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TQ2 8HG

Barton with Watcombe · Torbay · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Barton with Watcombe
Local authority
Torbay
Constituency
Torbay
Postcode district
TQ2
Postcode sector
TQ2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TQ2 8HE 25 m
TQ2 8HF 33 m
TQ2 8EE 42 m
TQ2 8AD 53 m
TQ2 8EG 87 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TQ2 8HG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
TQ
Postcode district
TQ2
Postcode sector
TQ2 8
Latitude
50.488219
Longitude
-3.530851
British National Grid easting
291,500
British National Grid northing
66,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Torbay · E06000027
Electoral ward
Barton with Watcombe · E05012254
Parish or community
E43000022
Westminster constituency
Torbay · E14001551
Output area
E00077142
Lower layer super output area
Torbay 001B · E01015263
Middle layer super output area
Torbay 001 · E02003154

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
19
Secondary
5

  1. St Cuthbert Mayne School

    Voluntary aided school

    445 m

  2. St Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    591 m

  3. Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay

    Academy converter

    679 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,388
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,120
  • Shoplifting 233
  • Anti social behaviour 230
  • Criminal damage and arson 224
  • Other theft 163

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • CHILCOTE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83111

    995 m

  • BRUNEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83013

    1.4 km

  • SOUTHOVER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BRONSHILL ROAD, TORQUAY, TQ1 3HD

    ODS code L83029

    1.5 km

  • CROFT HALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    19 CROFT ROAD, TORQUAY, TQ2 5UA

    ODS code L83027

    2.4 km

  • CHELSTON HALL SURGERY

    OLD MILL ROAD, CHELSTON, TORQUAY, TQ2 6HW

    ODS code L83118

    3.0 km

  • KINGSKERSWELL & IPPLEPEN MED PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83031

    3.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Haldon House

    BCT · St Marychurch

    0.1 miles

  • Park Road

    BCT · St Marychurch

    0.2 miles

  • Teignmouth Road

    BCT · St Marychurch

    0.2 miles

  • Medway Road

    BCT · Watcombe

    0.2 miles

  • Pavor Road

    BCT · Watcombe

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Torbay 001B, 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

1,759 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

29 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 5 secondary schools. St Cuthbert Mayne School is the nearest published school at 445 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,388 published events cover 12 months, averaging 199 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,120 events.

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