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Electoral wardE05012431

Mortehoe ward, North Devon

Mortehoe is one of 25 electoral wards of North Devon District Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 2,037 residents in 887 households — 64 people per km², the 25th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North Devon constituency; for county elections it is in the Combe Martin Rural division.

Residents, 20212,037council ward average 3,944
Households8872.3 residents per household
Density64/ km²about 31.93 km² · North Devon 91
Aged 65+28.7%North Devon: 25.8% · under 16: 15.2%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.3% · 67
5–95.1% · 103
10–156.8% · 139
16–193.5% · 71
20–243.2% · 66
25–348.5% · 173
35–4917.7% · 360
50–6423.1% · 471
65–7417.1% · 348
75–849.4% · 191
85+2.3% · 46

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van8.7% · 77
1 car or van38.0% · 337
2 cars or vans37.0% · 329
3 or more16.3% · 145
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright49.4% · 437
With mortgage27.1% · 240
Shared ownership0.2% · 2
Social rented3.6% · 32
Private rented19.7% · 174

Type of home

Detached house52.2% · 461
Semi-detached house20.7% · 183
Terraced house8.2% · 72
Purpose-built flat6.9% · 61
Converted house7.1% · 63
Other conversion2.4% · 21
Above shop / office1.6% · 14
Caravan, mobile0.9% · 8
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012431
County council
Devon County Council
County division
Combe Martin Rural
Constituency
North Devon
Region
South West
Density rank in council
16 of 25

Parishes in the ward

MortehoeWest Down

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

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.