TQ
Postcode areaPostcode area named after Torquay, with 14 districts.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.
Radon Affected Area by postcode area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in TQ live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How TQ compares
Each dot is a postcode area. The black line marks the middle one.
Every postcode area ranked: median sale price, population, people in radon affected area squares and gigabit broadband coverage.
Is TQ safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in TQ at a rate of 79.8 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 2,233 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in TQ.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (10,757), other crime (4,153) and anti-social behaviour (3,046).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in TQ was 81.0 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.
Postcode districts in TQ
| Name | People (census) | Median sale price | Recorded crime per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TQ1Torquay, Wellswood | 33,857 | £215,000 | 122.4 per 1,000 |
| TQ2Torquay, Torre | 35,721 | £245,000 | 131.9 per 1,000 |
| TQ3Paignton, Shorton | 32,151 | £249,475 | 86.1 per 1,000 |
| TQ4Paignton, Goodrington | 21,260 | £280,000 | 112.2 per 1,000 |
| TQ5Brixham | 19,098 | £300,000 | 66.0 per 1,000 |
| TQ6Dartmouth, Stoke Fleming | 7,857 | £370,000 | 54.3 per 1,000 |
| TQ7Dodbrooke, Kingsbridge | 17,319 | £415,000 | 52.1 per 1,000 |
| TQ8Salcombe, Higher Batson | 1,739 | £747,500 | 63.4 per 1,000 |
| TQ9Totnes, Bridgetown | 19,560 | £400,000 | 50.4 per 1,000 |
| TQ10South Brent, Avonwick | 4,391 | £335,000 | 42.9 per 1,000 |
| TQ11Buckfastleigh, Lower Town | 4,085 | £256,500 | 52.7 per 1,000 |
| TQ12Kingsteignton, Newton Abbot | 58,789 | £275,000 | 65.8 per 1,000 |
| TQ13Bovey Tracey, Chudleigh | 24,341 | £360,000 | 32.4 per 1,000 |
| TQ14Teignmouth, Shaldon | 19,670 | £315,000 | 63.3 per 1,000 |
TQ in brief
The TQ postcode area, named after Torquay, has 14 postcode districts.
The median price paid for a home in TQ was £288,750 in 2025.
TQ had 299,838 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in TQ live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In TQ, 78.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.