TQ9 5RS

Totnes · South Hams · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TQ9 5NE 0 m
TQ9 5QJ 0 m
TQ9 9SA 4 m
TQ9 9SB 4 m
TQ9 9SD 4 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
TQ9 5RS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2013
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
TQ
Postcode district
TQ9
Postcode sector
TQ9 5
Latitude
50.431548
Longitude
-3.709131
British National Grid easting
278,709
British National Grid northing
60,475

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
E00102236
Lower layer super output area
South Hams 003C · E01020182
Middle layer super output area
South Hams 003 · E02004191

Postcode source versions

Explore TQ9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
5
Secondary
1
  1. King Edward VI Community College

    Academy converter

    1.2 km
  2. Totnes Independent School

    Other independent school

    1.3 km
  3. The Grove School

    Community school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
269
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 112
  • Anti social behaviour 40
  • Criminal damage and arson 35
  • Public order 19
  • Other theft 18

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.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • LEATSIDE SURGERY

    BABBAGE ROAD, TOTNES, TQ9 5JA

    ODS code L83043

    1.8 km

  • CATHERINE HOUSE SURGERY

    WESTWARD HOUSE, NEW WALK, TOTNES, TQ9 5WB

    ODS code L83146

    1.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Follaton House

    BCT · Follaton

    0.1 miles
  • Follaton House

    BCT · Follaton

    0.1 miles
  • Follaton House

    BCT · Follaton

    0.1 miles
  • Punchards Down

    BCT · Follaton

    0.1 miles
  • Punchards Down

    BCT · Follaton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Hams 003C, 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

14,447 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

17 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. King Edward VI Community College is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

269 published events cover 12 months, averaging 22.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 112 events.

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