TQ5 8EX Postcode | Crime, Sold Prices & Census (Torbay) | Sipuha

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Schools nearby

1
Furzeham Primary School
Primary
0.16 mi
2
Brixham College
Secondary with sixth form · Attainment 8 36.7
0.35 mi
3
Brixham Church of England Primary School
Primary · Good
0.35 mi
4
Eden Park Primary & Nursery School
Primary · Good
0.56 mi
5
St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School
Primary · Good
0.67 mi

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At a glance

Around average · 10.2 per 1k

TQ5 8 sector median · 74 sales against 79 · -8.1% on the prior year

Most deprived 10–20%

Getting around

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

Stations

Churston (Paignton and Dartmouth Railway)
Tram · Rail
2.9 km straight lineabout 37 min
Greenway Halt (Paignton and Dartmouth Railway)
Rail
4.2 km straight lineabout 52 min
Greenway Halt
Tram
4.2 km straight lineabout 52 min

Bus stops

Town Square
Bus · Stand A · south-west
17 m straight lineabout 1 min
Town Square
Bus · Stand B · south-west
32 m straight lineabout 1 min
Town Square
Bus · Stand C · south-west
43 m straight lineabout 1 min
Museum
Bus · o/s · east
56 m straight lineabout 1 min
Museum
Bus · W-bound · west
72 m straight lineabout 1 min

Property sales (Land Registry)

England & Wales

Property sales · TQ5 8

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · TQ5 8 · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 74 sales

TQ5 8EX has no standard sales in Sep 2025–Aug 2026, so these figures are for the TQ5 8 sector.

Average price

£266,209

Median price: £271,250

Median -8.1% vs prior 12 months

Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 74 sales

View district TQ5

Recent sale price trend

Sep '25 – Aug '26Aug '26: 4 sales · avg £213,250

X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)

£348k£267k£186k

Sep '25Dec '25Mar '26Jun '26Aug '26

£95,000 · 2026-08-18 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold

TQ5 8BZ

£265,000 · 2026-08-13 · Terraced · Freehold

TQ5 8JF

£210,000 · 2026-08-05 · Terraced · Freehold

TQ5 8EY

£283,000 · 2026-08-04 · Terraced · Freehold

TQ5 8JE

£210,000 · 2026-07-22 · Terraced · Freehold

TQ5 8RP

£185,000 · 2026-07-20 · Terraced · Freehold

TQ5 8JQ

£230,000 · 2026-07-08 · Detached · Freehold

TQ5 8HJ

£275,000 · 2026-06-29 · Semi-detached · Freehold

TQ5 8PH

£315,000 · 2026-06-26 · Detached · Freehold

TQ5 8PL

£202,000 · 2026-06-26 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold

TQ5 8BH

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, OGL.

Police Recorded Crime near TQ5 8EX

England & Wales

Crime trends · near TQ5 8EX

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 +13%

442811

Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

ASB

13

YoY +30%

1692

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

People

Household income (MSOA)

Average household income for the neighbourhood (MSOA) around this postcode, financial year ending March 2023

Financial year ending March 2023 · MSOA 2021 · Torbay 017 (E02003170)

This is the published estimate for the MSOA that contains this postcode (about 2,000–6,000 households). It describes the neighbourhood around the postcode. England and Wales only.

Total annual household income: £40,372
Disposable (net) annual household income: £32,913
Disposable (net) annual household income before housing costs (equivalised): £33,280
Disposable (net) annual household income after housing costs (equivalised): £32,158

Source: Office for National Statistics. Income estimates for small areas, England and Wales, financial year ending 2023.

Income estimates for small areas, England and Wales · Open Government Licence v3.0

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,305

White Brit.90.9%

Other White2.5%

Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.3%

Indian1.0%

Other Asian0.8%

+ 11 other groups · 3.5%

Religion

Total residents: 1,305

No religion48.0%

Christian43.9%

Not answered4.9%

Muslim1.2%

Other religion0.5%

+ 4 other religions · 1.4%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,303

50–6427.2%

35–4916.4%

65–7413.5%

25–3410.2%

75–847.9%

+ 6 other age groups · 24.7%

Households

Total households: 679

One person: other24.3%

One person: aged 66+18.6%

Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.7%

Lone parent family: With dependent children8.4%

Single family household, all members 66+7.5%

+ 9 other households · 28.6%

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.

4472

Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England

1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived

Rank 4472 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.

Flood zone

Flood Zone 3 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning)

Flood Zone 3 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

GOV.UK long-term flood risk checker Flood map for planning

Nearby postcodes around TQ5 8EX

Other postcode pages in the same local area as TQ5 8EX.

TQ5 0AA TQ5 0AB TQ5 0AD TQ5 0AE TQ5 0BN TQ5 0BP TQ5 0BS TQ5 0BT TQ5 0BX TQ5 8AA TQ5 8AG TQ5 8AH TQ5 8AJ TQ5 8DS TQ5 8DT TQ5 8DY TQ5 8DZ TQ5 8ED TQ5 8EE TQ5 8EF TQ5 8EG TQ5 8EH TQ5 8JL TQ5 9AA

Technical details

Coordinates & Location for TQ5 8EX

England

Country

Torbay

Local Authority

St Peter's with St Mary's

Ward

Torquay and Paignton

Travel to Work

TTWA

Postcode

TQ5 8EX

Coordinates

50.3946, -3.5157

Grid reference

SX923560

Easting

292,365

Northing

56,067

Region

South West

Plus Code

9C2R9FVM+RP

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

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 017D E01015186

E01015186

MSOA 2021

Mid Super Output

Torbay 017 E02003170

E02003170

LSOA 2011

Super Output Area

Torbay 017D E01015186

E01015186

MSOA 2011

Mid Super Output

Torbay 017 E02003170

E02003170

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

6:55 AM

Sunrise

4:59 PM

Sunset

10 hours 4 minutes of daylight today

Sunrise (today)

6:55 AM

Sunset (today)

4:59 PM

Daylight duration

10 hours 4 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 8EX 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 E01015186 and MSOA E02003170 assigned.

2025 — Indices of Deprivation

IMD England rank: 4472

Present — Active

Postcode TQ5 8EX 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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