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Electoral wardE05011909

Kingsteignton West ward, Teignbridge

Kingsteignton West is one of 24 electoral wards of Teignbridge District Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 6,047 residents in 2,556 households — 374 people per km², the 9th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Newton Abbot constituency; for county elections it is in the Bovey Rural and Kingsteignton & Teign Estuary divisions.

Residents, 20216,047council ward average 5,617
Households2,5562.37 residents per household
Density374/ km²about 16.15 km² · Teignbridge 200
Aged 65+23.3%Teignbridge: 27.0% · under 16: 18.0%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.4% · 326
5–96.1% · 369
10–156.5% · 394
16–193.9% · 234
20–244.4% · 264
25–3411.9% · 720
35–4917.8% · 1,076
50–6420.8% · 1,258
65–7412.8% · 773
75–847.9% · 478
85+2.6% · 159

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van11.6% · 297
1 car or van39.9% · 1,019
2 cars or vans34.2% · 875
3 or more14.3% · 365
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright40.6% · 1,039
With mortgage34.3% · 877
Shared ownership0.8% · 21
Social rented8.8% · 224
Private rented15.5% · 396

Type of home

Detached house37.3% · 954
Semi-detached house29.3% · 750
Terraced house26.9% · 687
Purpose-built flat3.4% · 87
Converted house1.3% · 34
Other conversion0.1% · 3
Above shop / office0.5% · 12
Caravan, mobile1.1% · 29
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05011909
County council
Devon County Council
County division
Bovey Rural, Kingsteignton & Teign Estuary
Constituency
Newton Abbot
Region
South West
Density rank in council
10 of 24

Parishes in the ward

KingsteigntonTeigngrace

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% owned8,876DDawlish 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% owned6,680SShaldon & 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.