Among the most deprived
IMD England
South West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for TQ12 2LA
Postcode
TQ12 2LA
Coordinates
50.5293, -3.6095
Grid reference
SX860711
Easting
286,022
Northing
71,190
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C2RG9HR+P6
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Newton Abbot
Travel to Work
Exeter
ITL Region
Teignbridge
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
5919
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 5919 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesDemographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.90.0%
Other White3.2%
Other Asian1.4%
Bangladeshi1.1%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.0%
+ other · 3.2%
Religion
No religion55.5%
Christian36.0%
Not answered4.8%
Muslim2.0%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
50–6421.7%
25–3418.4%
35–4915.5%
65–749.4%
20–247.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.6%
Households
Other29.5%
Any member 66+16.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.7%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.3%
Lone parent family: With dependent children7.9%
+ 7 other households · 29.6%
Administrative Information
Teignbridge
Local Authority
Council AreaNewton Abbot E14001381
Constituency
E14001381Devon & Cornwall
Police Force
England
Ward
Bushell
Constituency code
E14001381
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Newton Abbot
International Territorial Level
Teignbridge
Health & NHS
South West
Health Authority
Serving Devon
NHS EnglandPeninsula
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South West
NHS Region
South West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Devon Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Devon
Sub ICB Location
NHS Devon ICB - 15N
Cancer Alliance
Peninsula
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Teignbridge 014C E01020218
E01020218MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Teignbridge 014 E02004214
E02004214LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Teignbridge 014C E01020218
E01020218MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Teignbridge 014 E02004214
E02004214Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:57 AM
Sunrise
6:18 PM
Sunset
12 hours 21 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:57 AM
Sunset (today)
6:18 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 21 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode TQ12 2LA introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 5919
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01020218 and MSOA E02004214 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode TQ12 2LA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near TQ12 2LA
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 41%
RWM expected
70%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 42%
RWM expected
63%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 40%
RWM expected
31%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 39%
RWM expected
50%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 25%
Attainment 8
40.5
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 14–19FSM 35%
Attainment 8
25.7
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 24%
RWM expected
85%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–16FSM 0%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 27%
Attainment 8
46.8
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 28%
RWM expected
71%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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