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Housing in TQ3 3UZ

What the homes in TQ3 3UZ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Blatchcombe & Blagdon
Council
Torbay
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,555 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (35.7%). Flats make up 15.5%, well below the 22.2% across England.

TQ3 3UZEngland
Detached24.5%22.9%
Semi-detached35.7%31.5%
Terraced24.3%23%
Purpose-built flat14.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

57.7% of households in the TQ3 3UZ area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 18.2% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 28% own outright and 29.8% with a mortgage.

TQ3 3UZ
58%
18%
24%
England
  • Owned57.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented18.2%20.5%
  • Social rented23.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

TQ3 3UZEngland
Owned outright28%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan29.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent16.1%18.2%
Other private rented2.1%2.2%
From the council3.6%8.3%
From a housing association20.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 22% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

TQ3 3UZEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22.1%). 31.7% of households include dependent children.

TQ3 3UZEngland
Living alone, under 6610.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.3%12.8%
Couple, no children16.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children22.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.7%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 TQ3 3UZ (Blatchcombe & Blagdon) (about 1,555 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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