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Electoral wardE05010567

Tavistock South West ward, West Devon

Tavistock South West is one of 18 electoral wards of West Devon Borough Council, in Devon (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 3,294 residents in 1,508 households — 1,237 people per km², the 9th 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, 20213,294council ward average 3,172
Households1,5082.18 residents per household
Density1,237/ km²about 2.66 km² · West Devon 49
Aged 65+23.5%West Devon: 28.5% · under 16: 18.9%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.1% · 168
5–96.0% · 198
10–157.8% · 256
16–193.9% · 129
20–244.1% · 134
25–3411.2% · 369
35–4917.3% · 569
50–6421.2% · 697
65–7412.4% · 407
75–848.2% · 270
85+2.9% · 97

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van17.4% · 262
1 car or van47.9% · 722
2 cars or vans26.1% · 394
3 or more8.6% · 130
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright36.3% · 546
With mortgage24.7% · 372
Shared ownership1.9% · 28
Social rented19.0% · 286
Private rented18.1% · 272
Lives rent free0.1% · 2

Type of home

Detached house17.9% · 269
Semi-detached house44.6% · 672
Terraced house28.3% · 427
Purpose-built flat8.6% · 130
Converted house0.3% · 4
Other conversion0.3% · 4
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05010567
County council
Devon County Council
County division
Tavistock
Region
South West
Density rank in council
2 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 North28.1% aged 65+ · 67.7% owned5,485TTavistock South East38.6% aged 65+ · 79.0% owned3,893

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.