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Housing in TQ9 9BJ

What the homes in TQ9 9BJ 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
2,409 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (31%). Flats make up 24.8%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

TQ9 9BJEngland
Detached15.3%22.9%
Semi-detached28.5%31.5%
Terraced31%23%
Purpose-built flat19.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

50.1% of households in the TQ9 9BJ area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 16.3% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 34.2% own outright and 15.9% with a mortgage.

TQ9 9BJ
50%
16%
31%
England
  • Owned50.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership3.1%1%
  • Private rented16.3%20.5%
  • Social rented30.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

TQ9 9BJEngland
Owned outright34.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan15.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.8%18.2%
Other private rented2.5%2.2%
From the council4%8.3%
From a housing association26.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 34% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

TQ9 9BJEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (20.2%). 25% of households include dependent children.

TQ9 9BJEngland
Living alone, under 6613.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over20.2%12.8%
Couple, no children14.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.4%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 9BJ (Totnes Town) (about 2,409 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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