Electoral wardE05012269
Wellswood ward, Torbay
Wellswood is one of 16 electoral wards of Torbay Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 7,126 residents in 3,789 households — 1,887 people per km², the 13th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Torbay constituency.
Residents, 20217,126council ward average 8,708
Households3,7891.88 residents per household
Density1,887/ km²about 3.78 km² · Torbay 2,216
Aged 65+42.2%Torbay: 26.7% · under 16: 6.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–41.8% · 130
5–92.3% · 162
10–152.8% · 202
16–192.3% · 161
20–242.9% · 206
25–347.3% · 520
35–4912.6% · 895
50–6425.8% · 1,840
65–7420.1% · 1,433
75–8414.5% · 1,034
85+7.6% · 542
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van22.6% · 858
1 car or van48.5% · 1,837
2 cars or vans21.4% · 811
3 or more7.5% · 283
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Torbay overall: 64.1% owned, 8.3% social rented, 26.6% private rented.
Owned outright45.5% · 1,724
With mortgage18.7% · 708
Shared ownership0.5% · 20
Social rented3.8% · 144
Private rented31.5% · 1,192
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house24.9% · 944
Semi-detached house7.2% · 273
Terraced house8.8% · 333
Purpose-built flat37.1% · 1,405
Converted house17.0% · 646
Other conversion4.0% · 153
Above shop / office0.9% · 35
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012269- Council
- Torbay Council
- Constituency
- Torbay
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 13 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% owned8,796SShiphay22.0% aged 65+ · 70.6% owned8,004SSt Marychurch28.6% aged 65+ · 63.9% owned12,546TTormohun19.1% aged 65+ · 41.3% owned12,971
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.