TQ9 5AL

Totnes · South Hams · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Totnes
Ward
Totnes
Local authority
South Hams
Constituency
South Devon
Postcode district
TQ9
Postcode sector
TQ9 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TQ9 5AN 40 m
TQ9 5UQ 44 m
TQ9 5UG 92 m
TQ9 5SJ 108 m
TQ9 5UH 112 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TQ9 5AL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TQ
Postcode district
TQ9
Postcode sector
TQ9 5
Latitude
50.427435
Longitude
-3.680303
British National Grid easting
280,746
British National Grid northing
59,971

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
South Hams · E07000044
Electoral ward
Totnes · E05010144
Parish or community
E04003183
Westminster constituency
South Devon · E14001484
Output area
E00102222
Lower layer super output area
South Hams 003A · E01020180
Middle layer super output area
South Hams 003 · E02004191

Postcode source versions

Explore TQ9

13 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Driftwood Cottage, Steamer Quay Road, Totnes, TQ9 5AL 24 October 2025 £675,000
Steamer Quay Wharf, 4, Steamer Quay Road, Totnes, TQ9 5AL 25 September 2023 £700,000
Steamer Quay Wharf, 2, Steamer Quay Road, Totnes, TQ9 5AL 17 December 2020 £550,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
6
Secondary
1
  1. ROC College (part of United Response)

    Special post 16 institution

    179 m
  2. Totnes St John's Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    320 m
  3. The Grove School

    Community school

    644 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
636
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 237
  • Shoplifting 87
  • Anti social behaviour 81
  • Criminal damage and arson 63
  • Public order 51

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

5 female, 6 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.2
TQ9 5 residents
8,759

Age bands in TQ9 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.3%

1,292 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.9%

805 residents

Age 25 to 44
21%

1,895 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.2%

2,636 residents

Age 65 and over
26.6%

2,403 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider TQ9 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
97%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
97%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
97%
Gigabit-capable
97%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
97%
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

2

within 5 km

  • CATHERINE HOUSE SURGERY

    WESTWARD HOUSE, NEW WALK, TOTNES, TQ9 5WB

    ODS code L83146

    270 m

  • LEATSIDE SURGERY

    BABBAGE ROAD, TOTNES, TQ9 5JA

    ODS code L83043

    871 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Steamer Quay

    BCT · Bridgetown

    0.0 miles
  • Totnes Ferry Landing

    FBT · Totnes

    0.1 miles
  • Totnes Ferry Landing

    FER · Totnes

    0.1 miles
  • Totnes Ferry Landing

    FTD · Totnes

    0.1 miles
  • Parkers Way

    BCT · Bridgetown

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Hams 003A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,161 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
7 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
25
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

Property market

The five-year median is £687,500 from 2 recorded sales in TQ9 5AL. 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

18 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. ROC College (part of United Response) is the nearest published school at 179 m.

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

Recorded crime

636 published events cover 12 months, averaging 53 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 237 events.

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