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TQ2 8AX

Postcode

A postcode in Torbay 001A, Barton with Watcombe ward, Torbay.

This report describes the area around TQ2 8AX, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.

Around TQ2 8AX

Schools near TQ2 8AX

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Lift Barton Hill
Primary. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
170 m
2 minutes on foot
Good (overall), September 2023
The Lodestar Academy
Pupil referral and alternative provision
350 m
4 minutes on foot
Good (overall), November 2023
St Cuthbert Mayne School
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 42.0 (2025/26, provisional)
730 m
9 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade
Torquay Academy
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 48.7 (2025/26, provisional)
1 km
13 minutes on foot
Standards maintained, January 2025
Watcombe Primary School
Primary. 37% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1 km
13 minutes on foot
Good (overall), July 2024
Combe Pafford School
Special
1.1 km
13 minutes on foot
School remains Good, April 2024
Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay
Primary. 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.1 km
14 minutes on foot
Good (overall), September 2022
St Margaret's Academy
Primary. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.1 km
14 minutes on foot
School remains Good, June 2023

Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.

Recent sales near TQ2 8AX

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £250,000Salisbury Avenue, TQ2 8AXNovember 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold10 m
  • £275,000Barton Hill Road, TQ2 8JAJuly 2026, terraced, established, freehold70 m
  • £210,000Horace Road, TQ2 8ASNovember 2025, terraced, established, freehold100 m
  • £190,000Barton Hill Road, TQ2 8HZFebruary 2025, terraced, established, freehold130 m
  • £230,000Winchester Avenue, TQ2 8ARAugust 2025, detached, established, freehold150 m
  • £257,500Salisbury Avenue, TQ2 8AUDecember 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold150 m
  • £102,500Lichfield Avenue, TQ2 8ANMay 2025, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold160 m
  • £260,000Barton Hill Road, TQ2 8JFNovember 2025, terraced, established, freehold170 m

HM Land Registry sales at nearby postcodes, by street and postcode only, never a house number. Sales take weeks to be registered. Every sale on the map

Within 1 km of TQ2 8AX

In a straight line

Pharmacies

  • BARTON PHARMACY TORQUAY330 m
  • BARTON TORQUAY LTD380 m
  • WATCOMBE PHARMACY610 m
  • BOOTS950 m

Dental practices

  • BARTON SURGERY330 m
  • BARTON DENTAL SURGERY510 m

Supermarkets

  • Co-op BartonThe Co-operative Group320 m
  • Tesco Barton ExpressTesco340 m
  • Farmfoods Hele TorquayFarmfoods420 m
  • Spar Hele Cross Service StationSpar490 m
  • Tesco Teignmouth Rd Esso ExpressTesco750 m

The neighbourhood: Torbay 001A

Everything about Torbay 001A
Deprivation score
28.8
Joint 8,851st most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£230,000
Joint 9,437th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,376
Joint 17,202nd least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

The postcode district: TQ2

Everything about TQ2
Median sale price
£245,000
Joint 705th cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
35,721
Joint 613th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
91.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Your MP

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Where these figures come from

Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.