Electoral wardE05011930
Westward Ho! ward, Torridge
Westward Ho! is one of 16 electoral wards of Torridge District Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 3,743 residents in 1,934 households — 1,401 people per km², the 12th 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, 20213,743council ward average 4,257
Households1,9341.94 residents per household
Density1,401/ km²about 2.67 km² · Torridge 69
Aged 65+37.6%Torridge: 28.4% · under 16: 9.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–42.7% · 102
5–93.3% · 122
10–153.9% · 146
16–193.0% · 114
20–243.3% · 124
25–348.2% · 308
35–4913.8% · 516
50–6424.1% · 903
65–7419.0% · 712
75–8412.8% · 480
85+5.7% · 215
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van18.0% · 348
1 car or van45.4% · 879
2 cars or vans27.3% · 528
3 or more9.4% · 182
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Torridge overall: 69.5% owned, 9.4% social rented, 20.2% private rented.
Owned outright49.4% · 954
With mortgage20.9% · 404
Shared ownership1.0% · 20
Social rented3.8% · 73
Private rented24.9% · 482
Type of home
Detached house46.0% · 890
Semi-detached house16.7% · 324
Terraced house12.5% · 242
Purpose-built flat14.7% · 285
Converted house3.9% · 76
Other conversion3.5% · 68
Above shop / office0.7% · 13
Caravan, mobile1.9% · 37
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011930- Council
- Torridge District Council
- County council
- Devon County Council
- County division
- Northam
- Constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 3 of 16
Parishes in the ward
Northam
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% owned4,931SShebbear & Langtree31.1% aged 65+ · 78.0% owned3,850TTwo Rivers & Three Moors31.2% aged 65+ · 81.5% owned4,026
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.