Electoral wardE05012262
King's Ash ward, Torbay
King's Ash is one of 16 electoral wards of Torbay Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 7,810 residents in 3,094 households — 2,663 people per km², the 11th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South Devon constituency.
Residents, 20217,810council ward average 8,708
Households3,0942.52 residents per household
Density2,663/ km²about 2.93 km² · Torbay 2,216
Aged 65+16.8%Torbay: 26.7% · under 16: 22.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.0% · 471
5–97.7% · 604
10–158.7% · 683
16–195.0% · 389
20–245.1% · 398
25–3413.2% · 1,029
35–4917.6% · 1,378
50–6419.8% · 1,548
65–749.3% · 730
75–845.7% · 443
85+1.7% · 136
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van18.7% · 578
1 car or van42.8% · 1,322
2 cars or vans28.8% · 889
3 or more9.8% · 303
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Torbay overall: 64.1% owned, 8.3% social rented, 26.6% private rented.
Owned outright28.4% · 879
With mortgage28.8% · 890
Shared ownership3.0% · 92
Social rented23.1% · 714
Private rented16.7% · 518
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house21.0% · 650
Semi-detached house43.1% · 1,333
Terraced house21.3% · 658
Purpose-built flat12.8% · 396
Converted house1.5% · 45
Other conversion0.1% · 4
Above shop / office0.3% · 10
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012262- Council
- Torbay Council
- Constituency
- South Devon
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 9 of 16
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.