TQ1 3SP

St Marychurch · Torbay · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TQ1 3NU 23 m
TQ1 3NX 30 m
TQ1 3SR 52 m
TQ1 3NY 72 m
TQ1 3NT 82 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TQ1 3SP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
TQ
Postcode district
TQ1
Postcode sector
TQ1 3
Latitude
50.477634
Longitude
-3.515005
British National Grid easting
292,600
British National Grid northing
65,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Torbay · E06000027
Parish or community
E43000022
Westminster constituency
Torbay · E14001551
Output area
E00077008
Lower layer super output area
Torbay 005D · E01015243
Middle layer super output area
Torbay 005 · E02003158

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

    Academy converter

    414 m
  2. The Spires College

    Foundation school

    648 m
  3. Abbey School

    Other independent school

    702 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,418
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,121
  • Anti social behaviour 257
  • Criminal damage and arson 207
  • Shoplifting 197
  • Other theft 179

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 straight-line

  • BRUNEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83013

    235 m

  • CHILCOTE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83111

    652 m

  • SOUTHOVER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BRONSHILL ROAD, TORQUAY, TQ1 3HD

    ODS code L83029

    984 m

  • CROFT HALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    19 CROFT ROAD, TORQUAY, TQ2 5UA

    ODS code L83027

    1.9 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

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Shops

    BCT · Babbacombe

    0.0 miles
  • All Saint's Church

    BCT · Babbacombe

    0.1 miles
  • Perinville Road

    BCT · Babbacombe

    0.1 miles
  • Perinville Road

    BCT · Babbacombe

    0.1 miles
  • Shops

    BCT · Babbacombe

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Torbay 005D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,654 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
5 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

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 414 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,418 published events cover 12 months, averaging 201.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,121 events.

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