TQ1 4QY

St Marychurch · Torbay · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Torquay
Local authority
Torbay
Constituency
Torbay
Postcode district
TQ1
Postcode sector
TQ1 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TQ1 4NZ 55 m
TQ1 4QX 100 m
TQ1 4RA 106 m
TQ1 4NY 114 m
TQ1 4PB 129 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TQ1 4QY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TQ
Postcode district
TQ1
Postcode sector
TQ1 4
Latitude
50.483277
Longitude
-3.526392
British National Grid easting
291,805
British National Grid northing
65,944

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
E00077027
Lower layer super output area
Torbay 002C · E01015238
Middle layer super output area
Torbay 002 · E02003155

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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54 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
22, Church Road, St Marychurch, Torquay, TQ1 4QY 29 May 2026 £230,000
23, Church Road, St Marychurch, Torquay, TQ1 4QY 15 December 2025 £207,000
16, Church Road, St Marychurch, Torquay, TQ1 4QY 4 June 2025 £215,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
19
Secondary
5
  1. Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay

    Academy converter

    53 m
  2. St Margaret's Academy

    Academy converter

    177 m
  3. St Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    266 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,098
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,510
  • Anti social behaviour 313
  • Criminal damage and arson 291
  • Other theft 224
  • Shoplifting 206

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
53

27 female, 26 male

Postcode households
24
Residents per household
2.2
TQ1 4 residents
10,435

Age bands in TQ1 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.3%

1,732 residents

Age 15 to 24
10%

1,003 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.8%

2,285 residents

Age 45 to 64
28%

2,808 residents

Age 65 and over
22%

2,207 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider TQ1 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
92.1%
Gigabit-capable
89.5%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
10.5%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

7

within 5 km

  • CHILCOTE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83111

    460 m

  • BRUNEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83013

    800 m

  • SOUTHOVER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BRONSHILL ROAD, TORQUAY, TQ1 3HD

    ODS code L83029

    960 m

  • CROFT HALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    19 CROFT ROAD, TORQUAY, TQ2 5UA

    ODS code L83027

    2.0 km

  • CHELSTON HALL SURGERY

    OLD MILL ROAD, CHELSTON, TORQUAY, TQ2 6HW

    ODS code L83118

    2.7 km

  • KINGSKERSWELL & IPPLEPEN MED PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83031

    4.4 km

  • PEMBROKE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83131

    4.8 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Petitor Road

    BCT · St Marychurch

    0.1 miles
  • Hartop Road Primary School

    BCT · St Marychurch

    0.1 miles
  • Park Road Post Office

    BCT · St Marychurch

    0.2 miles
  • Chilcote Memorial

    BCT · St Marychurch

    0.2 miles
  • Petitor Road

    BCT · St Marychurch

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Torbay 002C, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,193 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
3 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £230,000 from 11 recorded sales in TQ1 4QY. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Torbay is £223,577 in June 2026, down 0.9% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

29 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 5 secondary schools. Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay is the nearest published school at 53 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,098 published events cover 12 months, averaging 258.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,510 events.

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