| Postcode | TQ2 8RE |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Torquay |
| Nearest station | Torre (3 km) |
| Bus stops |
Golden Park Avenue (W)
Barton Hill Road (N)
Barton Hill Road (S)
Barchington Avenue (E)
Barchington Avenue (W)
Swedwell Road (N)
|
| Known addresses |
No addresses found
|
| Businesses |
No businesses found
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| Latitude | 50.497959 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -3.542446 | |
| Easting | 290699 | |
| Northing | 67599 | |
| Grid reference | SX906675 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 461527 5594138 | |
| what3words | pickup.power.flux | |
| FixPhrase | crevice lunchroom swapping tarmac | |
| Plus code | 9C2RFFX5+52 | |
| Altitude | 138 metres (453 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:26 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:33 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 2.4 KMs (1.5 miles) |
| Parish | Torbay, unparished area | E43000022 |
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Barton with Watcombe | E05012254 |
| Unitary Authority | Torbay | E06000027 |
| County | Devon | E10000008 |
| Constituency (2024) | Torbay | E14001551 |
| MP | Steve Darling | Liberal Democrat |
| Police force | Devon & Cornwall | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Torbay | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Devon | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | South West | |
| Country | England | E92000001 |
| Date introduced | January 1992 |
|---|---|
| Date usage ended | December 1992 |
| Last updated | September 2025 |
| User type | Large (addresses receive more than 25 items of mail per day) |
| Quality | Postcode terminated prior to Gridlink initiative - last known ONS postcode grid reference |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
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|---|---|---|
| Average household income (2020) |
Lowest (£22,200)
Highest (£108,100)
|
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| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Further from a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban city and town | |
| Built up area (2024) | Torquay | E63014039 |
| Census output area (2021) | E00077146 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 5B3 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Torbay 001C | E01015264 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Torbay 001C | E01015264 |
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Watcombe | E02003154 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Watcombe | E02003154 |
| Travel to work area | Torquay and Paignton | E30000279 |
| Average property price in Torquay | £292,072 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | -1.4% |