TQ8
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Salcombe and Higher Batson, in South Hams.
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 TQ8 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In TQ8, 45.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How TQ8 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is TQ8 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in TQ8 at a rate of 63.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 79.8 per 1,000 people across TQ.
In August 2026 alone, 18 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in TQ8.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (43), other crime (26) and anti-social behaviour (14).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in TQ8 was 40.9 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 TQ8, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so TQ8 has no single figure. Of its 1 neighbourhood with a rank:
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in TQ8
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Hams 012B | 1,175 | 61.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 47.5% |
Your MP
- Caroline VoadenLiberal DemocratMP for South Devon
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Postcode sectors in TQ81
Council1
Postcode districts next to TQ81
More in the TQ postcode area2
TQ8 in brief
TQ8 is a postcode district covering Salcombe and Higher Batson, in South Hams.
About 1,736 people lived in TQ8 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £747,500 in 2025 across 46 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 63.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in TQ8 was £747,500 in 2025.
TQ8 had 1,739 usual residents at the census.
In TQ8, 45.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In TQ8, 0.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.