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Electoral wardE05010565

Tavistock North ward, West Devon

Tavistock North is one of 18 electoral wards of West Devon Borough Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 5,485 residents in 2,517 households — 721 people per km², the 2nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Torridge and Tavistock constituency; for county elections it is in the Tavistock division.

Residents, 20215,485council ward average 3,172
Households2,5172.18 residents per household
Density721/ km²about 7.61 km² · West Devon 49
Aged 65+28.1%West Devon: 28.5% · under 16: 16.1%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.8% · 207
5–94.4% · 241
10–158.0% · 437
16–195.5% · 303
20–243.6% · 196
25–349.5% · 521
35–4914.7% · 808
50–6422.4% · 1,229
65–7413.9% · 763
75–849.9% · 541
85+4.4% · 240

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van19.7% · 495
1 car or van44.1% · 1,111
2 cars or vans27.8% · 699
3 or more8.4% · 212
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright44.0% · 1,108
With mortgage23.6% · 595
Shared ownership0.7% · 18
Social rented9.6% · 242
Private rented22.0% · 553
Lives rent free0.0% · 1

Type of home

Detached house28.6% · 720
Semi-detached house20.1% · 506
Terraced house25.1% · 633
Purpose-built flat16.1% · 405
Converted house4.3% · 109
Other conversion3.1% · 77
Above shop / office2.3% · 57
Caravan, mobile0.4% · 10
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05010565
County council
Devon County Council
County division
Tavistock
Region
South West
Density rank in council
3 of 18

Parishes in the ward

Tavistock

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% owned1,923TTamarside26.1% aged 65+ · 72.1% owned1,825TTavistock 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.