| Postcode | TQ3 1DU |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Paignton |
| Nearest station | Torquay (2 km) |
| Bus stops |
Upper Headland Park Road 60 (E)
Sandringham Gardens (N)
Upper Headland Park Road 48 (SE)
Upper Penns Road (NW)
Preston Down Road Shops (SE)
Coombe Valley Park (NW)
|
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 6 View |
| Known addresses |
50 Preston Down Road, Preston
50A Preston Down Road, Preston
52 Preston Down Road, Preston
52A Preston Down Road, Preston
56 Preston Down Road, Preston
|
| Main property type | Detached |
| Businesses |
No businesses found
|
| Latitude | 50.451973 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -3.563419 | |
| Easting | 289104 | |
| Northing | 62517 | |
| Grid reference | SX891625 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 460001 5589036 | |
| what3words | became.yoga.ridge | |
| FixPhrase | crevice lunchroom snowstorm tantrum | |
| Plus code | 9C2RFC2P+QJ | |
| Altitude | 75 metres (246 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 8:07 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:11 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 1.4 KMs (0.9 miles) |
| Parish | Torbay, unparished area | E43000022 |
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Preston | E05012263 |
| Unitary Authority | Torbay | E06000027 |
| County | Devon | E10000008 |
| Constituency (2024) | Torbay | E14001551 |
| MP | Steve Darling | Liberal Democrat |
| Police force | Devon & Cornwall | |
| Water company | South West Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Torbay | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Devon | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | South West | |
| Country | England | E92000001 |
| Date introduced | January 1980 |
|---|---|
| Last updated | November 2025 |
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) |
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
| Population (2011) | 15 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 6 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
|
|
| Average household income (2020) |
Lowest (£22,200)
Highest (£108,100)
|
|
| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Further from a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban city and town | |
| Built up area (2024) | Paignton | E63014055 |
| Census output area (2021) | E00076940 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 6A4 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Torbay 011A | E01015224 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Torbay 011A | E01015224 |
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Preston & Shorton | E02003164 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Preston & Shorton | E02003164 |
| Travel to work area | Torquay and Paignton | E30000279 |
| Average property price in Torquay | £294,190 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | -1.6% |
| Address | Type | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52A Preston Down Road, Preston | Detached (freehold) | Oct 2022 | £602,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | May 2018 | £275,000 | |
| 52 Preston Down Road, Preston | Detached (freehold) | Sep 2016 | £297,500 |
| 50A Preston Down Road, Preston | Detached (freehold) | Feb 2007 | £249,950 |
| 50 Preston Down Road, Preston | Detached (freehold) | Jun 2006 | £239,500 |
| 56 Preston Down Road, Preston | Detached (freehold) | May 1997 | £75,000 |