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TQ1 3EU

Ellacombe · Torbay · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TQ1 3EB 27 m
TQ1 3ED 71 m
TQ1 3DZ 107 m
TQ1 3EA 107 m
TQ1 3JD 108 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TQ1 3EU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TQ
Postcode district
TQ1
Postcode sector
TQ1 3
Latitude
50.471009
Longitude
-3.535284
British National Grid easting
291,146
British National Grid northing
64,593

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Torbay · E06000027
Electoral ward
Ellacombe · E05012259
Parish or community
E43000022
Westminster constituency
Torbay · E14001551
Output area
E00077088
Lower layer super output area
Torbay 004D · E01015260
Middle layer super output area
Torbay 004 · E02003157

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
22
Secondary
5

  1. Upton St James CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    386 m

  2. Eat That Frog C.I.C

    Special post 16 institution

    503 m

  3. Ellacombe Church of England Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    591 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,930
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,676
  • Anti social behaviour 655
  • Criminal damage and arson 512
  • Shoplifting 444
  • Other theft 436

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

1 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
2.0
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

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider TQ1 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • CROFT HALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    19 CROFT ROAD, TORQUAY, TQ2 5UA

    ODS code L83027

    486 m

  • SOUTHOVER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BRONSHILL ROAD, TORQUAY, TQ1 3HD

    ODS code L83029

    657 m

  • CHELSTON HALL SURGERY

    OLD MILL ROAD, CHELSTON, TORQUAY, TQ2 6HW

    ODS code L83118

    1.2 km

  • BRUNEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83013

    1.6 km

  • CHILCOTE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83111

    1.7 km

  • PEMBROKE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83131

    3.3 km

  • KINGSKERSWELL & IPPLEPEN MED PRACTICE

    THE HEALTH CENTRE, SCHOOL ROAD, KINGSKERSWELL, NEWTON ABBOT, TQ12 5DJ

    ODS code L83031

    4.7 km

  • CORNER PLACE SURGERY

    46A DARTMOUTH ROAD, PAIGNTON, TQ4 5AH

    ODS code L83103

    4.8 km

  • MAYFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    37 TOTNES ROAD, PAIGNTON, TQ4 5LA

    ODS code L83014

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Upton Park

    BCT · Torre

    0.1 miles

  • Upton Park

    BCT · Torre

    0.1 miles

  • Torre Shops

    BCT · Torre

    0.1 miles

  • Coach Station

    BCT · Torquay

    0.2 miles

  • East Street

    BCT · Torre

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Torbay 004D, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,593 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
5 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

Schools

34 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 5 secondary schools. Upton St James CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 386 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,930 published events cover 12 months, averaging 494.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,676 events.

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