# TQ1

Postcode district covering Torquay, Wellswood and Ellacombe, in Torbay.

TQ1 is a postcode district covering Torquay, Wellswood and Ellacombe, in Torbay. Median sale price £215,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 122.4 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code TQ1. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [TQ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an TQ1 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq1#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq1#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq1#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq1#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=TQ1) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in TQ1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=TQ1) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 515 homes were sold in TQ1 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=TQ1) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for TQ1.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=TQ1) (Census 2021, England and Wales): TQ1 had 33,857 usual residents at the census.

## How TQ1 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | TQ1 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £215,000 | cheapest | 14 postcode districts, TQ · 2025 |
| Population | 33,857 | 3rd most populated | 14 postcode districts, TQ · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | – | 14 postcode districts, TQ · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 83.6% | 6th highest | 14 postcode districts, TQ · Jan 2026 |

## Is TQ1 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in TQ1 at a rate of 122.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 79.8 per 1,000 people across the TQ postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 417 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in TQ1.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,842), other crime (665) and anti-social behaviour (558).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in TQ1 was 122.4 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in TQ1, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so TQ1 has no single figure. Of its 21 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in TQ1

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Torbay 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay/neighbourhood/e01015236) | 1,477 | 97.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 78.0% |
| [Torbay 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay/neighbourhood/e01015237) | 1,353 | 51.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 94.2% |
| [Torbay 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay/neighbourhood/e01015238) | 1,357 | 41.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 89.0% |
| [Torbay 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay/neighbourhood/e01015239) | 1,689 | 115.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 76.8% |
| [Torbay 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay/neighbourhood/e01015258) | 2,071 | 173.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 77.5% |
| [Torbay 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay/neighbourhood/e01015259) | 1,600 | 112.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 92.1% |
| [Torbay 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay/neighbourhood/e01015260) | 1,701 | 88.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 88.6% |
| [Torbay 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay/neighbourhood/e01015240) | 1,529 | 108.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 85.2% |
| [Torbay 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay/neighbourhood/e01015241) | 1,585 | 73.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 92.7% |
| [Torbay 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay/neighbourhood/e01015242) | 1,360 | 99.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 94.2% |
| [Torbay 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay/neighbourhood/e01015243) | 1,281 | 39.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 87.5% |
| [Torbay 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay/neighbourhood/e01015214) | 1,554 | 102.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.1% |
| [Torbay 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay/neighbourhood/e01015215) | 1,442 | 36.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 85.0% |
| [Torbay 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay/neighbourhood/e01015216) | 1,490 | 95.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.1% |
| [Torbay 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay/neighbourhood/e01015218) | 1,539 | 67.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 94.5% |
| [Torbay 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay/neighbourhood/e01015217) | 1,660 | 268.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 84.4% |
| [Torbay 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay/neighbourhood/e01015267) | 1,697 | 228.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 84.4% |
| [Torbay 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay/neighbourhood/e01015268) | 1,695 | 117.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 70.8% |
| [Torbay 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay/neighbourhood/e01015269) | 1,545 | 82.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 80.3% |
| [Torbay 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay/neighbourhood/e01015270) | 1,700 | 94.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 69.7% |
| [Torbay 010E](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay/neighbourhood/e01015271) | 1,487 | 27.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 72.2% |

## Your MP

- [Torbay](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/torbay): Steve Darling (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 100% of the people here.
- [Newton Abbot](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/newton-abbot): Martin Wrigley (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 0.3% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in TQ1

[Babbacombe & Plainmoor](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay/babbacombe-and-plainmoor), [Ellacombe](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay/ellacombe), [St Marychurch & Maidencombe](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay/st-marychurch-and-maidencombe), [Upton & Hele](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay/upton-and-hele), [Wellswood](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay/wellswood)

## Postcode sectors in TQ1

[TQ1 1 (210 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq1-1), [TQ1 2 (171 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq1-2), [TQ1 3 (246 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq1-3), [TQ1 4 (261 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq1-4), [TQ1 9 (35 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq1-9)

## Council

[Torbay](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay)

## Towns in TQ1

[Torquay](https://openindex.co.uk/town/torquay)

## Postcode districts next to TQ1

[TQ2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq2), [TQ4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq4), [TQ5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq5), [TQ12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq12), [TQ14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq14)

## Nearest rail stations

[Torre (2.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-3.5464,50.4732), [Torquay (2.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-3.5433,50.4611), [Paignton (5.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-3.5649,50.4347)

## More in the TQ postcode area

[All TQ postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## TQ1 in brief

TQ1 is a postcode district covering Torquay, Wellswood and Ellacombe, in Torbay.
About 34,107 people lived in TQ1 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £215,000 in 2025 across 515 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 122.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in TQ1 was £215,000 in 2025.
TQ1 had 33,857 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in TQ1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In TQ1, 83.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: TQ1
- Postcode area: [TQ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq)
- Constituency: [Torbay †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/torbay)
- Council: [Torbay †](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay)
- Area: 12.06 km²
- People, mid-2024: 34,107*
- Neighbourhoods: 21
- Output areas: 117

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[TQ2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq2), [TQ12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq12), [TQ14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq14), [TQ5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq5), [TQ4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq4)

## Latest updates for TQ1

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/TQ1

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq1, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq1#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.10. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq1