Electoral wardE05011922
Great Torrington ward, Torridge
Great Torrington is one of 16 electoral wards of Torridge District Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 5,801 residents in 2,521 households — 399 people per km², the 2nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Torridge and Tavistock constituency; for county elections it is in the Torrington Rural division.
Residents, 20215,801council ward average 4,257
Households2,5212.3 residents per household
Density399/ km²about 14.53 km² · Torridge 69
Aged 65+25.6%Torridge: 28.4% · under 16: 17.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.8% · 278
5–95.7% · 331
10–157.2% · 420
16–194.1% · 235
20–244.6% · 264
25–3411.0% · 636
35–4916.1% · 934
50–6420.9% · 1,213
65–7413.0% · 751
75–848.5% · 493
85+4.2% · 242
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van17.4% · 438
1 car or van45.3% · 1,142
2 cars or vans25.8% · 651
3 or more11.5% · 290
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Torridge overall: 69.5% owned, 9.4% social rented, 20.2% private rented.
Owned outright39.2% · 989
With mortgage25.5% · 644
Shared ownership0.6% · 14
Social rented11.9% · 300
Private rented22.7% · 573
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house26.7% · 674
Semi-detached house28.1% · 710
Terraced house33.3% · 841
Purpose-built flat6.4% · 161
Converted house1.9% · 49
Other conversion1.0% · 26
Above shop / office2.3% · 57
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 6
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011922- Council
- Torridge District Council
- County council
- Devon County Council
- County division
- Torrington Rural
- Constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 9 of 16
Parishes in the ward
Great Torrington
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% owned2,942BBroadheath30.4% aged 65+ · 76.8% owned4,147HHartland28.0% 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.