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Housing in TQ1 3PF

What the homes in TQ1 3PF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
St Marychurch & Maidencombe
Council
Torbay
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,761 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (36.8%). Flats make up 61%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

TQ1 3PFEngland
Detached4.8%22.9%
Semi-detached13.7%31.5%
Terraced20.5%23%
Purpose-built flat36.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house11.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building12.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

48.6% of households in the TQ1 3PF area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 40.4% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 34.2% own outright and 14.4% with a mortgage.

TQ1 3PF
49%
40%
England
  • Owned48.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.8%1%
  • Private rented40.4%20.5%
  • Social rented10.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

TQ1 3PFEngland
Owned outright34.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan14.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent36.9%18.2%
Other private rented3.5%2.2%
From the council1.1%8.3%
From a housing association9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 55% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

TQ1 3PFEngland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (33%). 12% of households include dependent children.

TQ1 3PFEngland
Living alone, under 6622%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over33%12.8%
Couple, no children11.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children7.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over10%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.4%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Torbay

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Torbay (August 2026, +4% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

TorbayEngland
All homes£920£1,459
One bedroom£619£1,195
Two bedrooms£817£1,335
Three bedrooms£997£1,489
Four or more£1,296£2,161
Detached£1,216£1,640
Semi-detached£995£1,449
Terraced£938£1,435
Flat or maisonette£713£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around TQ1 3PF (St Marychurch & Maidencombe) (about 1,761 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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