TQ5 0SH

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 0AS 76 m
TQ5 0AU 87 m
TQ5 0DG 109 m
TQ5 0DF 116 m
TQ5 0DX 124 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TQ5 0SH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1986
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
TQ
Postcode district
TQ5
Postcode sector
TQ5 0
Latitude
50.382117
Longitude
-3.528839
British National Grid easting
291,400
British National Grid northing
54,700

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
E00077036
Lower layer super output area
Torbay 018A · E01015244
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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    600 m
  2. Eden Park Primary & Nursery School

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    819 m
  3. Brixham Church of England Primary School

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    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
605
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 313
  • Criminal damage and arson 67
  • Anti social behaviour 53
  • Other theft 42
  • Public order 28

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

    1.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Milton Park

    BCT · Brixham

    0.1 miles
  • Milton Park

    BCT · Brixham

    0.1 miles
  • Sycamore Way

    BCT · Brixham

    0.1 miles
  • Maple Road

    BCT · Brixham

    0.1 miles
  • Chestnut Drive

    BCT · Brixham

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Torbay 018A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,645 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
7 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 600 m.

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

Recorded crime

605 published events cover 12 months, averaging 50.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 313 events.

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