# TQ3

Postcode district covering Paignton, Shorton and Preston, in Torbay.

TQ3 is a postcode district covering Paignton, Shorton and Preston, in Torbay. Median sale price £249,475 in 2025. Recorded crime 86.1 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code TQ3. 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 TQ3 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq3#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq3#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq3#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq3#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=TQ3) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in TQ3 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=TQ3) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 466 homes were sold in TQ3 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=TQ3) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for TQ3.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=TQ3) (Census 2021, England and Wales): TQ3 had 32,151 usual residents at the census.

## How TQ3 compares

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

| Measure | TQ3 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £249,475 | 3rd cheapest | 14 postcode districts, TQ · 2025 |
| Population | 32,151 | 4th most populated | 14 postcode districts, TQ · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | – | 14 postcode districts, TQ · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 93.1% | highest | 14 postcode districts, TQ · Jan 2026 |

## Is TQ3 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in TQ3 at a rate of 86.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 79.8 per 1,000 people across the TQ postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 229 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in TQ3.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,178), other crime (462) and shoplifting (348).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in TQ3 was 83.7 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 TQ3, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so TQ3 has no single figure. Of its 20 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood

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

## Neighbourhoods in TQ3

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [South Hams 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams/neighbourhood/e01020170) | 2,303 | 43.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 91.2% |
| [Torbay 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay/neighbourhood/e01015224) | 1,619 | 61.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 96.9% |
| [Torbay 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay/neighbourhood/e01015225) | 1,466 | 78.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.0% |
| [Torbay 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay/neighbourhood/e01015226) | 1,401 | 39.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.0% |
| [Torbay 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay/neighbourhood/e01015227) | 1,592 | 16.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.4% |
| [Torbay 011E](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay/neighbourhood/e01015228) | 1,559 | 93.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 90.4% |
| [Torbay 011F](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay/neighbourhood/e01015230) | 1,390 | 18.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.4% |
| [Torbay 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay/neighbourhood/e01015202) | 1,499 | 43.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.4% |
| [Torbay 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay/neighbourhood/e01015203) | 1,244 | 40.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.8% |
| [Torbay 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay/neighbourhood/e01015204) | 1,525 | 59.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 95.0% |
| [Torbay 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay/neighbourhood/e01015205) | 1,496 | 37.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 97.6% |
| [Torbay 012E](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay/neighbourhood/e01015206) | 1,558 | 75.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.7% |
| [Torbay 013A](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay/neighbourhood/e01015190) | 2,001 | 96.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 85.9% |
| [Torbay 013B](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay/neighbourhood/e01015191) | 1,615 | 86.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 90.5% |
| [Torbay 013C](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay/neighbourhood/e01015192) | 1,579 | 59.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.4% |
| [Torbay 013D](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay/neighbourhood/e01015193) | 1,347 | 86.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.3% |
| [Torbay 013E](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay/neighbourhood/e01015194) | 1,416 | 80.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 60.6% |
| [Torbay 013G](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay/neighbourhood/e01015196) | 1,809 | 248.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.3% |
| [Torbay 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay/neighbourhood/e01015229) | 1,487 | 133.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 93.5% |
| [Torbay 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay/neighbourhood/e01015231) | 1,799 | 412.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 78.8% |

## Your MP

- [Torbay](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/torbay): Steve Darling (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 71% of the people here.
- [South Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-devon): Caroline Voaden (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 29% of the people here.
- [Newton Abbot](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/newton-abbot): Martin Wrigley (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 0.1% 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 TQ3

[Blatchcombe & Blagdon](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay/blatchcombe-and-blagdon), [Clifton & Maidenway](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay/clifton-and-maidenway), [Preston & Shorton](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay/preston-and-shorton)

## Postcode sectors in TQ3

[TQ3 1 (215 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq3-1), [TQ3 2 (218 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq3-2), [TQ3 3 (316 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq3-3)

## Council

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

## Towns in TQ3

[Paignton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/paignton)

## Postcode districts next to TQ3

[TQ2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq2), [TQ4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq4), [TQ9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq9), [TQ12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq12)

## Nearest rail stations

[Paignton (2.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-3.5649,50.4347), [Torquay (4.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-3.5433,50.4611), [Torre (4.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-3.5464,50.4732)

## 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)

## TQ3 in brief

TQ3 is a postcode district covering Paignton, Shorton and Preston, in Torbay.
About 32,182 people lived in TQ3 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £249,475 in 2025 across 466 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 86.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in TQ3 was £249,475 in 2025.
TQ3 had 32,151 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in TQ3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In TQ3, 93.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: TQ3
- 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: 19.13 km²
- People, mid-2024: 32,182*
- Neighbourhoods: 20
- Output areas: 105

* 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

[TQ4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq4), [TQ9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq9), [TQ2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq2), [TQ12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq12)

## Latest updates for TQ3

- 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/TQ3

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq3, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq3#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq3