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Electoral wardE05010139

Marldon & Littlehempston ward, South Hams

Marldon & Littlehempston is one of 20 electoral wards of South Hams District Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 2,975 residents in 1,264 households — 99 people per km², the 13th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South Devon constituency; for county elections it is in the Dartmouth & Marldon division.

Residents, 20212,975council ward average 4,431
Households1,2642.35 residents per household
Density99/ km²about 30.11 km² · South Hams 100
Aged 65+29.6%South Hams: 28.3% · under 16: 14.6%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.3% · 99
5–95.3% · 157
10–156.0% · 179
16–194.0% · 119
20–243.3% · 97
25–347.8% · 232
35–4916.3% · 485
50–6424.4% · 728
65–7416.7% · 498
75–849.8% · 293
85+3.1% · 91

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van7.1% · 90
1 car or van35.8% · 454
2 cars or vans38.3% · 485
3 or more18.8% · 238
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright51.7% · 654
With mortgage28.3% · 358
Shared ownership0.8% · 10
Social rented5.0% · 63
Private rented14.2% · 179

Type of home

Detached house55.6% · 701
Semi-detached house28.2% · 356
Terraced house10.9% · 138
Purpose-built flat2.0% · 25
Converted house1.5% · 19
Other conversion0.8% · 10
Above shop / office0.3% · 4
Caravan, mobile0.6% · 8
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05010139
County council
Devon County Council
County division
Dartmouth & Marldon
Constituency
South Devon
Region
South West
Density rank in council
9 of 20

Parishes in the ward

Berry PomeroyLittlehempstonMarldon

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% owned7,856KKingsbridge29.5% aged 65+ · 61.0% owned5,681LLoddiswell & Aveton Gifford25.7% aged 65+ · 71.9% owned2,894SSalcombe & 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.