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Electoral wardE05010560

Milton Ford ward, West Devon

Milton Ford is one of 18 electoral wards of West Devon Borough Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 1,923 residents in 812 households — 33 people per km², the 14th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Torridge and Tavistock constituency; for county elections it is in the Okehampton Rural division.

Residents, 20211,923council ward average 3,172
Households8122.37 residents per household
Density33/ km²about 58.27 km² · West Devon 49
Aged 65+30.3%West Devon: 28.5% · under 16: 13.8%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–42.9% · 56
5–93.8% · 73
10–157.1% · 136
16–193.3% · 64
20–243.6% · 69
25–348.4% · 162
35–4913.6% · 261
50–6427.0% · 520
65–7417.0% · 328
75–849.0% · 173
85+4.3% · 83

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van3.9% · 32
1 car or van36.8% · 299
2 cars or vans39.5% · 321
3 or more19.8% · 161
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright50.4% · 409
With mortgage24.5% · 199
Shared ownership0.4% · 3
Social rented6.8% · 55
Private rented18.0% · 146

Type of home

Detached house51.9% · 422
Semi-detached house28.7% · 233
Terraced house15.3% · 124
Purpose-built flat1.4% · 11
Converted house1.1% · 9
Other conversion1.1% · 9
Above shop / office0.6% · 5
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05010560
County council
Devon County Council
County division
Okehampton Rural
Region
South West
Density rank in council
14 of 18

Parishes in the ward

LamertonMilton AbbotSydenham Damerel

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% owned2,372MMary Tavy35.5% aged 65+ · 82.5% owned1,601TTamarside26.1% 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.