Electoral wardE05011924
Holsworthy ward, Torridge
Holsworthy is one of 16 electoral wards of Torridge District Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 3,471 residents in 1,581 households — 1,223 people per km², the 14th 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, 20213,471council ward average 4,257
Households1,5812.2 residents per household
Density1,223/ km²about 2.84 km² · Torridge 69
Aged 65+25.2%Torridge: 28.4% · under 16: 18.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.0% · 208
5–96.0% · 209
10–156.7% · 234
16–193.3% · 114
20–246.1% · 211
25–3412.6% · 437
35–4915.1% · 525
50–6419.0% · 658
65–7412.1% · 420
75–848.5% · 296
85+4.5% · 157
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van17.7% · 280
1 car or van48.1% · 761
2 cars or vans25.4% · 401
3 or more8.8% · 139
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Torridge overall: 69.5% owned, 9.4% social rented, 20.2% private rented.
Owned outright36.0% · 569
With mortgage18.3% · 290
Shared ownership1.1% · 18
Social rented15.3% · 242
Private rented29.2% · 462
Type of home
Detached house28.3% · 448
Semi-detached house29.0% · 460
Terraced house28.2% · 447
Purpose-built flat7.1% · 113
Converted house2.8% · 44
Other conversion2.2% · 35
Above shop / office2.3% · 36
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011924- Council
- Torridge District Council
- County council
- Devon County Council
- County division
- Holsworthy Rural
- Constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 4 of 16
Parishes in the ward
Holsworthy
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% owned4,147GGreat Torrington25.6% aged 65+ · 64.8% owned5,801HHartland28.0% aged 65+ · 68.8% owned6,085MMilton & 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.