Wembury & Brixton ward, South Hams

Wembury & Brixton is one of 20 electoral wards of South Hams District Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 5,456 residents in 2,374 households — 188 people per km², the 7th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South West Devon constituency; for county elections it is in the Bickleigh & Wembury division.

Residents, 20215,456council ward average 4,431

Households2,3742.3 residents per household

Density188/ km²about 28.94 km² · South Hams 100

Aged 65+29.7%South Hams: 28.3% · under 16: 16.1%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.4% · 240

5–95.4% · 293

10–156.3% · 346

16–193.2% · 172

20–243.9% · 210

25–348.7% · 477

35–4917.1% · 934

50–6421.3% · 1,162

65–7415.3% · 836

75–8410.7% · 582

85+3.7% · 202

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van7.1% · 168

1 car or van39.6% · 939

2 cars or vans37.6% · 893

3 or more15.8% · 374

Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright46.5% · 1,103

With mortgage31.4% · 746

Shared ownership3.3% · 79

Social rented8.6% · 204

Private rented10.2% · 242

Type of home

Detached house51.7% · 1,229

Semi-detached house26.5% · 629

Terraced house15.5% · 368

Purpose-built flat4.5% · 106

Converted house0.8% · 20

Other conversion0.3% · 7

Above shop / office0.5% · 11

Caravan, mobile0.2% · 5

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05010145
Council: South Hams District Council
County council: Devon County Council
County division: Bickleigh & Wembury
Constituency: South West Devon
Region: South West
Density rank in council: 7 of 20

Parishes in the ward

BrixtonWembury

Other wards in the same constituency

BBickleigh & Cornwood26.7% aged 65+ · 73.8% owned2,836 EErmington & Ugborough23.3% aged 65+ · 75.5% owned2,857 IIvybridge East20.7% aged 65+ · 75.3% owned6,055 IIvybridge West21.3% aged 65+ · 74.3% owned6,433 NNewton & Yealmpton30.3% aged 65+ · 70.4% owned6,233 WWoolwell18.6% aged 65+ · 75.9% owned2,992

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.