Low deprivation
IMD England
101
Crime · May '26
£217,875
Median property price
—
Annual change
South West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for TQ2 7SW
Torquay and Paignton
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
TQ2 7SW
Coordinates
50.4930, -3.5596
Grid reference
SX894670
Easting
289,475
Northing
67,079
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C2RFCVR+65
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.
20560
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 20560 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)
Property sales · TQ2 7SW
HM Land Registry · Torbay
Average price
£221,208
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £217,875
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Feb '26Feb '26: 1 sales · avg £192,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£256k£222k£187k
Aug '24Nov '24Oct '25Dec '25Feb '26
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near TQ2 7SW
Crime trends · near TQ2 7SW
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
503723
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
46
YoY +15%
ASB
21122
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY +50%
Burglary
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
1394
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY -33%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.87.9%
Other White4.1%
Other Asian1.8%
+ other · 6.2%
Religion
No religion49.8%
Christian42.5%
Not answered5.2%
+ other · 2.4%
Age groups
35–4920.4%
50–6418.9%
25–3415.6%
10–158.1%
65–748.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.9%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.7%
Other12.7%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.1%
All members 66+8.6%
+ 7 other households · 35.5%
Administrative Information
Torbay
Local Authority
Council AreaTorbay E14001551
Constituency
E14001551Devon & Cornwall
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Barton with Watcombe
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 ScotlandPeninsula
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 003E E01015253
E01015253MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Torbay 003 E02003156
E02003156LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Torbay 003E E01015253
E01015253MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Torbay 003 E02003156
E02003156Urban: 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
4:14 AM
Sunrise
8:24 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:14 AM
Sunset (today)
8:24 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
May 1994
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~32 years
Active Duration
1994 -> PresentMay 1994 — Introduced
Postcode TQ2 7SW 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: 20560
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01015253 and MSOA E02003156 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode TQ2 7SW is currently active and in use.
First introduced
May 1994
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~32 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near TQ2 7SW
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Lift Barton Hill
Torbay · TQ2 8JA
Good
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Shiphay Learning Academy
Torbay · TQ2 7NF
Not judged
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Kingskerswell Church of England Primary School
Devon · TQ12 5HN
Good
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Torquay Girls' Grammar School
Torbay · TQ2 7DY
Outstanding
1.1 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18
Torquay Academy
Torbay · TQ2 7NU
Good
1.2 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
Torquay Boys' Grammar School
Torbay · TQ2 7EL
Good
1.2 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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