# TQ12 5LU: area report for a postcode in Teignbridge

TQ12 5LU is a postcode in Teignbridge.

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 Teignbridge. Open the map at TQ12 5LU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Teignbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/teignbridge) › [TQ12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq12) › [TQ12 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq12-5)

## Around this postcode

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, down 50% on July. Teignbridge 018C: 22 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.5835,50.4908,TQ125LU
- **Torre, 3.3 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.5835,50.4908,TQ125LU
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.5835,50.4908,TQ125LU
- **No property in TQ12 5LU 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=-3.5835,50.4908,TQ125LU
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Teignbridge 018C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.5835,50.4908,TQ125LU
- **£302,368 average price**: For the whole of Teignbridge, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.5835,50.4908,TQ125LU
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.5835,50.4908,TQ125LU
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.5835,50.4908,TQ125LU
- **21.4% can get gigabit broadband at TQ12 5LU**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.5835,50.4908,TQ125LU
- **Low road and rail noise at TQ12 5LU**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.5835,50.4908,TQ125LU
- **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=-3.5835,50.4908,TQ125LU
- **5.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.5835,50.4908,TQ125LU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Kingskerswell Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingskerswell-church-of-england-primary-school-e113398) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Shiphay Learning Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shiphay-learning-academy-e136659) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £575,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 270 m |
| January 2026 | £280,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 300 m |
| July 2025 | £425,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 380 m |
| June 2025 | £390,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 470 m |
| June 2026 | £320,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 500 m |
| August 2025 | £400,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 510 m |
| September 2025 | £340,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 510 m |
| October 2025 | £272,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 580 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £302,368** (July 2026). Teignbridge’s average house price was £302,368 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £35,410** (2025). Full-time workers living in Teignbridge earned a median of £35,410 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 79th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.5×** (2025). A home in Teignbridge costs 8.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 105th least 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: 17.2** (2025). Teignbridge has a deprivation score of 17.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 125th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Teignbridge 018C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.4** (2025). Teignbridge 018C has a deprivation score of 8.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,714th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £352,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Teignbridge 018C was £352,500 in 2025. Joint 11,472nd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,781** (2021). Teignbridge 018C had 1,781 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,500th 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: 91.2%** (January 2026). In Teignbridge 018C, 91.2% 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.

## TQ12 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £275,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in TQ12 was £275,000 in 2025. Joint 940th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 58,789** (2021). TQ12 had 58,789 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 104th 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 TQ12 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: 88.9%** (January 2026). In TQ12, 88.9% 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: [Teignbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/teignbridge)
- Centre: 50.4908, -3.5835

Council: [Teignbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/teignbridge) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Newton Abbot](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/newton-abbot): Martin Wrigley (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=-3.5835,50.4908,TQ125LU

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