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Electoral wardE05010550

Bere Ferrers ward, West Devon

Bere Ferrers is one of 18 electoral wards of West Devon Borough Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 3,672 residents in 1,640 households — 75 people per km², the 7th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Torridge and Tavistock constituency; for county elections it is in the Tavistock and Yelverton Rural divisions.

Residents, 20213,672council ward average 3,172
Households1,6402.24 residents per household
Density75/ km²about 48.89 km² · West Devon 49
Aged 65+31.3%West Devon: 28.5% · under 16: 14.2%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.8% · 140
5–94.1% · 152
10–156.2% · 228
16–193.7% · 134
20–243.6% · 131
25–348.0% · 293
35–4914.4% · 527
50–6425.0% · 916
65–7417.6% · 647
75–8410.3% · 378
85+3.4% · 125

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van11.7% · 192
1 car or van40.9% · 670
2 cars or vans31.4% · 515
3 or more16.0% · 263
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; West Devon overall: 71.0% owned, 10.0% social rented, 18.2% private rented.

Owned outright47.7% · 781
With mortgage24.9% · 408
Shared ownership0.9% · 15
Social rented10.3% · 169
Private rented16.1% · 264
Lives rent free0.1% · 1

Type of home

Detached house40.9% · 670
Semi-detached house31.0% · 508
Terraced house23.0% · 378
Purpose-built flat2.8% · 46
Converted house0.9% · 14
Other conversion0.4% · 7
Above shop / office0.4% · 7
Caravan, mobile0.6% · 10
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05010550
County council
Devon County Council
County division
Tavistock, Yelverton Rural
Region
South West
Density rank in council
7 of 18

Parishes in the ward

Bere FerrersGulworthy

Other wards in the same constituency

BBridestowe29.8% aged 65+ · 78.4% owned3,271DDartmoor21.9% aged 65+ · 69.9% owned2,372MMary Tavy35.5% aged 65+ · 82.5% owned1,601MMilton Ford30.3% aged 65+ · 74.9% owned1,923TTamarside26.1% aged 65+ · 72.1% owned1,825TTavistock North28.1% aged 65+ · 67.7% owned5,485TTavistock South East38.6% aged 65+ · 79.0% owned3,893TTavistock South West23.5% aged 65+ · 61.0% owned3,294

All 18 wards of West Devon

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.