Bickleigh & Cornwood ward, South Hams

Bickleigh & Cornwood is one of 20 electoral wards of South Hams District Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 2,836 residents in 1,209 households — 25 people per km², the 17th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South West Devon constituency; for county elections it is in the Bickleigh & Wembury division.

Residents, 20212,836council ward average 4,431

Households1,2092.35 residents per household

Density25/ km²about 112.09 km² · South Hams 100

Aged 65+26.7%South Hams: 28.3% · under 16: 15.0%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.8% · 108

5–94.8% · 136

10–156.4% · 183

16–193.8% · 109

20–243.6% · 101

25–3410.0% · 283

35–4914.8% · 419

50–6426.2% · 744

65–7414.4% · 409

75–849.4% · 266

85+2.9% · 82

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van7.2% · 87

1 car or van36.5% · 442

2 cars or vans38.0% · 460

3 or more18.3% · 221

Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; South Hams overall: 70.5% owned, 11.8% social rented, 16.1% private rented.

Owned outright43.5% · 526

With mortgage30.3% · 366

Shared ownership1.4% · 17

Social rented7.5% · 91

Private rented17.2% · 208

Lives rent free0.1% · 1

Type of home

Detached house49.0% · 592

Semi-detached house27.3% · 330

Terraced house20.9% · 252

Purpose-built flat0.7% · 9

Converted house0.7% · 8

Other conversion0.6% · 7

Above shop / office0.2% · 2

Caravan, mobile0.6% · 7

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05010129
Council: South Hams District Council
County council: Devon County Council
County division: Bickleigh & Wembury
Constituency: South West Devon
Region: South West
Density rank in council: 20 of 20

Parishes in the ward

BickleighCornwoodHarfordShaugh Prior

Other wards in the same constituency

EErmington & Ugborough23.3% aged 65+ · 75.5% owned2,857 IIvybridge East20.7% aged 65+ · 75.3% owned6,055 IIvybridge West21.3% aged 65+ · 74.3% owned6,433 NNewton & Yealmpton30.3% aged 65+ · 70.4% owned6,233 WWembury & Brixton29.7% aged 65+ · 77.9% owned5,456 WWoolwell18.6% aged 65+ · 75.9% owned2,992

All 20 wards of South Hams

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.