TQ8 8DS

Salcombe & Thurlestone · South Hams · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Salcombe
Local authority
South Hams
Constituency
South Devon
Postcode district
TQ8
Postcode sector
TQ8 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TQ8 8DT 34 m
TQ8 8QB 40 m
TQ8 8QE 56 m
TQ8 8QT 56 m
TQ8 8DL 63 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TQ8 8DS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TQ
Postcode district
TQ8
Postcode sector
TQ8 8
Latitude
50.239533
Longitude
-3.769081
British National Grid easting
273,944
British National Grid northing
39,226

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
South Hams · E07000044
Parish or community
E04003169
Westminster constituency
South Devon · E14001484
Output area
E00102170
Lower layer super output area
South Hams 012B · E01020173
Middle layer super output area
South Hams 012 · E02004200

Postcode source versions

Explore TQ8

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Coombeleigh, 1, Island Street, Salcombe, TQ8 8DS 15 September 2014 £495,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
4
Secondary
1
  1. Salcombe Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    570 m
  2. Malborough with South Huish Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.2 km
  3. Charleton Church of England Academy

    Academy converter

    3.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
85
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 33
  • Other theft 12
  • Anti social behaviour 9
  • Criminal damage and arson 8
  • Vehicle crime 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
TQ8 8 residents
1,732

Age bands in TQ8 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
9.5%

166 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.9%

138 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.7%

290 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.9%

502 residents

Age 65 and over
37%

644 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.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • REDFERN HEALTH CENTRE

    SHADYCOMBE ROAD, SALCOMBE, TQ8 8DJ

    ODS code L83088

    71 m

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • Shadycombe Road

    BCT · Salcombe

    0.1 miles
  • Devon Court

    BCT · Salcombe

    0.1 miles
  • Crab Quay

    BCT · Salcombe

    0.2 miles
  • Crab Quay

    BCT · Salcombe

    0.2 miles
  • Salcombe Ferry Landing

    FER · Salcombe

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Hams 012B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,761 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
4 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

Schools

5 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Salcombe Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 570 m.

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

Recorded crime

85 published events cover 12 months, averaging 7.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 33 events.

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