Housing in TQ1 4HR
What the homes in TQ1 4HR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Babbacombe & Plainmoor
- Council
- Torbay
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,383 (2024)
TQ1 4HRTorquay
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (44.9%). Flats make up 21.3%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
52.2% of households in the TQ1 4HR area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 27.5% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 25.6% own outright and 26.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned52.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented27.5%20.5%
- Social rented19.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 27.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (19.7%). 34.3% 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 4HR (Babbacombe & Plainmoor) (about 1,383 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.