Electoral wardE05011925
Milton & Tamarside ward, Torridge
Milton & Tamarside is one of 16 electoral wards of Torridge District Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 4,095 residents in 1,734 households — 28 people per km², the 7th 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, 20214,095council ward average 4,257
Households1,7342.36 residents per household
Density28/ km²about 147.83 km² · Torridge 69
Aged 65+30.9%Torridge: 28.4% · under 16: 12.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.4% · 140
5–93.7% · 153
10–155.6% · 229
16–193.9% · 158
20–243.7% · 151
25–347.8% · 318
35–4912.8% · 523
50–6428.3% · 1,158
65–7417.7% · 725
75–849.9% · 406
85+3.3% · 134
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van6.3% · 109
1 car or van35.2% · 610
2 cars or vans35.7% · 619
3 or more22.8% · 395
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Torridge overall: 69.5% owned, 9.4% social rented, 20.2% private rented.
Owned outright59.9% · 1,038
With mortgage20.1% · 348
Shared ownership0.5% · 9
Social rented3.7% · 65
Private rented15.7% · 273
Lives rent free0.1% · 1
Type of home
Detached house72.8% · 1,264
Semi-detached house17.7% · 307
Terraced house5.0% · 87
Purpose-built flat0.6% · 11
Converted house0.8% · 14
Other conversion0.9% · 16
Above shop / office0.5% · 8
Caravan, mobile1.7% · 30
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011925- Council
- Torridge District Council
- County council
- Devon County Council
- County division
- Holsworthy Rural
- Constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 15 of 16
Parishes in the ward
BradfordBridgeruleCookburyHollacombeHolsworthy HamletsMilton DamerelPancrasweekPyworthyThornbury
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% owned6,085HHolsworthy25.2% aged 65+ · 54.3% owned3,471MMonkleigh & 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.