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Electoral wardE05010142

South Brent ward, South Hams

South Brent is one of 20 electoral wards of South Hams District Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 5,436 residents in 2,284 households — 40 people per km², the 8th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South Devon constituency; for county elections it is in the South Brent & Yealmpton division.

Residents, 20215,436council ward average 4,431
Households2,2842.38 residents per household
Density40/ km²about 135.56 km² · South Hams 100
Aged 65+28.2%South Hams: 28.3% · under 16: 15.4%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.9% · 211
5–95.2% · 285
10–156.3% · 343
16–194.0% · 217
20–243.6% · 195
25–348.6% · 467
35–4915.2% · 829
50–6425.0% · 1,358
65–7415.4% · 837
75–848.7% · 475
85+4.0% · 220

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van8.5% · 195
1 car or van35.7% · 815
2 cars or vans36.9% · 844
3 or more18.9% · 431
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright46.8% · 1,070
With mortgage24.3% · 556
Shared ownership1.8% · 42
Social rented11.4% · 260
Private rented15.6% · 356

Type of home

Detached house44.1% · 1,007
Semi-detached house28.0% · 639
Terraced house21.1% · 482
Purpose-built flat2.5% · 58
Converted house1.4% · 31
Other conversion0.7% · 17
Above shop / office0.5% · 11
Caravan, mobile1.7% · 38
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05010142
County council
Devon County Council
County division
South Brent & Yealmpton
Constituency
South Devon
Region
South West
Density rank in council
19 of 20

Parishes in the ward

Dean PriorDiptfordHolneNorth HuishRatterySouth BrentWest Buckfastleigh

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% owned2,894MMarldon & Littlehempston29.6% aged 65+ · 80.1% owned2,975SSalcombe & Thurlestone35.0% aged 65+ · 71.0% owned4,968SStokenham37.0% 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.