# TQ1 3QR: area report for a postcode in Torbay

TQ1 3QR 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 3QR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Torbay](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay) › [TQ1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq1) › [TQ1 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq1-3)

## Around this postcode

- **28 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 26% on July. Torbay 005A: 109 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.5166,50.4789,TQ13QR
- **Torre, 2.2 km**: About 28 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.5166,50.4789,TQ13QR
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 520 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.5166,50.4789,TQ13QR
- **No property in TQ1 3QR 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=-3.5166,50.4789,TQ13QR
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Torbay 005A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.5166,50.4789,TQ13QR
- **£222,118 average price**: For the whole of Torbay, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.5166,50.4789,TQ13QR
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 60 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.5166,50.4789,TQ13QR
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 40 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.5166,50.4789,TQ13QR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at TQ1 3QR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.5166,50.4789,TQ13QR
- **Moderate road and rail noise at TQ1 3QR**: Road 56 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.5166,50.4789,TQ13QR
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% 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=-3.5166,50.4789,TQ13QR
- **5.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.5166,50.4789,TQ13QR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Abbey School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbey-school-e113566) | Independent | 520 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-saints-babbacombe-cofe-primary-school-e140629) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Spires College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-spires-college-e113526) | Secondary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 45.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay](https://openindex.co.uk/school/priory-roman-catholic-primary-school-torquay-e140743) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Homelands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/homelands-primary-school-e113231) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Margaret's Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-margarets-academy-e136602) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marychurch-church-of-england-primary-and-nursery-school-e140644) | Primary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ellacombe Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ellacombe-church-of-england-academy-e138047) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £310,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| September 2025 | £148,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| February 2023 | £186,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| March 2025 | £178,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| September 2025 | £290,000 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 100 m |
| August 2025 | £150,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| February 2026 | £195,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| January 2023 | £200,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BRUNEL MEDICAL PRACTICE (60 m); CHILCOTE PRACTICE (470 m); SOUTHOVER MEDICAL PRACTICE (930 m)
- Pharmacies: BABBACOMBE PHARMACY (100 m); BOOTS (480 m); WELL (640 m); DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (930 m)
- Dental practices: UNIT 2-3 ST. MARYCHURCH COURT (570 m); WELLSWOOD AND BABBACOMBE DENTAL LTD (950 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Torquay Babbacombe Rd Express (40 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Torquay St Marychurch Road Local (550 m, Sainsburys); Co-op St Marychurch (560 m, The Co-operative Group); Morrisons Daily Torquay Plainmoor (730 m, Morrisons); Lidl Torquay St Marychurch Road (830 m, Lidl)

## 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 005A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 29.9** (2025). Torbay 005A has a deprivation score of 29.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,312th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £160,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Torbay 005A was £160,000 in 2025. Joint 3,029th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,529** (2021). Torbay 005A had 1,529 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,937th most 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: 85.2%** (January 2026). In Torbay 005A, 85.2% 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: 50.4789, -3.5166

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=-3.5166,50.4789,TQ13QR

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