Housing in TQ9 5NT
What the homes in TQ9 5NT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Totnes Town
- Council
- South Hams
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,470 (2024)
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What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (24.8%). Flats make up 49.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
55.9% of households in the TQ9 5NT area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 36.7% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 42.6% own outright and 13.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned55.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.1%1%
- Private rented36.7%20.5%
- Social rented6.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 51% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (27.2%). 13.9% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in South Hams
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in South Hams (August 2026, +3.2% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around TQ9 5NT (Totnes Town) (about 1,470 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.