TQ2 8BR

Barton with Watcombe · 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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TQ2 8BB 58 m
TQ2 8DU 67 m
TQ2 8SA 84 m
TQ1 4SL 90 m
TQ2 8BZ 94 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TQ2 8BR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TQ
Postcode district
TQ2
Postcode sector
TQ2 8
Latitude
50.491836
Longitude
-3.528684
British National Grid easting
291,662
British National Grid northing
66,899

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
E00077124
Lower layer super output area
Torbay 001E · E01015266
Middle layer super output area
Torbay 001 · E02003154

Postcode source versions

Explore TQ2

16 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8, Sutherland Drive, Torquay, TQ2 8BR 19 May 2023 £180,000
4, Sutherland Drive, Torquay, TQ2 8BR 1 July 2022 £125,000
16, Sutherland Drive, Torquay, TQ2 8BR 5 August 2021 £205,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
19
Secondary
5
  1. Combe Pafford School

    Academy special converter

    321 m
  2. Watcombe Primary School

    Community school

    403 m
  3. Mayfield School

    Community special school

    549 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,669
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 849
  • Anti social behaviour 166
  • Criminal damage and arson 154
  • Other theft 120
  • Shoplifting 84

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
114

69 female, 45 male

Postcode households
43
Residents per household
2.7
TQ2 8 residents
8,677

Age bands in TQ2 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.5%

1,503 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

838 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.6%

1,839 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.8%

2,093 residents

Age 65 and over
22.8%

1,849 residents

This postcode contained 1.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider TQ2 8 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+
81.8%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
81.8%
Gigabit-capable
81.8%
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

6

within 5 km

  • CHILCOTE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83111

    1.2 km

  • BRUNEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83013

    1.6 km

  • SOUTHOVER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BRONSHILL ROAD, TORQUAY, TQ1 3HD

    ODS code L83029

    1.9 km

  • CROFT HALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    19 CROFT ROAD, TORQUAY, TQ2 5UA

    ODS code L83027

    2.8 km

  • CHELSTON HALL SURGERY

    OLD MILL ROAD, CHELSTON, TORQUAY, TQ2 6HW

    ODS code L83118

    3.4 km

  • KINGSKERSWELL & IPPLEPEN MED PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83031

    4.0 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

  • Easterfield Lane

    BCT · Watcombe

    0.1 miles
  • East Pafford Avenue

    BCT · Watcombe

    0.1 miles
  • Fore Street 51

    BCT · Watcombe

    0.1 miles
  • Pafford Avenue

    BCT · Watcombe

    0.1 miles
  • Pavor Road

    BCT · Watcombe

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Torbay 001E, 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

2,786 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
6 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
13
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
6
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 £180,000 from 3 recorded sales in TQ2 8BR. 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

29 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 5 secondary schools. Combe Pafford School is the nearest published school at 321 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,669 published events cover 12 months, averaging 139.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 849 events.

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