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Electoral wardE05012433
North Molton ward, North Devon
North Molton is one of 25 electoral wards of North Devon District Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 2,327 residents in 932 households — 16 people per km², the 20th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North Devon constituency; for county elections it is in the South Molton division.
Residents, 20212,327council ward average 3,944
Households9322.5 residents per household
Density16/ km²about 141.03 km² · North Devon 91
Aged 65+25.0%North Devon: 25.8% · under 16: 16.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.2% · 98
5–94.7% · 109
10–157.7% · 179
16–196.8% · 158
20–243.4% · 79
25–348.3% · 194
35–4916.2% · 377
50–6423.6% · 550
65–7415.3% · 357
75–847.9% · 183
85+1.8% · 42
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van6.1% · 57
1 car or van33.2% · 310
2 cars or vans40.0% · 373
3 or more20.7% · 193
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; North Devon overall: 67.3% owned, 11.1% social rented, 20.4% private rented.
Owned outright43.1% · 402
With mortgage22.4% · 209
Shared ownership0.8% · 7
Social rented9.2% · 86
Private rented24.4% · 228
Lives rent free0.1% · 1
Type of home
Detached house55.3% · 517
Semi-detached house26.6% · 249
Terraced house14.3% · 134
Purpose-built flat0.9% · 8
Converted house0.6% · 6
Other conversion1.2% · 11
Above shop / office0.1% · 1
Caravan, mobile1.0% · 9
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012433- Council
- North Devon District Council
- County council
- Devon County Council
- County division
- South Molton
- Constituency
- North Devon
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 25 of 25
Parishes in the ward
BrayfordEast and West BucklandMollandNorth MoltonTwitchen
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.