TQ3 3JS

Clifton with Maidenway · Torbay · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Paignton
Local authority
Torbay
Constituency
Torbay
Postcode district
TQ3
Postcode sector
TQ3 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TQ3 3LW 74 m
TQ3 3JW 75 m
TQ3 3RH 75 m
TQ3 3RQ 109 m
TQ3 3JP 113 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TQ3 3JS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TQ
Postcode district
TQ3
Postcode sector
TQ3 3
Latitude
50.432975
Longitude
-3.574931
British National Grid easting
288,243
British National Grid northing
60,423

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
E00076823
Lower layer super output area
Torbay 012E · E01015206
Middle layer super output area
Torbay 012 · E02003165

Postcode source versions

Explore TQ3

67 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Ocean Point, 24, Apartment 1, Primley Park, Paignton, TQ3 3JS 5 May 2026 £193,000
Ocean Point, 24, Apartment 5, Primley Park, Paignton, TQ3 3JS 19 December 2025 £145,000
41, Primley Park, Paignton, TQ3 3JS 11 April 2025 £242,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
24
Primary
16
Secondary
3
  1. St Michael's Church of England Academy

    Free schools

    364 m
  2. Hayes School

    Academy converter

    417 m
  3. Curledge Street Academy

    Academy converter

    445 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,786
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,602
  • Shoplifting 494
  • Anti social behaviour 393
  • Criminal damage and arson 310
  • Other theft 291

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
112

66 female, 46 male

Postcode households
45
Residents per household
2.5
TQ3 3 residents
15,190

Age bands in TQ3 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.6%

2,776 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.1%

1,663 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.1%

3,594 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.8%

3,999 residents

Age 65 and over
19.5%

2,906 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider TQ3 3 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

6

within 5 km

  • MAYFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    37 TOTNES ROAD, PAIGNTON, TQ4 5LA

    ODS code L83014

    394 m

  • CORNER PLACE SURGERY

    46A DARTMOUTH ROAD, PAIGNTON, TQ4 5AH

    ODS code L83103

    565 m

  • OLD FARM SURGERY

    67 FOXHOLE ROAD, PAIGNTON, TQ3 3TB

    ODS code L83607

    961 m

  • PEMBROKE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code L83131

    1.7 km

  • CHELSTON HALL SURGERY

    OLD MILL ROAD, CHELSTON, TORQUAY, TQ2 6HW

    ODS code L83118

    3.9 km

  • CROFT HALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    19 CROFT ROAD, TORQUAY, TQ2 5UA

    ODS code L83027

    4.7 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

  • Elmbank Road

    BCT · Paignton

    0.1 miles
  • The Gurneys

    BCT · Paignton

    0.1 miles
  • Winner Street

    BCT · Paignton

    0.2 miles
  • Hayes Road

    BCT · Paignton

    0.2 miles
  • Devonport Arms

    BCT · Paignton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Torbay 012E, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,422 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
3 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
0
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 £239,500 from 10 recorded sales in TQ3 3JS. 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

24 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 3 secondary schools. St Michael's Church of England Academy is the nearest published school at 364 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,786 published events cover 12 months, averaging 315.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,602 events.

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