Strategic Housing Market Assessment - North Devon District Council

SHMA: Torridge and North Devon Update
Table 2.35: travel into and out of North Devon and Torridge to work, 2001
Local Authority North Devon Torridge
North Devon
and Torridge
Travel in 40,500 22,078 62,578
Travel out 39,205 25,399 64,604
Net effect 1,295 -3,321 -2,026
(Source: Table 107 UK Travel Flows, 2001 Census, NOMIS website,
http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/.
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http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/.)
Key findings:
• In 2001, just over 2,000 more people travelled to work outside the combined
area than travelled in.
• However, there are noticeable differences between the districts as over 3,000
more people travelled to work outside Torridge than travelled in whereas
almost 1,300 more people travelled in to work in North Devon.
2.53 The following table and map address the question, ‘where do people live who
work in North Devon and Torridge’ and identify the principal flows.
Table 2.36: travel into work to North Devon and Torridge from local authorities where
50 or more travel, 2001
Local Authority
Into North Devon
Into
Torridge
Into North Devon &
Torridge
Cornwall 143 595 738
Mid Devon 488 103 591
West Devon 112 269 381
Exeter 158 65 223
East Devon 157 45 202
West Somerset 96 8 104
Plymouth 63 15 78
Taunton Deane 50 6 56
Teignbridge 37 13 50
Total from all local authorities 40,500 22,078 62,578
(Source: Table 107 UK Travel Flows, 2001 Census, NOMIS website,
http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v1.0
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/.)
Key findings:
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