Housing in TQ1 4DY
What the homes in TQ1 4DY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Upton & Hele
- Council
- Torbay
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,141 (2024)
TQ1 4DYTorquay
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (32.3%). Flats make up 40%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
55.9% of households in the TQ1 4DY area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 23.1% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 33% own outright and 22.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned55.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership3.7%1%
- Private rented23.1%20.5%
- Social rented17.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 35.1% 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 (22.4%). 23.4% 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 4DY (Upton & Hele) (about 2,141 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.