# TQ4 7HQ: area report for a postcode in Torbay

TQ4 7HQ 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 TQ4 7HQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Torbay](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay) › [TQ4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq4) › [TQ4 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq4-7)

## Around this postcode

- **21 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 11% on July. Torbay 013H: 155 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.5879,50.4275,TQ47HQ
- **Paignton, 1.8 km**: About 23 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.5879,50.4275,TQ47HQ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.5879,50.4275,TQ47HQ
- **No property in TQ4 7HQ 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=-3.5879,50.4275,TQ47HQ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Torbay 013H. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.5879,50.4275,TQ47HQ
- **£222,118 average price**: For the whole of Torbay, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.5879,50.4275,TQ47HQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.5879,50.4275,TQ47HQ
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.5879,50.4275,TQ47HQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at TQ4 7HQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.5879,50.4275,TQ47HQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at TQ4 7HQ**: Road 63 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.5879,50.4275,TQ47HQ
- **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=-3.5879,50.4275,TQ47HQ
- **6.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.5879,50.4275,TQ47HQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cambian Devon School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cambian-devon-school-e135803) | Special | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Paignton Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/paignton-academy-e138863) | Secondary | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 38.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Hayes School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hayes-school-e136648) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Roselands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/roselands-primary-school-e142364) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, February 2025 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Collaton St Mary Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/collaton-st-mary-church-of-england-primary-school-e145103) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 73% 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 | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | – |
| [South Devon College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-devon-college-e130648) | Sixth form and further education | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | Attainment 8 of 28.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [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) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £210,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2026 | £310,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| December 2023 | £160,350 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| May 2026 | £242,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| January 2023 | £247,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| September 2025 | £210,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| March 2026 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| August 2026 | £150,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Morrisons Paignton (230 m, Morrisons); Asda Paignton Supermarket (390 m, Asda); Spar - Kings Ash Road (430 m, Spar); Sainsburys Paignton (720 m, Sainsburys); Aldi Goodrington Paignton (950 m, Aldi)

## 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 013H (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 32.4** (2025). Torbay 013H has a deprivation score of 32.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,192nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £243,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Torbay 013H was £243,000 in 2025. Joint 10,852nd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,165** (2021). Torbay 013H had 1,165 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,127th 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: 95.4%** (January 2026). In Torbay 013H, 95.4% 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.

## TQ4 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £280,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in TQ4 was £280,000 in 2025. Joint 990th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 21,260** (2021). TQ4 had 21,260 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,371st least 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 TQ4 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: 87.6%** (January 2026). In TQ4, 87.6% 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: 50.4275, -3.5879

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=-3.5879,50.4275,TQ47HQ

## How to cite

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