Least deprived 10–20%
IMD England
Low · 2.5 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£238,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 2,021 sales
-4.0%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
South West
Region
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.
27974
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 27974 out of 33,755 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 & WalesProperty sales · TQ2 7EA
HM Land Registry · Torbay
Average price
£271,858
Median price: £238,000
All property types · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 2,021 sales
-4.0% · last 12 full months vs the prior 12
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Feb '24 – Oct '25Oct '25: 1 sales · avg £525,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£525k£488k£450k
Feb '24Oct '25
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Police Recorded Crime near TQ2 7EA
England & WalesCrime trends · near TQ2 7EA
Counts are for Shiphay electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
13
YoY -61%
342413
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
1
YoY —
740
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
4
YoY —
1050
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.93.8%
Other White1.6%
+ other · 4.5%
Religion
Christian50.8%
No religion39.6%
Not answered7.7%
+ other · 1.9%
Age groups
35–4919.1%
50–6419.1%
65–7412.6%
10–1510.4%
25–348.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.2%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.9%
Any member 66+14.9%
All members 66+14.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.5%
Other9.0%
+ 7 other households · 31.4%
Coordinates & Location for TQ2 7EA
Postcode
TQ2 7EA
Coordinates
50.4773, -3.5575
Grid reference
SX895653
Easting
289,586
Northing
65,322
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C2RFCGV+W2
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Paignton
Travel to Work
Torquay and Paignton
ITL Region
Torbay
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Torbay
Local Authority
Council AreaTorbay E14001551
Constituency
E14001551Devon & Cornwall
Police Force
England
Ward
Shiphay
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 019G E01015211
E01015211MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Torbay 019 E02006840
E02006840LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Torbay 019G E01015211
E01015211MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Torbay 019 E02006840
E02006840Urban: 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
7:26 AM
Sunrise
6:36 PM
Sunset
11 hours 10 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:26 AM
Sunset (today)
6:36 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 10 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 TQ2 7EA 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.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01015211 and MSOA E02006840 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 27974
Present — Active
Postcode TQ2 7EA 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
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Schools near TQ2 7EA
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18FSM 6%
Attainment 8
70.8
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18FSM 5%
Attainment 8
68.6
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
75%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 34%
RWM expected
50%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 18%
RWM expected
66%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 28%
RWM expected
84%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 31%
Attainment 8
47.6
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 35%
RWM expected
46%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 52%
RWM expected
36%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 41%
RWM expected
74%
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