Property market
The five-year median is £286,000 from 1,785 recorded sales in TQ5. 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.
TQ5
UK postcode district
Updated September 2026
District overview
- Postcode units
- 853
- Current units
- 650
- Coordinate coverage
- 100%
- Electoral wards
- 4
Coverage context
- Countries represented
- England
- English regions represented
- South West
- Local authority codes
- 2
- Terminated postcode units
- 203
Postcode sectors in TQ5
Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.
Property
14,895 recorded
sales at this postcode
| Address | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 3, Bala Brook Close, Brixham, TQ5 0RQ | 20 July 2026 | £610,000 |
| 8, Vicarage Close, Brixham, TQ5 8JQ | 12 July 2026 | £185,000 |
| 30, Longcroft Avenue, Brixham, TQ5 0DS | 10 July 2026 | £322,000 |
Schools
Across this district
- Open schools
- 7
- Primary
- 5
- Secondary
- 2
Recorded crime
Across this district
- Published events
- 1,167
- Months covered
- 12
- Latest month
- June 2026
Most recorded categories in this period
- Violence and sexual offences 566
- Anti social behaviour 135
- Criminal damage and arson 127
- Other theft 74
- Public order 65
Census 2021
Population and age profile
- TQ5 usual residents
- 19,128
- Age-profile population
- 19,378
Age bands in TQ5
Postcode district- Age 0 to 14
- 11.8%
- Age 15 to 24
- 7.7%
- Age 25 to 44
- 15.8%
- Age 45 to 64
- 29.8%
- Age 65 and over
- 34.8%
2,294 residents
1,499 residents
3,066 residents
5,768 residents
6,751 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 645 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%
580 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 404 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
1
in this district
COMPASS HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRES
KING STREET, BRIXHAM, TQ5 9TF
ODS code L83055
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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.
Evidence in context
Schools
7 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 2 secondary schools.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
Recorded crime
1,167 published events cover 12 months, averaging 97.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 566 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.