Electoral wardE05010144
Totnes ward, South Hams
Totnes is one of 20 electoral wards of South Hams District Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 9,030 residents in 4,337 households — 1,507 people per km², the 1st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South Devon constituency; for county elections it is in the Totnes & Dartington division.
Residents, 20219,030council ward average 4,431
Households4,3372.08 residents per household
Density1,507/ km²about 5.99 km² · South Hams 100
Aged 65+26.6%South Hams: 28.3% · under 16: 15.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.2% · 376
5–94.5% · 407
10–156.6% · 595
16–194.0% · 365
20–243.9% · 353
25–349.7% · 880
35–4917.6% · 1,593
50–6422.8% · 2,058
65–7414.0% · 1,266
75–848.8% · 798
85+3.8% · 339
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van23.7% · 1,028
1 car or van48.4% · 2,098
2 cars or vans21.6% · 935
3 or more6.4% · 276
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; South Hams overall: 70.5% owned, 11.8% social rented, 16.1% private rented.
Owned outright39.2% · 1,698
With mortgage17.8% · 771
Shared ownership2.6% · 113
Social rented20.5% · 887
Private rented19.9% · 865
Lives rent free0.0% · 2
Type of home
Detached house16.4% · 712
Semi-detached house31.9% · 1,385
Terraced house28.7% · 1,244
Purpose-built flat13.9% · 605
Converted house3.4% · 146
Other conversion3.3% · 145
Above shop / office2.1% · 90
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 10
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05010144- Council
- South Hams District Council
- County council
- Devon County Council
- County division
- Totnes & Dartington
- Constituency
- South Devon
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 4 of 20
Parishes in the ward
Berry PomeroyTotnes
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% owned5,436SStokenham37.0% aged 65+ · 79.3% owned2,645WWest 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.