High deprivation
IMD England
123
Crime · May '26
£295,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for TQ3 2SY
Torquay and Paignton
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
TQ3 2SY
Coordinates
50.4410, -3.5687
Grid reference
SX887613
Easting
288,701
Northing
61,303
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C2RCCRJ+9G
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
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.
8386
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 8386 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 · TQ3 2SY
HM Land Registry · Torbay
Average price
£266,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £295,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '23 – Nov '25Nov '25: 1 sales · avg £368,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£368k£252k£135k
Oct '23Jan '25Nov '25
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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 TQ3 2SY
Crime trends · near TQ3 2SY
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
483725
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
34
YoY -24%
ASB
22145
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
11
YoY -27%
Vehicle Crime
1160
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY -43%
Burglary
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY +600%
Criminal damage
17102
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY -67%
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
39212
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
39
YoY +105%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.94.0%
Other White3.3%
+ other · 2.7%
Religion
No religion48.4%
Christian41.3%
Not answered7.2%
Other religion2.2%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
50–6421.8%
35–4919.1%
25–3411.6%
65–7410.7%
10–157.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.8%
Households
Other17.3%
Any member 66+13.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.4%
All members 66+9.4%
+ 7 other households · 36.7%
Administrative Information
Torbay
Local Authority
Council AreaTorbay E14001551
Constituency
E14001551Devon & Cornwall
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Clifton with Maidenway
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 012C E01015204
E01015204MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Torbay 012 E02003165
E02003165LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Torbay 012C E01015204
E01015204MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Torbay 012 E02003165
E02003165Urban: 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
4:15 AM
Sunrise
8:23 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:15 AM
Sunset (today)
8:23 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 TQ3 2SY 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: 8386
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01015204 and MSOA E02003165 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode TQ3 2SY 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 TQ3 2SY
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Oldway Primary School
Torbay · TQ3 2SY
Good
0.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Preston Bridge School
Torbay · TQ3 2AF
0.1 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 6–19
Sacred Heart Catholic School
Torbay · TQ3 2SH
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
The Brunel Academy
Torbay · TQ3 2AL
0.2 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Brunel School
Torbay · TQ3 2AL
Requires improvement
0.2 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Curledge Street Academy
Torbay · TQ4 5BA
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Hayes School
Torbay · TQ4 5PJ
Good
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Kings Ash Academy
Torbay · TQ3 3XA
Good
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Paignton Academy
Torbay · TQ3 3WA
Requires improvement
1.1 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Preston Primary School
Torbay · TQ2 6UY
Good
1.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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