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TQ1 2LB

Wellswood · Torbay · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Torquay
Ward
Wellswood
Local authority
Torbay
Constituency
Torbay
Postcode district
TQ1
Postcode sector
TQ1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TQ1 2LS 70 m
TQ1 2LA 82 m
TQ1 2ES 85 m
TQ1 1TZ 112 m
TQ1 2JZ 132 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TQ1 2LB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TQ
Postcode district
TQ1
Postcode sector
TQ1 2
Latitude
50.462232
Longitude
-3.513978
British National Grid easting
292,638
British National Grid northing
63,586

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Torbay · E06000027
Electoral ward
Wellswood · E05012269
Parish or community
E43000022
Westminster constituency
Torbay · E14001551
Output area
E00077166
Lower layer super output area
Torbay 010A · E01015267
Middle layer super output area
Torbay 010 · E02003163

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Property

At this postcode

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31 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Mount Stuart, 1, Higher Woodfield Road, Torquay, TQ1 2LB 31 March 2026 £150,000
Hermosa, Flat 2, Higher Woodfield Road, Torquay, TQ1 2LB 19 September 2025 £133,500
White Wings, Higher Woodfield Road, Torquay, TQ1 2LB 14 March 2025 £165,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
19
Secondary
5

  1. Warberry CofE Academy

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    687 m

  2. Ilsham Church of England Academy

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    754 m

  3. All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School

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    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,152
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,370
  • Anti social behaviour 351
  • Shoplifting 276
  • Criminal damage and arson 270
  • Other theft 236

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
32

18 female, 14 male

Postcode households
19
Residents per household
1.7
TQ1 2 residents
4,667

Age bands in TQ1 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
6.3%

295 residents

Age 15 to 24
5.8%

271 residents

Age 25 to 44
14.1%

657 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.9%

1,438 residents

Age 65 and over
42.9%

2,000 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider TQ1 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
95.5%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

7

within 5 km

  • CROFT HALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    19 CROFT ROAD, TORQUAY, TQ2 5UA

    ODS code L83027

    1.6 km

  • SOUTHOVER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BRONSHILL ROAD, TORQUAY, TQ1 3HD

    ODS code L83029

    1.7 km

  • BRUNEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ST. ALBANS ROAD, BABBACOMBE, TORQUAY, TQ1 3SL

    ODS code L83013

    1.9 km

  • CHILCOTE PRACTICE

    CHILCOTE SURGERY, DEWERSTONE PRACTICE, HAMPTON AVENUE, TORQUAY, TQ1 3LA

    ODS code L83111

    2.3 km

  • CHELSTON HALL SURGERY

    OLD MILL ROAD, CHELSTON, TORQUAY, TQ2 6HW

    ODS code L83118

    2.4 km

  • PEMBROKE MEDICAL GROUP

    PEMBROKE HOUSE, 266-276 TORQUAY ROAD, PAIGNTON, TQ3 2EZ

    ODS code L83131

    3.8 km

  • CORNER PLACE SURGERY

    46A DARTMOUTH ROAD, PAIGNTON, TQ4 5AH

    ODS code L83103

    5.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Rise Higher Erith Rd

    BCT · Wellswood

    0.1 miles

  • Brocket Hall

    BCT · Wellswood

    0.1 miles

  • Middle Lincombe Road

    BCT · Wellswood

    0.1 miles

  • Haldon Court

    BCT · Wellswood

    0.1 miles

  • Lisburne Place

    BCT · Wellswood

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Torbay 010A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,352 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £150,000 from 7 recorded sales in TQ1 2LB. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Torbay is £223,577 in June 2026, down 0.9% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

31 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 5 secondary schools. Warberry CofE Academy is the nearest published school at 687 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,152 published events cover 12 months, averaging 262.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,370 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.