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2972
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 2972 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.
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 2,289
White Brit.82.3%
Other White8.6%
Other Asian2.4%
Chinese1.3%
+ other · 5.4%
Religion
Total residents: 2,292
No religion44.1%
Christian43.0%
Not answered9.7%
Buddhist1.3%
+ other · 2.0%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,297
50–6421.2%
35–4919.3%
25–3411.1%
65–7411.0%
10–156.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.9%
Households
Total households: 1,017
Other27.8%
Any member 66+16.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children7.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children7.4%
+ 7 other households · 32.0%
Administrative Information
Torbay
Local Authority
Council Area
Torbay E14001551
Constituency
E14001551
Devon & Cornwall
Police Force
Scotland-wide
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 Scotland
Peninsula
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 008D E01015261
E01015261
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Torbay 008 E02003161
E02003161
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Torbay 008D E01015261
E01015261
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Torbay 008 E02003161
E02003161
Urban: 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
4:32 AM
Sunrise
7:48 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:32 AM
Sunset (today)
7:48 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode TQ2 5LA 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: 2972
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01015261 and MSOA E02003161 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode TQ2 5LA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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