Electoral wardE05011921
Broadheath ward, Torridge
Broadheath is one of 16 electoral wards of Torridge District Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 4,147 residents in 1,782 households — 24 people per km², the 6th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Torridge and Tavistock constituency; for county elections it is in the Holsworthy Rural division.
Residents, 20214,147council ward average 4,257
Households1,7822.33 residents per household
Density24/ km²about 175.72 km² · Torridge 69
Aged 65+30.4%Torridge: 28.4% · under 16: 13.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.6% · 148
5–94.2% · 175
10–156.0% · 249
16–194.0% · 166
20–243.2% · 131
25–347.9% · 327
35–4914.4% · 596
50–6426.4% · 1,095
65–7416.2% · 670
75–8410.5% · 435
85+3.7% · 155
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van6.0% · 107
1 car or van37.4% · 667
2 cars or vans34.6% · 616
3 or more22.0% · 392
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Torridge overall: 69.5% owned, 9.4% social rented, 20.2% private rented.
Owned outright53.6% · 954
With mortgage23.2% · 414
Shared ownership0.4% · 7
Social rented5.5% · 98
Private rented17.3% · 308
Type of home
Detached house60.6% · 1,079
Semi-detached house27.0% · 481
Terraced house7.9% · 141
Purpose-built flat0.7% · 12
Converted house1.0% · 18
Other conversion0.5% · 9
Above shop / office0.4% · 7
Caravan, mobile1.9% · 33
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011921- Council
- Torridge District Council
- County council
- Devon County Council
- County division
- Holsworthy Rural
- Constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 16 of 16
Parishes in the ward
AshwaterBlack TorringtonBroadwoodwidgerClawtonHalwillLuffincottNorthcottSt. Giles on the HeathTetcottVirginstow
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% owned3,847BBideford West18.5% aged 65+ · 62.8% owned2,942GGreat 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.