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Electoral wardE05010146

West Dart ward, South Hams

West Dart is one of 20 electoral wards of South Hams District Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 2,560 residents in 1,152 households — 46 people per km², the 20th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South Devon constituency; for county elections it is in the Dartmouth & Marldon and Totnes & Dartington divisions.

Residents, 20212,560council ward average 4,431
Households1,1522.22 residents per household
Density46/ km²about 55.90 km² · South Hams 100
Aged 65+31.3%South Hams: 28.3% · under 16: 12.8%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.4% · 87
5–94.1% · 105
10–155.3% · 136
16–192.6% · 67
20–242.8% · 72
25–347.5% · 192
35–4914.8% · 378
50–6428.1% · 720
65–7419.9% · 508
75–848.8% · 226
85+2.7% · 68

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van6.3% · 73
1 car or van39.2% · 452
2 cars or vans36.5% · 421
3 or more17.9% · 206
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright53.2% · 613
With mortgage20.4% · 235
Shared ownership1.2% · 14
Social rented5.9% · 68
Private rented19.3% · 222

Type of home

Detached house47.0% · 541
Semi-detached house26.0% · 300
Terraced house21.1% · 243
Purpose-built flat1.0% · 12
Converted house2.4% · 28
Other conversion1.0% · 11
Above shop / office0.6% · 7
Caravan, mobile0.9% · 10
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05010146
County council
Devon County Council
County division
Dartmouth & Marldon, Totnes & Dartington
Constituency
South Devon
Region
South West
Density rank in council
18 of 20

Parishes in the ward

AshpringtonCornworthyDittishamHarberton

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% owned2,645TTotnes26.6% aged 65+ · 56.9% owned9,030

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.