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TQ1 3DB

Wellswood · Torbay · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Wellswood
Local authority
Torbay
Constituency
Torbay
Postcode district
TQ1
Postcode sector
TQ1 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TQ1 3TB 83 m
TQ1 3TF 151 m
TQ1 3TD 161 m
TQ1 3TA 227 m
TQ1 3TW 243 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TQ1 3DB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TQ
Postcode district
TQ1
Postcode sector
TQ1 3
Latitude
50.473192
Longitude
-3.505900
British National Grid easting
293,236
British National Grid northing
64,793

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
E00077175
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
27
Primary
17
Secondary
5

  1. All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School

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    678 m

  2. Ilsham Church of England Academy

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    680 m

  3. Warberry CofE Academy

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    983 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,402
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 678
  • Anti social behaviour 154
  • Criminal damage and arson 129
  • Public order 87
  • Other theft 84

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
TQ1 3 residents
9,449

Age bands in TQ1 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.6%

1,333 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

916 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.2%

1,980 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.7%

2,707 residents

Age 65 and over
29.1%

2,847 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

  • BRUNEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83013

    1.0 km

  • CHILCOTE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83111

    1.4 km

  • SOUTHOVER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BRONSHILL ROAD, TORQUAY, TQ1 3HD

    ODS code L83029

    1.6 km

  • CROFT HALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    19 CROFT ROAD, TORQUAY, TQ2 5UA

    ODS code L83027

    2.2 km

  • CHELSTON HALL SURGERY

    OLD MILL ROAD, CHELSTON, TORQUAY, TQ2 6HW

    ODS code L83118

    3.1 km

  • PEMBROKE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83131

    4.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Babbacombe Road

    BCT · Babbacombe

    0.1 miles

  • Palace Hotel

    BCT · Wellswood

    0.1 miles

  • Babbacombe Road

    BCT · Wellswood

    0.1 miles

  • Pottery

    BCT · Babbacombe

    0.2 miles

  • Asheldon Rd

    BCT · Wellswood

    0.3 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.

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
1
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

Schools

27 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 5 secondary schools. All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 678 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,402 published events cover 12 months, averaging 116.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 678 events.

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