Electoral wardE05011919
Bideford South ward, Torridge
Bideford South is one of 16 electoral wards of Torridge District Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 3,847 residents in 1,694 households — 747 people per km², the 10th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Torridge and Tavistock constituency; for county elections it is in the Bideford West & Hartland division.
Residents, 20213,847council ward average 4,257
Households1,6942.27 residents per household
Density747/ km²about 5.15 km² · Torridge 69
Aged 65+20.5%Torridge: 28.4% · under 16: 19.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.5% · 213
5–96.9% · 266
10–157.1% · 273
16–193.3% · 126
20–245.3% · 203
25–3413.6% · 524
35–4916.6% · 638
50–6421.2% · 817
65–7411.9% · 459
75–846.5% · 250
85+2.0% · 78
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van15.4% · 260
1 car or van47.3% · 800
2 cars or vans27.1% · 458
3 or more10.3% · 174
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Torridge overall: 69.5% owned, 9.4% social rented, 20.2% private rented.
Owned outright36.4% · 617
With mortgage29.5% · 500
Shared ownership1.7% · 28
Social rented11.3% · 192
Private rented20.9% · 354
Lives rent free0.2% · 3
Type of home
Detached house21.6% · 366
Semi-detached house30.4% · 515
Terraced house33.8% · 572
Purpose-built flat10.8% · 183
Converted house2.4% · 40
Other conversion0.5% · 9
Above shop / office0.4% · 6
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011919- Council
- Torridge District Council
- County council
- Devon County Council
- County division
- Bideford West & Hartland
- Constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 7 of 16
Parishes in the ward
BidefordLittleham
Other wards in the same constituency
AAppledore31.2% aged 65+ · 69.6% owned3,677BBideford East18.9% aged 65+ · 59.2% owned5,734BBideford North24.0% aged 65+ · 59.9% owned5,738BBideford 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.