Electoral wardE05012267
Shiphay ward, Torbay
Shiphay is one of 16 electoral wards of Torbay Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 8,004 residents in 3,287 households — 2,668 people per km², the 10th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Torbay constituency.
Residents, 20218,004council ward average 8,708
Households3,2872.44 residents per household
Density2,668/ km²about 3.00 km² · Torbay 2,216
Aged 65+22.0%Torbay: 26.7% · under 16: 19.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.6% · 372
5–96.1% · 492
10–158.8% · 705
16–194.1% · 331
20–244.6% · 365
25–3411.1% · 889
35–4918.0% · 1,438
50–6420.6% · 1,651
65–7412.3% · 983
75–847.1% · 567
85+2.6% · 212
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van15.6% · 512
1 car or van42.1% · 1,384
2 cars or vans30.1% · 988
3 or more12.3% · 403
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Torbay overall: 64.1% owned, 8.3% social rented, 26.6% private rented.
Owned outright38.7% · 1,274
With mortgage31.8% · 1,047
Shared ownership1.1% · 35
Social rented10.7% · 352
Private rented17.6% · 579
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house24.3% · 800
Semi-detached house45.8% · 1,507
Terraced house20.8% · 684
Purpose-built flat6.9% · 226
Converted house1.5% · 50
Other conversion0.2% · 6
Above shop / office0.4% · 12
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012267- Council
- Torbay Council
- Constituency
- Torbay
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 8 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% owned7,427PPreston32.3% aged 65+ · 77.5% owned10,515RRoundham with Hyde28.1% aged 65+ · 45.4% owned8,796SSt 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.