65+ · 52.1% owned6,550
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.