Electoral wardE05012260
Furzeham with Summercombe ward, Torbay
Furzeham with Summercombe is one of 16 electoral wards of Torbay Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 9,902 residents in 4,717 households — 3,775 people per km², the 5th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South Devon constituency.
Residents, 20219,902council ward average 8,708
Households4,7172.1 residents per household
Density3,775/ km²about 2.62 km² · Torbay 2,216
Aged 65+35.5%Torbay: 26.7% · under 16: 12.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.1% · 311
5–93.6% · 359
10–155.4% · 535
16–193.3% · 331
20–243.5% · 351
25–348.0% · 796
35–4913.0% · 1,283
50–6424.5% · 2,427
65–7417.6% · 1,740
75–8413.1% · 1,294
85+4.8% · 477
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van20.4% · 960
1 car or van45.6% · 2,152
2 cars or vans24.5% · 1,155
3 or more9.5% · 450
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Torbay overall: 64.1% owned, 8.3% social rented, 26.6% private rented.
Owned outright50.9% · 2,399
With mortgage21.8% · 1,029
Shared ownership0.6% · 26
Social rented5.7% · 270
Private rented21.1% · 993
Type of home
Detached house31.6% · 1,489
Semi-detached house27.4% · 1,291
Terraced house24.0% · 1,131
Purpose-built flat12.2% · 577
Converted house3.6% · 168
Other conversion0.6% · 27
Above shop / office0.7% · 32
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012260- Council
- Torbay Council
- Constituency
- South Devon
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 5 of 16
Parishes in the ward
Brixham
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.