Electoral wardE05010556

Drewsteignton ward, West Devon

Drewsteignton is one of 18 electoral wards of West Devon Borough Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 1,759 residents in 749 households — 25 people per km², the 16th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Central Devon constituency; for county elections it is in the Hatherleigh & Chagford division.

Residents, 20211,759council ward average 3,172

Households7492.35 residents per household

Density25/ km²about 70.36 km² · West Devon 49

Aged 65+27.9%West Devon: 28.5% · under 16: 15.6%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.4% · 78

5–94.8% · 84

10–156.4% · 112

16–192.4% · 43

20–243.4% · 59

25–346.5% · 115

35–4916.8% · 296

50–6427.4% · 482

65–7416.6% · 292

75–848.6% · 151

85+2.7% · 48

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van5.9% · 44

1 car or van33.3% · 250

2 cars or vans37.2% · 279

3 or more23.6% · 177

Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright50.4% · 377

With mortgage25.4% · 190

Shared ownership0.4% · 3

Social rented7.4% · 55

Private rented16.4% · 123

Type of home

Detached house58.1% · 435

Semi-detached house24.6% · 184

Terraced house12.4% · 93

Purpose-built flat0.8% · 6

Converted house1.7% · 13

Other conversion0.8% · 6

Above shop / office0.1% · 1

Caravan, mobile1.5% · 11

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05010556
Council: West Devon Borough Council
County council: Devon County Council
County division: Hatherleigh & Chagford
Constituency: Central Devon
Region: South West
Density rank in council: 15 of 18

Parishes in the ward

DrewsteigntonGidleighSpreytonThrowleigh

Other wards in the same constituency

CChagford34.7% aged 65+ · 64.8% owned1,540 EExbourne26.3% aged 65+ · 74.7% owned4,148 HHatherleigh26.7% aged 65+ · 69.0% owned3,229 OOkehampton North24.2% aged 65+ · 65.5% owned5,733 OOkehampton South21.6% aged 65+ · 55.1% owned3,998 SSouth Tawton29.7% aged 65+ · 76.4% owned1,931

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.