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TQ5 0BS

POSTCODE

TQ5 0BS is a postcode in St Peter's with St Mary's.

Small user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
50.3857, -3.5201
OS grid SX920550 (292,026, 55,086)
IMD England
5/10
#13881
Crime · Aug '26
Around average · 10.2 per 1k
MoM -32% vs Jul '26
Plus Code
9C2R9FPH+7W
Most deprived 40⁠–⁠50%
IMD England
Around average · 10.2 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
South West
Region

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.
13881
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 13881 out of 33,755 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 & Wales
See sold prices in TQ5

Police Recorded Crime near TQ5 0BS

England & Wales
Crime trends · near TQ5 0BS

Counts are for St Peter's with St Mary's electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
35
YoY +17%
452811
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
13
YoY +30%
20112
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
740
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
8
YoY —
951
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
15
YoY -25%
44255
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

1 of 6 key categories improving · asb rising

71
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,810
White Brit.96.1%
Other White1.6%
+ other · 2.3%

Religion

Total residents: 1,810
Christian51.0%
No religion41.9%
Not answered5.1%
Muslim1.2%
+ other · 0.8%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,812
50–6423.5%
35–4915.4%
65–7415.0%
75–849.9%
25–348.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.9%

Households

Total households: 789
One person: aged 66+16.5%
Single family household, all members 66+15.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.8%
One person: other11.2%
+ 8 other households · 31.4%

Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Stations

  • Churston (Paignton and Dartmouth Railway)

    Tram · Underground

    2.9 km straight lineabout 36 min

  • Greenway Halt (Paignton and Dartmouth Railway)

    Underground

    3.7 km straight lineabout 47 min

  • Greenway Halt

    Tram

    3.8 km straight lineabout 47 min

Bus stops

  • St Marys Square

    Bus · W-bound · west

    26 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • St Marys Square

    Bus · E-bound · east

    37 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Eden Park Primary School

    Bus · opp · east

    173 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Upton Manor Road

    Bus · SW-bound · south-west

    198 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Central Garage

    Bus · SW-bound · south-west

    204 m straight lineabout 3 min

Coordinates & Location for TQ5 0BS

England
Country
Torbay
Local Authority
St Peter's with St Mary's
Ward
Torquay and Paignton
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
TQ5 0BS
Coordinates
50.3857, -3.5201
Grid reference
SX920550
Easting
292,026
Northing
55,086
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C2R9FPH+7W
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Brixham
Travel to Work
Torquay and Paignton
ITL Region
Torbay
National Park
Non-National Park

Flood zone

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning)

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). This is the Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning zone at the ONS postcode centroid, not a property-level assessment. Source: Environment Agency flood map for planning, © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · Open Government Licence v3.0

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Administrative Information

Torbay
Local Authority
Council Area
South Devon E14001484
Constituency
E14001484
Devon & Cornwall
Police Force
England
Ward
St Peter's with St Mary's
Constituency code
E14001484
EU Electoral Region
South West
Parish
Brixham
International Territorial Level
Torbay

Health & NHS

South West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS England
Peninsula
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 018D E01015247
E01015247
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Torbay 018 E02003171
E02003171
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Torbay 018D E01015247
E01015247
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Torbay 018 E02003171
E02003171
Urban: 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

7:42 AM6:15 PM
7:42 AM
Sunrise
6:15 PM
Sunset
10 hours 33 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:42 AM
Sunset (today)
6:15 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 33 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode TQ5 0BS 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.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01015247 and MSOA E02003171 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 13881
Present — Active
Postcode TQ5 0BS 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

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