TQ2 6TP

Cockington with Chelston · 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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TQ2 6SL 30 m
TQ2 6PZ 42 m
TQ2 6QU 60 m
TQ2 6QT 61 m
TQ2 6QP 64 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TQ2 6TP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TQ
Postcode district
TQ2
Postcode sector
TQ2 6
Latitude
50.456242
Longitude
-3.546781
British National Grid easting
290,296
British National Grid northing
62,968

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
E00076856
Lower layer super output area
Torbay 019F · E01015208
Middle layer super output area
Torbay 019 · E02006840

Postcode source versions

Explore TQ2

30 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Baythorpe Lodge, 9, Livermead Hill, Torquay, TQ2 6TP 21 May 2026 £235,000
Baythorpe Lodge, 3, Livermead Hill, Torquay, TQ2 6TP 18 February 2026 £230,000
Baythorpe Lodge, 6, Livermead Hill, Torquay, TQ2 6TP 22 November 2024 £256,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
40
Primary
26
Secondary
6
  1. Preston Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    694 m
  2. Cockington Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km
  3. Eat That Frog C.I.C

    Special post 16 institution

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,748
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 766
  • Anti social behaviour 220
  • Criminal damage and arson 162
  • Other theft 135
  • Shoplifting 97

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
14

8 female, 6 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
1.4
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider TQ2 6 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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • CHELSTON HALL SURGERY

    OLD MILL ROAD, CHELSTON, TORQUAY, TQ2 6HW

    ODS code L83118

    783 m

  • CROFT HALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    19 CROFT ROAD, TORQUAY, TQ2 5UA

    ODS code L83027

    1.4 km

  • PEMBROKE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83131

    1.5 km

  • SOUTHOVER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BRONSHILL ROAD, TORQUAY, TQ1 3HD

    ODS code L83029

    2.4 km

  • CORNER PLACE SURGERY

    46A DARTMOUTH ROAD, PAIGNTON, TQ4 5AH

    ODS code L83103

    2.9 km

  • MAYFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    37 TOTNES ROAD, PAIGNTON, TQ4 5LA

    ODS code L83014

    3.0 km

  • BRUNEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83013

    3.3 km

  • OLD FARM SURGERY

    67 FOXHOLE ROAD, PAIGNTON, TQ3 3TB

    ODS code L83607

    3.4 km

  • CHILCOTE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83111

    3.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Underhill

    BCT · Livermead

    0.0 miles
  • Underhill Road

    BCT · Livermead

    0.0 miles
  • Livermead Cliff

    BCT · Livermead

    0.1 miles
  • Wheatridge Lane

    BCT · Livermead

    0.1 miles
  • Livermead House Hotel

    BCT · Livermead

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Torbay 019F, 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

29,902 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
4 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
0
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 £232,500 from 4 recorded sales in TQ2 6TP. 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

40 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 6 secondary schools. Preston Primary School is the nearest published school at 694 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,748 published events cover 12 months, averaging 145.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 766 events.

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