Okehampton South ward, West Devon

Okehampton South is one of 18 electoral wards of West Devon Borough Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 3,998 residents in 1,766 households — 135 people per km², the 4th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Central Devon constituency; for county elections it is in the Okehampton Rural division.

Residents, 20213,998council ward average 3,172

Households1,7662.26 residents per household

Density135/ km²about 29.68 km² · West Devon 49

Aged 65+21.6%West Devon: 28.5% · under 16: 18.4%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.3% · 173

5–96.0% · 241

10–158.1% · 323

16–195.5% · 218

20–244.8% · 191

25–349.9% · 394

35–4919.5% · 778

50–6420.4% · 817

65–7411.3% · 451

75–847.4% · 297

85+2.9% · 114

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van21.5% · 379

1 car or van43.8% · 773

2 cars or vans25.5% · 451

3 or more9.2% · 163

Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright31.1% · 550

With mortgage24.0% · 424

Shared ownership0.3% · 6

Social rented15.9% · 281

Private rented28.6% · 506

Type of home

Detached house20.3% · 359

Semi-detached house25.2% · 444

Terraced house28.6% · 504

Purpose-built flat16.4% · 289

Converted house5.6% · 98

Other conversion1.9% · 34

Above shop / office1.9% · 34

Caravan, mobile0.2% · 3

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05010562
Council: West Devon Borough Council
County council: Devon County Council
County division: Okehampton Rural
Constituency: Central Devon
Region: South West
Density rank in council: 6 of 18

Parishes in the ward

OkehamptonOkehampton 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 North24.2% aged 65+ · 65.5% owned5,733 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.