Buying a home in TQ8, Salcombe. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£734kmost £528k–£1.07m

Houses per m²£6,076flats £7,463

Sold last year18198 in five years

Prices in South Hams-5.3%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in TQ8 sold for £733,951 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £527,784 and £1,072,886, for about 106 m² of space.

18 homes sold here in the last year: a small market where few homes come up, so it pays to set alerts and be patient. Flats start at around £284k for one bedroom.

Across South Hams, prices are down 5.3% on a year ago and up 3.8% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,139 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £3,347 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £147,000 for that mortgage: what £150,000 buys.

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House prices in TQ8 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
2	£509,846	£402k–£644k	68 m²	19
3	£733,951	£528k–£1.07m	106 m²	75
4	£828,000	£667k–£1.34m	139 m²	28
5+	£1,425,544	£1.06m–£3.01m	205 m²	31

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	—	£510k	£734k	£828k	£1.43m
Detached	—	—	£734k	£1.13m	£1.49m
Semi-detached	—	£350k	£548k	—	£1.17m
Terraced	—	£524k	£736k	£441k	—
Flats	£284k	£557k	£790k	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Schools near TQ8

Best state primary within 2 kmSalcombe Church of England Primary School53% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%1 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmKingsbridge Academy54.2% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%1 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

TQ7 Kingsbridge · 5 km3-bed house £404k TQ6 Dartmouth · 18 km3-bed house £406k PL21 Ivybridge · 20 km3-bed house £293k PL8 Plymouth · 20 km3-bed house £370k TQ9 Totnes · 21 km3-bed house £409k TQ10 South Brent · 21 km3-bed house £295k TQ5 Brixham · 25 km3-bed house £323k TQ4 Paignton · 25 km3-bed house £279k

Questions about TQ8

Is TQ8 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in South Hams are down 5.3% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is below the England average (53% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (54.2% against 43.8%); 18 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in TQ8?

A typical 3-bedroom house in TQ8 sold for £733,951 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £527,784 and £1,072,886.

How many homes sell in TQ8 each year?

18 homes sold in the last year and 198 in five years: a small market where few homes come up, so it pays to set alerts and be patient.

What are the schools like near TQ8?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Salcombe Church of England Primary School, where 53% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near TQ8?

For a 3-bedroom house, TQ7 (£404k, 5 km), TQ6 (£406k, 18 km), PL21 (£293k, 20 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.