Map of TQ3 1JD postcode

General information
Postcode TQ3 1JD
Post Town Paignton
Nearest station Torquay (2 km)
Bus stops
Upper Headland Park Road (W)
Upper Headland Park Road 48 (SE)
Upper Penns Road (NW)
Upper Headland Park Road (SE)
Hilton Drive (W)
Hilton Drive (E)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 3 View
Known addresses
48 Preston Down Road, Preston
73 Preston Down Road, Preston
Main property type Detached
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 50.451075
Longitude -3.561924
Easting 289208
Northing 62414
Grid reference SX892624
UTM reference 30U 460106 5588936
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Plus code 9C2RFC2Q+C6
Altitude 63 metres (206 feet)
Sunrise (today) 5:17
Sunset (today) 21:07
Distance away
Distance to sea 1.3 KMs (0.8 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishTorbay, unparished areaE43000022
Ward Preston E05012263
Unitary Authority Torbay E06000027
County Devon E10000008
Constituency (2024) Torbay E14001551
MPSteve DarlingLiberal Democrat
Police forceDevon & Cornwall
Water companySouth West Water
NUTS/ITL 3 Torbay
NUTS/ITL 2 Devon
NUTS/ITL 1 South West
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced January 1980
Last updated February 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
Demographics
Population (2011) 6
Households (2011) 2
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
16,745 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£42,700
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban city and town
Built up area (2024)PaigntonE63014055
Census output area (2021)E00076944
Census output area (2011)E00076944
Lower layer super output area (2021)Torbay 011BE01015225
Lower layer super output area (2011)Torbay 011BE01015225
Middle layer super output area (2021)Preston & ShortonE02003164
Middle layer super output area (2011)Preston & ShortonE02003164
Travel to work areaTorquay and PaigntonE30000279
Property sales
Average property price in Torquay £295,124
Annual change -1.9%
View all properties sold in the TQ postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
73 Preston Down Road, PrestonDetached (freehold)Sep 2022£500,000
Detached (freehold)Aug 2006£265,000
48 Preston Down Road, PrestonDetached (freehold)Jul 2002£193,000


View all properties sold in the TQ3 1 sector

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