TQ5 8HW

Furzeham with Summercombe · Torbay · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Brixham
Local authority
Torbay
Constituency
South Devon
Postcode district
TQ5
Postcode sector
TQ5 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TQ5 8HN 9 m
TQ5 8HP 21 m
TQ5 8EP 29 m
TQ5 8EJ 42 m
TQ5 8BP 50 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TQ5 8HW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TQ
Postcode district
TQ5
Postcode sector
TQ5 8
Latitude
50.395949
Longitude
-3.514496
British National Grid easting
292,451
British National Grid northing
56,217

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
E00076719
Lower layer super output area
Torbay 017G · E01015189
Middle layer super output area
Torbay 017 · E02003170

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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94 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
42, Higher Street, Brixham, TQ5 8HW 27 November 2025 £105,000
12, Higher Street, Brixham, TQ5 8HW 12 June 2024 £225,000
68, Higher Street, Brixham, TQ5 8HW 29 July 2022 £324,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
6
Secondary
2
  1. Furzeham Primary School

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    141 m
  2. Brixham College

    Academy converter

    558 m
  3. Brixham Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    619 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,037
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 491
  • Anti social behaviour 124
  • Criminal damage and arson 116
  • Other theft 66
  • Public order 60

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
36

20 female, 16 male

Postcode households
23
Residents per household
1.6
TQ5 8 residents
4,896

Age bands in TQ5 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
9.4%

457 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.3%

354 residents

Age 25 to 44
15.2%

742 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.9%

1,408 residents

Age 65 and over
39.1%

1,905 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider TQ5 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • COMPASS HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRES

    KING STREET, BRIXHAM, TQ5 9TF

    ODS code L83055

    164 m

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Strand Statue

    BCT · Brixham

    0.1 miles
  • Town Square

    BCT · Brixham

    0.1 miles
  • King Street

    BCT · Brixham

    0.1 miles
  • Town Square

    BCT · Brixham

    0.1 miles
  • Old Fish Market

    BCT · Brixham Harbour

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Torbay 017G, 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

9,488 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
1 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £310,000 from 5 recorded sales in TQ5 8HW. 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.

Schools

Published establishments

8 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 2 secondary schools. Furzeham Primary School is the nearest published school at 141 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,037 published events cover 12 months, averaging 86.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 491 events.

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