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Electoral wardE05010551

Bridestowe ward, West Devon

Bridestowe is one of 18 electoral wards of West Devon Borough Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 3,271 residents in 1,339 households — 19 people per km², the 10th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Torridge and Tavistock constituency; for county elections it is in the Hatherleigh & Chagford and Okehampton Rural and Yelverton Rural divisions.

Residents, 20213,271council ward average 3,172
Households1,3392.44 residents per household
Density19/ km²about 169.48 km² · West Devon 49
Aged 65+29.8%West Devon: 28.5% · under 16: 14.2%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.5% · 115
5–94.4% · 143
10–156.3% · 207
16–193.4% · 111
20–244.5% · 148
25–347.3% · 237
35–4914.3% · 466
50–6426.5% · 865
65–7416.8% · 549
75–849.2% · 299
85+3.9% · 126

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van6.3% · 84
1 car or van31.1% · 417
2 cars or vans38.7% · 518
3 or more23.9% · 320
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright54.5% · 729
With mortgage23.9% · 320
Shared ownership0.3% · 4
Social rented2.1% · 28
Private rented19.2% · 257

Type of home

Detached house70.2% · 941
Semi-detached house17.6% · 236
Terraced house9.4% · 126
Purpose-built flat0.2% · 3
Converted house0.7% · 10
Other conversion0.8% · 11
Above shop / office0.2% · 3
Caravan, mobile0.7% · 10
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05010551
County council
Devon County Council
County division
Hatherleigh & Chagford, Okehampton Rural, Yelverton Rural
Region
South West
Density rank in council
17 of 18

Parishes in the ward

BeaworthyBratton ClovellyBridestoweCorytonGermansweekLands common to Bridestowe and Sourton CP'sLewtrenchardLydfordMarystowSourtonThrushelton

Other wards in the same constituency

BBere Ferrers31.3% aged 65+ · 72.6% owned3,672DDartmoor21.9% 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.