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Electoral wardE05011902

Dawlish South West ward, Teignbridge

Dawlish South West is one of 24 electoral wards of Teignbridge District Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 6,006 residents in 2,901 households — 334 people per km², the 10th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Newton Abbot constituency; for county elections it is in the Dawlish and Exminster & Haldon divisions.

Residents, 20216,006council ward average 5,617
Households2,9012.07 residents per household
Density334/ km²about 17.97 km² · Teignbridge 200
Aged 65+34.6%Teignbridge: 27.0% · under 16: 11.8%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.0% · 178
5–93.9% · 232
10–155.0% · 299
16–193.0% · 180
20–244.2% · 250
25–348.7% · 521
35–4913.6% · 816
50–6424.1% · 1,448
65–7416.8% · 1,008
75–8412.3% · 736
85+5.6% · 335

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van24.9% · 721
1 car or van43.8% · 1,272
2 cars or vans22.7% · 658
3 or more8.6% · 250
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright44.8% · 1,300
With mortgage19.3% · 561
Shared ownership1.5% · 43
Social rented10.1% · 293
Private rented24.3% · 705

Type of home

Detached house29.5% · 856
Semi-detached house18.0% · 522
Terraced house25.4% · 736
Purpose-built flat15.0% · 436
Converted house7.9% · 229
Other conversion1.7% · 50
Above shop / office1.8% · 51
Caravan, mobile0.7% · 19
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05011902
County council
Devon County Council
County division
Dawlish, Exminster & Haldon
Constituency
Newton Abbot
Region
South West
Density rank in council
11 of 24

Parishes in the ward

AshcombeDawlish

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% owned8,755BBushell17.3% aged 65+ · 53.2% owned5,940CCollege23.8% aged 65+ · 64.1% owned5,399DDawlish North East28.6% aged 65+ · 69.4% owned8,876IIpplepen32.7% 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.