Among the most deprived
IMD England
101
Crime · May '26
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Avg property price
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Annual change
South West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for TQ2 8BE
Torquay and Paignton
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
TQ2 8BE
Coordinates
50.4893, -3.5282
Grid reference
SX916666
Easting
291,687
Northing
66,618
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C2RFFQC+PM
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.
1839
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 1839 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 8BE
HM Land Registry · Torbay
Average price
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Police Recorded Crime near TQ2 8BE
Crime trends · near TQ2 8BE
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.91.1%
Other White4.3%
+ other · 4.6%
Religion
No religion50.6%
Christian40.8%
Not answered6.4%
Muslim1.0%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
50–6419.7%
35–4916.7%
25–3413.3%
10–1510.7%
5–98.9%
+ 5 other age groups · 30.8%
Households
Lone parent family: With dependent children18.3%
Other17.0%
Any member 66+11.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.9%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children8.5%
+ 9 other households · 35.3%
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 001B E01015263
E01015263MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Torbay 001 E02003154
E02003154LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Torbay 001B E01015263
E01015263MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Torbay 001 E02003154
E02003154Urban: 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
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode TQ2 8BE 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: 1839
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01015263 and MSOA E02003154 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode TQ2 8BE 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
Schools near TQ2 8BE
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
St Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery School
Torbay · TQ1 4QH
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St Cuthbert Mayne School
Torbay · TQ1 4RN
Requires improvement
0.3 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
Combe Pafford School
Torbay · TQ2 8NL
Good
0.4 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 8–19
Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay
Torbay · TQ1 4NZ
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Watcombe Primary School
Torbay · TQ2 8NU
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St Margaret's Academy
Torbay · TQ1 4PA
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Mayfield School
Torbay · TQ2 8NH
Good
0.5 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 2–19
Lift Barton Hill
Torbay · TQ2 8JA
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Homelands Primary School
Torbay · TQ1 4NT
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Abbey School
Torbay · TQ1 4PR
0.6 mi
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 2–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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