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Electoral wardE05011894
Bishopsteignton ward, Teignbridge
Bishopsteignton is one of 24 electoral wards of Teignbridge District Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 2,636 residents in 1,253 households — 164 people per km², the 21st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Newton Abbot constituency; for county elections it is in the Kingsteignton & Teign Estuary division.
Residents, 20212,636council ward average 5,617
Households1,2532.1 residents per household
Density164/ km²about 16.09 km² · Teignbridge 200
Aged 65+44.4%Teignbridge: 27.0% · under 16: 10.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–42.8% · 73
5–93.5% · 92
10–154.6% · 122
16–192.6% · 69
20–242.3% · 60
25–344.5% · 118
35–4912.9% · 341
50–6422.4% · 592
65–7424.3% · 640
75–8414.0% · 370
85+6.1% · 162
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.5% · 107
1 car or van42.4% · 531
2 cars or vans35.2% · 441
3 or more13.8% · 173
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Teignbridge overall: 71.3% owned, 9.5% social rented, 17.9% private rented.
Owned outright64.4% · 808
With mortgage21.6% · 271
Shared ownership1.6% · 20
Social rented3.0% · 37
Private rented9.4% · 118
Type of home
Detached house60.7% · 759
Semi-detached house15.1% · 189
Terraced house15.2% · 190
Purpose-built flat1.8% · 23
Converted house1.8% · 22
Other conversion1.3% · 16
Above shop / office0.5% · 6
Caravan, mobile3.6% · 45
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011894- Council
- Teignbridge District Council
- County council
- Devon County Council
- County division
- Kingsteignton & Teign Estuary
- Constituency
- Newton Abbot
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 18 of 24
Parishes in the ward
Bishopsteignton
Council offices in this ward
Other wards in the same constituency
AAmbrook25.7% aged 65+ · 79.3% owned6,396BBradley18.6% 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
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.