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Electoral wardE05010564

Tamarside ward, West Devon

Tamarside is one of 18 electoral wards of West Devon Borough Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 1,825 residents in 780 households — 38 people per km², the 15th 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, 20211,825council ward average 3,172
Households7802.34 residents per household
Density38/ km²about 48.15 km² · West Devon 49
Aged 65+26.1%West Devon: 28.5% · under 16: 14.5%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.3% · 79
5–94.9% · 90
10–155.3% · 96
16–194.4% · 81
20–244.1% · 74
25–349.5% · 173
35–4915.2% · 277
50–6426.2% · 479
65–7414.2% · 259
75–849.0% · 165
85+2.9% · 53

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van6.7% · 52
1 car or van36.2% · 282
2 cars or vans35.6% · 278
3 or more21.5% · 168
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright47.4% · 371
With mortgage24.7% · 193
Shared ownership0.4% · 3
Social rented6.9% · 54
Private rented20.6% · 161

Type of home

Detached house53.3% · 417
Semi-detached house29.9% · 234
Terraced house11.9% · 93
Purpose-built flat2.8% · 22
Converted house0.4% · 3
Other conversion1.0% · 8
Caravan, mobile0.6% · 5
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05010564
County council
Devon County Council
County division
Okehampton Rural
Region
South West
Density rank in council
10 of 18

Parishes in the ward

BradstoneDuntertonKellyLiftonStowford

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% owned1,601MMilton Ford30.3% aged 65+ · 74.9% owned1,923TTavistock 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.