Okehampton North ward, West Devon

Okehampton North is one of 18 electoral wards of West Devon Borough Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 5,733 residents in 2,515 households — 144 people per km², the 1st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Central Devon constituency; for county elections it is in the Hatherleigh & Chagford and Okehampton Rural divisions.

Residents, 20215,733council ward average 3,172

Households2,5152.28 residents per household

Density144/ km²about 39.95 km² · West Devon 49

Aged 65+24.2%West Devon: 28.5% · under 16: 18.8%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.5% · 314

5–96.0% · 343

10–157.4% · 424

16–193.9% · 223

20–243.8% · 219

25–3412.2% · 698

35–4917.9% · 1,024

50–6419.2% · 1,100

65–7411.6% · 664

75–849.0% · 514

85+3.7% · 212

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van15.1% · 379

1 car or van45.4% · 1,142

2 cars or vans29.1% · 733

3 or more10.4% · 261

Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright40.1% · 1,010

With mortgage25.4% · 639

Shared ownership1.9% · 48

Social rented12.4% · 313

Private rented20.1% · 506

Lives rent free0.0% · 1

Type of home

Detached house38.7% · 973

Semi-detached house29.7% · 748

Terraced house21.2% · 534

Purpose-built flat7.2% · 182

Converted house0.8% · 20

Other conversion0.3% · 8

Above shop / office0.9% · 22

Caravan, mobile1.2% · 29

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05010561
Council: West Devon Borough Council
County council: Devon County Council
County division: Hatherleigh & Chagford, Okehampton Rural
Constituency: Central Devon
Region: South West
Density rank in council: 5 of 18

Parishes in the ward

InwardleighOkehamptonOkehampton Hamlets

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 HHatherleigh26.7% aged 65+ · 69.0% owned3,229 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.