TQ2 8RE

Barton with Watcombe · Torbay · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Torbay
Constituency
Torbay
Postcode district
TQ2
Postcode sector
TQ2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TQ2 8RD 71 m
TQ2 8JZ 93 m
TQ2 8JS 98 m
TQ2 8LR 150 m
TQ2 8LN 173 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TQ2 8RE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
TQ
Postcode district
TQ2
Postcode sector
TQ2 8
Latitude
50.497959
Longitude
-3.542446
British National Grid easting
290,700
British National Grid northing
67,600

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
E00077146
Lower layer super output area
Torbay 001C · E01015264
Middle layer super output area
Torbay 001 · E02003154

Postcode source versions

Explore TQ2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
21
Secondary
5
  1. Lift Barton Hill

    Academy sponsor led

    903 m
  2. Watcombe Primary School

    Community school

    999 m
  3. The Lodestar Academy

    Academy alternative provision sponsor led

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,310
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 616
  • Shoplifting 141
  • Anti social behaviour 123
  • Criminal damage and arson 122
  • Other theft 82

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

  • CHILCOTE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83111

    2.3 km

  • BRUNEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83013

    2.8 km

  • SOUTHOVER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BRONSHILL ROAD, TORQUAY, TQ1 3HD

    ODS code L83029

    2.8 km

  • KINGSKERSWELL & IPPLEPEN MED PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83031

    2.9 km

  • CROFT HALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    19 CROFT ROAD, TORQUAY, TQ2 5UA

    ODS code L83027

    3.5 km

  • CHELSTON HALL SURGERY

    OLD MILL ROAD, CHELSTON, TORQUAY, TQ2 6HW

    ODS code L83118

    3.9 km

  • BUCKLAND SURGERY

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

    ODS code L83666

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Barchington Avenue

    BCT · Barton

    0.2 miles
  • Golden Park Avenue

    BCT · Barton

    0.2 miles
  • Kingsley Avenue

    BCT · The Willows

    0.2 miles
  • Barchington Avenue

    BCT · Barton

    0.2 miles
  • Swedwell Road

    BCT · Barton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Torbay 001C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,885 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
2 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

32 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 5 secondary schools. Lift Barton Hill is the nearest published school at 903 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,310 published events cover 12 months, averaging 109.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 616 events.

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