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TQ2 8BN lies on Fore Street in Barton, Torquay. TQ2 8BN is located in the Barton with Watcombe electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Torbay and the English Parliamentary constituency of Torbay. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Devon ICB - 15N and the police force is Devon & Cornwall. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

TQ2 8BN maps

TQ2 8BN map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
TQ2 8BN map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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TQ2 8BN geodata

Easting291303
Northing66913
Latitude50.491909
Longitude-3.533732

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Where is TQ2 8BN?

StreetFore Street
LocalityBarton
Town/CityTorquay
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictTQ2

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TQ2 8BN Elevation

Elevation or altitude of TQ2 8BN as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation80m262ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Politics

WardBarton With Watcombe
ConstituencyTorbay

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in TQ2 8BN

2002
31 JAN
£315,000
2000
22 SEP
£80,000

➜ Torquay house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to TQ2 8BN

Fore StreetWatcombe116m
Halsteads Rd (Halsteads Road)Watcombe131m
Halsteads Rd (Halsteads Road)Watcombe148m
Halsteads RoadWatcombe163m
76a Fore Street (Fore Street)Watcombe166m

Nearest railway stations to TQ2 8BN

Torre Station2.3km
Torquay Station3.5km
Newton Abbot Station6.3km

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Broadband

Broadband access in TQ2 8BN (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband100.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in TQ2 8BN (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed63.4Mbps
Average download speed85.1Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed9.9Mbps
Average upload speed10.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in TQ2 8BN (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

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TQ2 8BN gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in TQ2 8BN by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)219,278
Meter count21
Mean (kWh/meter)10,442
Median (kWh/meter)10,989

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)54,191
Meter count16
Mean (kWh/meter)3,387
Median (kWh/meter)3,203

Deprivation

83.2% of English postcodes are less deprived than TQ2 8BN:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to TQ2 8BN (metres)

Watcombe Chippy
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
73 Fore Street
192m
Lucky Chef
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
63 Fore Street
276m
E & M Store
Food Hygiene Rating: 1 (Major Improvement Necessary)
61 Fore Street
276m

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Nearest post box to TQ2 8BN

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Watcombe Estate17:3013:30207m
Church Road17:0012:00380m
Lichfield Avenue17:4512:45749m

TQ2 8BN ITL and TQ2 8BN LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for TQ2 8BN:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLKSouth West (England)
ITL 2 CodeName
TLK4Devon
ITL 3 CodeName
TLK42Torbay
LAU 1 CodeName
E06000027Torbay

TQ2 8BN census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for TQ2 8BN:

CodeName
OAE00077136
LSOAE01015262Torbay 001A
MSOAE02003154Torbay 001

Nearest postcodes to TQ2 8BN

TQ2 8DSWesley Mews35m
TQ2 8HDRyde Close75m
TQ2 8DLStarpitten Lane West111m
TQ2 8HBHalsteads Road120m
TQ2 8HLClennon Lane144m
TQ2 8HHClennon Lane157m
TQ2 8EZHalsteads Road157m
TQ2 8SHWesley Close163m
TQ2 8NDEdgeley Road173m
TQ2 8AZStarpitten Lane West173m