# TQ1 4HP: area report for a postcode in Torbay

TQ1 4HP 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 4HP for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Torbay](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay) › [TQ1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq1) › [TQ1 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq1-4)

## Around this postcode

- **58 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 9% on July. Torbay 004B: 174 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.5390,50.4752,TQ14HP
- **Torre, 570 m**: About 7 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.5390,50.4752,TQ14HP
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.5390,50.4752,TQ14HP
- **No property in TQ1 4HP 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=-3.5390,50.4752,TQ14HP
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Torbay 004B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.5390,50.4752,TQ14HP
- **£222,118 average price**: For the whole of Torbay, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.5390,50.4752,TQ14HP
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 780 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.5390,50.4752,TQ14HP
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.5390,50.4752,TQ14HP
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at TQ1 4HP**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.5390,50.4752,TQ14HP
- **Low road and rail noise at TQ1 4HP**: Road 47 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.5390,50.4752,TQ14HP
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=-3.5390,50.4752,TQ14HP
- **5.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.5390,50.4752,TQ14HP

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Upton St James CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/upton-st-james-cofe-primary-school-e142669) | Primary | 360 m (4 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 36% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Torre Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/torre-church-of-england-academy-e140092) | Primary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Torquay Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/torquay-academy-e138370) | Secondary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | Attainment 8 of 48.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Ellacombe Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ellacombe-church-of-england-academy-e138047) | Primary | 920 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-of-the-angels-catholic-primary-school-e140745) | Primary | 920 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2022 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Homelands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/homelands-primary-school-e113231) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cockington Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cockington-primary-school-e149222) | Primary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | 46% 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 km (13 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2025 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| August 2024 | £448,800 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| June 2026 | £79,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| September 2023 | £315,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| November 2024 | £400,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2026 | £170,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| January 2026 | £210,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| August 2025 | £102,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Torre (570 m, 7 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: SOUTHOVER MEDICAL PRACTICE (780 m); CROFT HALL MEDICAL PRACTICE (970 m)
- Pharmacies: DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (780 m); WELLBEING PHARMACY (970 m)
- Dental practices: MILLBROOK VILLAS DENTAL PRACTCE (920 m); SOUTH DEVON COMMUNITY DENTAL (930 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Torquay Lymington Road (200 m, Morrisons); Tesco Torquay Lymington Express (780 m, Tesco); Lidl Torquay St Marychurch Road (810 m, Lidl); Tesco Teignmouth Rd Esso Express (850 m, Tesco); Morrisons Daily Torquay Plainmoor (900 m, Morrisons)

## 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 004B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 27.4** (2025). Torbay 004B has a deprivation score of 27.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,633rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £272,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Torbay 004B was £272,500 in 2025. Joint 13,647th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,071** (2021). Torbay 004B had 2,071 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,286th 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: 77.5%** (January 2026). In Torbay 004B, 77.5% 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: 50.4752, -3.5390

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=-3.5390,50.4752,TQ14HP

## How to cite

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