# TQ5 0JR: area report for a postcode in Torbay

TQ5 0JR 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 TQ5 0JR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Torbay](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay) › [TQ5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq5) › [TQ5 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq5-0)

## Around this postcode

- **4 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 300% on July. Torbay 016C: 46 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.5549,50.3987,TQ50JR
- **Paignton, 4.1 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.5549,50.3987,TQ50JR
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.5549,50.3987,TQ50JR
- **No property in TQ5 0JR 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=-3.5549,50.3987,TQ50JR
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Torbay 016C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.5549,50.3987,TQ50JR
- **£222,118 average price**: For the whole of Torbay, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.5549,50.3987,TQ50JR
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.5549,50.3987,TQ50JR
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.6 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.5549,50.3987,TQ50JR
- **No gigabit broadband at TQ5 0JR**: Superfast for 0%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.5549,50.3987,TQ50JR
- **Low road and rail noise at TQ5 0JR**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.5549,50.3987,TQ50JR
- **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=-3.5549,50.3987,TQ50JR
- **5.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.5549,50.3987,TQ50JR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/churston-ferrers-grammar-school-academy-e136388) | Secondary | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | Attainment 8 of 67.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Galmpton Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/galmpton-church-of-england-primary-school-e145104) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), April 2024 | 91% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [White Rock Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/white-rock-primary-school-e113216) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £205,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| March 2025 | £455,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| February 2023 | £1,170,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| March 2026 | £875,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 270 m |
| August 2024 | £347,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 330 m |
| July 2024 | £410,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 350 m |
| April 2026 | £450,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 360 m |
| August 2023 | £315,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 390 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: BROADWAY PHARMACY (860 m)

## 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 016C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 7.4** (2025). Torbay 016C has a deprivation score of 7.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,517th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £505,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Torbay 016C was £505,000 in 2025. Joint 4,609th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,356** (2021). Torbay 016C had 1,356 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,394th 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: 74.0%** (January 2026). In Torbay 016C, 74.0% 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.

## TQ5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £300,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in TQ5 was £300,000 in 2025. Joint 1,069th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 19,098** (2021). TQ5 had 19,098 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,235th 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 TQ5 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: 81.1%** (January 2026). In TQ5, 81.1% 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: 50.3987, -3.5549

Council: [Torbay](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [South Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-devon): Caroline Voaden (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=-3.5549,50.3987,TQ50JR

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