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TQ2 6WN

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 6UY 2 m
TQ2 6UL 59 m
TQ2 6UN 62 m
TQ2 6UX 81 m
TQ2 6TH 112 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TQ2 6WN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2004
Terminated
1 July 2005
Postcode area
TQ
Postcode district
TQ2
Postcode sector
TQ2 6
Latitude
50.455054
Longitude
-3.557674
British National Grid easting
289,520
British National Grid northing
62,852

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
E00076854
Lower layer super output area
Torbay 019F · E01015208
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
40
Primary
26
Secondary
6

  1. Preston Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    166 m

  2. Brunel School

    Academy special sponsor led

    1.4 km

  3. Cockington Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
979
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 419
  • Shoplifting 122
  • Anti social behaviour 88
  • Criminal damage and arson 81
  • Other theft 67

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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • PEMBROKE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83131

    1.1 km

  • CHELSTON HALL SURGERY

    OLD MILL ROAD, CHELSTON, TORQUAY, TQ2 6HW

    ODS code L83118

    1.2 km

  • CROFT HALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    19 CROFT ROAD, TORQUAY, TQ2 5UA

    ODS code L83027

    2.0 km

  • CORNER PLACE SURGERY

    46A DARTMOUTH ROAD, PAIGNTON, TQ4 5AH

    ODS code L83103

    2.5 km

  • MAYFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    37 TOTNES ROAD, PAIGNTON, TQ4 5LA

    ODS code L83014

    2.5 km

  • OLD FARM SURGERY

    67 FOXHOLE ROAD, PAIGNTON, TQ3 3TB

    ODS code L83607

    2.7 km

  • SOUTHOVER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BRONSHILL ROAD, TORQUAY, TQ1 3HD

    ODS code L83029

    3.0 km

  • BRUNEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83013

    4.0 km

  • CHILCOTE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83111

    4.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Purbeck Avenue

    BCT · Preston

    0.0 miles

  • Old Paignton Road

    BCT · Preston

    0.0 miles

  • Manscombe Road

    BCT · Livermead

    0.1 miles

  • Broadpark Road

    BCT · Livermead

    0.1 miles

  • Pentridge Avenue

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

40 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 6 secondary schools. Preston Primary School is the nearest published school at 166 m.

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

Recorded crime

979 published events cover 12 months, averaging 81.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 419 events.

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