Electoral wardE05010563

South Tawton ward, West Devon

South Tawton is one of 18 electoral wards of West Devon Borough Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 1,931 residents in 835 households — 38 people per km², the 13th 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, 20211,931council ward average 3,172

Households8352.31 residents per household

Density38/ km²about 51.08 km² · West Devon 49

Aged 65+29.7%West Devon: 28.5% · under 16: 14.8%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.7% · 72

5–94.8% · 92

10–156.3% · 121

16–193.6% · 70

20–243.3% · 64

25–347.5% · 145

35–4914.2% · 274

50–6426.9% · 520

65–7417.3% · 334

75–849.5% · 183

85+3.0% · 57

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van5.8% · 48

1 car or van38.4% · 320

2 cars or vans38.6% · 322

3 or more17.3% · 144

Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright51.4% · 429

With mortgage25.0% · 209

Shared ownership0.1% · 1

Social rented8.5% · 71

Private rented14.9% · 124

Lives rent free0.1% · 1

Type of home

Detached house46.8% · 391

Semi-detached house30.7% · 256

Terraced house21.4% · 179

Purpose-built flat0.1% · 1

Converted house0.5% · 4

Other conversion0.1% · 1

Above shop / office0.4% · 3

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05010563
Council: West Devon Borough Council
County council: Devon County Council
County division: Hatherleigh & Chagford
Constituency: Central Devon
Region: South West
Density rank in council: 11 of 18

Parishes in the ward

BelstoneSouth TawtonSticklepath

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 OOkehampton South21.6% aged 65+ · 55.1% owned3,998

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.