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Electoral wardE05010137

Kingsbridge ward, South Hams

Kingsbridge is one of 20 electoral wards of South Hams District Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 5,681 residents in 2,666 households — 1,323 people per km², the 6th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South Devon constituency; for county elections it is in the Kingsbridge division.

Residents, 20215,681council ward average 4,431
Households2,6662.13 residents per household
Density1,323/ km²about 4.29 km² · South Hams 100
Aged 65+29.5%South Hams: 28.3% · under 16: 14.9%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.4% · 195
5–94.8% · 270
10–156.7% · 380
16–194.2% · 236
20–243.8% · 218
25–349.5% · 542
35–4915.8% · 895
50–6422.4% · 1,271
65–7414.0% · 795
75–849.7% · 552
85+5.7% · 326

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van18.5% · 494
1 car or van44.5% · 1,186
2 cars or vans27.0% · 721
3 or more9.9% · 265
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright40.4% · 1,076
With mortgage20.7% · 551
Shared ownership1.0% · 26
Social rented18.6% · 496
Private rented19.3% · 514
Lives rent free0.1% · 3

Type of home

Detached house24.5% · 653
Semi-detached house23.6% · 628
Terraced house26.8% · 715
Purpose-built flat17.7% · 471
Converted house2.9% · 78
Other conversion2.5% · 66
Above shop / office2.0% · 52
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05010137
County council
Devon County Council
County division
Kingsbridge
Constituency
South Devon
Region
South West
Density rank in council
5 of 20

Parishes in the ward

Kingsbridge

Other wards in the same constituency

AAllington & Strete33.1% aged 65+ · 73.5% owned3,049BBlackawton & Stoke Fleming30.7% aged 65+ · 71.8% owned2,563CCharterlands29.6% aged 65+ · 72.0% owned3,157DDartington & Staverton29.0% aged 65+ · 71.9% owned2,953DDartmouth & East Dart33.4% aged 65+ · 66.8% owned7,856LLoddiswell & Aveton Gifford25.7% aged 65+ · 71.9% owned2,894MMarldon & Littlehempston29.6% aged 65+ · 80.1% owned2,975SSalcombe & Thurlestone35.0% aged 65+ · 71.0% owned4,968SSouth Brent28.2% aged 65+ · 71.2% owned5,436SStokenham37.0% aged 65+ · 79.3% owned2,645TTotnes26.6% aged 65+ · 56.9% owned9,030WWest Dart31.3% aged 65+ · 73.6% owned2,560

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.