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Taw Vale · Mid Devon

Taw Vale: your neighbourhood

Taw Vale electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented privately: 11% here, compared with 19% across Mid Devon (7.6 percentage points lower).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 20.1% here, compared with 15.8% across Mid Devon (4.3 percentage points higher).

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 65 or over: 26.8% here, compared with 24% across Mid Devon (2.8 percentage points higher).

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

26.8%

21 March 2021 · Taw Vale

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

536 out of 2,003.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5.3%

21 March 2021 · Taw Vale

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

107 out of 2,011.

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People counted in the census

2,012

21 March 2021 · Taw Vale

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

2,012 out of 2,012.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

31.4%

21 March 2021 · Taw Vale

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

528 out of 1,680.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

55.9%

21 March 2021 · Taw Vale

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

484 out of 866.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

20.1%

21 March 2021 · Taw Vale

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

Show the workings

Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

174 out of 866.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

44.8%

21 March 2021 · Taw Vale

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

757 out of 1,689.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

53.5%

21 March 2021 · Taw Vale

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

903 out of 1,689.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

3.8%

21 March 2021 · Taw Vale

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

65 out of 1,689.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

18.3%

21 March 2021 · Taw Vale

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

307 out of 1,680.

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Homes rented privately

11%

21 March 2021 · Taw Vale

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

95 out of 868.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

30.8%

21 March 2021 · Taw Vale

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

521 out of 1,689.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

10%

21 March 2021 · Taw Vale

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

88 out of 868.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.7%

21 March 2021 · Taw Vale

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

29 out of 1,689.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Taw Vale ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

89 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 89 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Taw Vale ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 6 mapped crimes in September 2024; 10 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Taw Vale
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202460
October 202461
November 202490
December 202430
January 202560
February 202570
March 2025114
April 202590
May 2025150
June 202560
July 202582
August 202531
September 202571
October 202561
November 202560
December 202572
January 202680
February 2026100
March 202690
April 202640
May 202671
June 202690
July 202660
August 2026100
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Taw Vale
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime53
public order7
criminal damage arson6
other theft6
shoplifting5
burglary4
other crime4
possession of weapons2
bicycle theft1
vehicle crime1
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Mid Devon →