Property market
The five-year median is £245,000 from 2,617 recorded sales in TQ3. 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.
TQ3
UK postcode district
Updated September 2026
District overview
- Postcode units
- 966
- Current units
- 749
- Coordinate coverage
- 100%
- Electoral wards
- 10
Coverage context
- Countries represented
- England
- English regions represented
- South West
- Local authority codes
- 3
- Terminated postcode units
- 217
Postcode sectors in TQ3
Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.
Property
21,515 recorded
sales at this postcode
| Address | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 24, The Gurneys, Paignton, TQ3 3RJ | 30 July 2026 | £165,000 |
| 16, Barum Close, Paignton, TQ3 2AX | 17 July 2026 | £280,000 |
| The Coach House, Flat 15, Steartfield Road, Paignton, TQ3 2BG | 16 July 2026 | £90,000 |
Schools
Across this district
- Open schools
- 8
- Primary
- 5
- Secondary
- 1
Recorded crime
Across this district
- Published events
- 2,219
- Months covered
- 12
- Latest month
- June 2026
Most recorded categories in this period
- Violence and sexual offences 1,015
- Shoplifting 238
- Criminal damage and arson 184
- Anti social behaviour 181
- Other theft 176
Census 2021
Population and age profile
- TQ3 usual residents
- 32,632
- Age-profile population
- 32,383
Age bands in TQ3
Postcode district- Age 0 to 14
- 16%
- Age 15 to 24
- 9.8%
- Age 25 to 44
- 21.4%
- Age 45 to 64
- 27.5%
- Age 65 and over
- 25.4%
5,181 residents
3,161 residents
6,931 residents
8,894 residents
8,216 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.
Fixed broadband coverage
The median Ofcom availability percentage across 744 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.
- Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Gigabit-capable
- 100%
- Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
- 0%
- Next Generation Access
- 100%
- Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
- 0%
680 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 551 had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, and 1 had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.
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
2
in this district
OLD FARM SURGERY
67 FOXHOLE ROAD, PAIGNTON, TQ3 3TB
ODS code L83607
PEMBROKE MEDICAL GROUP
PEMBROKE HOUSE, 266-276 TORQUAY ROAD, PAIGNTON, TQ3 2EZ
ODS code L83131
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.
Evidence in context
Schools
8 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
Recorded crime
2,219 published events cover 12 months, averaging 184.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,015 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.