Buckland Monachorum ward, West Devon

Buckland Monachorum is one of 18 electoral wards of West Devon Borough Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 3,798 residents in 1,636 households — 145 people per km², the 6th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South West Devon constituency; for county elections it is in the Yelverton Rural division.

Residents, 20213,798council ward average 3,172

Households1,6362.32 residents per household

Density145/ km²about 26.21 km² · West Devon 49

Aged 65+33.2%West Devon: 28.5% · under 16: 15.0%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.2% · 120

5–94.5% · 171

10–157.3% · 279

16–193.9% · 148

20–243.1% · 119

25–345.6% · 214

35–4915.1% · 573

50–6424.0% · 913

65–7416.8% · 638

75–8411.5% · 437

85+4.9% · 187

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van9.1% · 149

1 car or van36.7% · 599

2 cars or vans38.6% · 631

3 or more15.6% · 255

Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright50.4% · 824

With mortgage26.4% · 432

Shared ownership0.2% · 4

Social rented9.2% · 150

Private rented13.7% · 224

Lives rent free0.1% · 1

Type of home

Detached house51.2% · 838

Semi-detached house18.2% · 298

Terraced house18.5% · 303

Purpose-built flat6.6% · 108

Converted house2.4% · 40

Other conversion1.4% · 23

Above shop / office1.0% · 17

Caravan, mobile0.7% · 11

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05010552
Council: West Devon Borough Council
County council: Devon County Council
County division: Yelverton Rural
Constituency: South West Devon
Region: South West
Density rank in council: 4 of 18

Parishes in the ward

Buckland Monachorum

Other wards in the same constituency

BBurrator30.6% aged 65+ · 77.4% owned3,623

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.