TQ12 6TL

Bovey · Teignbridge · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Newton Abbot
Ward
Bovey
Local authority
Teignbridge
Constituency
Central Devon
Postcode district
TQ12
Postcode sector
TQ12 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TQ12 6TJ 0 m
TQ12 6TQ 67 m
TQ12 6GJ 102 m
TQ12 6SJ 153 m
TQ12 6SQ 181 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TQ12 6TL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TQ
Postcode district
TQ12
Postcode sector
TQ12 6
Latitude
50.572147
Longitude
-3.659062
British National Grid easting
282,614
British National Grid northing
76,027

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Teignbridge · E07000045
Electoral ward
Bovey · E05011895
Parish or community
E04003196
Westminster constituency
Central Devon · E14001155
Output area
E00181148
Lower layer super output area
Teignbridge 007A · E01020202
Middle layer super output area
Teignbridge 007 · E02004207

Postcode source versions

Explore TQ12

6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Unit 9-10, Wentworth Road, Heathfield Industrial Estate, Newton Abbot, TQ12 6TL 31 March 2021 £756,000
Unit 23, Wentworth Road, Heathfield Industrial Estate, Newton Abbot, TQ12 6TL 27 July 2020 £150,000
Unit 22, Wentworth Road, Heathfield Industrial Estate, Newton Abbot, TQ12 6TL 20 November 2019 £144,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
8
Secondary
1
  1. St Catherine's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    448 m
  2. The Greater Horseshoe School

    Other independent special school

    719 m
  3. Stover School

    Other independent school

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
166
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 81
  • Criminal damage and arson 18
  • Other theft 17
  • Anti social behaviour 13
  • Shoplifting 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
TQ12 6 residents
9,170

Age bands in TQ12 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.8%

1,439 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

946 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.9%

2,431 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.7%

2,795 residents

Age 65 and over
22%

2,144 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.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • BOVEY TRACEY & CHUDLEIGH PRACTICE

    LE MOLAY-LITTRY WAY, BOVEY TRACEY, NEWTON ABBOT, TQ13 9QP

    ODS code L83045

    2.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Garage

    BCT · Heathfield

    0.1 miles
  • Musket Road

    BCT · Heathfield

    0.2 miles
  • Post Box

    BCT · Heathfield

    0.2 miles
  • Post Box

    BCT · Heathfield

    0.2 miles
  • Musket Road

    BCT · Heathfield

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Teignbridge 007A, 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

18,550 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
8 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
16
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

12 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Catherine's CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 448 m.

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

Recorded crime

166 published events cover 12 months, averaging 13.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 81 events.

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