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Coordinates & Location for TQ2 5FA
Postcode
TQ2 5FA
Coordinates
50.4702, -3.5377
Grid reference
SX909645
Easting
290,973
Northing
64,505
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C2RFFC6+3W
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Torquay
Travel to Work
Torquay and Paignton
ITL Region
Torbay
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.
811
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 811 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.79.1%
Other White11.5%
Chinese1.9%
Other Asian1.2%
White & Asian1.1%
+ other · 5.3%
Religion
No religion47.9%
Christian41.2%
Not answered6.4%
Other religion2.0%
Muslim1.6%
+ other · 0.9%
Age groups
50–6424.8%
35–4922.1%
25–3415.9%
65–749.5%
20–246.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 21.4%
Households
Other43.6%
Any member 66+10.8%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children6.5%
Lone parent family: With dependent children6.2%
+ 7 other households · 23.2%
Administrative Information
Torbay
Local Authority
Council AreaTorbay E14001551
Constituency
E14001551Devon & Cornwall
Police Force
England
Ward
Tormohun
Constituency code
E14001551
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Torbay, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Torbay
Health & NHS
South West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandPeninsula
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South West
NHS Region
South West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Devon Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Torbay
Sub ICB Location
NHS Devon ICB - 15N
Cancer Alliance
Peninsula
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Torbay 008B E01015255
E01015255MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Torbay 008 E02003161
E02003161LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Torbay 008B E01015255
E01015255MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Torbay 008 E02003161
E02003161Urban: Further from 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: Further from a major town or city UF1
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 2021
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~5 years
Active Duration
2021 -> PresentJanuary 2021 — Introduced
Postcode TQ2 5FA introduced by Royal Mail.
Present — Active
Postcode TQ2 5FA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 2021
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~5 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near TQ2 5FA
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 52%
RWM expected
36%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 35%
RWM expected
46%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 45%
RWM expected
71%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 28%
RWM expected
84%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 34%
RWM expected
50%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 31%
Attainment 8
44.5
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 31%
Attainment 8
47.6
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 36%
RWM expected
57%
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18FSM 5%
Attainment 8
68.6
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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