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Housing in TQ1 4RB

What the homes in TQ1 4RB 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
1,306 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (28.5%). Flats make up 27.9%, above the 22.2% across England.

TQ1 4RBEngland
Detached17.2%22.9%
Semi-detached26.3%31.5%
Terraced28.5%23%
Purpose-built flat10.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house13.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

65.4% of households in the TQ1 4RB area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 32.5% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 40.5% own outright and 24.9% with a mortgage.

TQ1 4RB
65%
33%
England
  • Owned65.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented32.5%20.5%
  • Social rented2.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

TQ1 4RBEngland
Owned outright40.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan24.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent30.6%18.2%
Other private rented1.9%2.2%
From the council0%8.3%
From a housing association2.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 36.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

TQ1 4RBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (19.6%). 21.4% of households include dependent children.

TQ1 4RBEngland
Living alone, under 6619.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.6%12.8%
Couple, no children15.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.2%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 4RB (St Marychurch & Maidencombe) (about 1,306 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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