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TQ1 3RP

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 3RU 34 m
TQ1 3RW 52 m
TQ1 3UL 89 m
TQ1 3RR 110 m
TQ1 3UJ 113 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TQ1 3RP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TQ
Postcode district
TQ1
Postcode sector
TQ1 3
Latitude
50.475129
Longitude
-3.516757
British National Grid easting
292,470
British National Grid northing
65,024

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
E00076899
Lower layer super output area
Torbay 006B · E01015215
Middle layer super output area
Torbay 006 · E02003159

Postcode source versions

Explore TQ1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
17
Secondary
5

  1. All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    166 m

  2. The Spires College

    Foundation school

    481 m

  3. Warberry CofE Academy

    Academy converter

    787 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,703
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,634
  • Anti social behaviour 413
  • Shoplifting 318
  • Criminal damage and arson 308
  • Other theft 279

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
40

16 female, 24 male

Postcode households
36
Residents per household
1.1
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 0.4% 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+
16.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
2.1%
Gigabit-capable
2.1%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%

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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • BRUNEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83013

    468 m

  • SOUTHOVER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BRONSHILL ROAD, TORQUAY, TQ1 3HD

    ODS code L83029

    806 m

  • CHILCOTE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83111

    857 m

  • CROFT HALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    19 CROFT ROAD, TORQUAY, TQ2 5UA

    ODS code L83027

    1.7 km

  • CHELSTON HALL SURGERY

    OLD MILL ROAD, CHELSTON, TORQUAY, TQ2 6HW

    ODS code L83118

    2.5 km

  • PEMBROKE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83131

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Quinta Road

    BCT · Babbacombe

    0.0 miles

  • Lyme View Road

    BCT · Babbacombe

    0.0 miles

  • Lyme View Road

    BCT · Babbacombe

    0.1 miles

  • All Saints Primary School Quinta Road

    BCT · Babbacombe

    0.1 miles

  • All Saints Primary School Quinta Road

    BCT · Babbacombe

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Torbay 006B, 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

15,241 of 33,755

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

28 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 5 secondary schools. All Saints Babbacombe CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 166 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,703 published events cover 12 months, averaging 308.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,634 events.

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