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

TQ4 7RQ 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 7RQ 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

- **9 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 40% on July. Torbay 015E: 50 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.5817,50.4191,TQ47RQ
- **Paignton, 2.1 km**: About 26 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.5817,50.4191,TQ47RQ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 80 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.5817,50.4191,TQ47RQ
- **No property in TQ4 7RQ 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=-3.5817,50.4191,TQ47RQ
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Torbay 015E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.5817,50.4191,TQ47RQ
- **£222,118 average price**: For the whole of Torbay, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.5817,50.4191,TQ47RQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.8 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.5817,50.4191,TQ47RQ
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.5817,50.4191,TQ47RQ
- **93.8% can get gigabit broadband at TQ4 7RQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.5817,50.4191,TQ47RQ
- **Low road and rail noise at TQ4 7RQ**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.5817,50.4191,TQ47RQ
- **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=-3.5817,50.4191,TQ47RQ
- **5.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.5817,50.4191,TQ47RQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Roselands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/roselands-primary-school-e142364) | Primary | 80 m (1 minute on foot) | Improved significantly, February 2025 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [South Devon College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-devon-college-e130648) | Sixth form and further education | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | Attainment 8 of 28.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Cambian Devon School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cambian-devon-school-e135803) | Special | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [White Rock Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/white-rock-primary-school-e113216) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hayes School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hayes-school-e136648) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Paignton Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/paignton-academy-e138863) | Secondary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 38.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Michael's Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-church-of-england-academy-e147851) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | – |
| [Curledge Street Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/curledge-street-academy-e138772) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2023 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £300,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| July 2026 | £175,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| July 2025 | £302,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2026 | £292,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| September 2024 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| June 2024 | £290,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| August 2024 | £270,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| September 2023 | £285,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Aldi Goodrington Paignton (310 m, Aldi); Iceland Paignton Food Warehouse (460 m, Iceland); Sainsburys Paignton (550 m, Sainsburys); Asda Paignton Supermarket (710 m, Asda); Lidl Goodrington Paignton (740 m, Lidl)

## 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 015E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 13.3** (2025). Torbay 015E has a deprivation score of 13.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,575th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £279,975** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Torbay 015E was £279,975 in 2025. Joint 14,310th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,269** (2021). Torbay 015E had 1,269 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,838th 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: 94.7%** (January 2026). In Torbay 015E, 94.7% 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: 50.4191, -3.5817

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=-3.5817,50.4191,TQ47RQ

## How to cite

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