# TQ3 1LW: area report for a postcode in Torbay

TQ3 1LW 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 TQ3 1LW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Torbay](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay) › [TQ3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq3) › [TQ3 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq3-1)

## Around this postcode

- **16 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 47% on July. Torbay 011B: 79 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.5670,50.4466,TQ31LW
- **Paignton, 1.3 km**: About 17 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.5670,50.4466,TQ31LW
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.5670,50.4466,TQ31LW
- **No property in TQ3 1LW 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=-3.5670,50.4466,TQ31LW
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Torbay 011B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.5670,50.4466,TQ31LW
- **£222,118 average price**: For the whole of Torbay, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.5670,50.4466,TQ31LW
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.5670,50.4466,TQ31LW
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.5670,50.4466,TQ31LW
- **91.3% can get gigabit broadband at TQ3 1LW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.5670,50.4466,TQ31LW
- **Low road and rail noise at TQ3 1LW**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.5670,50.4466,TQ31LW
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% 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=-3.5670,50.4466,TQ31LW
- **5.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.5670,50.4466,TQ31LW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Brunel School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brunel-school-e150616) | Special | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Oldway Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oldway-primary-school-e142361) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Preston Bridge School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/preston-bridge-school-e148621) | Special | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Sacred Heart Catholic School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sacred-heart-catholic-school-e140749) | Primary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Preston Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/preston-primary-school-e141237) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Curledge Street Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/curledge-street-academy-e138772) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2023 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kings Ash Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-ash-academy-e138773) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Michael's Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-church-of-england-academy-e147851) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £425,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2025 | £242,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| March 2024 | £410,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| September 2024 | £180,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| November 2025 | £260,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| November 2024 | £288,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| April 2026 | £385,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| May 2026 | £320,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: PEMBROKE MEDICAL GROUP (490 m)
- Pharmacies: DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (490 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Paignton Torquay Road Local (360 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Paignton Express (510 m, Tesco); Morrisons Daily Torquay Road (700 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 011B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 16.9** (2025). Torbay 011B has a deprivation score of 16.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,339th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £242,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Torbay 011B was £242,000 in 2025. Joint 10,738th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,466** (2021). Torbay 011B had 1,466 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,381st 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: 95.0%** (January 2026). In Torbay 011B, 95.0% 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.

## TQ3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £249,475** (2025). The median price paid for a home in TQ3 was £249,475 in 2025. 747th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 32,151** (2021). TQ3 had 32,151 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 800th 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 TQ3 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: 93.1%** (January 2026). In TQ3, 93.1% 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: 50.4466, -3.5670

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=-3.5670,50.4466,TQ31LW

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