Electoral wardE05011927
Northam ward, Torridge
Northam is one of 16 electoral wards of Torridge District Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 4,931 residents in 2,323 households — 1,218 people per km², the 5th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Torridge and Tavistock constituency; for county elections it is in the Northam division.
Residents, 20214,931council ward average 4,257
Households2,3232.12 residents per household
Density1,218/ km²about 4.05 km² · Torridge 69
Aged 65+39.5%Torridge: 28.4% · under 16: 12.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.0% · 149
5–94.0% · 198
10–155.0% · 246
16–193.2% · 158
20–242.9% · 145
25–346.6% · 323
35–4914.2% · 701
50–6421.5% · 1,062
65–7418.5% · 914
75–8414.4% · 711
85+6.6% · 323
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van14.0% · 325
1 car or van43.7% · 1,015
2 cars or vans30.8% · 716
3 or more11.4% · 265
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Torridge overall: 69.5% owned, 9.4% social rented, 20.2% private rented.
Owned outright54.4% · 1,264
With mortgage23.5% · 546
Shared ownership0.5% · 11
Social rented5.1% · 118
Private rented16.6% · 385
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house57.4% · 1,334
Semi-detached house17.6% · 410
Terraced house15.5% · 360
Purpose-built flat5.0% · 116
Converted house2.6% · 61
Other conversion1.0% · 24
Above shop / office0.7% · 17
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011927- Council
- Torridge District Council
- County council
- Devon County Council
- County division
- Northam
- Constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 5 of 16
Parishes in the ward
AbbotshamNortham
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% owned4,095MMonkleigh & Putford33.7% aged 65+ · 80.0% owned3,837SShebbear & 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.