TQ5 9YZ

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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TQ5 9DH 28 m
TQ5 9RP 73 m
TQ5 9BY 78 m
TQ5 9BT 79 m
TQ5 9DJ 80 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TQ5 9YZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
TQ
Postcode district
TQ5
Postcode sector
TQ5 9
Latitude
50.392190
Longitude
-3.515094
British National Grid easting
292,400
British National Grid northing
55,800

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
E00076723
Lower layer super output area
Torbay 017D · E01015186
Middle layer super output area
Torbay 017 · E02003170

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. Brixham Church of England Primary School

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    422 m
  2. Brixham College

    Academy converter

    491 m
  3. Furzeham Primary School

    Academy converter

    518 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,077
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 518
  • Anti social behaviour 126
  • Criminal damage and arson 119
  • Other theft 70
  • Public order 60

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
TQ5 9 residents
8,940

Age bands in TQ5 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.1%

1,226 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.3%

722 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.3%

1,509 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.3%

2,645 residents

Age 65 and over
30%

2,616 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

    456 m

Nearby transport

  • Bolton Street

    BCT · Brixham

    0.0 miles
  • Bolton Street

    BCT · Brixham

    0.0 miles
  • Bolton Street

    BCT · Brixham

    0.1 miles
  • Museum

    BCT · Brixham

    0.1 miles
  • Museum

    BCT · Brixham

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Torbay 017D, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,472 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

8 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 2 secondary schools. Brixham Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 422 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,077 published events cover 12 months, averaging 89.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 518 events.

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