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Electoral wardE05012435
South Molton ward, North Devon
South Molton is one of 25 electoral wards of North Devon District Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 6,352 residents in 2,852 households — 380 people per km², the 5th 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, 20216,352council ward average 3,944
Households2,8522.23 residents per household
Density380/ km²about 16.74 km² · North Devon 91
Aged 65+27.9%North Devon: 25.8% · under 16: 17.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.6% · 357
5–95.7% · 362
10–156.3% · 397
16–193.5% · 225
20–244.1% · 261
25–3411.9% · 756
35–4915.8% · 1,004
50–6419.1% · 1,214
65–7413.5% · 855
75–849.8% · 621
85+4.7% · 298
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van18.1% · 517
1 car or van46.3% · 1,321
2 cars or vans26.3% · 749
3 or more9.3% · 265
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; North Devon overall: 67.3% owned, 11.1% social rented, 20.4% private rented.
Owned outright41.2% · 1,175
With mortgage22.4% · 639
Shared ownership1.5% · 42
Social rented13.6% · 388
Private rented21.2% · 606
Lives rent free0.1% · 2
Type of home
Detached house32.4% · 923
Semi-detached house23.5% · 670
Terraced house29.4% · 839
Purpose-built flat7.0% · 199
Converted house1.6% · 45
Other conversion0.9% · 27
Above shop / office2.3% · 66
Caravan, mobile2.9% · 82
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012435- Council
- North Devon District Council
- County council
- Devon County Council
- County division
- South Molton
- Constituency
- North Devon
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 9 of 25
Parishes in the ward
South Molton
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.