# TQ1 1JT: area report for a postcode in Torbay

TQ1 1JT is a postcode in Torbay.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Torbay. Open the map at TQ1 1JT for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Torbay](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay) › [TQ1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq1) › [TQ1 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq1-1)

## Around this postcode

- **19 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 21% on July. Torbay 006B: 37 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.5173,50.4721,TQ11JT
- **Torre, 2.1 km**: About 26 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.5173,50.4721,TQ11JT
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.5173,50.4721,TQ11JT
- **No property in TQ1 1JT listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-3.5173,50.4721,TQ11JT
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Torbay 006B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.5173,50.4721,TQ11JT
- **£222,118 average price**: For the whole of Torbay, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.5173,50.4721,TQ11JT
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 810 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.5173,50.4721,TQ11JT
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 750 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.5173,50.4721,TQ11JT
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at TQ1 1JT**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.5173,50.4721,TQ11JT
- **Low road and rail noise at TQ1 1JT**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.5173,50.4721,TQ11JT
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-3.5173,50.4721,TQ11JT
- **4.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.5173,50.4721,TQ11JT

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-saints-babbacombe-cofe-primary-school-e140629) | Primary | 250 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Warberry CofE Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/warberry-cofe-academy-e142287) | Primary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2023 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Spires College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-spires-college-e113526) | Secondary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 45.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Ellacombe Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ellacombe-church-of-england-academy-e138047) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ilsham Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ilsham-church-of-england-academy-e137304) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 88% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Eat That Frog C.I.C](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eat-that-frog-c-i-c-e142909) | Special | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Abbey School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbey-school-e113566) | Independent | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Homelands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/homelands-primary-school-e113231) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £287,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2026 | £310,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| August 2023 | £283,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| January 2026 | £165,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2026 | £175,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| January 2025 | £225,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| May 2026 | £195,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| August 2025 | £237,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BRUNEL MEDICAL PRACTICE (810 m); SOUTHOVER MEDICAL PRACTICE (820 m)
- Pharmacies: BABBACOMBE PHARMACY (680 m); DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (820 m); WELL (920 m); DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (990 m)
- Dental practices: WELLSWOOD AND BABBACOMBE DENTAL LTD (740 m); TORBAY DENTAL PRACTICE (1 km)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Torquay Babbacombe Rd Express (750 m, Tesco); Morrisons Daily Torquay Plainmoor (890 m, Morrisons); Lidl Torquay St Marychurch Road (950 m, Lidl); Co-op Wellswood - Ilsham Road (980 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £222,118** (July 2026). Torbay’s average house price was £222,118 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £33,493** (2025). Full-time workers living in Torbay earned a median of £33,493 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 25th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.6×** (2025). A home in Torbay costs 6.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 138th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 26.9** (2025). Torbay has a deprivation score of 26.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 60th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Torbay 006B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 19.3** (2025). Torbay 006B has a deprivation score of 19.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,235th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £220,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Torbay 006B was £220,000 in 2025. Joint 8,379th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,442** (2021). Torbay 006B had 1,442 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,168th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 85.0%** (January 2026). In Torbay 006B, 85.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## TQ1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £215,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in TQ1 was £215,000 in 2025. Joint 482nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 33,857** (2021). TQ1 had 33,857 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 710th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in TQ1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 83.6%** (January 2026). In TQ1, 83.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Torbay](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay)
- Centre: 50.4721, -3.5173

Council: [Torbay](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Torbay](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/torbay): Steve Darling (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-3.5173,50.4721,TQ11JT

## How to cite

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