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Housing in TQ9 6PL

What the homes in TQ9 6PL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Marldon, Stoke Gabriel & Kingswear
Council
South Hams
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
2,183 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (53.7%). Flats make up 3.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

TQ9 6PLEngland
Detached53.7%22.9%
Semi-detached27%31.5%
Terraced14.7%23%
Purpose-built flat0.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.6%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

77.9% of households in the TQ9 6PL area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 16.2% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 52.6% own outright and 25.3% with a mortgage.

TQ9 6PL
78%
16%
England
  • Owned77.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.1%1%
  • Private rented16.2%20.5%
  • Social rented4.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

TQ9 6PLEngland
Owned outright52.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan25.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.2%18.2%
Other private rented3.1%2.2%
From the council0.4%8.3%
From a housing association4.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 26.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

TQ9 6PLEngland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (20.6%). 21.5% of households include dependent children.

TQ9 6PLEngland
Living alone, under 6610.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.3%12.8%
Couple, no children20.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over16.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households5%7.7%
Rents

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.

South HamsEngland
All homes£1,012£1,459
One bedroom£737£1,195
Two bedrooms£921£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,139£1,489
Four or more£1,631£2,161
Detached£1,394£1,640
Semi-detached£1,103£1,449
Terraced£949£1,435
Flat or maisonette£853£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around TQ9 6PL (Marldon, Stoke Gabriel & Kingswear) (about 2,183 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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