High deprivation
IMD England
Low · 2.7 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£339,500
Median property price
—
Annual change
South West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for TQ5 0EA
Torquay and Paignton
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
TQ5 0EA
Coordinates
50.3845, -3.5299
Grid reference
SX913549
Easting
291,327
Northing
54,961
Region
South West
Plus Code
9C2R9FMC+Q2
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
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.
7022
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 7022 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 & WalesProperty sales · TQ5 0EA
HM Land Registry · Torbay
Average price
£339,500
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Median price: £339,500
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Police Recorded Crime near TQ5 0EA
England & WalesCrime trends · near TQ5 0EA
Counts are for Furzeham with Summercombe 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
22
YoY +10%
22146
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
3
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.97.5%
Other White1.0%
+ other · 1.4%
Religion
Christian53.0%
No religion36.9%
Not answered7.7%
Other religion1.4%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
50–6425.2%
65–7419.0%
75–8412.8%
35–4911.9%
25–347.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 23.3%
Households
All members 66+19.7%
Any member 66+19.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.3%
Other10.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.3%
+ 7 other households · 28.6%
Administrative Information
Torbay
Local Authority
Council AreaSouth Devon E14001484
Constituency
E14001484Devon & Cornwall
Police Force
England
Ward
Furzeham with Summercombe
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 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 018B E01015245
E01015245MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Torbay 018 E02003171
E02003171LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Torbay 018B E01015245
E01015245MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Torbay 018 E02003171
E02003171Urban: 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
6:04 AM
Sunrise
6:07 PM
Sunset
12 hours 3 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:04 AM
Sunset (today)
6:07 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 3 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 TQ5 0EA 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: 7022
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01015245 and MSOA E02003171 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode TQ5 0EA 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 TQ5 0EA
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 44%
RWM expected
29%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 40%
RWM expected
70%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 32%
RWM expected
68%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 26%
RWM expected
63%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 31%
Attainment 8
36.7
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 26%
RWM expected
58%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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