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Electoral wardE05011892

Ambrook ward, Teignbridge

Ambrook is one of 24 electoral wards of Teignbridge District Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 6,396 residents in 2,456 households — 185 people per km², the 8th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Newton Abbot constituency; for county elections it is in the Ipplepen & The Kerswells and Ashburton & Buckfastleigh divisions.

Residents, 20216,396council ward average 5,617
Households2,4562.6 residents per household
Density185/ km²about 34.59 km² · Teignbridge 200
Aged 65+25.7%Teignbridge: 27.0% · under 16: 13.9%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.7% · 238
5–94.6% · 294
10–155.5% · 354
16–193.4% · 218
20–244.1% · 261
25–3412.0% · 766
35–4918.4% · 1,174
50–6422.7% · 1,450
65–7414.1% · 899
75–848.6% · 552
85+3.0% · 190

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van6.7% · 165
1 car or van36.4% · 894
2 cars or vans38.4% · 942
3 or more18.4% · 452
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Teignbridge overall: 71.3% owned, 9.5% social rented, 17.9% private rented.

Owned outright46.8% · 1,149
With mortgage32.5% · 796
Shared ownership1.3% · 31
Social rented4.8% · 118
Private rented14.6% · 358
Lives rent free0.0% · 1

Type of home

Detached house50.6% · 1,243
Semi-detached house23.6% · 579
Terraced house18.9% · 464
Purpose-built flat3.4% · 84
Converted house0.8% · 20
Other conversion0.7% · 17
Above shop / office0.4% · 11
Caravan, mobile1.5% · 37
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05011892
County council
Devon County Council
County division
Ipplepen & The Kerswells, Ashburton & Buckfastleigh
Constituency
Newton Abbot
Region
South West
Density rank in council
17 of 24

Parishes in the ward

AbbotskerswellBroadhempstonDenbury and TorbryanOgwell

Other wards in the same constituency

BBishopsteignton44.4% aged 65+ · 86.0% owned2,636BBradley18.6% aged 65+ · 71.6% owned7,771BBuckland & Milber25.2% aged 65+ · 69.7% owned8,755BBushell17.3% aged 65+ · 53.2% owned5,940CCollege23.8% aged 65+ · 64.1% owned5,399DDawlish North East28.6% aged 65+ · 69.4% owned8,876DDawlish South West34.6% aged 65+ · 64.1% owned6,006IIpplepen32.7% aged 65+ · 79.2% owned2,522KKenton & Starcross27.8% aged 65+ · 72.2% owned2,975KKerswell-with-Combe29.8% aged 65+ · 80.6% owned5,583KKingsteignton East21.7% aged 65+ · 71.2% owned6,680KKingsteignton West23.3% aged 65+ · 74.9% owned6,047SShaldon & Stokeinteignhead38.7% aged 65+ · 80.7% owned2,451TTeignmouth Central29.8% aged 65+ · 67.7% owned5,762

All 24 wards of Teignbridge

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.