Housing in TQ1 4AF
What the homes in TQ1 4AF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Upton & Hele
- Council
- Torbay
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,751 (2024)
TQ1 4AFTorquay
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are flats in converted or shared houses (32.8%). Flats make up 59.9%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
43.8% of households in the TQ1 4AF area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 54.5% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 23.6% own outright and 20.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned43.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented54.5%20.5%
- Social rented1.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 46.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (33.4%). 17.1% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around TQ1 4AF (Upton & Hele) (about 1,751 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.