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Housing in TQ2 8EB

What the homes in TQ2 8EB 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
1,461 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (36%). Flats make up 24.1%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

TQ2 8EBEngland
Detached36%22.9%
Semi-detached15.3%31.5%
Terraced24.3%23%
Purpose-built flat10.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house9.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

73.5% of households in the TQ2 8EB area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 20.7% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 48.1% own outright and 25.4% with a mortgage.

TQ2 8EB
73%
21%
England
  • Owned73.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1%1%
  • Private rented20.7%20.5%
  • Social rented4.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

TQ2 8EBEngland
Owned outright48.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan25.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent18.7%18.2%
Other private rented2%2.2%
From the council0.6%8.3%
From a housing association4.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 32.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

TQ2 8EBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (18.5%). 17.5% of households include dependent children.

TQ2 8EBEngland
Living alone, under 6616.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.2%12.8%
Couple, no children18.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children12.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over16.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.1%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 8EB (St Marychurch & Maidencombe) (about 1,461 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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