# TQ2 8HJ: area report for a postcode in Torbay

TQ2 8HJ 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 TQ2 8HJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Torbay](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay) › [TQ2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq2) › [TQ2 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq2-8)

## Around this postcode

- **36 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 6% on July. Torbay 001A: 69 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.5385,50.4913,TQ28HJ
- **Torre, 2.1 km**: About 26 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.5385,50.4913,TQ28HJ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.5385,50.4913,TQ28HJ
- **No property in TQ2 8HJ 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=-3.5385,50.4913,TQ28HJ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Torbay 001A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.5385,50.4913,TQ28HJ
- **£222,118 average price**: For the whole of Torbay, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.5385,50.4913,TQ28HJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.6 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.5385,50.4913,TQ28HJ
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 70 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.5385,50.4913,TQ28HJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at TQ2 8HJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.5385,50.4913,TQ28HJ
- **Low road and rail noise at TQ2 8HJ**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.5385,50.4913,TQ28HJ
- **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=-3.5385,50.4913,TQ28HJ
- **5.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.5385,50.4913,TQ28HJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Lift Barton Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lift-barton-hill-e138369) | Primary | 220 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Lodestar Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-lodestar-academy-e144031) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | – |
| [Watcombe Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/watcombe-primary-school-e113233) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 37% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Combe Pafford School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/combe-pafford-school-e139540) | Special | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | – |
| [St Cuthbert Mayne School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-cuthbert-mayne-school-e113551) | Secondary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 42.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Mayfield School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mayfield-school-e113641) | Special | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | – |
| [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 | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay](https://openindex.co.uk/school/priory-roman-catholic-primary-school-torquay-e140743) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2024 | £130,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 30 m |
| May 2026 | £220,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| January 2023 | £455,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| November 2024 | £255,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| August 2024 | £260,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| December 2025 | £323,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2026 | £340,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2024 | £340,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: BARTON TORQUAY LTD (120 m); WATCOMBE PHARMACY (500 m); BARTON PHARMACY TORQUAY (570 m)
- Dental practices: BARTON DENTAL SURGERY (230 m); BARTON SURGERY (570 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Barton (70 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Barton Express (90 m, Tesco); Farmfoods Hele Torquay (700 m, Farmfoods); Spar Hele Cross Service Station (760 m, Spar); Spar - Watcombe (890 m, Spar)

## 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 001A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 28.8** (2025). Torbay 001A has a deprivation score of 28.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,851st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £230,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Torbay 001A was £230,000 in 2025. Joint 9,437th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,376** (2021). Torbay 001A had 1,376 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,202nd least 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: 98.0%** (January 2026). In Torbay 001A, 98.0% 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.

## TQ2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £245,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in TQ2 was £245,000 in 2025. Joint 705th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 35,721** (2021). TQ2 had 35,721 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 613th 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 TQ2 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: 91.2%** (January 2026). In TQ2, 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Torbay](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay)
- Centre: 50.4913, -3.5385

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=-3.5385,50.4913,TQ28HJ

## How to cite

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