TQ5 0HR

Churston with Galmpton · 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 0RJ 570 m
TQ5 0RB 606 m
TQ5 0LD 608 m
TQ5 0HT 609 m
TQ5 0HJ 621 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TQ5 0HR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 2009
Postcode area
TQ
Postcode district
TQ5
Postcode sector
TQ5 0
Latitude
50.384661
Longitude
-3.544605
British National Grid easting
290,285
British National Grid northing
55,006

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
Torbay · E06000027
Parish or community
E43000022
Westminster constituency
South Devon · E14001484
Output area
E00076789
Lower layer super output area
Torbay 016E · E01015201
Middle layer super output area
Torbay 016 · E02003169

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
7
Secondary
2
  1. St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School

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    1.5 km
  2. Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy

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    1.6 km
  3. Eden Park Primary & Nursery School

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    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
197
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 109
  • Anti social behaviour 21
  • Criminal damage and arson 20
  • Other theft 13
  • Burglary 10

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

    2.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Churston Village

    BCT · Churston

    0.4 miles
  • Bala Brook Close

    BCT · Brixham

    0.4 miles
  • Bala Brook Close opp

    BCT · Brixham

    0.4 miles
  • Churston Village

    BCT · Churston

    0.5 miles
  • Chestnut Drive

    BCT · Brixham

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Torbay 016E, 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

18,367 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
2 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

10 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 2 secondary schools. St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

197 published events cover 12 months, averaging 16.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 109 events.

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