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Devon County Council

Census 2021 Report Page 2

5 Housing

5.1 Accommodation Type

(ONS Table TS044)

Table 5.1 a) Accommodation Type by district

AreaDetachedSemi-detachedTerracedIn a purpose-built block of flats or tenementPart of a converted or shared house, including bedsitsPart of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouseIn a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shopA caravan or other mobile or temporary structureTotal Households
East Devon25,71218,11412,9976,0692,20755970842066,786
Exeter7,94314,14016,45810,3062,37455544033552,551
Mid Devon13,70310,4337,8702,32151229725424335,633
North Devon17,05110,1779,4713,6171,42250554041443,197
South Hams15,66311,0298,2152,41482852037029639,335
Teignbridge22,21415,00313,1834,9162,0897695721,09159,837
Torridge13,1916,9747,0371,81659033229422130,455
West Devon10,7026,5704,9481,55242226120615624,817
Plymouth13,01734,53737,59218,5888,6291,092773330114,558
Torbay14,12515,61714,22610,8185,8771,0981,00423062,995
One Devon153,321142,594131,99762,41724,9505,9885,1613,736530,164
Devon CC126,17992,44080,17933,01110,4443,7983,3843,176352,611
South West734,775694,153546,603314,38693,30425,53621,49518,6282,448,880
England5,368,8597,378,3045,381,4323,999,768821,153188,705197,96799,89523,436,083
AreaDetachedSemi-detachedTerracedIn a purpose-built block of flats or tenementPart of a converted or shared house, including bedsitsPart of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouseIn a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shopA caravan or other mobile or temporary structure
East Devon38.5%27.1%19.5%9.1%3.3%0.8%1.1%0.6%
Exeter15.1%26.9%31.3%19.6%4.5%1.1%0.8%0.6%
Mid Devon38.5%29.3%22.1%6.5%1.4%0.8%0.7%0.7%
North Devon39.5%23.6%21.9%8.4%3.3%1.2%1.3%1.0%
South Hams39.8%28.0%20.9%6.1%2.1%1.3%0.9%0.8%
Teignbridge37.1%25.1%22.0%8.2%3.5%1.3%1.0%1.8%
Torridge43.3%22.9%23.1%6.0%1.9%1.1%1.0%0.7%
West Devon43.1%26.5%19.9%6.3%1.7%1.1%0.8%0.6%
Plymouth11.4%30.1%32.8%16.2%7.5%1.0%0.7%0.3%
Torbay22.4%24.8%22.6%17.2%9.3%1.7%1.6%0.4%
One Devon28.9%26.9%24.9%11.8%4.7%1.1%1.0%0.7%
Devon CC35.8%26.2%22.7%9.4%3.0%1.1%1.0%0.9%
South West30.0%28.3%22.3%12.8%3.8%1.0%0.9%0.8%
England22.9%31.5%23.0%17.1%3.5%0.8%0.8%0.4%

Figure 5.1 a) Accommodation Type by district

Accommodation Type chart of the Eight Districts with Devon CC area, Plymouth, Torbay and One Devon. South West Region and England are included for comparison. The data is from the preceding table and there are eight columns. Some notes are included below this chart.

There are big differences within districts as the type of housing available – Plymouth, Torbay and Exeter less detached and more terraced and purpose-built flats. Plymouth & Torbay have more converted houses (including bedsits).  In the DCC Devon area there are over 3,000 living in a caravan or other mobile or temporary structure.

Table 5.1 b) Accommodation Type by devon town

Devon TownDetachedSemi-detachedTerracedIn a purpose-built block of flats or tenementPart of a converted or shared house, including bedsitsPart of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouseIn a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop A caravan or other mobile or temporary structureTotal Households
Ashburton-Buckfastleigh1,0088811,1222101286046693,524
Axminster3,4251,8951,2224221045353347,208
Barnstaple7,9965,1505,0252,02256515018112221,211
Bideford-Northam6,6733,7794,9981,4884602361717217,877
Braunton2,3901,384881247823455925,165
Cranbrook883984854169157732,922
Crediton4,0932,7331,79757611610877499,549
Cullompton4,2653,1922,34360211457566810,697
Dartmouth1,8421,2019934692398877604,969
Dawlish2,5051,8391,6541,0843827886977,725
Exeter (Wider)12,36716,66818,25110,6852,51172048774662,435
Exmouth6,6065,8924,6472,8301,3612272474821,858
Great Torrington2,0301,3011,114176582859154,781
Holsworthy4,3321,795894152837259917,478
Honiton3,4722,5871,6265439154851068,564
Ilfracombe2,3991,3181,8171,021652224178577,666
Ivybridge6,8634,6473,2935141531139411215,789
Kingsbridge3,3062,0781,62570118513587448,161
Lynton-Lynmouth258155178582337413753
Moretonhampstead9345123943634131371,943
Newton Abbot12,2009,0247,5112,16478128625759032,813
Okehampton5,4593,2672,36464518711210212712,263
Ottery St Mary3,1442,0031,096193732951596,648
Seaton2,5081,53299175521572113106,196
Sidmouth3,1921,7271,59593028978137147,962
South Molton3,0631,6701,3462358650801246,654
Tavistock5,7683,5792,6959322381531066913,540
Teignmouth3,2561,5861,6271,276685191144568,821
Tiverton6,2854,9663,9221,14928613312214417,007
Totnes3,6553,0972,3087372461881168110,428
Plymouth13,01734,53737,59218,5888,6291,092773330114,558
Torbay14,12515,61714,22610,8185,8771,0981,00423062,995
One Devon153,321142,594131,99762,41724,9505,9885,1613,736530,164
Devon CC126,17792,44280,18333,02110,4423,7863,3873,169352,607
South West734,775694,153546,603314,38693,30425,53621,49518,6282,448,880
England5,368,8597,378,3045,381,4323,999,768821,153188,705197,96799,89523,436,083
Devon TownDetachedSemi-detachedTerracedIn a purpose-built block of flats or tenementPart of a converted or shared house, including bedsitsPart of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouseIn a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure
Ashburton-Buckfastleigh28.6%25.0%31.8%6.0%3.6%1.7%1.3%2.0%
Axminster47.5%26.3%17.0%5.9%1.4%0.7%0.7%0.5%
Barnstaple37.7%24.3%23.7%9.5%2.7%0.7%0.9%0.6%
Bideford-Northam37.3%21.1%28.0%8.3%2.6%1.3%1.0%0.4%
Braunton46.3%26.8%17.1%4.8%1.6%0.7%1.1%1.8%
Cranbrook30.2%33.7%29.2%5.8%0.5%0.2%0.2%0.1%
Crediton42.9%28.6%18.8%6.0%1.2%1.1%0.8%0.5%
Cullompton39.9%29.8%21.9%5.6%1.1%0.5%0.5%0.6%
Dartmouth37.1%24.2%20.0%9.4%4.8%1.8%1.5%1.2%
Dawlish32.4%23.8%21.4%14.0%4.9%1.0%1.1%1.3%
Exeter (Wider)19.8%26.7%29.2%17.1%4.0%1.2%0.8%1.2%
Exmouth30.2%27.0%21.3%12.9%6.2%1.0%1.1%0.2%
Great Torrington42.5%27.2%23.3%3.7%1.2%0.6%1.2%0.3%
Holsworthy57.9%24.0%12.0%2.0%1.1%1.0%0.8%1.2%
Honiton40.5%30.2%19.0%6.3%1.1%0.6%1.0%1.2%
Ilfracombe31.3%17.2%23.7%13.3%8.5%2.9%2.3%0.7%
Ivybridge43.5%29.4%20.9%3.3%1.0%0.7%0.6%0.7%
Kingsbridge40.5%25.5%19.9%8.6%2.3%1.7%1.1%0.5%
Lynton-Lynmouth34.3%20.6%23.6%7.7%3.1%4.9%5.4%0.4%
Moretonhampstead48.1%26.4%20.3%1.9%1.7%0.7%0.7%0.4%
Newton Abbot37.2%27.5%22.9%6.6%2.4%0.9%0.8%1.8%
Okehampton44.5%26.6%19.3%5.3%1.5%0.9%0.8%1.0%
Ottery St Mary47.3%30.1%16.5%2.9%1.1%0.4%0.8%0.9%
Seaton40.5%24.7%16.0%12.2%3.5%1.2%1.8%0.2%
Sidmouth40.1%21.7%20.0%11.7%3.6%1.0%1.7%0.2%
South Molton46.0%25.1%20.2%3.5%1.3%0.8%1.2%1.9%
Tavistock42.6%26.4%19.9%6.9%1.8%1.1%0.8%0.5%
Teignmouth36.9%18.0%18.4%14.5%7.8%2.2%1.6%0.6%
Tiverton37.0%29.2%23.1%6.8%1.7%0.8%0.7%0.8%
Totnes35.0%29.7%22.1%7.1%2.4%1.8%1.1%0.8%
Plymouth11.4%30.1%32.8%16.2%7.5%1.0%0.7%0.3%
Torbay22.4%24.8%22.6%17.2%9.3%1.7%1.6%0.4%
One Devon28.9%26.9%24.9%11.8%4.7%1.1%1.0%0.7%
Devon CC35.8%26.2%22.7%9.4%3.0%1.1%1.0%0.9%
South West30.0%28.3%22.3%12.8%3.8%1.0%0.9%0.8%
England22.9%31.5%23.0%17.1%3.5%0.8%0.8%0.4%


Figure 5.1 b) Accommodation Type by devon town

Accommodation Type chart of the Thirty Devon Towns with Devon CC area, Plymouth, Torbay and One Devon. South West Region and England are included for comparison. The data is from the preceding table and there are eight columns. Some notes are included below this chart.

Holsworthy has 58% of its accommodation being detached (at least 10% more than everyone else). Purpose built flats are popular in the Plymouth, Torbay and Exeter (Wider) but also Teignmouth, Dawlish and Ivybridge. 5.4% of Lynton & Lynmouth are in a commercial building. 746 households in Exeter (Wider) and 590 in Newton Abbot live in a caravan or other mobile or temporary structure.
Map 5.1 c) A caravan or other mobile structure by Output Area

Map showing percentage of households living in temporary or caravan accommodation.  Map is of Devon at Output Area level with Exeter, Cranbrook & Sherford highlighted- there are some notes below the map.

People living in caravans or other mobile or temporary structures seem to spread over the county in mainly rural areas.

