Electoral wardE05010558

Hatherleigh ward, West Devon

Hatherleigh is one of 18 electoral wards of West Devon Borough Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 3,229 residents in 1,329 households — 35 people per km², the 11th 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, 20213,229council ward average 3,172

Households1,3292.43 residents per household

Density35/ km²about 91.99 km² · West Devon 49

Aged 65+26.7%West Devon: 28.5% · under 16: 14.9%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.9% · 126

5–95.2% · 167

10–155.8% · 187

16–193.8% · 123

20–243.7% · 118

25–3410.3% · 334

35–4916.5% · 534

50–6424.1% · 780

65–7413.7% · 441

75–848.9% · 287

85+4.1% · 133

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van11.7% · 156

1 car or van37.1% · 493

2 cars or vans33.4% · 444

3 or more17.8% · 237

Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright46.0% · 612

With mortgage22.9% · 305

Shared ownership1.0% · 13

Social rented8.1% · 108

Private rented21.9% · 291

Type of home

Detached house47.0% · 624

Semi-detached house23.7% · 315

Terraced house23.7% · 315

Purpose-built flat3.5% · 46

Converted house0.7% · 9

Other conversion0.5% · 7

Above shop / office0.8% · 10

Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05010558
Council: West Devon Borough Council
County council: Devon County Council
County division: Hatherleigh & Chagford
Constituency: Central Devon
Region: South West
Density rank in council: 13 of 18

Parishes in the ward

HatherleighHighamptonMeethNorthlew

Other wards in the same constituency

CChagford34.7% aged 65+ · 64.8% owned1,540 DDrewsteignton27.9% aged 65+ · 75.8% owned1,759 EExbourne26.3% aged 65+ · 74.7% owned4,148 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.