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TQ2 6LG

Cockington with Chelston · Torbay · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Cockington with Chelston
Local authority
Torbay
Constituency
Torbay
Postcode district
TQ2
Postcode sector
TQ2 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TQ2 6JN 45 m
TQ2 6SG 83 m
TQ2 6NH 106 m
TQ2 6NN 110 m
TQ2 6EU 112 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TQ2 6LG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
TQ
Postcode district
TQ2
Postcode sector
TQ2 6
Latitude
50.471625
Longitude
-3.561319
British National Grid easting
289,300
British National Grid northing
64,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Torbay · E06000027
Electoral ward
Cockington with Chelston · E05012257
Parish or community
E43000022
Westminster constituency
Torbay · E14001551
Output area
E00076864
Lower layer super output area
Torbay 019G · E01015211
Middle layer super output area
Torbay 019 · E02006840

Postcode source versions

Explore TQ2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
25
Secondary
6

  1. Sherwell Valley Primary School

    Community school

    410 m

  2. Torquay Boys' Grammar School

    Academy converter

    586 m

  3. Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    746 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,132
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,028
  • Anti social behaviour 190
  • Criminal damage and arson 182
  • Shoplifting 157
  • Other theft 130

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
TQ2 6 residents
10,609

Age bands in TQ2 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.3%

1,896 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

1,089 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.5%

2,353 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.7%

3,033 residents

Age 65 and over
23.6%

2,587 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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • CHELSTON HALL SURGERY

    OLD MILL ROAD, CHELSTON, TORQUAY, TQ2 6HW

    ODS code L83118

    1.4 km

  • CROFT HALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    19 CROFT ROAD, TORQUAY, TQ2 5UA

    ODS code L83027

    1.9 km

  • SOUTHOVER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BRONSHILL ROAD, TORQUAY, TQ1 3HD

    ODS code L83029

    2.4 km

  • PEMBROKE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83131

    2.9 km

  • CHILCOTE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83111

    3.2 km

  • BRUNEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83013

    3.3 km

  • KINGSKERSWELL & IPPLEPEN MED PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83031

    3.5 km

  • OLD FARM SURGERY

    67 FOXHOLE ROAD, PAIGNTON, TQ3 3TB

    ODS code L83607

    4.0 km

  • CORNER PLACE SURGERY

    46A DARTMOUTH ROAD, PAIGNTON, TQ4 5AH

    ODS code L83103

    4.3 km

  • MAYFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    37 TOTNES ROAD, PAIGNTON, TQ4 5LA

    ODS code L83014

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Drake Avenue

    BCT · Chelston

    0.0 miles

  • Nut Bush Lane 73

    BCT · Chelston

    0.1 miles

  • Sherwell Valley Road

    BCT · Chelston

    0.1 miles

  • Markham Plantation

    BCT · Torquay

    0.2 miles

  • Hawkins Avenue

    BCT · Shiphay

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Torbay 019G, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,974 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
7 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

38 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 6 secondary schools. Sherwell Valley Primary School is the nearest published school at 410 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,132 published events cover 12 months, averaging 177.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,028 events.

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