TQ12 1HU

College · Teignbridge · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Newton Abbot
Ward
College
Local authority
Teignbridge
Constituency
Newton Abbot
Postcode district
TQ12
Postcode sector
TQ12 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TQ12 1GB 9 m
TQ12 1BT 40 m
TQ12 1EU 42 m
TQ12 1FX 54 m
TQ12 1HX 57 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TQ12 1HU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TQ
Postcode district
TQ12
Postcode sector
TQ12 1
Latitude
50.528353
Longitude
-3.611218
British National Grid easting
285,896
British National Grid northing
71,083

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Teignbridge · E07000045
Electoral ward
College · E05011900
Parish or community
E04013236
Westminster constituency
Newton Abbot · E14001381
Output area
E00102445
Lower layer super output area
Teignbridge 015B · E01020225
Middle layer super output area
Teignbridge 015 · E02004215

Postcode source versions

Explore TQ12

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, The Retreat, Newton Abbot, TQ12 1HU 5 December 2022 £240,000
2, The Retreat, Newton Abbot, TQ12 1HU 12 June 2019 £165,000
1, The Retreat, Newton Abbot, TQ12 1HU 25 August 2017 £150,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
23
Primary
15
Secondary
4
  1. Wolborough Church of England Nursery and Primary School

    Academy converter

    212 m
  2. Bearnes Voluntary Primary School

    Academy converter

    480 m
  3. Highweek Community Primary and Nursery School

    Community school

    536 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,935
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 848
  • Shoplifting 270
  • Anti social behaviour 209
  • Criminal damage and arson 155
  • Other theft 134

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4

2 female, 2 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
2.0
TQ12 1 residents
13,727

Age bands in TQ12 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.8%

2,392 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

1,358 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.1%

3,640 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.8%

3,468 residents

Age 65 and over
19.3%

2,598 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider TQ12 1 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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • ALBANY SURGERY

    GRACE HOUSE, SCOTT CLOSE, NEWTON ABBOT, TQ12 1GJ

    ODS code L83034

    246 m

  • CRICKETFIELD SURGERY

    CRICKETFIELD ROAD, NEWTON ABBOT, TQ12 2AS

    ODS code L83051

    465 m

  • DEVON SQUARE SURGERY

    44 DEVON SQUARE, NEWTON ABBOT, TQ12 2HH

    ODS code L83046

    472 m

  • BUCKLAND SURGERY

    1 RALEIGH ROAD, BUCKLAND, NEWTON ABBOT, TQ12 4HG

    ODS code L83666

    1.7 km

  • KINGSTEIGNTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE SURGERY, WHITEWAY ROAD, KINGSTEIGNTON, NEWTON ABBOT, TQ12 3HN

    ODS code L83004

    2.5 km

  • KINGSKERSWELL & IPPLEPEN MED PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83031

    3.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Esso Garage

    BCT · Newton Abbot

    0.1 miles
  • Webster Close

    BCT · Newton Abbot

    0.1 miles
  • ASDA

    BCT · Newton Abbot

    0.1 miles
  • ASDA

    BCT · Newton Abbot

    0.1 miles
  • Sherborne Road

    BCT · Newton Abbot

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Teignbridge 015B, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,272 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
9 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
3
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

Property market

The five-year median is £240,000 from 1 recorded sale in TQ12 1HU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Teignbridge is £303,564 in June 2026, up 0.8% year on year.

Schools

23 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 4 secondary schools. Wolborough Church of England Nursery and Primary School is the nearest published school at 212 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,935 published events cover 12 months, averaging 161.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 848 events.

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