5.2 Tenure

(ONS Table TS054)

Table 5.2 a) Tenure by district

AreaOwned: Owns outrightOwned: Owns with a mortgage or loanShared ownership: Shared ownershipPrivate rented: Private landlord or letting agencyPrivate rented: Other private rentedSocial rented: Other social rentedSocial rented: Rents from council or Local AuthorityLives rent freeTotal Households
East Devon31,22816,9679478,9601,7372,8684,0305166,788
Exeter16,36913,70358312,0241,0834,0874,6406552,554
Mid Devon14,1109,9883655,7049081,6742,8305235,631
North Devon18,05511,0254777,3641,4493,7011,1101743,198
South Hams17,70810,0086285,2581,0683,9257281439,337
Teignbridge25,88916,7707759,3571,3264,3701,3242659,837
Torridge13,8707,3162655,1579952,380467830,458
West Devon11,5696,0431763,8306962,000495924,818
Plymouth33,78332,2551,34922,7543,16713,7257,386138114,557
Torbay24,66315,69962215,1951,5724,6645611662,992
One Devon207,244139,7746,18795,60314,00143,39423,571396530,170
Devon CC148,79891,8204,21657,6549,26225,00515,624242352,621
South West922,164691,05026,458417,67764,467201,043123,8852,1352,448,879
England7,624,6926,744,372235,9524,273,688521,2002,060,5111,945,15130,51623,436,082
AreaOwned: Owns outrightOwned: Owns with a mortgage or loanShared ownership: Shared ownershipPrivate rented: Private landlord or letting agencyPrivate rented: Other private rentedSocial rented: Other social rentedSocial rented: Rents from council or Local AuthorityLives rent free
East Devon46.8%25.4%1.4%13.4%2.6%4.3%6.0%0.1%
Exeter31.1%26.1%1.1%22.9%2.1%7.8%8.8%0.1%
Mid Devon39.6%28.0%1.0%16.0%2.5%4.7%7.9%0.1%
North Devon41.8%25.5%1.1%17.0%3.4%8.6%2.6%0.0%
South Hams45.0%25.4%1.6%13.4%2.7%10.0%1.9%0.0%
Teignbridge43.3%28.0%1.3%15.6%2.2%7.3%2.2%0.0%
Torridge45.5%24.0%0.9%16.9%3.3%7.8%1.5%0.0%
West Devon46.6%24.3%0.7%15.4%2.8%8.1%2.0%0.0%
Plymouth29.5%28.2%1.2%19.9%2.8%12.0%6.4%0.1%
Torbay39.2%24.9%1.0%24.1%2.5%7.4%0.9%0.0%
One Devon39.1%26.4%1.2%18.0%2.6%8.2%4.4%0.1%
Devon CC42.2%26.0%1.2%16.4%2.6%7.1%4.4%0.1%
South West37.7%28.2%1.1%17.1%2.6%8.2%5.1%0.1%
England32.5%28.8%1.0%18.2%2.2%8.8%8.3%0.1%


Figure 5.2 a) Tenure by district

Tenure by Household chart of the Eight Districts with Devon CC area, Plymouth, Torbay and One Devon. South West Region and England are included for comparison. The data is from the preceding table and there are eight columns. Some notes are included below this chart.

In the Devon CC Area 42% own their home (10% higher than the England figure), with a further 26% with a mortgage. 19% Private rent their accommodation. 7% Socially Rent and 4% rent from the local authority (about half the England figure). Exeter’s profile is different and is quite similar to England. Torbay has very few local authority houses.

Table 5.2 b) Tenure by devon town

Devon TownOwned: Owns outrightOwned: Owns with a mortgage or loanShared ownership: Shared ownershipPrivate rented: Private landlord or letting agencyPrivate rented: Other private rentedSocial rented: Other social rentedSocial rented: Rents from council or Local AuthorityLives rent freeTotal Households
Ashburton-Buckfastleigh1,4078123566311034714363,523
Axminster3,5491,6519690119232748827,206
Barnstaple8,3335,7343093,4385092,200695621,224
Bideford-Northam7,6744,4002033,1895431,550330417,893
Braunton2,3091,407566942983169125,173
Cranbrook4441,369263312733718502,917
Crediton4,0772,670791,44925137464799,556
Cullompton4,0273,3681451,5522826097051610,704
Dartmouth2,4419435562917758913314,968
Dawlish3,4681,7761341,36016564717117,722
Exeter (Wider)20,43116,92375813,2861,3274,7134,9187362,429
Exmouth10,1035,3881613,3356037721,4812021,863
Great Torrington2,2351,191227651573396214,772
Holsworthy3,8191,653431,1482824597717,482
Honiton4,0202,090531,28822428260538,565
Ilfracombe3,1981,772271,75128648115037,668
Ivybridge6,7035,0342732,0223611,183204415,784
Kingsbridge3,8541,7631001,08625487721558,154
Lynton-Lynmouth3581563142334891750
Moretonhampstead95546014276691284101,943
Newton Abbot13,58510,1334494,7646782,4537241432,800
Okehampton5,5232,919892,172394985199212,283
Ottery St Mary3,0961,98512874915024729346,652
Seaton3,3931,1144192316521336146,214
Sidmouth4,5831,42289872177292522127,969
South Molton2,9991,523761,10525356012546,645
Tavistock6,5373,340881,8423381,081309913,544
Teignmouth4,1362,141751,57019453616538,820
Tiverton6,8234,4201502,8544557691,5262717,024
Totnes4,7072,2632031,5172871,274177410,432
Plymouth33,78332,2551,34922,7543,16713,7257,386138114,557
Torbay24,66315,69962215,1951,5724,6645611662,992
One Devon207,244139,7746,18795,60314,00143,39423,571396530,170
Devon CC36,27418,20885011,4322,0194,9723,4786777,300
South West922,164691,05026,458417,67764,467201,043123,8852,1352,448,879
England7,624,6926,744,372235,9524,273,688521,2002,060,5111,945,15130,51623,436,082
Devon TownOwned: Owns outrightOwned: Owns with a mortgage or loanShared ownership: Shared ownershipPrivate rented: Other private rentedPrivate rented: Private landlord or letting agencySocial rented: Other social rentedSocial rented: Rents from council or Local AuthorityLives rent free
Ashburton-Buckfastleigh39.9%23.0%1.0%18.8%3.1%9.8%4.1%0.2%
Axminster49.3%22.9%1.3%12.5%2.7%4.5%6.8%0.0%
Barnstaple39.3%27.0%1.5%16.2%2.4%10.4%3.3%0.0%
Bideford-Northam42.9%24.6%1.1%17.8%3.0%8.7%1.8%0.0%
Braunton44.6%27.2%1.1%13.4%5.8%6.1%1.8%0.0%
Cranbrook15.2%46.9%9.0%10.7%2.5%12.7%2.9%0.0%
Crediton42.7%27.9%0.8%15.2%2.6%3.9%6.8%0.1%
Cullompton37.6%31.5%1.4%14.5%2.6%5.7%6.6%0.1%
Dartmouth49.1%19.0%1.1%12.7%3.6%11.9%2.7%0.0%
Dawlish44.9%23.0%1.7%17.6%2.1%8.4%2.2%0.0%
Exeter (Wider)32.7%27.1%1.2%21.3%2.1%7.5%7.9%0.1%
Exmouth46.2%24.6%0.7%15.3%2.8%3.5%6.8%0.1%
Great Torrington46.8%25.0%0.5%16.0%3.3%7.1%1.3%0.0%
Holsworthy51.0%22.1%0.6%15.3%3.8%6.1%1.0%0.0%
Honiton46.9%24.4%0.6%15.0%2.6%3.3%7.1%0.0%
Ilfracombe41.7%23.1%0.4%22.8%3.7%6.3%2.0%0.0%
Ivybridge42.5%31.9%1.7%12.8%2.3%7.5%1.3%0.0%
Kingsbridge47.3%21.6%1.2%13.3%3.1%10.8%2.6%0.1%
Lynton-Lynmouth47.7%20.8%0.4%18.9%4.4%6.4%1.2%0.1%
Moretonhampstead49.2%23.7%0.7%14.2%3.6%6.6%2.1%0.0%
Newton Abbot41.4%30.9%1.4%14.5%2.1%7.5%2.2%0.0%
Okehampton45.0%23.8%0.7%17.7%3.2%8.0%1.6%0.0%
Ottery St Mary46.5%29.8%1.9%11.3%2.3%3.7%4.4%0.1%
Seaton54.6%17.9%0.7%14.9%2.7%3.4%5.8%0.1%
Sidmouth57.5%17.8%1.1%10.9%2.2%3.7%6.6%0.2%
South Molton45.1%22.9%1.1%16.6%3.8%8.4%1.9%0.1%
Tavistock48.3%24.7%0.6%13.6%2.5%8.0%2.3%0.1%
Teignmouth46.9%24.3%0.9%17.8%2.2%6.1%1.9%0.0%
Tiverton40.1%26.0%0.9%16.8%2.7%4.5%9.0%0.2%
Totnes45.1%21.7%1.9%14.5%2.8%12.2%1.7%0.0%
Plymouth29.5%28.2%1.2%19.9%2.8%12.0%6.4%0.1%
Torbay39.2%24.9%1.0%24.1%2.5%7.4%0.9%0.0%
One Devon39.1%26.4%1.2%18.0%2.6%8.2%4.4%0.1%
DCC Devon46.9%23.6%1.1%14.8%2.6%6.4%4.5%0.1%
South West37.7%28.2%1.1%17.1%2.6%8.2%5.1%0.1%
England32.5%28.8%1.0%18.2%2.2%8.8%8.3%0.1%


Figure 5.2 b) Tenure by devon town

Tenure by Household chart of the Thirty Devon Towns with Devon CC area, Plymouth, Torbay and One Devon. South West Region and England are included for comparison. The data is from the preceding table and there are eight columns. Some notes are included below this chart.

Cranbrook differs with lowest Owns Outright and the Highest mortgage and shared ownership figures. Holsworthy, Seaton & Sidmouth have more than 50% Owning Outright. The largest council homes areas Tiverton 9%, Exeter (Wider) 8% and Axminster 7%.

Map 5.2 c) Percentage of Social Housing by Output Area

Map showing percentage of households living in Social Housing.  Map is of Devon at Output Area level with Exeter, Cranbrook & Sherford highlighted- there are some notes below the map.

