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Electoral wardE05011898

Bushell ward, Teignbridge

Bushell is one of 24 electoral wards of Teignbridge District Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 5,940 residents in 2,716 households — 3,729 people per km², the 11th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Newton Abbot constituency; for county elections it is in the Newton Abbot North division.

Residents, 20215,940council ward average 5,617
Households2,7162.19 residents per household
Density3,729/ km²about 1.59 km² · Teignbridge 200
Aged 65+17.3%Teignbridge: 27.0% · under 16: 17.9%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.3% · 313
5–95.4% · 323
10–157.2% · 428
16–194.2% · 247
20–246.0% · 357
25–3414.5% · 864
35–4918.0% · 1,069
50–6422.1% · 1,312
65–749.8% · 583
75–845.1% · 302
85+2.4% · 142

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van26.2% · 711
1 car or van41.1% · 1,115
2 cars or vans23.5% · 639
3 or more9.2% · 251
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright27.1% · 735
With mortgage26.1% · 710
Shared ownership1.2% · 33
Social rented17.7% · 482
Private rented27.7% · 753
Lives rent free0.1% · 4

Type of home

Detached house16.4% · 446
Semi-detached house22.4% · 607
Terraced house31.7% · 860
Purpose-built flat18.9% · 512
Converted house5.6% · 152
Other conversion1.7% · 47
Above shop / office3.3% · 89
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05011898
County council
Devon County Council
County division
Newton Abbot North
Constituency
Newton Abbot
Region
South West
Density rank in council
1 of 24

Parishes in the ward

Newton Abbot

Other wards in the same constituency

AAmbrook25.7% aged 65+ · 79.3% owned6,396BBishopsteignton44.4% aged 65+ · 86.0% owned2,636BBradley18.6% aged 65+ · 71.6% owned7,771BBuckland & Milber25.2% aged 65+ · 69.7% owned8,755CCollege23.8% 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.