TQ5 0DW

Furzeham with Summercombe · Torbay · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Torbay
Constituency
South Devon
Postcode district
TQ5
Postcode sector
TQ5 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TQ5 0DL 26 m
TQ5 0DN 77 m
TQ5 0SJ 105 m
TQ5 0DJ 152 m
TQ5 0FA 159 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TQ5 0DW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
TQ
Postcode district
TQ5
Postcode sector
TQ5 0
Latitude
50.384833
Longitude
-3.527519
British National Grid easting
291,500
British National Grid northing
55,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Torbay · E06000027
Parish or community
E04001084
Westminster constituency
South Devon · E14001484
Output area
E00077048
Lower layer super output area
Torbay 018C · E01015246
Middle layer super output area
Torbay 018 · E02003171

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
6
Secondary
2
  1. St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School

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    337 m
  2. Eden Park Primary & Nursery School

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    573 m
  3. Brixham Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
883
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 425
  • Anti social behaviour 100
  • Criminal damage and arson 96
  • Other theft 52
  • Public order 45

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
TQ5 0 residents
5,292

Age bands in TQ5 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
10.5%

611 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.3%

423 residents

Age 25 to 44
14.1%

815 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.6%

1,715 residents

Age 65 and over
38.5%

2,230 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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • COMPASS HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRES

    KING STREET, BRIXHAM, TQ5 9TF

    ODS code L83055

    1.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Summercourt

    BCT · Brixham

    0.1 miles
  • Summer Lane

    BCT · Brixham

    0.1 miles
  • Laywell House

    BCT · Brixham

    0.1 miles
  • 3 Chestnut Drive

    BCT · Brixham

    0.1 miles
  • 4 Chestnut Drive

    BCT · Brixham

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Torbay 018C, 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

19,514 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
5 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

8 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 2 secondary schools. St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 337 m.

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

Recorded crime

883 published events cover 12 months, averaging 73.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 425 events.

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