Exeter, Plymouth & Torbay have the largest numbers of Social Rented homes. Most larger towns have areas of Social Rented – Newton Abbot, Barnstaple, Sidmouth, Tavistock and Dartmouth.

Map 5.2 d) Percentage of Privately Rented Housing by Output Area

Map showing percentage of households living in Privately Renting Housing.  Map is of Devon at Output Area level with Exeter, Cranbrook & Sherford highlighted- there are some notes below the map.

Exeter, Plymouth & Torbay have the largest numbers of Privately Rented homes. South Molton and North Molton are local hotspots.

5.3 Second Addresses

(ONS Table TS056)

Table 5.3 a) Second Addresses by district

AreaNo second addressSecond address is in the UKSecond address is outside the UKUsual ResidentsNo second address %Second address is in the UK %Second address is outside the UK %
East Devon144,5365,0971,195150,82895.8%3.4%0.8%
Exeter109,89117,6423,174130,70784.1%13.5%2.4%
Mid Devon79,6392,67254182,85296.1%3.2%0.7%
North Devon94,7373,10177398,61196.1%3.1%0.8%
South Hams83,9113,5641,15288,62794.7%4.0%1.3%
Teignbridge129,5444,393866134,80396.1%3.3%0.6%
Torridge65,5352,13744268,11496.2%3.1%0.6%
West Devon54,5412,00754857,09695.5%3.5%1.0%
Plymouth245,14617,4262,123264,69592.6%6.6%0.8%
Torbay134,2253,9711,128139,32496.3%2.9%0.8%
One Devon1,141,70562,01011,9421,215,65793.9%5.1%1.0%
DCC Devon762,33440,6138,691811,63893.9%5.0%1.1%
South West5,363,097279,23158,8585,701,18694.1%4.9%1.0%
England53,463,3692,311,039715,63856,490,04694.6%4.1%1.3%


Figure 5.3 a) Second Addresses by district

Second Homes by Usual Residents chart of the Eight Districts with Devon CC area, Plymouth, Torbay and One Devon. South West Region and England are included for comparison. The data is from the preceding table and there are three columns. Some notes are included below this chart.

Exeter has the most Second Addresses in the UK and Outside the UK in Devon.

Table 5.3 b) Second Addresses by devon town

Devon TownNo second addressSecond address is in the UKSecond address is outside the UKUsual ResidentsNo second address %Second address is in the UK %Second address is outside the UK %
Ashburton-Buckfastleigh7,479262527,79396.0%3.4%0.7%
Axminster15,55855013516,24395.8%3.4%0.8%
Barnstaple46,5791,42930548,31396.4%3.0%0.6%
Bideford-Northam37,3801,36826739,01595.8%3.5%0.7%
Braunton11,77051813712,42594.7%4.2%1.1%
Cranbrook7,465321287,81495.5%4.1%0.4%
Crediton21,20471415122,06996.1%3.2%0.7%
Cullompton24,54276216225,46696.4%3.0%0.6%
Dartmouth9,88848420310,57593.5%4.6%1.9%
Dawlish16,0035379716,63796.2%3.2%0.6%
Exeter (Wider)132,44618,3623,350154,15885.9%11.9%2.2%
Exmouth46,8831,84944549,17795.3%3.8%0.9%
Great Torrington10,5552966610,91796.7%2.7%0.6%
Holsworthy16,87346311617,45296.7%2.7%0.7%
Honiton18,35057414419,06896.2%3.0%0.8%
Ilfracombe16,35354014117,03496.0%3.2%0.8%
Ivybridge35,0771,48438336,94494.9%4.0%1.0%
Kingsbridge16,88571225317,85094.6%4.0%1.4%
Lynton-Lynmouth1,54447171,60896.0%2.9%1.1%
Moretonhampstead4,090187524,32994.5%4.3%1.2%
Newton Abbot72,8352,46544375,74396.2%3.3%0.6%
Okehampton27,19888724728,33296.0%3.1%0.9%
Ottery St Mary15,08849411715,69996.1%3.1%0.7%
Seaton12,28736910212,75896.3%2.9%0.8%
Sidmouth16,05050312416,67796.2%3.0%0.7%
South Molton14,64342913815,21096.3%2.8%0.9%
Tavistock29,4601,18431230,95695.2%3.8%1.0%
Teignmouth18,02863514318,80695.9%3.4%0.8%
Tiverton37,7521,30825139,31196.0%3.3%0.6%
Totnes22,05988330923,25194.9%3.8%1.3%
Plymouth245,14617,4262,123264,69592.6%6.6%0.8%
Torbay134,2253,9711,128139,32496.3%2.9%0.8%
One Devon1,141,70562,01011,9421,215,65793.9%5.1%1.0%
Devon CC762,32440,6168,690811,63093.9%5.0%1.1%
South West5,363,097279,23158,8585,701,18694.1%4.9%1.0%
England53,463,3692,311,039715,63856,490,04694.6%4.1%1.3%

Figure 5.3 b) Second Addresses by devon town

Second Homes by Usual Residents chart of the Thirty Devon Towns with Devon CC area, Plymouth, Torbay and One Devon. South West Region and England are included for comparison. The data is from the preceding table and there are three columns. Some notes are included below this chart.

After Exeter (Wider), Dartmouth has 4.5% second address in the UK and 2% Outside the UK. Plymouth has 6.6% second homes in the UK.

5.4 Occupancy Rating

(ONS Table TS053)

Table 5.4 a) Occupancy Rating by district

AreaOccupancy rating of rooms: +2 or moreOccupancy rating of rooms: +1Occupancy rating of rooms: 0Occupancy rating of rooms: -1Occupancy rating of rooms: -2 or lessTotal HouseholdsOccupancy rating of rooms: +2 or more %Occupancy rating of rooms: +1 %Occupancy rating of rooms: 0 %Occupancy rating of rooms: -1 %Occupancy rating of rooms: -2 or less %
East Devon35,53419,01710,4081,61421866,79153.2%28.5%15.6%2.4%0.3%
Exeter22,85113,87212,7132,85426552,55543.5%26.4%24.2%5.4%0.5%
Mid Devon18,6579,4966,2981,05812435,63352.4%26.6%17.7%3.0%0.3%
North Devon22,11211,9967,7331,20115243,19451.2%27.8%17.9%2.8%0.4%
South Hams21,60410,4576,24891910739,33554.9%26.6%15.9%2.3%0.3%
Teignbridge30,32817,16110,5121,65218559,83850.7%28.7%17.6%2.8%0.3%
Torridge16,4738,6504,5646888230,45754.1%28.4%15.0%2.3%0.3%
West Devon14,1506,2073,7626138624,81857.0%25.0%15.2%2.5%0.3%
Plymouth48,72431,89228,1545,194594114,55842.5%27.8%24.6%4.5%0.5%
Torbay26,81219,08213,7782,99133162,99442.6%30.3%21.9%4.7%0.5%
One Devon257,245147,830104,17018,7842,144530,17348.5%27.9%19.6%3.5%0.4%
Devon CC181,70996,85662,23810,5991,219352,62151.5%27.5%17.7%3.0%0.3%
South West1,211,666649,395481,33494,33912,1472,448,88149.5%26.5%19.7%3.9%0.5%
England10,602,5836,273,1475,050,1081,246,173264,07323,436,08445.2%26.8%21.5%5.3%1.1%

Figure 5.4 a) Occupancy Rating by district

Room Occupancy by Household chart of the Eight Districts with Devon CC area, Plymouth, Torbay and One Devon. South West Region and England are included for comparison. The data is from the preceding table and there are five columns. Some notes are included below this chart.

Ideally a home should have a Room Occupancy of 0 – Minus 1% or 2% are overcrowded, Positive 1% or 2% have spare capacity. Less than 1% in -2 category. Exeter has 5.4% in the -1 overcrowded category. In the two categories with spare capacity most Devon districts have around 80% of households – Exeter being the exception with 70%. Plymouth, Exeter and Torbay have more than 20% in the 0 category.

Table 5.4 b) Occupancy Rating by devon town

AreaOccupancy rating of rooms: +2 or moreOccupancy rating of rooms: +1Occupancy rating of rooms: 0Occupancy rating of rooms: -1Occupancy rating of rooms: -2 or lessTotal HouseholdsOccupancy rating of rooms: +2 or more %Occupancy rating of rooms: +1 %Occupancy rating of rooms: 0 %Occupancy rating of rooms: -1 %Occupancy rating of rooms: -2 or less %
Ashburton-Buckfastleigh                    1,600        1,096           707           108                         12          3,52345.4%31.1%20.1%3.1%0.3%
Axminster                    4,055        1,930        1,044           165                         14          7,20856.3%26.8%14.5%2.3%0.2%
Barnstaple                  10,393        6,027        4,085           634                         82        21,22149.0%28.4%19.2%3.0%0.4%
Bideford-Northam                    9,179        5,323        2,922           409                         46        17,87951.3%29.8%16.3%2.3%0.3%
Braunton                    2,724        1,511           821           108                           9          5,17352.7%29.2%15.9%2.1%0.2%
Cranbrook                    1,198        1,000           619             87                         13          2,91741.1%34.3%21.2%3.0%0.4%
Crediton                    5,274        2,385        1,599           262                         30          9,55055.2%25.0%16.7%2.7%0.3%
Cullompton                    5,512        2,903        1,955           298                         41        10,70951.5%27.1%18.3%2.8%0.4%
Dartmouth                    2,772        1,324           743           122                           9          4,97055.8%26.6%14.9%2.5%0.2%
Dawlish                    3,508        2,303        1,604           268                         35          7,71845.5%29.8%20.8%3.5%0.5%
Exeter (Wider)                  28,483      16,427      14,161        3,061                       309        62,44145.6%26.3%22.7%4.9%0.5%
Exmouth                  11,156        6,317        3,744           572                         73        21,86251.0%28.9%17.1%2.6%0.3%
Great Torrington                    2,668        1,377           622             98                         10          4,77555.9%28.8%13.0%2.1%0.2%
Holsworthy                    4,522        1,816           946           168                         26          7,47860.5%24.3%12.7%2.2%0.3%
Honiton                    4,412        2,588        1,331           202                         27          8,56051.5%30.2%15.5%2.4%0.3%
Ilfracombe                    3,813        1,984        1,565           267                         39          7,66849.7%25.9%20.4%3.5%0.5%
Ivybridge                    9,048        4,148        2,246           304                         42        15,78857.3%26.3%14.2%1.9%0.3%
Kingsbridge                    4,391        2,139        1,414           190                         24          8,15853.8%26.2%17.3%2.3%0.3%
Lynton-Lynmouth                       437           195           109             11                         –               75258.1%25.9%14.5%1.5%0.0%
Moretonhampstead                    1,212           473           215             40                           3          1,94362.4%24.3%11.1%2.1%0.2%
Newton Abbot                  16,781        9,450        5,644           847                         97        32,81951.1%28.8%17.2%2.6%0.3%
Okehampton                    6,846        3,195        1,894           296                         38        12,26955.8%26.0%15.4%2.4%0.3%
Ottery St Mary                    3,923        1,732           828           152                         14          6,64959.0%26.0%12.5%2.3%0.2%
Seaton                    3,272        1,782           992           144                         12          6,20252.8%28.7%16.0%2.3%0.2%
Sidmouth                    4,351        2,378        1,049           165                         21          7,96454.6%29.9%13.2%2.1%0.3%
South Molton                    3,671        1,861           957           139                         19          6,64755.2%28.0%14.4%2.1%0.3%
Tavistock                    7,875        3,293        1,991           328                         50        13,53758.2%24.3%14.7%2.4%0.4%
Teignmouth                    4,383        2,450        1,658           302                         30          8,82349.7%27.8%18.8%3.4%0.3%
Tiverton                    8,869        4,603        2,936           545                         57        17,01052.1%27.1%17.3%3.2%0.3%
Totnes                    5,399        2,840        1,848           308                         30        10,42551.8%27.2%17.7%3.0%0.3%
Plymouth48,72431,89228,1545,194594114,55842.5%27.8%24.6%4.5%0.5%
Torbay26,81219,08213,7782,99133162,99442.6%30.3%21.9%4.7%0.5%
One Devon257,245147,830104,17018,7842,144530,17348.5%27.9%19.6%3.5%0.4%
Devon CC41,74320,93912,2592,08323377,25754.0%27.1%15.9%2.7%0.3%
South West1,211,666649,395481,33494,33912,1472,448,88149.5%26.5%19.7%3.9%0.5%
England10,602,5836,273,1475,050,1081,246,173264,07323,436,08445.2%26.8%21.5%5.3%1.1%


