TQ12
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Kingsteignton and Newton Abbot, in Teignbridge.
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 TQ12 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in TQ12 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How TQ12 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is TQ12 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in TQ12 at a rate of 65.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 79.8 per 1,000 people across the TQ postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 409 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in TQ12.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,824), other crime (662) and anti-social behaviour (466).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in TQ12 was 66.7 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 TQ12, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so TQ12 has no single figure. Of its 39 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 11 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in TQ12
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teignbridge 007B | 1,497 | 84.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 89.4% |
| Teignbridge 007C | 1,187 | 26.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 81.6% |
| Teignbridge 007D | 1,635 | 51.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 25.1% |
| Teignbridge 009A | 1,538 | 25.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 93.6% |
| Teignbridge 009B | 2,208 | 66.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 95.1% |
| Teignbridge 009C | 1,423 | 30.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.7% |
| Teignbridge 009D | 1,418 | 40.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.3% |
| Teignbridge 009E | 1,417 | 72.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.5% |
| Teignbridge 009F | 1,230 | 33.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.8% |
| Teignbridge 011C | 1,511 | 38.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 68.9% |
| Teignbridge 011E | 1,215 | 33.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 24.0% |
| Teignbridge 012A | 1,261 | 54.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.8% |
| Teignbridge 012B | 1,420 | 30.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.9% |
| Teignbridge 012C | 1,403 | 26.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 96.9% |
| Teignbridge 012D | 2,086 | 55.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 86.9% |
| Teignbridge 013A | 2,007 | 70.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 73.6% |
| Teignbridge 013B | 1,483 | 28.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.5% |
| Teignbridge 013D | 1,982 | 60.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 81.9% |
| Teignbridge 013E | 1,915 | 34.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 89.3% |
| Teignbridge 013F | 1,772 | 49.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.2% |
| Teignbridge 014A | 1,588 | 108.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.4% |
| Teignbridge 014B | 1,707 | 169.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 92.7% |
| Teignbridge 014C | 1,590 | 427.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 88.7% |
| Teignbridge 014D | 1,198 | 82.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| Teignbridge 015A | 1,625 | 127.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 85.9% |
| Teignbridge 015B | 1,269 | 91.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 91.1% |
| Teignbridge 015C | 1,506 | 38.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 87.9% |
| Teignbridge 015D | 1,427 | 96.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 89.5% |
| Teignbridge 016A | 1,266 | 81.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.8% |
| Teignbridge 016B | 1,436 | 39.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.7% |
| Teignbridge 016C | 1,552 | 40.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 96.9% |
| Teignbridge 016D | 1,303 | 32.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.9% |
| Teignbridge 018A | 1,356 | 49.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 63.5% |
| Teignbridge 018B | 1,608 | 52.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 95.5% |
| Teignbridge 018C | 1,781 | 21.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 91.2% |
| Teignbridge 018D | 1,382 | 45.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.1% |
| Teignbridge 019A | 1,448 | 28.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 86.4% |
| Teignbridge 019C | 1,208 | 31.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.7% |
| Teignbridge 019D | 1,314 | 20.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 69.1% |
MPs for TQ12
- Martin WrigleyLiberal DemocratMP for Newton Abbot91% of TQ12’s postcodes
- Sir Mel StrideConservativeMP for Central Devon8.7% of TQ12’s postcodes
- Caroline VoadenLiberal DemocratMP for South Devon0.1% of TQ12’s postcodes
- Steve DarlingLiberal DemocratMP for Torbay0.1% of TQ12’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in TQ129
Postcode sectors in TQ127
Council1
Towns in TQ122
Postcode districts next to TQ126
Nearest rail stations1
More in the TQ postcode area2
TQ12 in brief
TQ12 is a postcode district covering Kingsteignton and Newton Abbot, in Teignbridge.
About 60,183 people lived in TQ12 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £275,000 in 2025 across 925 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 65.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in TQ12 was £275,000 in 2025.
TQ12 had 58,789 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in TQ12 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In TQ12, 88.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.