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TQ1 2RN

Wellswood · Torbay · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Wellswood
Local authority
Torbay
Constituency
Torbay
Postcode district
TQ1
Postcode sector
TQ1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TQ1 2RJ 23 m
TQ1 2QD 31 m
TQ1 2NJ 39 m
TQ1 2HN 54 m
TQ1 2NX 86 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TQ1 2RN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 1988
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
TQ
Postcode district
TQ1
Postcode sector
TQ1 2
Latitude
50.466038
Longitude
-3.507589
British National Grid easting
293,100
British National Grid northing
64,000

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
E00077178
Lower layer super output area
Torbay 010C · E01015269
Middle layer super output area
Torbay 010 · E02003163

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
17
Secondary
5

  1. Ilsham Church of England Academy

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    138 m

  2. Warberry CofE Academy

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    717 m

  3. All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School

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    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,522
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,146
  • Anti social behaviour 264
  • Criminal damage and arson 217
  • Shoplifting 214
  • Other theft 178

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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

GP practices

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • BRUNEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83013

    1.6 km

  • SOUTHOVER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BRONSHILL ROAD, TORQUAY, TQ1 3HD

    ODS code L83029

    1.7 km

  • CROFT HALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    19 CROFT ROAD, TORQUAY, TQ2 5UA

    ODS code L83027

    2.0 km

  • CHILCOTE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83111

    2.0 km

  • CHELSTON HALL SURGERY

    OLD MILL ROAD, CHELSTON, TORQUAY, TQ2 6HW

    ODS code L83118

    2.8 km

  • PEMBROKE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83131

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Higher Erith Road

    BCT · Wellswood

    0.0 miles

  • Kents Cavern

    BCT · Wellswood

    0.1 miles

  • St Matthias Church

    BCT · Wellswood

    0.1 miles

  • Lower Warberry Road

    BCT · Wellswood

    0.1 miles

  • Illsham Primary School

    BCT · Wellswood

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Torbay 010C, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,994 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

28 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 5 secondary schools. Ilsham Church of England Academy is the nearest published school at 138 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,522 published events cover 12 months, averaging 210.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,146 events.

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