Figure 5.4 b) Occupancy Rating by devon town

Room Occupancy by Household chart of the Thirty Devon Towns with Devon CC area, Plymouth, Torbay and One Devon. South West Region and England are included for comparison. The data is from the preceding table and there are five columns. Some notes are included below this chart.

In the -1 overcrowded  category Exeter (Wider) (4.9%), Ilfracombe (3.5%), Dawlish (3.5%) and Teignmouth (3.4%) are all above the Devon CC figure of 2.7%

Map 5.4 c) Occupancy Rating of -1 or -2 by Output Area

Map showing percentage of households in Overcrowded Housing.  Map is of Devon at Output Area level with Exeter, Cranbrook & Sherford highlighted- there are some notes below the map.

Exeter, Plymouth and Paignton seem to have the greatest areas of overcrowding.

5.5 Central Heating

(ONS Table TS046)

Table 5.5 a) Central Heating by district

AreaMains gas onlyElectric onlyOil onlyOther central heating onlyRenewable energy onlySolid fuel onlyTank or bottled gas onlyTwo or more types of central heating (including renewable energy)Two or more types of central heating (not including renewable energy)Wood onlyDistrict or communal heat networks onlyNo central heatingTotal Households
East Devon41,5366,4395,7872377131981,2517116,2833202,2071,10566,787
Exeter40,1616,029135306171102033123,468225791,15752,553
Mid Devon18,5343,4155,6651524851571,1414864,2863633191735,632
North Devon26,3093,9494,356198597988655924,770341751,04743,197
South Hams20,7534,4355,301119703931,2197664,6262957694939,335
Teignbridge40,2305,4853,801214426861,4505745,882338731,27959,838
Torridge13,7343,4005,9861165251521,0944213,6613529192530,457
West Devon11,9232,1434,647883651008633513,3373052766924,818
Plymouth92,6348,511108808100465016478,596354262,146114,558
Torbay47,9517,51813839587202692724,592362961,42062,994
One Devon353,76551,32435,9242,6334,1729608,8565,13249,5012,4073,88111,614530,169
DCC Devon213,18035,29535,6781,4303,9858948,0864,21336,3132,3363,1598,048352,617
South West1,638,032253,309173,49312,66818,6465,40839,91220,509224,3087,89812,14242,5522,448,877
England17,334,0402,041,989760,470217,54392,39641,967232,512126,6901,989,25931,032216,543351,63223,436,073
AreaMains gas onlyElectric onlyOil onlyOther central heating onlyRenewable energy onlySolid fuel onlyTank or bottled gas onlyTwo or more types of central heating (including renewable energy)Two or more types of central heating (not including renewable energy)Wood onlyDistrict or communal heat networks onlyNo central heating
East Devon62.2%9.6%8.7%0.4%1.1%0.3%1.9%1.1%9.4%0.5%3.3%1.7%
Exeter76.4%11.5%0.3%0.6%0.3%0.0%0.4%0.6%6.6%0.0%1.1%2.2%
Mid Devon52.0%9.6%15.9%0.4%1.4%0.4%3.2%1.4%12.0%1.0%0.1%2.6%
North Devon60.9%9.1%10.1%0.5%1.4%0.2%2.0%1.4%11.0%0.8%0.2%2.4%
South Hams52.8%11.3%13.5%0.3%1.8%0.2%3.1%1.9%11.8%0.7%0.2%2.4%
Teignbridge67.2%9.2%6.4%0.4%0.7%0.1%2.4%1.0%9.8%0.6%0.1%2.1%
Torridge45.1%11.2%19.7%0.4%1.7%0.5%3.6%1.4%12.0%1.2%0.3%3.0%
West Devon48.0%8.6%18.7%0.4%1.5%0.4%3.5%1.4%13.4%1.2%0.1%2.7%
Plymouth80.9%7.4%0.1%0.7%0.1%0.0%0.4%0.6%7.5%0.0%0.4%1.9%
Torbay76.1%11.9%0.2%0.6%0.1%0.0%0.4%0.4%7.3%0.1%0.5%2.3%
One Devon66.7%9.7%6.8%0.5%0.8%0.2%1.7%1.0%9.3%0.5%0.7%2.2%
DCC Devon60.5%10.0%10.1%0.4%1.1%0.3%2.3%1.2%10.3%0.7%0.9%2.3%
South West66.9%10.3%7.1%0.5%0.8%0.2%1.6%0.8%9.2%0.3%0.5%1.7%
England74.0%8.7%3.2%0.9%0.4%0.2%1.0%0.5%8.5%0.1%0.9%1.5%


Figure 5.5 a) Central Heating by district

Central Heating by Household chart of the Eight Districts with Devon CC area, Plymouth, Torbay and One Devon. South West Region and England are included for comparison. The data is from the preceding table and there are twelve columns columns. Some notes are included below this chart.

3% of homes in Torridge and 2.7% in West Devon have no central heating. Most central heating is gas with 10% electricity and another 10% Oil – though the latter is higher in the more rural districts. A further 10% have two types of central heating.

