Electoral wardE05011926
Monkleigh & Putford ward, Torridge
Monkleigh & Putford is one of 16 electoral wards of Torridge District Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 3,837 residents in 1,625 households — 35 people per km², the 11th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Torridge and Tavistock constituency; for county elections it is in the Bideford East and Bideford West & Hartland and Holsworthy Rural and Torrington Rural divisions.
Residents, 20213,837council ward average 4,257
Households1,6252.36 residents per household
Density35/ km²about 110.90 km² · Torridge 69
Aged 65+33.7%Torridge: 28.4% · under 16: 13.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.5% · 135
5–94.0% · 154
10–155.9% · 228
16–192.9% · 110
20–243.1% · 120
25–347.0% · 268
35–4913.7% · 524
50–6426.2% · 1,004
65–7419.0% · 728
75–8410.6% · 407
85+4.1% · 158
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van5.7% · 92
1 car or van34.5% · 561
2 cars or vans39.1% · 635
3 or more20.7% · 337
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Torridge overall: 69.5% owned, 9.4% social rented, 20.2% private rented.
Owned outright54.9% · 895
With mortgage25.1% · 409
Shared ownership0.7% · 12
Social rented3.9% · 63
Private rented15.3% · 250
Type of home
Detached house63.8% · 1,036
Semi-detached house24.2% · 393
Terraced house9.2% · 150
Purpose-built flat0.2% · 4
Converted house0.7% · 12
Other conversion0.8% · 13
Above shop / office0.2% · 4
Caravan, mobile0.8% · 13
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011926- Council
- Torridge District Council
- County council
- Devon County Council
- County division
- Bideford East, Bideford West & Hartland, Holsworthy Rural, Torrington Rural
- Constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 11 of 16
Parishes in the ward
Abbots BickingtonAbbotshamAlwingtonBuckland BrewerBulkworthyEast PutfordFrithelstockLandcrossLittlehamMonkleighWeare GiffardWest Putford
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% owned3,471MMilton & Tamarside30.9% aged 65+ · 79.9% owned4,095NNortham39.5% 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.