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Electoral wardE05010559

Mary Tavy ward, West Devon

Mary Tavy is one of 18 electoral wards of West Devon Borough Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 1,601 residents in 704 households — 22 people per km², the 17th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Torridge and Tavistock constituency; for county elections it is in the Yelverton Rural division.

Residents, 20211,601council ward average 3,172
Households7042.27 residents per household
Density22/ km²about 72.77 km² · West Devon 49
Aged 65+35.5%West Devon: 28.5% · under 16: 10.8%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–42.2% · 36
5–92.9% · 46
10–155.7% · 91
16–193.3% · 53
20–243.1% · 50
25–345.9% · 94
35–4911.8% · 189
50–6429.6% · 474
65–7418.9% · 303
75–8412.3% · 197
85+4.2% · 68

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van7.4% · 52
1 car or van35.6% · 250
2 cars or vans36.4% · 256
3 or more20.6% · 145
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright57.6% · 404
With mortgage24.8% · 174
Shared ownership0.4% · 3
Social rented6.4% · 45
Private rented10.7% · 75

Type of home

Detached house65.2% · 457
Semi-detached house24.1% · 169
Terraced house7.4% · 52
Purpose-built flat1.4% · 10
Converted house0.1% · 1
Other conversion0.4% · 3
Above shop / office0.3% · 2
Caravan, mobile1.0% · 7
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05010559
County council
Devon County Council
County division
Yelverton Rural
Region
South West
Density rank in council
16 of 18

Parishes in the ward

BrentorMary TavyPeter Tavy

Other wards in the same constituency

BBere Ferrers31.3% aged 65+ · 72.6% owned3,672BBridestowe29.8% aged 65+ · 78.4% owned3,271DDartmoor21.9% aged 65+ · 69.9% owned2,372MMilton 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.