TQ5 0WX

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 0SJ 1 m
TQ5 0EA 75 m
TQ5 0DL 118 m
TQ5 0EF 124 m
TQ5 0DH 127 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TQ5 0WX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 2004
Terminated
1 January 2004
Postcode area
TQ
Postcode district
TQ5
Postcode sector
TQ5 0
Latitude
50.384509
Longitude
-3.528888
British National Grid easting
291,402
British National Grid northing
54,966

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
E00077051
Lower layer super output area
Torbay 018B · E01015245
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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    441 m
  2. Eden Park Primary & Nursery School

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    676 m
  3. Brixham Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
833
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 409
  • Anti social behaviour 92
  • Criminal damage and arson 92
  • Other theft 49
  • Public order 41

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

    1.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Summercourt Way

    BCT · Brixham

    0.1 miles
  • Summercourt

    BCT · Brixham

    0.1 miles
  • Summercourt Way Shops

    BCT · Brixham

    0.1 miles
  • Summercourt Way Shops

    BCT · Brixham

    0.1 miles
  • Laywell House

    BCT · Brixham

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Torbay 018B, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,022 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
10 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 441 m.

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

Recorded crime

833 published events cover 12 months, averaging 69.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 409 events.

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