Among the most deprived
IMD England
High · 14.3 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£225,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for TQ4 5EA
Postcode
TQ4 5EA
Coordinates
50.4351, -3.5665
Grid reference
SX888606
Easting
288,849
Northing
60,649
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C2RCCPM+2C
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.
2816
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 2816 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)
England & WalesProperty sales · TQ4 5EA
HM Land Registry · Torbay
Average price
£200,400
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £225,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Dec '23 – Nov '25Nov '25: 1 sales · avg £80,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£250k£165k£80k
Dec '23Jul '24Feb '25Mar '25Nov '25
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 TQ4 5EA
England & WalesCrime trends · near TQ4 5EA
Counts are for Roundham with Hyde electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
53
YoY -10%
785633
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
44
YoY +132%
44256
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY —
1061
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
7
YoY —
741
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
13
YoY stable
16116
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.90.3%
Other White4.9%
+ other · 4.8%
Religion
Christian49.3%
No religion43.1%
Not answered5.8%
+ other · 1.9%
Age groups
50–6425.9%
35–4915.7%
65–7414.1%
25–3411.0%
75–8410.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 23.0%
Households
Other28.4%
Any member 66+22.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.1%
All members 66+8.5%
Cohabiting couple family: No children6.6%
+ 7 other households · 25.2%
Administrative Information
Torbay
Local Authority
Council AreaTorbay E14001551
Constituency
E14001551Devon & Cornwall
Police Force
England
Ward
Roundham with Hyde
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 014C E01015232
E01015232MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Torbay 014 E02003167
E02003167LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Torbay 014C E01015232
E01015232MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Torbay 014 E02003167
E02003167Urban: 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
6:00 AM
Sunrise
6:14 PM
Sunset
12 hours 14 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:00 AM
Sunset (today)
6:14 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 14 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 TQ4 5EA 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: 2816
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01015232 and MSOA E02003167 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode TQ4 5EA 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
Schools near TQ4 5EA
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 42%
RWM expected
62%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 26%
RWM expected
55%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 14%
All-throughStateAges 6–19FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
66%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 89%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 88%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 41%
RWM expected
79%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 34%
Attainment 8
36.9
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 63%
RWM expected
60%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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