Table 5.5 b) Central Heating by devon town

AreaMains gas onlyElectric onlyOil onlyOther central heating onlyRenewable energy onlySolid fuel onlyTank or bottled gas onlyTwo or more types of central heating (including renewable energy)Two or more types of central heating (not including renewable energy)Wood onlyDistrict or communal heat networks onlyNo central heatingTotal Households
Ashburton-Buckfastleigh2,395303148202358035411232793,524
Axminster3,3686161,521311274619213392772171577,207
Barnstaple14,7861,6671,27497214322582692,0711045838421,214
Bideford-Northam11,1511,9081,64158170523151911,7861135244117,878
Braunton3,39937740716102714372533286845,174
Cranbrook39249319340927733115591,411262,922
Crediton3,9061,0712,01435150663931671,27814493149,547
Cullompton5,8139811,62151203283321551,20792521310,701
Dartmouth1,99172994712134162278060836281564,964
Dawlish5,3851,01017828394166506241982147,725
Exeter (Wider)44,8046,8981,611343326437424314,6091061,1421,33962,394
Exmouth16,7481,8425247081261621741,786388432121,856
Great Torrington2,3223279262468271346261479281744,785
Holsworthy4551,1183,22627260704871671,211141103047,476
Honiton4,4521,2231,175211454220210591490321658,566
Ilfracombe5,2208103874364983697293062207,670
Ivybridge9,8031,1781,61748157374942361,791951932215,797
Kingsbridge3,0051,3971,71730256202351911,00756182258,157
Lynton-Lynmouth821822803153191110010045750
Moretonhampstead61115050585078649360412751,944
Newton Abbot23,0472,4461,914123199606793123,1741775262332,806
Okehampton4,4461,2833,01757246616032011,7501871940812,278
Ottery St Mary3,6425671,0092096393038470042171236,642
Seaton4,39167125123334486554520381126,201
Sidmouth6,1385952551845569576231649957,965
South Molton2,4546831,46934171302581331,03813262456,653
Tavistock7,5809491,97642161464371591,7541411228713,544
Teignmouth6,5141,0821572236455647011651748,830
Tiverton8,9201,5922,69479178795432032,0981661544917,016
Totnes5,9501,1381,01837159172682561,2261131024510,437
Plymouth92,6348,511108808100465016478,596354262,146114,558
Torbay47,9517,51813839587202692724,592362961,42062,994
One Devon353,76551,32435,9242,6334,1729608,8565,13249,5012,4073,88111,614530,169
DCC Devon7,2778,8292758792241,9811,0218,6856461521,73077,288352,617
South West1,638,032253,309173,49312,66818,6465,40839,91220,509224,3087,89812,14242,5522,448,877
England17,334,0402,041,989760,470217,54392,39641,967232,512126,6901,989,25931,032216,543351,63223,436,073
AreaMains gas onlyElectric onlyOil onlyOther central heating onlyRenewable energy onlySolid fuel onlyTank or bottled gas onlyTwo or more types of central heating (including renewable energy)Two or more types of central heating (not including renewable energy)Wood onlyDistrict or communal heat networks onlyNo central heating
Ashburton-Buckfastleigh68.0%8.6%4.2%0.6%0.7%0.1%2.3%1.0%11.7%0.7%0.1%2.2%
Axminster46.7%8.5%21.1%0.4%1.8%0.6%2.7%1.8%12.9%1.0%0.2%2.2%
Barnstaple69.7%7.9%6.0%0.5%1.0%0.2%1.2%1.3%9.8%0.5%0.3%1.8%
Bideford-Northam62.4%10.7%9.2%0.3%1.0%0.3%1.8%1.1%10.0%0.6%0.3%2.5%
Braunton65.7%7.3%7.9%0.3%2.0%0.1%2.8%1.4%10.3%0.5%0.1%1.6%
Cranbrook13.4%16.9%6.6%1.4%3.1%0.2%2.5%1.1%5.3%0.3%48.3%0.9%
Crediton40.9%11.2%21.1%0.4%1.6%0.7%4.1%1.7%13.4%1.5%0.1%3.3%
Cullompton54.3%9.2%15.1%0.5%1.9%0.3%3.1%1.4%11.3%0.9%0.0%2.0%
Dartmouth40.1%14.7%19.1%0.2%2.7%0.3%4.6%1.6%12.2%0.7%0.6%3.1%
Dawlish69.7%13.1%2.3%0.4%0.5%0.1%2.1%0.6%8.1%0.2%0.1%2.8%
Exeter (Wider)71.8%11.1%2.6%0.5%0.5%0.1%1.2%0.7%7.4%0.2%1.8%2.1%
Exmouth76.6%8.4%2.4%0.3%0.4%0.1%0.7%0.8%8.2%0.2%0.4%1.5%
Great Torrington48.5%6.8%19.4%0.5%1.4%0.6%2.8%1.3%12.8%1.7%0.6%3.6%
Holsworthy6.1%15.0%43.2%0.4%3.5%0.9%6.5%2.2%16.2%1.9%0.1%4.1%
Honiton52.0%14.3%13.7%0.2%1.7%0.5%2.4%1.2%10.7%1.1%0.4%1.9%
Ilfracombe68.1%10.6%5.0%0.6%0.8%0.1%1.1%0.9%9.5%0.4%0.1%2.9%
Ivybridge62.1%7.5%10.2%0.3%1.0%0.2%3.1%1.5%11.3%0.6%0.1%2.0%
Kingsbridge36.8%17.1%21.0%0.4%3.1%0.2%2.9%2.3%12.3%0.7%0.2%2.8%
Lynton-Lynmouth10.9%24.3%37.3%0.4%2.0%0.4%2.5%1.5%13.3%1.3%0.0%6.0%
Moretonhampstead31.4%7.7%26.0%0.4%2.6%0.4%4.4%2.5%18.5%2.1%0.1%3.9%
Newton Abbot70.3%7.5%5.8%0.4%0.6%0.2%2.1%1.0%9.7%0.5%0.2%1.9%
Okehampton36.2%10.4%24.6%0.5%2.0%0.5%4.9%1.6%14.3%1.5%0.2%3.3%
Ottery St Mary54.8%8.5%15.2%0.3%1.4%0.6%4.6%1.3%10.5%0.6%0.3%1.9%
Seaton70.8%10.8%4.0%0.4%0.5%0.1%0.8%1.0%8.8%0.3%0.6%1.8%
Sidmouth77.1%7.5%3.2%0.2%0.6%0.1%0.9%0.7%7.8%0.2%0.6%1.2%
South Molton36.9%10.3%22.1%0.5%2.6%0.5%3.9%2.0%15.6%2.0%0.1%3.7%
Tavistock56.0%7.0%14.6%0.3%1.2%0.3%3.2%1.2%13.0%1.0%0.1%2.1%
Teignmouth73.8%12.3%1.8%0.2%0.4%0.0%0.6%0.7%7.9%0.2%0.1%2.0%
Tiverton52.4%9.4%15.8%0.5%1.0%0.5%3.2%1.2%12.3%1.0%0.1%2.6%
Totnes57.0%10.9%9.8%0.4%1.5%0.2%2.6%2.5%11.7%1.1%0.1%2.3%
Plymouth80.9%7.4%0.1%0.7%0.1%0.0%0.4%0.6%7.5%0.0%0.4%1.9%
Torbay76.1%11.9%0.2%0.6%0.1%0.0%0.4%0.4%7.3%0.1%0.5%2.3%
One Devon66.7%9.7%6.8%0.5%0.8%0.2%1.7%1.0%9.3%0.5%0.7%2.2%
DCC Devon60.5%10.0%10.1%0.4%1.1%0.3%2.3%1.2%10.3%0.7%0.9%2.3%
South West66.9%10.3%7.1%0.5%0.8%0.2%1.6%0.8%9.2%0.3%0.5%1.7%
England74.0%8.7%3.2%0.9%0.4%0.2%1.0%0.5%8.5%0.1%0.9%1.5%


Figure 5.5 b) Central Heating by devon town

Central Heating by Household chart of the Thirty Devon Towns with Devon CC area, Plymouth, Torbay and One Devon. South West Region and England are included for comparison. The data is from the preceding table and there are twelve columns columns. Some notes are included below this chart.

48% of Cranbrook has District or Communal heat networks (Exeter (wider) has over 1,000 households as well). 43% Of Holsworthy use Oil Only and several rural areas have more than 20%. Households with two types of Central Heating average 10% in DCC Devon but Moretonhampstead has 18.5% and Holsworthy and South Molton 16%.

Map 5.5 c) No Central Heating by Output Area

Map showing percentage of households with No Central Heating.  Map is of Devon at Output Area level with Exeter, Cranbrook & Sherford highlighted- there are some notes below the map.

Households with no central heating appear to be in rural areas mainly in Torridge and North Devon districts.

5.6 Number or Cars or Vans

(ONS Table TS045)

Table 5.6 a) Car/Van access by district

AreaNo cars or vans in household1 car or van in household2 cars or vans in household3 or more cars or vans in householdTotal HouseholdsNo cars or vans in household%1 car or van in household %2 cars or vans in household %3 or more cars or vans in household %
East Devon9,06528,16021,2488,31566,78813.6%42.2%31.8%12.4%
Exeter13,34623,83911,8333,53652,55425.4%45.4%22.5%6.7%
Mid Devon4,65314,07411,5835,32335,63313.1%39.5%32.5%14.9%
North Devon7,33117,93612,7435,18743,19717.0%41.5%29.5%12.0%
South Hams4,60715,75313,3115,66439,33511.7%40.0%33.8%14.4%
Teignbridge8,62624,60318,7877,82259,83814.4%41.1%31.4%13.1%
Torridge4,18212,7849,3114,17930,45613.7%42.0%30.6%13.7%
West Devon3,00710,0478,1183,64624,81812.1%40.5%32.7%14.7%
Plymouth28,53449,88328,0658,076114,55824.9%43.5%24.5%7.0%
Torbay14,63527,30215,4265,62962,99223.2%43.3%24.5%8.9%
One Devon97,986224,381150,42557,377530,16918.5%42.3%28.4%10.8%
Devon CC54,817147,196106,93443,672352,61915.5%41.7%30.3%12.4%
South West410,9201,022,391732,438283,1322,448,88116.8%41.7%29.9%11.6%
England5,516,0989,674,6456,106,9702,138,37223,436,08523.5%41.3%26.1%9.1%

Figure 5.6 a) Car/Van access by district

Access to Car/Van Ownership by Household chart of the Eight Districts with Devon CC area, Plymouth, Torbay and One Devon. South West Region and England are included for comparison. The data is from the preceding table and there are twelve columns columns. Some notes are included below this chart.

No access to cars/vans averages 19% in the One Devon area – Exeter, Plymouth & Torbay are much higher presumably as there are other alternatives forms of transport.

Table 5.6 b) Car/Van access by devon town

AreaNo cars or vans in household1 car or van in household2 cars or vans in household3 or more cars or vans in householdTotal HouseholdsNo cars or vans in household %1 car or van in household %2 cars or vans in household %3 or more cars or vans in household %
Ashburton-Buckfastleigh4821,5651,0554153,51713.7%44.5%30.0%11.8%
Axminster8172,8882,4301,0697,20411.3%40.1%33.7%14.8%
Barnstaple4,0278,9556,0082,23321,22319.0%42.2%28.3%10.5%
Bideford-Northam2,9517,7915,1801,96317,88516.5%43.6%29.0%11.0%
Braunton6752,0661,7306985,16913.1%40.0%33.5%13.5%
Cranbrook1881,2271,2092952,9196.4%42.0%41.4%10.1%
Crediton1,1533,6803,1861,5289,54712.1%38.5%33.4%16.0%
Cullompton1,1334,0633,7651,74010,70110.6%38.0%35.2%16.3%
Dartmouth7562,0871,5265974,96615.2%42.0%30.7%12.0%
Dawlish1,5243,4502,0177297,72019.7%44.7%26.1%9.4%
Exeter (Wider)14,17327,70015,4725,07862,42322.7%44.4%24.8%8.1%
Exmouth3,6379,5096,3622,35421,86216.6%43.5%29.1%10.8%
Great Torrington5811,9701,5177074,77512.2%41.3%31.8%14.8%
Holsworthy6172,8842,5341,4427,4778.3%38.6%33.9%19.3%
Honiton1,1563,6542,5491,2028,56113.5%42.7%29.8%14.0%
Ilfracombe1,6013,2381,9838467,66820.9%42.2%25.9%11.0%
Ivybridge1,3525,9685,9372,53115,7888.6%37.8%37.6%16.0%
Kingsbridge9883,2532,7161,2068,16312.1%39.9%33.3%14.8%
Lynton-Lynmouth1093412158675114.5%45.4%28.6%11.5%
Moretonhampstead1757167073491,9479.0%36.8%36.3%17.9%
Newton Abbot4,27713,12510,7684,65232,82213.0%40.0%32.8%14.2%
Okehampton1,3974,9463,9851,94612,27411.4%40.3%32.5%15.9%
Ottery St Mary5972,3882,6041,0616,6509.0%35.9%39.2%16.0%
Seaton9692,8841,7316166,20015.6%46.5%27.9%9.9%
Sidmouth1,3173,6152,2417907,96316.5%45.4%28.1%9.9%
South Molton8002,6562,1851,0136,65412.0%39.9%32.8%15.2%
Tavistock1,6875,5124,4651,87013,53412.5%40.7%33.0%13.8%
Teignmouth1,7093,7212,4829118,82319.4%42.2%28.1%10.3%
Tiverton2,4656,8735,2602,41717,01514.5%40.4%30.9%14.2%
Totnes1,5124,4463,1371,32910,42414.5%42.7%30.1%12.7%
Plymouth28,53449,88328,0658,076114,55824.9%43.5%24.5%7.0%
Torbay14,63527,30215,4265,62962,99223.2%43.3%24.5%8.9%
One Devon97,986224,381150,42557,377530,16918.5%42.3%28.4%10.8%
Devon CC Area54,825147,171106,95643,673352,62515.5%41.7%30.3%12.4%
South West410,9201,022,391732,438283,1322,448,88116.8%41.7%29.9%11.6%
England5,516,0989,674,6456,106,9702,138,37223,436,08523.5%41.3%26.1%9.1%


Figure 5.6 b) Car/Van access by devon town

Access to Car/Van Ownership by Household chart of the Thirty Devon Towns with Devon CC area, Plymouth, Torbay and One Devon. South West Region and England are included for comparison. The data is from the preceding table and there are twelve columns columns. Some notes are included below this chart.

