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Heanton Punchardon · North Devon

Heanton Punchardon: your neighbourhood

Heanton Punchardon electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 65 or over: 14.4% here, compared with 25.8% across North Devon (11.4 percentage points lower).

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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Homes rented privately: 31% here, compared with 20% across North Devon (10.3 percentage points higher).

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: 11.7% here, compared with 17.1% across North Devon (5.4 percentage points lower).

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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

14.4%

21 March 2021 · Heanton Punchardon

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

418 out of 2,896.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.4%

21 March 2021 · Heanton Punchardon

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

128 out of 2,895.

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People counted in the census

2,894

21 March 2021 · Heanton Punchardon

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

2,894 out of 2,894.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

29.7%

21 March 2021 · Heanton Punchardon

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

675 out of 2,276.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

43.9%

21 March 2021 · Heanton Punchardon

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

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

439 out of 1,000.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

11.7%

21 March 2021 · Heanton Punchardon

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

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

117 out of 1,000.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

31.7%

21 March 2021 · Heanton Punchardon

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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

723 out of 2,278.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

66%

21 March 2021 · Heanton Punchardon

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

1,504 out of 2,278.

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

2.4%

21 March 2021 · Heanton Punchardon

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

55 out of 2,278.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

12.9%

21 March 2021 · Heanton Punchardon

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

294 out of 2,276.

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Homes rented privately

31%

21 March 2021 · Heanton Punchardon

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

307 out of 999.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

17.4%

21 March 2021 · Heanton Punchardon

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

397 out of 2,278.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

16%

21 March 2021 · Heanton Punchardon

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

163 out of 999.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.2%

21 March 2021 · Heanton Punchardon

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

51 out of 2,278.

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Crime and safety

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

100 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 124 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Heanton Punchardon 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: 10 mapped crimes in September 2024; 11 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 · Heanton Punchardon
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024102
October 2024181
November 202473
December 202450
January 2025102
February 202592
March 2025102
April 2025110
May 2025143
June 2025111
July 202580
August 2025110
September 2025130
October 202541
November 2025141
December 202511
January 202642
February 2026110
March 202660
April 2026130
May 202680
June 202670
July 202681
August 2026110
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Heanton Punchardon
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime55
other theft14
criminal damage arson11
public order6
burglary5
drugs3
other crime3
robbery1
bicycle theft1
shoplifting1
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 North Devon →