Electoral wardE05011916
Appledore ward, Torridge
Appledore is one of 16 electoral wards of Torridge District Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 3,677 residents in 1,785 households — 812 people per km², the 13th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Torridge and Tavistock constituency; for county elections it is in the Northam division.
Residents, 20213,677council ward average 4,257
Households1,7852.06 residents per household
Density812/ km²about 4.53 km² · Torridge 69
Aged 65+31.2%Torridge: 28.4% · under 16: 14.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.2% · 119
5–94.8% · 178
10–155.9% · 217
16–192.9% · 105
20–243.8% · 138
25–347.6% · 281
35–4916.2% · 597
50–6424.3% · 895
65–7416.9% · 621
75–8411.1% · 409
85+3.2% · 118
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van17.5% · 312
1 car or van45.3% · 809
2 cars or vans26.6% · 474
3 or more10.6% · 189
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Torridge overall: 69.5% owned, 9.4% social rented, 20.2% private rented.
Owned outright47.6% · 850
With mortgage21.9% · 391
Shared ownership1.3% · 24
Social rented13.3% · 237
Private rented15.8% · 282
Type of home
Detached house31.6% · 564
Semi-detached house22.6% · 404
Terraced house35.4% · 632
Purpose-built flat7.5% · 134
Converted house1.8% · 33
Other conversion0.3% · 6
Above shop / office0.4% · 8
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011916- Council
- Torridge District Council
- County council
- Devon County Council
- County division
- Northam
- Constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 6 of 16
Parishes in the ward
Northam
Other wards in the same constituency
BBideford East18.9% aged 65+ · 59.2% owned5,734BBideford North24.0% aged 65+ · 59.9% owned5,738BBideford South20.5% aged 65+ · 65.9% owned3,847BBideford West18.5% aged 65+ · 62.8% owned2,942BBroadheath30.4% aged 65+ · 76.8% owned4,147GGreat Torrington25.6% aged 65+ · 64.8% owned5,801HHartland28.0% aged 65+ · 68.8% owned6,085HHolsworthy25.2% aged 65+ · 54.3% owned3,471MMilton & Tamarside30.9% aged 65+ · 79.9% owned4,095MMonkleigh & Putford33.7% aged 65+ · 80.0% owned3,837NNortham39.5% aged 65+ · 77.8% owned4,931SShebbear & Langtree31.1% aged 65+ · 78.0% owned3,850TTwo Rivers & Three Moors31.2% aged 65+ · 81.5% owned4,026WWestward Ho!37.6% aged 65+ · 70.3% owned3,743
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.