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Housing in TQ2 5PB

What the homes in TQ2 5PB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Torquay Central
Council
Torbay
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
2,073 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (46.6%). Flats make up 85.7%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

TQ2 5PBEngland
Detached3.3%22.9%
Semi-detached3.2%31.5%
Terraced7.8%23%
Purpose-built flat46.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house25.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building13.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

33.8% of households in the TQ2 5PB area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 62.2% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 22.9% own outright and 10.9% with a mortgage.

TQ2 5PB
34%
62%
England
  • Owned33.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented62.2%20.5%
  • Social rented4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

TQ2 5PBEngland
Owned outright22.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan10.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent58.8%18.2%
Other private rented3.4%2.2%
From the council0.5%8.3%
From a housing association3.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.7 people living in it. 54.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

TQ2 5PBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (37.2%). 12.6% of households include dependent children.

TQ2 5PBEngland
Living alone, under 6637.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.3%12.8%
Couple, no children14.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children7.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children1.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households8.3%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 TQ2 5PB (Torquay Central) (about 2,073 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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