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Electoral wardE05010143
Stokenham ward, South Hams
Stokenham is one of 20 electoral wards of South Hams District Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 2,645 residents in 1,190 households — 53 people per km², the 18th 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, 20212,645council ward average 4,431
Households1,1902.22 residents per household
Density53/ km²about 50.09 km² · South Hams 100
Aged 65+37.0%South Hams: 28.3% · under 16: 13.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.4% · 90
5–94.0% · 105
10–155.6% · 149
16–193.4% · 91
20–243.1% · 83
25–346.9% · 182
35–4912.7% · 336
50–6423.9% · 631
65–7419.0% · 503
75–8412.8% · 338
85+5.1% · 136
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van9.7% · 116
1 car or van36.3% · 432
2 cars or vans36.5% · 435
3 or more17.5% · 208
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; South Hams overall: 70.5% owned, 11.8% social rented, 16.1% private rented.
Owned outright59.2% · 705
With mortgage20.1% · 239
Shared ownership0.8% · 10
Social rented6.6% · 78
Private rented13.3% · 158
Type of home
Detached house57.4% · 683
Semi-detached house26.7% · 318
Terraced house11.8% · 140
Purpose-built flat1.1% · 13
Converted house1.8% · 21
Other conversion0.5% · 6
Above shop / office0.4% · 5
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 4
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010143- Council
- South Hams District Council
- County council
- Devon County Council
- County division
- Kingsbridge
- Constituency
- South Devon
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 16 of 20
Parishes in the ward
ChivelstoneEast PortlemouthSouth PoolStokenham
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% owned4,968SSouth Brent28.2% aged 65+ · 71.2% owned5,436TTotnes26.6% aged 65+ · 56.9% owned9,030WWest Dart31.3% aged 65+ · 73.6% owned2,560
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.