# TQ9 5FB: area report for a postcode in South Hams

TQ9 5FB is a postcode in South Hams.

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 South Hams. Open the map at TQ9 5FB for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [South Hams](https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams) › [TQ9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq9) › [TQ9 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq9-5)

## Around this postcode

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 50% on July. South Hams 003C: 25 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.7091,50.4334,TQ95FB
- **Totnes, 1.5 km**: About 18 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.7091,50.4334,TQ95FB
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.7091,50.4334,TQ95FB
- **No property in TQ9 5FB 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=-3.7091,50.4334,TQ95FB
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, South Hams 003C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.7091,50.4334,TQ95FB
- **£355,483 average price**: For the whole of South Hams, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.7091,50.4334,TQ95FB
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.8 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.7091,50.4334,TQ95FB
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.9 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.7091,50.4334,TQ95FB
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at TQ9 5FB**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.7091,50.4334,TQ95FB
- **Low road and rail noise at TQ9 5FB**: Road 50 dB, rail 47 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.7091,50.4334,TQ95FB
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=-3.7091,50.4334,TQ95FB
- **4.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.7091,50.4334,TQ95FB

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [King Edward VI Community College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/king-edward-vi-community-college-e149247) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | Attainment 8 of 45.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Totnes Independent School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/totnes-independent-school-e143947) | Independent | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Lifeworks College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lifeworks-college-e142065) | Special | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [River Dart Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/river-dart-academy-e146735) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [The Grove School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-grove-school-e113234) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [On Track Education West Yarner](https://openindex.co.uk/school/on-track-education-west-yarner-e148805) | Special | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Bidwell Brook School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bidwell-brook-school-e113643) | Special | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Dartington Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dartington-church-of-england-academy-e148490) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £181,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2025 | £195,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| July 2024 | £235,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| May 2026 | £240,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| July 2026 | £165,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| August 2026 | £205,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| March 2026 | £290,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| July 2026 | £178,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £355,483** (July 2026). South Hams’ average house price was £355,483 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 5.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,638** (2025). Full-time workers living in South Hams earned a median of £38,638 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). Joint 170th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.2×** (2025). A home in South Hams costs 9.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 78th least 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: 15.1** (2025). South Hams has a deprivation score of 15.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 98th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## South Hams 003C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 20.3** (2025). South Hams 003C has a deprivation score of 20.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,445th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £320,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in South Hams 003C was £320,000 in 2025. Joint 13,865th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,596** (2021). South Hams 003C had 1,596 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,319th most 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: 99.6%** (January 2026). In South Hams 003C, 99.6% 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.

## TQ9 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £400,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in TQ9 was £400,000 in 2025. Joint 587th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 19,560** (2021). TQ9 had 19,560 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,264th 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 TQ9 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: 57.8%** (January 2026). In TQ9, 57.8% 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: [South Hams](https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams)
- Centre: 50.4334, -3.7091

Council: [South Hams](https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams) (District, 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=-3.7091,50.4334,TQ95FB

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