Electoral wardE05012427
Instow ward, North Devon
Instow is one of 25 electoral wards of North Devon District Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 2,189 residents in 964 households — 41 people per km², the 21st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North Devon constituency; for county elections it is in the Chulmleigh & Landkey and Fremington Rural divisions.
Residents, 20212,189council ward average 3,944
Households9642.27 residents per household
Density41/ km²about 53.78 km² · North Devon 91
Aged 65+32.8%North Devon: 25.8% · under 16: 12.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.7% · 81
5–94.1% · 90
10–155.0% · 110
16–192.6% · 56
20–242.9% · 64
25–347.8% · 171
35–4913.8% · 301
50–6427.3% · 597
65–7417.3% · 379
75–8411.6% · 254
85+3.8% · 84
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van5.1% · 49
1 car or van38.7% · 373
2 cars or vans37.5% · 362
3 or more18.8% · 181
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; North Devon overall: 67.3% owned, 11.1% social rented, 20.4% private rented.
Owned outright51.3% · 495
With mortgage21.9% · 211
Shared ownership0.5% · 5
Social rented4.5% · 43
Private rented21.8% · 210
Type of home
Detached house56.6% · 546
Semi-detached house26.4% · 255
Terraced house10.7% · 103
Purpose-built flat2.6% · 25
Converted house2.2% · 21
Other conversion0.9% · 9
Above shop / office0.1% · 1
Caravan, mobile0.5% · 5
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012427- Council
- North Devon District Council
- County council
- Devon County Council
- County division
- Chulmleigh & Landkey, Fremington Rural
- Constituency
- North Devon
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 17 of 25
Parishes in the ward
Horwood, Lovacott and Newton TraceyInstowTawstockWestleigh
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.