Electoral wardE05011931
Winkleigh ward, Torridge
Winkleigh is one of 16 electoral wards of Torridge District Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 2,190 residents in 994 households — 36 people per km², the 16th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Torridge and Tavistock constituency; for county elections it is in the Torrington Rural division.
Residents, 20212,190council ward average 4,257
Households9942.2 residents per household
Density36/ km²about 60.50 km² · Torridge 69
Aged 65+31.7%Torridge: 28.4% · under 16: 15.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–42.5% · 55
5–94.9% · 108
10–157.9% · 172
16–193.6% · 79
20–243.1% · 67
25–346.3% · 138
35–4916.5% · 361
50–6423.6% · 516
65–7417.7% · 387
75–8411.3% · 248
85+2.7% · 60
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.5% · 75
1 car or van42.0% · 417
2 cars or vans33.3% · 331
3 or more17.2% · 171
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Torridge overall: 69.5% owned, 9.4% social rented, 20.2% private rented.
Owned outright49.4% · 491
With mortgage21.2% · 211
Social rented7.2% · 72
Private rented22.1% · 220
Type of home
Detached house52.9% · 526
Semi-detached house27.8% · 277
Terraced house11.6% · 115
Purpose-built flat2.0% · 20
Converted house0.4% · 4
Other conversion0.2% · 2
Above shop / office0.6% · 6
Caravan, mobile4.5% · 45
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011931- Council
- Torridge District Council
- County council
- Devon County Council
- County division
- Torrington Rural
- Constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 10 of 16
Parishes in the ward
AshreigneyWinkleigh
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.