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TQ8

Postcode district

Postcode 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

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Radon Affected Area by postcode district

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in TQ8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£747,500
58th most expensive of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,739
262nd least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
45.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How TQ8 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

TQ8Middle
Median sale price14 postcode districts, TQ · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in TQ14 areas from £215,000 to £747,500. The middle area is £307,500. TQ8 is £747,500.
£747,500most expensive
Population14 postcode districts, TQ · 2021
Population: every postcode district in TQ14 areas from 1,739 to 58,789. The middle area is 19,615. TQ8 is 1,739.
1,739least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares14 postcode districts, TQ · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every postcode district in TQ14 areas from 100.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. TQ8 is 100.0%.
100%
Gigabit broadband coverage14 postcode districts, TQ · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in TQ14 areas from 37.3% to 93.1%. The middle area is 75.0%. TQ8 is 45.4%.
45.4%2nd lowest

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 the TQ postcode area.

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

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
South Hams 012B1,17561.0 per 1,000747.5%

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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

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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.

About 100% of people in TQ8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In TQ8, 45.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.