TQ2 5HJ

Tormohun · 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
TQ2
Postcode sector
TQ2 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TQ2 5JU 62 m
TQ2 5HN 75 m
TQ2 5UQ 80 m
TQ2 5HL 81 m
TQ2 5UG 104 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TQ2 5HJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TQ
Postcode district
TQ2
Postcode sector
TQ2 5
Latitude
50.466214
Longitude
-3.537468
British National Grid easting
290,980
British National Grid northing
64,063

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Torbay · E06000027
Electoral ward
Tormohun · E05012268
Parish or community
E43000022
Westminster constituency
Torbay · E14001551
Output area
E00077119
Lower layer super output area
Torbay 008B · E01015255
Middle layer super output area
Torbay 008 · E02003161

Postcode source versions

Explore TQ2

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Rainbow International Hotel, Belgrave Road, Torquay, TQ2 5HJ 10 April 2017 £2,855,001

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
25
Secondary
5
  1. Cockington Primary School

    Academy converter

    495 m
  2. Eat That Frog C.I.C

    Special post 16 institution

    510 m
  3. Upton St James CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    941 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,253
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,365
  • Anti social behaviour 587
  • Criminal damage and arson 459
  • Other theft 397
  • Shoplifting 356

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
TQ2 5 residents
5,386

Age bands in TQ2 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.1%

696 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.7%

611 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.9%

1,603 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.2%

1,677 residents

Age 65 and over
20%

1,149 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
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

10

within 5 km

  • CROFT HALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    19 CROFT ROAD, TORQUAY, TQ2 5UA

    ODS code L83027

    125 m

  • CHELSTON HALL SURGERY

    OLD MILL ROAD, CHELSTON, TORQUAY, TQ2 6HW

    ODS code L83118

    761 m

  • SOUTHOVER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BRONSHILL ROAD, TORQUAY, TQ1 3HD

    ODS code L83029

    1.2 km

  • BRUNEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83013

    2.1 km

  • CHILCOTE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83111

    2.2 km

  • PEMBROKE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83131

    2.8 km

  • CORNER PLACE SURGERY

    46A DARTMOUTH ROAD, PAIGNTON, TQ4 5AH

    ODS code L83103

    4.2 km

  • MAYFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    37 TOTNES ROAD, PAIGNTON, TQ4 5LA

    ODS code L83014

    4.3 km

  • OLD FARM SURGERY

    67 FOXHOLE ROAD, PAIGNTON, TQ3 3TB

    ODS code L83607

    4.6 km

  • KINGSKERSWELL & IPPLEPEN MED PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83031

    5.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Derwent Hotel Belgrave Road

    BCT · Torquay

    0.1 miles
  • Inglewood Hotel

    BCT · Torquay

    0.1 miles
  • Scarborough Road

    BCT · Torquay

    0.1 miles
  • Lucius Street

    BCT · Torquay

    0.1 miles
  • Lucius Street

    BCT · Torquay

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Torbay 008B, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

811 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
1 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

37 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 5 secondary schools. Cockington Primary School is the nearest published school at 495 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,253 published events cover 12 months, averaging 437.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,365 events.

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