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TQ2 8JX

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 8JU 12 m
TQ2 7GN 140 m
TQ2 7GP 241 m
TQ2 7GB 266 m
TQ2 8JY 270 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TQ2 8JX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 February 2004
Postcode area
TQ
Postcode district
TQ2
Postcode sector
TQ2 8
Latitude
50.494977
Longitude
-3.549554
British National Grid easting
290,189
British National Grid northing
67,279

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
E00181163
Lower layer super output area
Torbay 003G · E01034169
Middle layer super output area
Torbay 003 · E02003156

Postcode source versions

Explore TQ2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
33
Primary
22
Secondary
5

  1. The Lodestar Academy

    Academy alternative provision sponsor led

    770 m

  2. Lift Barton Hill

    Academy sponsor led

    840 m

  3. Watcombe Primary School

    Community school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,656
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 781
  • Shoplifting 185
  • Criminal damage and arson 147
  • Anti social behaviour 144
  • Other theft 110

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

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • KINGSKERSWELL & IPPLEPEN MED PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83031

    2.5 km

  • CHILCOTE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83111

    2.5 km

  • SOUTHOVER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BRONSHILL ROAD, TORQUAY, TQ1 3HD

    ODS code L83029

    2.7 km

  • BRUNEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83013

    2.9 km

  • CROFT HALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    19 CROFT ROAD, TORQUAY, TQ2 5UA

    ODS code L83027

    3.3 km

  • CHELSTON HALL SURGERY

    OLD MILL ROAD, CHELSTON, TORQUAY, TQ2 6HW

    ODS code L83118

    3.5 km

  • BUCKLAND SURGERY

    1 RALEIGH ROAD, BUCKLAND, NEWTON ABBOT, TQ12 4HG

    ODS code L83666

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Montserrat Rise

    BCT · The Willows

    0.1 miles

  • Leeward Lane

    BCT · The Willows

    0.2 miles

  • Kingsley Avenue

    BCT · The Willows

    0.2 miles

  • Kingsley Square

    BCT · The Willows

    0.3 miles

  • Ascension Way

    BCT · Barton

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Torbay 003G, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,179 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
10 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

33 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 5 secondary schools. The Lodestar Academy is the nearest published school at 770 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,656 published events cover 12 months, averaging 138 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 781 events.

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