Electoral wardE05013431
Devizes South ward, Wiltshire
Devizes South is one of 98 electoral wards of Wiltshire Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 4,943 residents in 2,184 households — 1,465 people per km², the 56th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Melksham and Devizes constituency.
Residents, 20214,943council ward average 5,199
Households2,1842.26 residents per household
Density1,465/ km²about 3.37 km² · Wiltshire 157
Aged 65+27.1%Wiltshire: 21.8% · under 16: 15.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.5% · 172
5–95.1% · 250
10–157.2% · 358
16–194.1% · 203
20–244.4% · 219
25–348.7% · 432
35–4916.5% · 814
50–6423.4% · 1,157
65–7413.9% · 688
75–849.8% · 483
85+3.4% · 166
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van14.0% · 306
1 car or van40.2% · 877
2 cars or vans33.1% · 723
3 or more12.7% · 278
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Wiltshire overall: 66.9% owned, 14.6% social rented, 17.3% private rented.
Owned outright45.1% · 984
With mortgage26.7% · 583
Shared ownership0.8% · 18
Social rented15.1% · 329
Private rented12.4% · 270
Type of home
Detached house36.3% · 793
Semi-detached house31.9% · 696
Terraced house24.6% · 537
Purpose-built flat5.9% · 129
Converted house0.5% · 10
Other conversion0.7% · 15
Above shop / office0.1% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013431- Council
- Wiltshire Council
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 38 of 98
Parishes in the ward
Devizes
Other wards in the same constituency
BBowerhill19.7% aged 65+ · 77.6% owned4,339BBox & Colerne23.0% aged 65+ · 74.8% owned5,444BBradford-on-Avon North27.4% aged 65+ · 75.1% owned5,949BBradford-on-Avon South30.2% aged 65+ · 69.9% owned4,457BBromham, Rowde & Roundway23.2% aged 65+ · 67.7% owned5,034CCalne Rural23.3% aged 65+ · 75.8% owned5,243CCalne South24.5% aged 65+ · 82.5% owned3,502DDevizes East21.5% aged 65+ · 65.6% owned6,060DDevizes North30.2% aged 65+ · 46.2% owned4,026DDevizes Rural West26.8% aged 65+ · 74.7% owned4,860HHolt22.7% aged 65+ · 71.4% owned4,881MMelksham East12.1% aged 65+ · 73.3% owned5,233MMelksham Forest23.9% aged 65+ · 59.6% owned6,092MMelksham South29.7% aged 65+ · 77.2% owned4,035
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.