# TQ5 8HN: area report for a postcode in Torbay

TQ5 8HN 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 8HN for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Torbay](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay) › [TQ5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq5) › [TQ5 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq5-8)

## Around this postcode

- **36 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 35% on July. Torbay 017G: 77 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.5146,50.3959,TQ58HN
- **Paignton, 5.6 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.5146,50.3959,TQ58HN
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.5146,50.3959,TQ58HN
- **No property in TQ5 8HN 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=-3.5146,50.3959,TQ58HN
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Torbay 017G. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.5146,50.3959,TQ58HN
- **£222,118 average price**: For the whole of Torbay, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.5146,50.3959,TQ58HN
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.5146,50.3959,TQ58HN
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.5146,50.3959,TQ58HN
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at TQ5 8HN**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.5146,50.3959,TQ58HN
- **Low road and rail noise at TQ5 8HN**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.5146,50.3959,TQ58HN
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 6 of 6**: 30% or more 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=-3.5146,50.3959,TQ58HN
- **4.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.5146,50.3959,TQ58HN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Furzeham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/furzeham-primary-school-e149412) | Primary | 140 m (2 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Brixham College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brixham-college-e137755) | Secondary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 37.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Brixham Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brixham-church-of-england-primary-school-e147813) | Primary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Eden Park Primary & Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eden-park-primary-and-nursery-school-e136892) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-margaret-clitherow-catholic-primary-school-e140768) | Primary | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 29% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £105,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2026 | £230,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| January 2024 | £262,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| March 2026 | £303,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| March 2025 | £257,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| April 2024 | £340,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| May 2024 | £148,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| September 2025 | £225,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: COMPASS HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRES (170 m)
- Pharmacies: DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (100 m); BOOTS (170 m); WELL (570 m)
- Dental practices: BRIXHAM DENTAL PRACTICE LIMITED (310 m); SMILES AHEAD DENTAL SURGERY (770 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Brixham Fore St Express (140 m, Tesco); Co-op Brixham Fore Street (140 m, The Co-operative Group); Spar Fore St, Brixham (160 m, Spar); Co-op Brixham Great Rea (510 m, The Co-operative Group); Sainsburys Brixham New Road Local (640 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 017G (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 27.7** (2025). Torbay 017G has a deprivation score of 27.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,447th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £246,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Torbay 017G was £246,000 in 2025. Joint 11,155th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,016** (2021). Torbay 017G had 1,016 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,754th 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: 89.6%** (January 2026). In Torbay 017G, 89.6% 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.

## 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: 50.3959, -3.5146

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=-3.5146,50.3959,TQ58HN

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