Electoral wardE05012263
Preston ward, Torbay
Preston is one of 16 electoral wards of Torbay Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 10,515 residents in 4,611 households — 3,420 people per km², the 4th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Torbay constituency.
Residents, 202110,515council ward average 8,708
Households4,6112.28 residents per household
Density3,420/ km²about 3.07 km² · Torbay 2,216
Aged 65+32.3%Torbay: 26.7% · under 16: 14.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.7% · 385
5–94.8% · 500
10–155.8% · 609
16–193.6% · 382
20–243.9% · 410
25–348.5% · 898
35–4916.0% · 1,680
50–6421.5% · 2,263
65–7415.8% · 1,661
75–8411.1% · 1,169
85+5.4% · 563
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van18.4% · 847
1 car or van40.5% · 1,868
2 cars or vans28.5% · 1,314
3 or more12.6% · 579
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Torbay overall: 64.1% owned, 8.3% social rented, 26.6% private rented.
Owned outright48.1% · 2,218
With mortgage29.4% · 1,357
Shared ownership0.6% · 26
Social rented3.4% · 158
Private rented18.5% · 852
Type of home
Detached house39.1% · 1,802
Semi-detached house26.7% · 1,233
Terraced house7.1% · 327
Purpose-built flat13.5% · 621
Converted house10.7% · 493
Other conversion1.1% · 52
Above shop / office1.7% · 80
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012263- Council
- Torbay Council
- Constituency
- Torbay
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 6 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% owned8,366EEllacombe17.2% aged 65+ · 55.8% owned8,336GGoodrington with Roselands31.8% aged 65+ · 72.3% owned7,427RRoundham 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.