# TQ9

Postcode district covering Totnes and Bridgetown, in South Hams.

TQ9 is a postcode district covering Totnes and Bridgetown, in South Hams. Median sale price £400,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 50.4 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code TQ9. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [TQ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq)

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 TQ9 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq9#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq9#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq9#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq9#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=TQ9) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in TQ9 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=TQ9) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 336 homes were sold in TQ9 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=TQ9) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for TQ9.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=TQ9) (Census 2021, England and Wales): TQ9 had 19,560 usual residents at the census.

## How TQ9 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | TQ9 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £400,000 | 3rd most expensive | 14 postcode districts, TQ · 2025 |
| Population | 19,560 | 7th least populated | 14 postcode districts, TQ · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | – | 14 postcode districts, TQ · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 57.8% | 3rd lowest | 14 postcode districts, TQ · Jan 2026 |

## Is TQ9 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in TQ9 at a rate of 50.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 79.8 per 1,000 people across the TQ postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 112 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in TQ9.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (422), other crime (188) and anti-social behaviour (132).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in TQ9 was 51.0 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 TQ9, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so TQ9 has no single figure. Of its 10 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 5: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in TQ9

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [South Hams 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams/neighbourhood/e01020180) | 2,329 | 81.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 94.4% |
| [South Hams 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams/neighbourhood/e01020181) | 1,888 | 28.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.9% |
| [South Hams 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams/neighbourhood/e01020182) | 1,596 | 24.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.6% |
| [South Hams 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams/neighbourhood/e01020183) | 1,472 | 205.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 57.5% |
| [South Hams 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams/neighbourhood/e01020184) | 1,746 | 38.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 90.1% |
| [South Hams 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams/neighbourhood/e01020156) | 2,174 | 37.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 29.0% |
| [South Hams 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams/neighbourhood/e01020188) | 2,134 | 27.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 9.4% |
| [South Hams 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams/neighbourhood/e01020143) | 2,466 | 29.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 17.3% |
| [South Hams 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams/neighbourhood/e01020150) | 2,147 | 37.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 51.4% |
| [Teignbridge 019B](https://openindex.co.uk/teignbridge/neighbourhood/e01020193) | 1,619 | 27.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 46.6% |

## Your MP

- [South Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-devon): Caroline Voaden (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 96% of the people here.
- [Newton Abbot](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/newton-abbot): Martin Wrigley (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 3.7% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in TQ9

[Loddiswell & Dartington](https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams/loddiswell-and-dartington), [Marldon, Stoke Gabriel & Kingswear](https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams/marldon-stoke-gabriel-and-kingswear), [Totnes Town](https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams/totnes-town)

## Postcode sectors in TQ9

[TQ9 5 (324 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq9-5), [TQ9 6 (287 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq9-6), [TQ9 7 (285 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq9-7), [TQ9 9 (41 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq9-9)

## Council

[South Hams](https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams)

## Towns in TQ9

[Totnes](https://openindex.co.uk/town/totnes)

## Postcode districts next to TQ9

[TQ3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq3), [TQ4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq4), [TQ5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq5), [TQ6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq6), [TQ7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq7), [TQ10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq10), [TQ12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq12), [TQ13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq13)

## More in the TQ postcode area

[All TQ postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## TQ9 in brief

TQ9 is a postcode district covering Totnes and Bridgetown, in South Hams.
About 19,891 people lived in TQ9 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £400,000 in 2025 across 336 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 50.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in TQ9 was £400,000 in 2025.
TQ9 had 19,560 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in TQ9 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In TQ9, 57.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: TQ9
- Postcode area: [TQ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq)
- Constituency: [South Devon †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-devon)
- Council: [South Hams †](https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams)
- Area: 179 km²
- People, mid-2024: 19,891*
- Neighbourhoods: 10
- Output areas: 60

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[TQ7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq7), [TQ10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq10), [TQ13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq13), [TQ12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq12), [TQ6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq6), [TQ4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq4)

## Latest updates for TQ9

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/TQ9

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq9, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tq9#f-house-sales-median-price.

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