Electoral wardE05012259
Ellacombe ward, Torbay
Ellacombe is one of 16 electoral wards of Torbay Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 8,336 residents in 3,713 households — 7,723 people per km², the 8th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Torbay constituency.
Residents, 20218,336council ward average 8,708
Households3,7132.25 residents per household
Density7,723/ km²about 1.08 km² · Torbay 2,216
Aged 65+17.2%Torbay: 26.7% · under 16: 18.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.6% · 470
5–96.1% · 512
10–157.1% · 592
16–193.8% · 313
20–245.4% · 447
25–3413.5% · 1,127
35–4918.9% · 1,578
50–6422.4% · 1,865
65–749.9% · 822
75–845.3% · 439
85+2.0% · 170
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van27.9% · 1,036
1 car or van43.5% · 1,617
2 cars or vans21.3% · 792
3 or more7.2% · 268
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Torbay overall: 64.1% owned, 8.3% social rented, 26.6% private rented.
Owned outright27.9% · 1,036
With mortgage27.9% · 1,036
Shared ownership0.5% · 19
Social rented3.9% · 145
Private rented39.7% · 1,475
Lives rent free0.1% · 2
Type of home
Detached house5.4% · 202
Semi-detached house12.6% · 469
Terraced house46.3% · 1,719
Purpose-built flat14.4% · 536
Converted house18.4% · 683
Other conversion2.1% · 77
Above shop / office0.6% · 23
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 4
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012259- Council
- Torbay Council
- Constituency
- Torbay
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 1 of 16
Other wards in the same constituency
BBarton with Watcombe19.6% aged 65+ · 59.5% owned12,234CClifton with Maidenway23.9% aged 65+ · 75.9% owned8,077CCockington with Chelston24.8% aged 65+ · 70.0% owned8,366GGoodrington with Roselands31.8% aged 65+ · 72.3% owned7,427PPreston32.3% aged 65+ · 77.5% owned10,515RRoundham with Hyde28.1% aged 65+ · 45.4% owned8,796SShiphay22.0% aged 65+ · 70.6% owned8,004SSt Marychurch28.6% aged 65+ · 63.9% owned12,546TTormohun19.1% aged 65+ · 41.3% owned12,971WWellswood42.2% aged 65+ · 64.2% owned7,126
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.