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TQ3 2DS

Preston · Torbay · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Paignton
Ward
Preston
Local authority
Torbay
Constituency
Torbay
Postcode district
TQ3
Postcode sector
TQ3 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TQ3 2DP 40 m
TQ3 2DW 79 m
TQ3 2DJ 96 m
TQ3 2DU 96 m
TQ3 2DN 100 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TQ3 2DS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TQ
Postcode district
TQ3
Postcode sector
TQ3 2
Latitude
50.449646
Longitude
-3.555172
British National Grid easting
289,685
British National Grid northing
62,247

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Torbay · E06000027
Electoral ward
Preston · E05012263
Parish or community
E43000022
Westminster constituency
Torbay · E14001551
Output area
E00076947
Lower layer super output area
Torbay 011A · E01015224
Middle layer super output area
Torbay 011 · E02003164

Postcode source versions

Explore TQ3

Property

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12 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Higher Hollacombe Cottages, Paignton, TQ3 2DS 27 September 2024 £280,000
5, Higher Hollacombe Cottages, Paignton, TQ3 2DS 28 June 2024 £245,000
1, Higher Hollacombe Cottages, Paignton, TQ3 2DS 23 August 2016 £180,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
39
Primary
26
Secondary
6

  1. Preston Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    494 m

  2. Brunel School

    Academy special sponsor led

    999 m

  3. Preston Bridge School

    Other independent special school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,172
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 507
  • Anti social behaviour 142
  • Criminal damage and arson 105
  • Other theft 86
  • Shoplifting 81

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

6 female, 4 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
1.7
TQ3 2 residents
9,006

Age bands in TQ3 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.3%

1,265 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.6%

762 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.9%

1,762 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.1%

2,396 residents

Age 65 and over
30.1%

2,669 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider TQ3 2 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+
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%

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

9

within 5 km

  • PEMBROKE MEDICAL GROUP

    PEMBROKE HOUSE, 266-276 TORQUAY ROAD, PAIGNTON, TQ3 2EZ

    ODS code L83131

    585 m

  • CHELSTON HALL SURGERY

    OLD MILL ROAD, CHELSTON, TORQUAY, TQ2 6HW

    ODS code L83118

    1.6 km

  • CORNER PLACE SURGERY

    46A DARTMOUTH ROAD, PAIGNTON, TQ4 5AH

    ODS code L83103

    2.0 km

  • MAYFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    37 TOTNES ROAD, PAIGNTON, TQ4 5LA

    ODS code L83014

    2.1 km

  • CROFT HALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    19 CROFT ROAD, TORQUAY, TQ2 5UA

    ODS code L83027

    2.3 km

  • OLD FARM SURGERY

    67 FOXHOLE ROAD, PAIGNTON, TQ3 3TB

    ODS code L83607

    2.5 km

  • SOUTHOVER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BRONSHILL ROAD, TORQUAY, TQ1 3HD

    ODS code L83029

    3.4 km

  • BRUNEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83013

    4.3 km

  • CHILCOTE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code L83111

    4.4 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

  • Hollicombe Park

    BCT · Paignton

    0.0 miles

  • Torquay Road

    BCT · Paignton

    0.1 miles

  • Torbay Road

    BCT · Paignton

    0.1 miles

  • St Paul's Church

    BCT · Paignton

    0.1 miles

  • Headland Park Road 38

    BCT · Preston

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Torbay 011A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,019 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
4 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
2
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
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 £262,500 from 2 recorded sales in TQ3 2DS. 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

39 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 6 secondary schools. Preston Primary School is the nearest published school at 494 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,172 published events cover 12 months, averaging 97.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 507 events.

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