Apart from the larger urban areas the largest percentages with no access to cars/vans are Ilfracombe (21%), Dawlish (20%), Teignmouth (19%) and Barnstaple (19%). Devon CC Area has 12.4% households in the 3+ category – Holsworthy has 19% and Moretonhampstead 18%.

Map 5.6 c) No Car/Van access by output area

Map showing percentage of households with No Access to a Car/Van.  Map is of Devon at Output Area level with Exeter, Cranbrook & Sherford highlighted- there are some notes below the map.

Most of the areas with no access to cars/vans are in Exeter, Plymouth & Torbay.

6 Health

6.1 Disability

(ONS Tables TS038 & TS038ASP)

Table 6.1 a) Disability by district

AreaDisabled under the Equality Act: Day-to-day activities limited a lotDisabled under the Equality Act: Day-to-day activities limited a littleNot disabled under the Equality Act: Has long term physical or mental health condition but day-to-day activities are not limitedNot disabled under the Equality Act: No long term physical or mental health conditionsTotal Usual ResidentsDisabled under the Equality Act: Day-to-day activities limited a lot %Disabled under the Equality Act: Day-to-day activities limited a little %Not disabled under the Equality Act: Has long term physical or mental health condition but day-to-day activities are not limited %Not disabled under the Equality Act: No long term physical or mental health conditions %
East Devon11,27818,12812,524108,879150,8097.5%12.0%8.3%72.2%
Exeter8,87314,91010,24296,680130,7056.8%11.4%7.8%74.0%
Mid Devon5,9329,3886,49061,04582,8557.2%11.3%7.8%73.7%
North Devon7,87011,4337,66471,64998,6168.0%11.6%7.8%72.7%
South Hams6,71310,0397,34364,53388,6287.6%11.3%8.3%72.8%
Teignbridge10,94516,48710,88496,503134,8198.1%12.2%8.1%71.6%
Torridge5,9848,4605,18548,48368,1128.8%12.4%7.6%71.2%
West Devon4,7087,1904,79940,40257,0998.2%12.6%8.4%70.8%
Plymouth25,01532,39119,780187,510264,6969.5%12.2%7.5%70.8%
Torbay15,25517,9739,97896,116139,32210.9%12.9%7.2%69.0%
One Devon102,573146,39994,889871,8001,215,6618.4%12.0%7.8%71.7%
DCC Devon62,30396,03565,131588,174811,6437.7%11.8%8.0%72.5%
South West421,925636,167441,6744,201,4205,701,1867.4%11.2%7.7%73.7%
England4,140,3575,634,1523,856,02942,859,50856,490,0467.3%10.0%6.8%75.9%

Figure 6.1 a) Disability by district

Disability by Usual Resident chart of the Eight Districts with Devon CC area, Plymouth, Torbay and One Devon. South West Region and England are included for comparison. The data is from the preceding table and there are four columns. Some notes are included below this chart.

Torridge has 9% Disabled with activities limited a lot compared to DCC Devon’s 7.7% – though Plymouth (9.5%) and Torbay (11%) are higher. DCC Devon has more disabled in all the categories compared to both the SW and England.

Devon TownDisabled under the Equality Act: Day-to-day activities limited a lot %Disabled under the Equality Act: Day-to-day activities limited a little %Not disabled under the Equality Act: Has long term physical or mental health condition but day-to-day activities are not limited %Not disabled under the Equality Act: No long term physical or mental health conditions %Disabled under the Equality Act: Day-to-day activities limited a lotDisabled under the Equality Act: Day-to-day activities limited a littleNot disabled under the Equality Act: Has long term physical or mental health condition but day-to-day activities are not limitedNot disabled under the Equality Act: No long term physical or mental health conditionsUsual Residents
Ashburton-Buckfastleigh8.6%12.9%7.9%70.6%6701,0076145,5017,792
Axminster7.3%12.2%8.4%72.0%1,1871,9881,37111,69316,239
Barnstaple8.1%11.6%7.8%72.5%3,8915,6123,78035,02748,310
Bideford-Northam9.1%12.4%7.7%70.8%3,5624,8423,00227,61739,023
Braunton6.7%10.1%7.3%75.9%8351,2539079,43412,429
Cranbrook5.0%9.3%7.1%78.6%3927275546,1457,818
Crediton7.0%12.2%8.1%72.7%1,5352,6931,79716,04422,069
Cullompton6.9%10.5%7.8%74.8%1,7642,6681,98819,05225,472
Dartmouth8.1%12.1%8.3%71.6%8531,2798737,57010,575
Dawlish10.1%13.2%8.4%68.3%1,6762,1981,39911,36216,635
Exeter (Wider)6.7%11.2%7.8%74.2%10,29217,31712,090114,443154,142
Exmouth8.2%12.6%8.3%70.9%4,0506,1934,07234,85449,169
Great Torrington8.0%12.6%7.7%71.7%8751,3788397,82510,917
Holsworthy8.5%12.2%7.4%71.9%1,4772,1331,28812,55217,450
Honiton7.4%12.5%8.1%71.9%1,4152,3901,54313,71119,059
Ilfracombe8.8%12.4%7.4%71.4%1,5012,1151,25312,16017,029
Ivybridge6.8%10.5%8.6%74.1%2,5233,8773,16727,38436,951
Kingsbridge7.3%11.7%7.7%73.3%1,3052,0841,38313,08117,853
Lynton-Lynmouth7.0%13.1%9.1%70.8%1132111461,1381,608
Moretonhampstead6.1%11.3%8.9%73.8%2634883853,1944,330
Newton Abbot7.8%12.0%7.9%72.4%5,8779,0685,97454,83775,756
Okehampton7.9%12.2%8.1%71.9%2,2403,4432,28120,36528,329
Ottery St Mary6.1%10.7%8.9%74.3%9591,6861,39011,66215,697
Plympton7.6%10.9%7.9%73.6%2,2373,2252,34821,75529,565
Seaton9.7%13.4%8.5%68.4%1,2381,7061,0888,72612,758
Sidmouth7.8%13.3%9.0%69.9%1,2952,2241,49411,66316,676
South Molton7.9%11.6%8.2%72.3%1,2031,7661,24211,00015,211
Tavistock8.6%13.0%8.8%69.7%2,6504,0222,70921,57930,960
Teignmouth9.1%12.8%8.4%69.7%1,7142,4001,57813,11818,810
Tiverton7.4%11.4%7.6%73.6%2,9164,4683,00428,93939,327
Totnes8.7%12.0%8.3%71.0%2,0322,7991,92016,49823,249
Plymouth9.5%12.2%7.5%70.8%25,01532,39119,780187,510264,696
Torbay10.9%12.9%7.2%69.0%15,25517,9739,97896,116139,322
One Devon8.4%12.0%7.8%71.7%102,573146,39994,889871,8001,215,661
DCC Devon7.7%11.8%8.0%72.5%64,54099,26067,479609,929841,208
South West7.4%11.2%7.7%73.7%421,925636,167441,6744,201,4205,701,186
England7.3%10.0%6.8%75.9%4,140,3575,634,1523,856,02942,859,50856,490,046

Table 6.1 b) Disability by devon town

Disability by Usual Resident chart of the Thirty Devon Towns with Devon CC area, Plymouth, Torbay and One Devon. South West Region and England are included for comparison. The data is from the preceding table and there are four columns. Some notes are included below this chart.

In the two Disabled Under the Equality Act categories DCC Devon has 7.7% and 11.8% – Dawlish (10% & 13%), Seaton (10% & 13%) and Bideford/Northam (9% & 12%). Cranbrook has notably small numbers (5% & 9%).

Table 6.1 c) Disability by district (Age Standardised Proportions)

AreaNot disabled under the Equality ActDisabled under the Equality Act: Day-to-day activities limited a littleDisabled under the Equality Act: Day-to-day activities limited a lotUsual Residents
East Devon82.910.86.3100
Exeter81.111.67.3100
Mid Devon82.410.96.699.9
North Devon81.910.97.2100
South Hams82.910.46.7100
Teignbridge81.411.47.2100
Torridge80.711.47.899.9
West Devon81.111.67.3100
Torbay77.912.29.9100
Plymouth78.012.39.7100.0
One Devon81.011.47.6100.0
DCC Devon81.811.17.1100.0
South West82.210.87100
England81.910.37.7100.0

Figure 6.1 c) Disability by district (Age Standardised Proportions)

Disability by Usual Resident (Age Standardised Proportions) chart of the Eight Districts with Devon CC area, Plymouth, Torbay and One Devon. South West Region and England are included for comparison. The data is from the preceding table and there are four columns. Some notes are included below this chart.

Age Standardised Proportions version of the disability make the two districts with the oldest populations appear better than DCC Devon (11.1 & 7.1) – South Hams (10.4 & 6.7) and East Devon (10.8 & 6.3).

Map 6.1 d) Disability by output area – with activities limited a lot

Map showing percentage of Usual Residents Disabled With Day to Day Activities affected a lot.  Map is of Devon at Output Area level with Exeter, Cranbrook & Sherford highlighted- there are some notes below the map.

There seems to be a couple of Output Areas in each district that has a high percentage of the most disabled group.

