Electoral wardE05011917
Bideford East ward, Torridge
Bideford East is one of 16 electoral wards of Torridge District Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 5,734 residents in 2,465 households — 736 people per km², the 4th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Torridge and Tavistock constituency; for county elections it is in the Bideford East division.
Residents, 20215,734council ward average 4,257
Households2,4652.33 residents per household
Density736/ km²about 7.79 km² · Torridge 69
Aged 65+18.9%Torridge: 28.4% · under 16: 21.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.8% · 330
5–97.3% · 419
10–158.1% · 462
16–194.0% · 228
20–244.9% · 281
25–3412.5% · 718
35–4918.0% · 1,034
50–6420.6% · 1,179
65–7411.3% · 648
75–845.9% · 339
85+1.7% · 96
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van17.7% · 436
1 car or van45.3% · 1,117
2 cars or vans27.6% · 680
3 or more9.4% · 232
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Torridge overall: 69.5% owned, 9.4% social rented, 20.2% private rented.
Owned outright31.9% · 788
With mortgage27.2% · 672
Shared ownership2.1% · 51
Social rented21.0% · 518
Private rented17.8% · 438
Type of home
Detached house18.6% · 458
Semi-detached house27.2% · 670
Terraced house41.0% · 1,012
Purpose-built flat11.0% · 271
Converted house1.4% · 34
Other conversion0.1% · 3
Above shop / office0.4% · 9
Caravan, mobile0.4% · 9
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011917- Council
- Torridge District Council
- County council
- Devon County Council
- County division
- Bideford East
- Constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 8 of 16
Parishes in the ward
Bideford
Other wards in the same constituency
AAppledore31.2% aged 65+ · 69.6% owned3,677BBideford 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.