Electoral wardE05011920
Bideford West ward, Torridge
Bideford West is one of 16 electoral wards of Torridge District Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 2,942 residents in 1,250 households — 2,136 people per km², the 15th 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, 20212,942council ward average 4,257
Households1,2502.35 residents per household
Density2,136/ km²about 1.38 km² · Torridge 69
Aged 65+18.5%Torridge: 28.4% · under 16: 21.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.6% · 195
5–97.0% · 206
10–157.5% · 220
16–194.0% · 119
20–245.0% · 147
25–3413.6% · 400
35–4917.9% · 526
50–6419.9% · 584
65–749.8% · 289
75–845.9% · 174
85+2.7% · 80
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van20.2% · 252
1 car or van44.7% · 559
2 cars or vans27.8% · 348
3 or more7.3% · 91
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Torridge overall: 69.5% owned, 9.4% social rented, 20.2% private rented.
Owned outright31.0% · 388
With mortgage31.8% · 397
Shared ownership2.6% · 32
Social rented20.9% · 261
Private rented13.8% · 172
Type of home
Detached house21.1% · 264
Semi-detached house18.6% · 233
Terraced house47.1% · 590
Purpose-built flat11.0% · 138
Converted house0.8% · 10
Other conversion0.7% · 9
Above shop / office0.4% · 5
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011920- 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
- 2 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 North24.0% aged 65+ · 59.9% owned5,738BBideford South20.5% aged 65+ · 65.9% owned3,847BBroadheath30.4% 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.