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TQ9 5JY

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 5JT 59 m
TQ9 5JZ 97 m
TQ9 5JU 109 m
TQ9 5GF 129 m
TQ9 5GS 156 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TQ9 5JY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TQ
Postcode district
TQ9
Postcode sector
TQ9 5
Latitude
50.436307
Longitude
-3.693094
British National Grid easting
279,860
British National Grid northing
60,978

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
E00102215
Lower layer super output area
South Hams 003A · E01020180
Middle layer super output area
South Hams 003 · E02004191

Postcode source versions

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Property

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4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Redworth Offices, Ashburton Road, Totnes, TQ9 5JY 14 October 2021 £425,000
Kennicott Lodge, Ashburton Road, Totnes, TQ9 5JY 31 August 2018 £330,000
Totnes Magistrates Court, Ashburton Road, Totnes, TQ9 5JY 23 September 2016 £237,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
5
Secondary
1

  1. Totnes Independent School

    Other independent school

    59 m

  2. King Edward VI Community College

    Academy converter

    243 m

  3. The Grove School

    Community school

    743 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
621
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 218
  • Shoplifting 87
  • Anti social behaviour 83
  • Criminal damage and arson 65
  • Public order 50

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • LEATSIDE SURGERY

    BABBAGE ROAD, TOTNES, TQ9 5JA

    ODS code L83043

    683 m

  • CATHERINE HOUSE SURGERY

    WESTWARD HOUSE, NEW WALK, TOTNES, TQ9 5WB

    ODS code L83146

    1.1 km

Nearby transport

  • King Edward VI School

    BCT · Swallowfields

    0.1 miles

  • King Edward VI School

    BCT · Swallowfields

    0.1 miles

  • Station Road

    BCT · Totnes

    0.1 miles

  • King Edward VI School

    BCT · Swallowfields

    0.1 miles

  • Barracks Hill

    BCT · Swallowfields

    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
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

Property market

The five-year median is £425,000 from 1 recorded sale in TQ9 5JY. 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

17 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Totnes Independent School is the nearest published school at 59 m.

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

Recorded crime

621 published events cover 12 months, averaging 51.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 218 events.

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