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Holsworthy · Torridge

Holsworthy: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

Homes rented privately: 29% here, compared with 20% across Torridge (9 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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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 19.8% here, compared with 26.2% across Torridge (6.4 percentage points lower).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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 from a council or housing association: 15% here, compared with 9% across Torridge (6 percentage points higher).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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

25.2%

21 March 2021 · Holsworthy

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

873 out of 3,469.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

7.4%

21 March 2021 · Holsworthy

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

257 out of 3,472.

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People counted in the census

3,471

21 March 2021 · Holsworthy

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

3,471 out of 3,471.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

19.8%

21 March 2021 · Holsworthy

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

558 out of 2,819.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

58.9%

21 March 2021 · Holsworthy

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

930 out of 1,580.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

22.9%

21 March 2021 · Holsworthy

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

362 out of 1,580.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

44%

21 March 2021 · Holsworthy

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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

1,240 out of 2,820.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

53.1%

21 March 2021 · Holsworthy

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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

1,497 out of 2,820.

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

6.1%

21 March 2021 · Holsworthy

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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

171 out of 2,820.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

22%

21 March 2021 · Holsworthy

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

620 out of 2,819.

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Homes rented privately

29%

21 March 2021 · Holsworthy

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

462 out of 1,581.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

28.5%

21 March 2021 · Holsworthy

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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

803 out of 2,820.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

15%

21 March 2021 · Holsworthy

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

242 out of 1,581.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.9%

21 March 2021 · Holsworthy

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

83 out of 2,820.

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Crime and safety

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

207 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 211 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Holsworthy 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: 18 mapped crimes in September 2024; 14 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 · Holsworthy
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024182
October 2024152
November 2024192
December 2024141
January 2025115
February 2025143
March 2025212
April 2025114
May 2025262
June 2025313
July 2025182
August 2025130
September 2025112
October 2025162
November 2025163
December 2025130
January 2026231
February 202670
March 2026171
April 2026212
May 2026121
June 2026340
July 2026230
August 2026141
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Holsworthy
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime119
shoplifting25
criminal damage arson16
other theft14
public order13
other crime8
burglary5
vehicle crime3
drugs2
possession of weapons2
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.

Police data and method →

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 Torridge →