Moretonhampstead ward, Teignbridge

Moretonhampstead is one of 24 electoral wards of Teignbridge District Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 2,880 residents in 1,331 households — 30 people per km², the 20th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Central Devon constituency; for county elections it is in the Bovey Rural and Chudleigh & Teign Valley divisions.

Residents, 20212,880council ward average 5,617

Households1,3312.16 residents per household

Density30/ km²about 94.43 km² · Teignbridge 200

Aged 65+31.9%Teignbridge: 27.0% · under 16: 12.9%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.0% · 85

5–94.2% · 122

10–155.7% · 164

16–193.2% · 91

20–243.1% · 89

25–347.0% · 203

35–4914.9% · 429

50–6427.0% · 778

65–7417.8% · 513

75–8410.3% · 298

85+3.8% · 108

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van8.9% · 119

1 car or van38.5% · 512

2 cars or vans34.3% · 456

3 or more18.3% · 244

Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright51.7% · 689

With mortgage22.3% · 297

Shared ownership0.1% · 1

Social rented6.7% · 89

Private rented19.2% · 256

Type of home

Detached house46.3% · 616

Semi-detached house23.3% · 310

Terraced house23.5% · 313

Purpose-built flat2.6% · 34

Converted house2.1% · 28

Other conversion1.1% · 14

Above shop / office0.9% · 12

Caravan, mobile0.2% · 3

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05011910
Council: Teignbridge District Council
County council: Devon County Council
County division: Bovey Rural, Chudleigh & Teign Valley
Constituency: Central Devon
Region: South West
Density rank in council: 24 of 24

Parishes in the ward

LustleighManatonMoretonhampsteadNorth Bovey

Other wards in the same constituency

AAshburton & Buckfastleigh25.8% aged 65+ · 64.0% owned8,849 BBovey30.3% aged 65+ · 74.5% owned7,998 CChudleigh22.8% aged 65+ · 72.7% owned5,919 HHaytor29.8% aged 65+ · 83.6% owned2,446 KKenn Valley24.7% aged 65+ · 73.3% owned8,342 TTeign Valley31.3% aged 65+ · 79.6% owned5,015

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.