6.2 General Health

(ONS Tables TS037 & TS037ASP)

Table 6.2 a) General Health by district

AreasVery good healthGood healthFair healthBad healthVery bad healthUsual Residents
East Devon69,97352,88120,6505,7981,525150,827
Exeter66,49843,05415,1524,6651,340130,709
Mid Devon39,07328,86610,9543,08587482,852
North Devon46,13533,15413,7054,3521,26598,611
South Hams43,49929,40511,2923,4131,01888,627
Teignbridge61,42647,05319,0265,7391,559134,803
Torridge29,85223,71310,4533,21688068,114
West Devon26,00719,8028,2362,38067157,096
Plymouth121,11789,37137,19613,1093,902264,695
Torbay58,84247,69722,5787,8942,313139,324
One Devon562,422414,996169,24253,65115,3471,215,658
DCC Devon382,463277,928109,46832,6489,132811,639
South West2,713,6011,950,303748,197224,98564,1015,701,187
England27,390,82919,040,7367,147,3462,248,255662,88156,490,047
AreasVery good healthGood healthFair healthBad healthVery bad health
East Devon46.4%35.1%13.7%3.8%1.0%
Exeter50.9%32.9%11.6%3.6%1.0%
Mid Devon47.2%34.8%13.2%3.7%1.1%
North Devon46.8%33.6%13.9%4.4%1.3%
South Hams49.1%33.2%12.7%3.9%1.1%
Teignbridge45.6%34.9%14.1%4.3%1.2%
Torridge43.8%34.8%15.3%4.7%1.3%
West Devon45.5%34.7%14.4%4.2%1.2%
Plymouth45.8%33.8%14.1%5.0%1.5%
Torbay42.2%34.2%16.2%5.7%1.7%
One Devon46.3%34.1%13.9%4.4%1.3%
DCC Devon47.1%34.2%13.5%4.0%1.1%
South West47.6%34.2%13.1%3.9%1.1%
England48.5%33.7%12.7%4.0%1.2%

Figure 6.2 a) General Health by district

General Health by Usual Resident chart of the Eight Districts with Devon CC area, Plymouth, Torbay and One Devon. South West Region and England are included for comparison. The data is from the preceding table and there are five columns. Some notes are included below this chart.

Just over 5% of the people of DCC Devon regard themselves as being in Bad Health or Very Bad Health (comparable to the England figure). Torridge (6.0%) and North Devon (5.7%) compare badly while Exeter (4.6) fare the best. Torbay (7.4%) and Plymouth (6.5%) are the two worst areas in the One Devon area.

Table 6.2 b) General Health by devon town

AreaVery good healthGood healthFair healthBad healthVery bad healthUsual Residents
Ashburton-Buckfastleigh          3,598          2,601          1,133           377           88          7,797
Axminster          7,290          5,896          2,269           628         159        16,242
Barnstaple        22,491        16,333          6,656        2,230         606        48,316
Bideford-Northam        17,031        13,554          6,001        1,905         529        39,020
Braunton          6,587          3,802          1,480           417         137        12,423
Cranbrook          4,559          2,416             587           195           57          7,814
Crediton        10,390          7,743          2,953           771         212        22,069
Cullompton        12,402          8,733          3,164           900         276        25,475
Dartmouth          4,874          3,623          1,479           465         137        10,578
Dawlish          6,888          6,055          2,600           850         244        16,637
Exeter (Wider)        78,807        50,618        17,763        5,408      1,550      154,146
Exmouth        22,357        17,256          6,948        2,070         541        49,172
Great Torrington          4,853          3,838          1,630           484         111        10,916
Holsworthy          7,730          6,011          2,700           787         223        17,451
Honiton          8,445          6,887          2,798           746         188        19,064
Ilfracombe          7,670          5,718          2,563           846         237        17,034
Ivybridge        18,840        12,273          4,189        1,284         354        36,940
Kingsbridge          8,509          6,000          2,449           692         200        17,850
Lynton-Lynmouth             698             596             244             56           14          1,608
Moretonhampstead          2,102          1,487             548           154           39          4,330
Newton Abbot        35,121        26,273        10,454        3,041         854        75,743
Okehampton        12,903          9,958          3,980        1,166         318        28,325
Ottery St Mary          8,045          5,213          1,812           484         144        15,698
Seaton          4,894          4,792          2,292           617         166        12,761
Sidmouth          7,113          6,147          2,575           665         174        16,674
South Molton          6,960          5,241          2,148           626         232        15,207
Tavistock        13,994        10,674          4,594        1,312         387        30,961
Teignmouth          7,882          6,869          2,917           923         212        18,803
Tiverton        18,154        13,805          5,359        1,576         423        39,317
Totnes        11,276          7,506          3,177           974         318        23,251
Plymouth121,11789,37137,19613,1093,902264,695
Torbay58,84247,69722,5787,8942,313139,324
One Devon562,422414,996169,24253,65115,3471,215,658
DCC Devon      382,463      277,918      109,462      32,649      9,130      811,622
South West2,713,6011,950,303748,197224,98564,1015,701,187
England27,390,82919,040,7367,147,3462,248,255662,88156,490,047
AreaVery good health %Good health %Fair health %Bad health %Very bad health %
Ashburton-Buckfastleigh46.1%33.4%14.5%4.8%1.1%
Axminster44.9%36.3%14.0%3.9%1.0%
Barnstaple46.5%33.8%13.8%4.6%1.3%
Bideford-Northam43.6%34.7%15.4%4.9%1.4%
Braunton53.0%30.6%11.9%3.4%1.1%
Cranbrook58.3%30.9%7.5%2.5%0.7%
Crediton47.1%35.1%13.4%3.5%1.0%
Cullompton48.7%34.3%12.4%3.5%1.1%
Dartmouth46.1%34.3%14.0%4.4%1.3%
Dawlish41.4%36.4%15.6%5.1%1.5%
Exeter (Wider)51.1%32.8%11.5%3.5%1.0%
Exmouth45.5%35.1%14.1%4.2%1.1%
Great Torrington44.5%35.2%14.9%4.4%1.0%
Holsworthy44.3%34.4%15.5%4.5%1.3%
Honiton44.3%36.1%14.7%3.9%1.0%
Ilfracombe45.0%33.6%15.0%5.0%1.4%
Ivybridge51.0%33.2%11.3%3.5%1.0%
Kingsbridge47.7%33.6%13.7%3.9%1.1%
Lynton-Lynmouth43.4%37.1%15.2%3.5%0.9%
Moretonhampstead48.5%34.3%12.7%3.6%0.9%
Newton Abbot46.4%34.7%13.8%4.0%1.1%
Okehampton45.6%35.2%14.1%4.1%1.1%
Ottery St Mary51.2%33.2%11.5%3.1%0.9%
Seaton38.4%37.6%18.0%4.8%1.3%
Sidmouth42.7%36.9%15.4%4.0%1.0%
South Molton45.8%34.5%14.1%4.1%1.5%
Tavistock45.2%34.5%14.8%4.2%1.2%
Teignmouth41.9%36.5%15.5%4.9%1.1%
Tiverton46.2%35.1%13.6%4.0%1.1%
Totnes48.5%32.3%13.7%4.2%1.4%
Plymouth45.8%33.8%14.1%5.0%1.5%
Torbay42.2%34.2%16.2%5.7%1.7%
One Devon46.3%34.1%13.9%4.4%1.3%
DCC Devon47.1%34.2%13.5%4.0%1.1%
South West47.6%34.2%13.1%3.9%1.1%
England48.5%33.7%12.7%4.0%1.2%

Figure 6.2 b) General Health by devon town

General Health by Usual Resident chart of the Thirty Devon Towns with Devon CC area, Plymouth, Torbay and One Devon. South West Region and England are included for comparison. The data is from the preceding table and there are five columns. Some notes are included below this chart.

DCC Devon’s has 5.1% of its people who regard themselves as having either Bad Health or Very Bad Health – Dawlish (6.6%), Ilfracombe (6.4%) and Bideford/Northam (6.3%) are notably worse – Cranbrook (3.2%), Ottery St Mary (4.0%), Ivybridge (4.4%) and Lynton & Lynmouth (4.4%) are better than average.

Table 6.2 c) General Health by district (age standardised proportions)

AreaVery good healthGood healthFair healthBad healthVery bad healthUsual Residents
East Devon50.933.811.33.20.8100
Exeter48.833.512.641.2100.1
Mid Devon48.934.512.23.41100
North Devon49.73312.43.91.1100.1
South Hams53.431.510.83.31100
Teignbridge49.133.912.33.71100
Torridge4833.713.24.11.1100.1
West Devon49.633.412.43.61100
Plymouth44.834.114.45.11.599.9
Torbay45.433.714.451.499.9
One Devon48.933.512.63.91.1100.0
DCC Devon49.833.412.23.71.0100.0
South West48.734.112.53.71.1100.1
England47.034.213.34.21.3100.0

Figure 6.2 c) General Health by district (age standardised proportions)

General Health (Age Standardised Proportions) by Usual Resident chart of the Eight Districts with Devon CC area, Plymouth, Torbay and One Devon. South West Region and England are included for comparison. The data is from the preceding table and there are five columns. Some notes are included below this chart.

DCC Devon scored 4.7 for Bad & Very Bad Health this compares with South Hams (4.3) and East Devon (4.0) – Exeter and Torridge both scored 5.2.

Map 6.2 d) General Health Very Bad by output area

Map showing percentage of Usual Residents who regard their general health as very poor.  Map is of Devon at Output Area level with Exeter, Cranbrook & Sherford highlighted- there are some notes below the map.

Exeter, Plymouth & Torbay have isolated areas with health regarded as Very Poor. There are also some patches in East Devon towards Axminster and also South Molton in North Devon.

