Electoral wardE05011918
Bideford North ward, Torridge
Bideford North is one of 16 electoral wards of Torridge District Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 5,738 residents in 2,781 households — 3,523 people per km², the 3rd 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 and Bideford West & Hartland divisions.
Residents, 20215,738council ward average 4,257
Households2,7812.06 residents per household
Density3,523/ km²about 1.63 km² · Torridge 69
Aged 65+24.0%Torridge: 28.4% · under 16: 15.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.8% · 216
5–95.2% · 296
10–156.6% · 377
16–194.4% · 252
20–244.7% · 270
25–3411.0% · 633
35–4916.9% · 968
50–6423.5% · 1,347
65–7413.4% · 771
75–847.6% · 433
85+3.0% · 172
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van26.9% · 747
1 car or van44.3% · 1,231
2 cars or vans22.0% · 612
3 or more6.8% · 190
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Torridge overall: 69.5% owned, 9.4% social rented, 20.2% private rented.
Owned outright36.6% · 1,019
With mortgage23.3% · 649
Shared ownership0.6% · 18
Social rented9.6% · 268
Private rented29.8% · 830
Type of home
Detached house26.1% · 725
Semi-detached house11.3% · 314
Terraced house38.1% · 1,059
Purpose-built flat11.6% · 323
Converted house5.8% · 161
Other conversion3.3% · 91
Above shop / office3.7% · 102
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 5
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011918- Council
- Torridge District Council
- County council
- Devon County Council
- County division
- Bideford East, Bideford West & Hartland
- Constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 1 of 16
Parishes in the ward
Bideford
Other wards in the same constituency
AAppledore31.2% aged 65+ · 69.6% owned3,677BBideford East18.9% aged 65+ · 59.2% owned5,734BBideford 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.