High deprivation
IMD England
123
Crime · May '26
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Avg property price
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Annual change
South West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for TQ3 3WA
Torquay and Paignton
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
TQ3 3WA
Coordinates
50.4301, -3.5859
Grid reference
SX874601
Easting
287,454
Northing
60,119
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C2RCCJ7+2J
User Type
Large 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.
8882
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 8882 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 3WA
HM Land Registry · Torbay
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Police Recorded Crime near TQ3 3WA
Crime trends · near TQ3 3WA
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.96.2%
Other White1.6%
+ other · 2.2%
Religion
Christian47.9%
No religion45.6%
Not answered4.9%
Other religion1.2%
+ other · 0.4%
Age groups
50–6422.6%
35–4918.4%
65–7411.6%
25–349.2%
10–158.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.1%
Households
Any member 66+16.2%
Other16.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.3%
All members 66+10.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.5%
+ 7 other households · 35.6%
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 013H E01034171
E01034171MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Torbay 013 E02003166
E02003166LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Torbay 013F E01015195
E01015195MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Torbay 013 E02003166
E02003166Urban: 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
December 1997
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~29 years
Active Duration
1997 -> PresentDecember 1997 — Introduced
Postcode TQ3 3WA 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: 8882
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01034171 and MSOA E02003166 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode TQ3 3WA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 1997
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~29 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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