6.3 Provision of unpaid care

(ONS Tables TS039 & TS039ASP)

Table 6.3 a) Unpaid Care by district

LSOAProvides no unpaid careProvides 9 hours or less unpaid care a weekProvides 10 to 19 hours unpaid care a weekProvides 20 to 34 hours unpaid care a weekProvides 35 to 49 hours unpaid care a weekProvides 50 or more hours unpaid care a weekNo code requiredUsual ResidentsProvides no unpaid care %Provides 9 hours or less unpaid care a week %Provides 10 to 19 hours unpaid care a week %Provides 20 to 34 hours unpaid care a week %Provides 35 to 49 hours unpaid care a week %Provides 50 or more hours unpaid care a week %No code required % (Under 5s)
East Devon130,1435,5881,9041,2141,2514,2396,491150,83086.3%3.7%1.3%0.8%0.8%2.8%4.3%
Exeter114,8464,0681,3009059752,7185,883130,69587.9%3.1%1.0%0.7%0.7%2.1%4.5%
Mid Devon71,3272,9909946717042,1334,02582,84486.1%3.6%1.2%0.8%0.8%2.6%4.9%
North Devon85,1293,2471,2087888762,8504,51098,60886.3%3.3%1.2%0.8%0.9%2.9%4.6%
South Hams76,5223,6281,1697557312,2973,53288,63486.3%4.1%1.3%0.9%0.8%2.6%4.0%
Teignbridge115,6795,1551,7491,1661,2143,9465,899134,80885.8%3.8%1.3%0.9%0.9%2.9%4.4%
Torridge58,6842,3848446046422,1602,79668,11486.2%3.5%1.2%0.9%0.9%3.2%4.1%
West Devon49,2222,2677754934621,6782,19657,09386.2%4.0%1.4%0.9%0.8%2.9%3.8%
Plymouth227,5327,6403,0012,4022,8598,03913,208264,68186.0%2.9%1.1%0.9%1.1%3.0%5.0%
Torbay118,3654,4972,0141,5491,6525,1866,053139,31685.0%3.2%1.4%1.1%1.2%3.7%4.3%
One Devon1,047,44941,46414,95810,54711,36635,24654,5931,215,62386.2%3.4%1.2%0.9%0.9%2.9%4.5%
DCC Devon701,55229,3279,9436,5966,85522,02135,332811,62686.4%3.6%1.2%0.8%0.8%2.7%4.4%
South West4,935,783189,84965,56544,39947,185143,960274,4465,701,18786.6%3.3%1.2%0.8%0.8%2.5%4.8%
England48,734,8331,668,989634,736452,264517,5061,404,7673,076,95156,490,04686.3%3.0%1.1%0.8%0.9%2.5%5.4%

Figure 6.3 a) Unpaid Care by district

Provision of Unpaid Care by Usual Resident chart of the Eight Districts with Devon CC area, Plymouth, Torbay and One Devon. South West Region and England are included for comparison. The data is from the preceding table and there are seven columns. Some notes are included below this chart.

86% of people in DCC Devon provide no care with a further 4% being under 5s. Of those providing care most are either in the 9 hrs or less or the 50 hrs or more categories. In DCC Devon 9.2% provide unpaid care – This ranges from 7.6% in Exeter to 9.9% in West Devon.

Table 6.3 b) Unpaid Care by devon town

Devon TownProvides no unpaid careProvides 9 hours or less unpaid care a weekProvides 10 to 19 hours unpaid care a weekProvides 20 to 34 hours unpaid care a weekProvides 35 to 49 hours unpaid care a weekProvides 50 or more hours unpaid care a weekNo code requiredUsual Residents
Ashburton-Buckfastleigh        6,670         273         124           80           71         230         349        7,797
Axminster      14,122         589         193         124         134         415         665      16,242
Barnstaple      41,469      1,541         588         375         460      1,381      2,492      48,306
Bideford-Northam      33,596      1,388         488         345         371      1,235      1,601      39,024
Braunton      10,845         433         139           85           85         307         528      12,422
Cranbrook        6,507         198           68           49           70         153         773        7,818
Crediton      19,006         870         280         167         175         533      1,026      22,057
Cullompton      21,911         882         287         208         222         650      1,323      25,483
Dartmouth        9,223         399         144           98           88         292         332      10,576
Dawlish      14,260         643         204         171         165         545         652      16,640
Exeter (Wider)    134,837      5,025      1,612      1,050      1,148      3,303      7,161    154,136
Exmouth      42,587      1,823         626         440         424      1,446      1,823      49,169
Great Torrington        9,412         414         134           91           97         305         464      10,917
Holsworthy      15,027         579         216         164         166         582         718      17,452
Honiton      16,399         706         223         170         186         569         816      19,069
Ilfracombe      14,862         506         220         142         142         531         628      17,031
Ivybridge      31,862      1,473         444         328         328         933      1,583      36,951
Kingsbridge      15,499         711         233         128         135         453         694      17,853
Lynton-Lynmouth        1,426           47           15           14           18           41           48        1,609
Moretonhampstead        3,758         211           52           25           26         104         151        4,327
Newton Abbot      64,793      2,844         980         653         704      2,217      3,549      75,740
Okehampton      24,314      1,135         380         246         244         853      1,159      28,331
Ottery St Mary      13,602         586         205         102         108         414         686      15,703
Seaton      11,084         466         178         110           94         451         375      12,758
Sidmouth      14,431         707         234         143         138         498         524      16,675
South Molton      13,034         549         201         138         134         477         679      15,212
Tavistock      26,813      1,211         424         264         239         908      1,092      30,951
Teignmouth      16,330         687         245         159         163         529         694      18,807
Tiverton      33,935      1,386         458         326         340      1,047      1,824      39,316
Totnes      19,938      1,045         348         201         180         619         923      23,254
Plymouth227,5327,6403,0012,4022,8598,03913,208264,681
Torbay118,3654,4972,0141,5491,6525,1866,053139,316
One Devon1,047,44941,46414,95810,54711,36635,24654,5931,215,623
DCC Devon701,55229,3279,9436,5966,85522,02135,332811,626
South West4,935,783189,84965,56544,39947,185143,960274,4465,701,187
England48,734,8331,668,989634,736452,264517,5061,404,7673,076,95156,490,046
Devon TownProvides no unpaid care %Provides 9 hours or less unpaid care a week %Provides 10 to 19 hours unpaid care a week %Provides 20 to 34 hours unpaid care a week %Provides 35 to 49 hours unpaid care a week %Provides 50 or more hours unpaid care a week %No code required%
Ashburton-Buckfastleigh85.5%3.5%1.6%1.0%0.9%2.9%4.5%
Axminster86.9%3.6%1.2%0.8%0.8%2.6%4.1%
Barnstaple85.8%3.2%1.2%0.8%1.0%2.9%5.2%
Bideford-Northam86.1%3.6%1.3%0.9%1.0%3.2%4.1%
Braunton87.3%3.5%1.1%0.7%0.7%2.5%4.3%
Cranbrook83.2%2.5%0.9%0.6%0.9%2.0%9.9%
Crediton86.2%3.9%1.3%0.8%0.8%2.4%4.7%
Cullompton86.0%3.5%1.1%0.8%0.9%2.6%5.2%
Dartmouth87.2%3.8%1.4%0.9%0.8%2.8%3.1%
Dawlish85.7%3.9%1.2%1.0%1.0%3.3%3.9%
Exeter (Wider)87.5%3.3%1.0%0.7%0.7%2.1%4.6%
Exmouth86.6%3.7%1.3%0.9%0.9%2.9%3.7%
Great Torrington86.2%3.8%1.2%0.8%0.9%2.8%4.3%
Holsworthy86.1%3.3%1.2%0.9%1.0%3.3%4.1%
Honiton86.0%3.7%1.2%0.9%1.0%3.0%4.3%
Ilfracombe87.3%3.0%1.3%0.8%0.8%3.1%3.7%
Ivybridge86.2%4.0%1.2%0.9%0.9%2.5%4.3%
Kingsbridge86.8%4.0%1.3%0.7%0.8%2.5%3.9%
Lynton-Lynmouth88.6%2.9%0.9%0.9%1.1%2.5%3.0%
Moretonhampstead86.9%4.9%1.2%0.6%0.6%2.4%3.5%
Newton Abbot85.5%3.8%1.3%0.9%0.9%2.9%4.7%
Okehampton85.8%4.0%1.3%0.9%0.9%3.0%4.1%
Ottery St Mary86.6%3.7%1.3%0.6%0.7%2.6%4.4%
Seaton86.9%3.7%1.4%0.9%0.7%3.5%2.9%
Sidmouth86.5%4.2%1.4%0.9%0.8%3.0%3.1%
South Molton85.7%3.6%1.3%0.9%0.9%3.1%4.5%
Tavistock86.6%3.9%1.4%0.9%0.8%2.9%3.5%
Teignmouth86.8%3.7%1.3%0.8%0.9%2.8%3.7%
Tiverton86.3%3.5%1.2%0.8%0.9%2.7%4.6%
Totnes85.7%4.5%1.5%0.9%0.8%2.7%4.0%
Plymouth86.0%2.9%1.1%0.9%1.1%3.0%5.0%
Torbay85.0%3.2%1.4%1.1%1.2%3.7%4.3%
One Devon86.2%3.4%1.2%0.9%0.9%2.9%4.5%
DCC Devon86.4%3.6%1.2%0.8%0.8%2.7%4.4%
South West86.6%3.3%1.2%0.8%0.8%2.5%4.8%
England86.3%3.0%1.1%0.8%0.9%2.5%5.4%

Figure 6.3 b) Unpaid Care by devon town

Provision of Unpaid Care by Usual Resident chart of the Thirty Devon Towns with Devon CC area, Plymouth, Torbay and One Devon. South West Region and England are included for comparison. The data is from the preceding table and there are seven columns. Some notes are included below this chart.

Compared to the DCC average of 9.2% of persons providing unpaid care Exeter (Wider) (7.9%) and Cranbrook (6.9%) are the lowest. At the other extreme Dawlish (10.4%), Sidmouth (10.3%) and Totnes (10.3%) are the highest.

Map 6.3 c) Unpaid Care Provision by output area

Map showing percentage of Usual Residents who provide Unpaid Care.  Map is of Devon at Output Area level with Exeter, Cranbrook & Sherford highlighted- there are some notes below the map.

Most of the Unpaid Care providers seem to spread out – most in rural areas – Bideford in Torridge, Copplestone in Mid Devon, Hatherleigh in West Devon, Axminster and Budleigh Salterton in East Devon, Ilsington and Ashburton in Teignbridge and a rural area in South Hams.

Map 6.3 d) 50+ Hours per week Unpaid Care Provision by output area

Map showing percentage of Usual Residents who provide 50+ hours per week of Unpaid Care.  Map is of Devon at Output Area level with Exeter, Cranbrook & Sherford highlighted- there are some notes below the map.

Unpaid care 50+ hours are spread out through some rural areas and some towns Okehampton, Holsworthy, Newton Abbot, Honiton and Seaton being the most notable.

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