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Postcode · Newton Abbot

Housing in TQ12 1SL

What the homes in TQ12 1SL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Newton Abbot, Broadlands & Wolborough
Council
Teignbridge
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,589 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (42.5%). Flats make up 15.1%, well below the 22.2% across England.

TQ12 1SLEngland
Detached20.7%22.9%
Semi-detached42.5%31.5%
Terraced21.7%23%
Purpose-built flat11.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

49.6% of households in the TQ12 1SL area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 19.4% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 25.1% own outright and 24.4% with a mortgage.

TQ12 1SL
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19%
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England
  • Owned49.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.7%1%
  • Private rented19.4%20.5%
  • Social rented30.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

TQ12 1SLEngland
Owned outright25.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan24.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent17.6%18.2%
Other private rented1.7%2.2%
From the council8.2%8.3%
From a housing association22%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 32.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

TQ12 1SLEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (20.1%). 27.3% of households include dependent children.

TQ12 1SLEngland
Living alone, under 6620.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.3%12.8%
Couple, no children15.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.8%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Teignbridge

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Teignbridge (August 2026, +3.6% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

TeignbridgeEngland
All homes£961£1,459
One bedroom£655£1,195
Two bedrooms£869£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,086£1,489
Four or more£1,556£2,161
Detached£1,344£1,640
Semi-detached£1,049£1,449
Terraced£959£1,435
Flat or maisonette£732£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around TQ12 1SL (Newton Abbot, Broadlands & Wolborough) (about 1,589 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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