Electoral wardE05011928
Shebbear & Langtree ward, Torridge
Shebbear & Langtree is one of 16 electoral wards of Torridge District Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 3,850 residents in 1,651 households — 29 people per km², the 9th 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 and Torrington Rural divisions.
Residents, 20213,850council ward average 4,257
Households1,6512.33 residents per household
Density29/ km²about 131.85 km² · Torridge 69
Aged 65+31.1%Torridge: 28.4% · under 16: 13.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.1% · 119
5–94.3% · 166
10–155.6% · 216
16–193.9% · 150
20–243.7% · 144
25–348.0% · 308
35–4913.5% · 519
50–6426.7% · 1,029
65–7418.3% · 703
75–849.4% · 363
85+3.4% · 132
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van5.8% · 95
1 car or van34.9% · 577
2 cars or vans40.0% · 660
3 or more19.3% · 319
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Torridge overall: 69.5% owned, 9.4% social rented, 20.2% private rented.
Owned outright53.6% · 886
With mortgage24.3% · 402
Shared ownership0.5% · 8
Social rented4.5% · 74
Private rented17.1% · 282
Type of home
Detached house62.6% · 1,033
Semi-detached house25.3% · 418
Terraced house10.3% · 170
Purpose-built flat0.6% · 10
Converted house0.2% · 3
Other conversion0.1% · 2
Above shop / office0.1% · 2
Caravan, mobile0.8% · 13
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011928- Council
- Torridge District Council
- County council
- Devon County Council
- County division
- Holsworthy Rural, Torrington Rural
- Constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 14 of 16
Parishes in the ward
Buckland FilleighHuishLangtreeLittle TorringtonMertonNewton St. PetrockPeters MarlandPetrockstowShebbearSheepwash
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% owned3,837NNortham39.5% aged 65+ · 77.8% owned4,931TTwo 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.