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North Devon — Housing Profile (Census 2021)

ONS Census 2021 · 43,197 households · ONS code E07000043 · Census day 21 March 2021

What is the housing profile of North Devon?

North Devon has a Gera Housing Stock Profile (GHSP) of 75/100 from ONS Census 2021 (+1 points above the national average of 74/100). 63.1% of its 43,197 households occupy detached or semi-detached houses, 60.9% use mains gas heating, and 1.5% are overcrowded by bedroom standard. Source: ONS Census 2021 Tables TS044–TS052 (OGL v3.0), census day 21 March 2021.

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Source: ONS Census 2021 Bulk Download (OGL v3.0)

GHSP 75/100Gera Housing Stock Profile for North DevonComfortable (+1 points above the national average of 74/100). How it is calculated

Census 2021 housing data — North Devon

MetricNorth DevonNationalSource
Total households43,19724,783,191TS044
Detached dwellings39.5%TS044
Semi-detached dwellings23.6%TS044
Terraced dwellings21.9%TS044
Purpose-built flats8.4%TS044
Mains gas heating only60.9%73.8%TS046
Electric-only heating9.1%TS046
Oil-only heating10.1%TS046
No central heating2.4%TS046
Under-occupied (spare bedrooms)77.2%TS052
Overcrowded (−1 or fewer)1.5%4.3%TS052
No car or van17%23.3%TS045
1 car or van41.5%TS045
2 cars or vans29.5%TS045
3+ cars or vans12%TS045
GHSP score75/10074/100Gera composite

All figures from ONS Census 2021 (OGL v3.0), census day 21 March 2021. Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the housing profile of North Devon according to Census 2021?

North Devon has a Gera Housing Stock Profile (GHSP) of 75/100 from ONS Census 2021 (+1 points above the national average of 74/100). 63.1% of its 43,197 households occupy detached or semi-detached houses, 60.9% use mains gas heating, and 1.5% are overcrowded by bedroom standard. Source: ONS Census 2021 Tables TS044–TS052 (OGL v3.0), census day 21 March 2021.

What percentage of homes in North Devon are detached or semi-detached?

According to ONS Census 2021 (Table TS044), 63.1% of the 43,197 households in North Devon occupy detached (39.5%) or semi-detached (23.6%) properties. Terraced houses account for 21.9% and purpose-built flats for 8.4%. Source: ONS Census 2021, OGL v3.0.

What type of central heating do homes in North Devon use?

Per ONS Census 2021 (Table TS046), 60.9% of households in North Devon use mains gas as their sole central heating source. Electric-only heating accounts for 9.1%, oil-only for 10.1%, and 2.4% of households have no central heating. Source: ONS Census 2021, OGL v3.0.

Is there overcrowding in North Devon?

The ONS bedroom standard defines overcrowding as a household having one or fewer bedrooms than required. In North Devon, 1.5% of households were overcrowded at Census Day 21 March 2021. By contrast, 77.2% were under-occupied (one or more spare bedrooms). Source: ONS Census 2021, Table TS052, OGL v3.0.

How many households in North Devon have no car?

According to ONS Census 2021 (Table TS045), 17% of households in North Devon have no car or van. 41.5% have one car, 29.5% have two cars, and 12% have three or more. Source: ONS Census 2021, OGL v3.0.

What is the Gera Housing Stock Profile (GHSP)?

The Gera Housing Stock Profile (GHSP) is a 0–100 index computed from four ONS Census 2021 Topic Summary tables (TS044 accommodation type, TS045 car availability, TS046 central heating, TS052 bedroom occupancy rating). Formula: GHSP = 0.30 × (detached+semi)% + 0.25 × (100 − overcrowded%) + 0.25 × mains-gas% + 0.20 × (100 − no-car%). A higher score indicates a local authority with more spacious housing, lower overcrowding, stronger mains-gas connection, and higher car availability. National England & Wales baseline: 74/100. Source: ONS Census 2021 (OGL v3.0), census day 21 March 2021. All data is published by ONS.

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Census 2021, Tables TS044, TS045, TS046, TS052. ONS geography code: E07000043. Reference date: 21 March 2021. Published: January 2023. Fetched: 2026-06-20. Full methodology.