TQ8 8LZ

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 8FR 89 m
TQ8 8AF 101 m
TQ8 8AE 103 m
TQ8 8LX 124 m
TQ8 8AG 133 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TQ8 8LZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TQ
Postcode district
TQ8
Postcode sector
TQ8 8
Latitude
50.237565
Longitude
-3.778979
British National Grid easting
273,233
British National Grid northing
39,024

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
E00102168
Lower layer super output area
South Hams 012A · E01020172
Middle layer super output area
South Hams 012 · E02004200

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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24 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Little Hill, Salcombe, TQ8 8LZ 10 December 2024 £545,000
8, Little Hill, Salcombe, TQ8 8LZ 28 October 2022 £595,000
2, Little Hill, Salcombe, TQ8 8LZ 28 September 2022 £772,500

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

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

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.5 km
  3. Charleton Church of England Academy

    Academy converter

    4.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
94
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 35
  • Other theft 16
  • Anti social behaviour 11
  • Criminal damage and arson 8
  • Vehicle crime 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
27

12 female, 15 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
2.5
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

This postcode contained 1.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider TQ8 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+
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%
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

  • REDFERN HEALTH CENTRE

    SHADYCOMBE ROAD, SALCOMBE, TQ8 8DJ

    ODS code L83088

    717 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

  • Beadon Cross

    BCT · Salcombe

    0.0 miles
  • Beadon Cross

    BCT · Salcombe

    0.0 miles
  • P&R Car Park

    BCT · Salcombe

    0.2 miles
  • McIlwraith Road

    BCT · Salcombe

    0.2 miles
  • McIlwraith Road

    BCT · Salcombe

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Hams 012A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,062 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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 £595,000 from 5 recorded sales in TQ8 8LZ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for South Hams is £360,571 in June 2026, down 6.8% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

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 175 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

94 published events cover 12 months, averaging 7.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 35 events.

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