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TQ2 8QS lies on Swedwell Road in Torquay. TQ2 8QS 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 8QS maps

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

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TQ2 8QS geodata

Easting291132
Northing67470
Latitude50.496884
Longitude-3.536305

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is TQ2 8QS?

StreetSwedwell Road
Town/CityTorquay
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictTQ2

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TQ2 8QS Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation100m328ft

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 8QS

2021
22 FEB
£325,000
2019
22 NOV
£360,000
2016
19 OCT
£223,500
2016
21 APR
£275,000
17, SWEDWELL ROAD, TORQUAY, TQ2 8QS
2013
29 NOV
£215,000
3, SWEDWELL ROAD, TORQUAY, TQ2 8QS
2011
20 SEP
£225,000
7, SWEDWELL ROAD, TORQUAY, TQ2 8QS
2008
4 JAN
£277,000
11, SWEDWELL ROAD, TORQUAY, TQ2 8QS
2006
17 NOV
£225,000
11, SWEDWELL ROAD, TORQUAY, TQ2 8QS
2006
17 FEB
£215,000
11, SWEDWELL ROAD, TORQUAY, TQ2 8QS
2005
14 APR
£195,000

➜ Torquay house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to TQ2 8QS

Barchington AvenueBarton69m
Barchington AvenueBarton79m
Swedwell RoadBarton152m
Moor Lane Close (Moor Lane)Barton168m
Peasland Road (Moor Lane)Watcombe274m

Nearest railway stations to TQ2 8QS

Torre Station2.7km
Torquay Station4km
Newton Abbot Station5.8km

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Broadband

Broadband access in TQ2 8QS (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 8QS (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed80.0Mbps
Average download speed103.7Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed10.6Mbps
Average upload speed10.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in TQ2 8QS (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 8QS gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)111,546
Meter count9
Mean (kWh/meter)12,394
Median (kWh/meter)11,667

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)26,835
Meter count8
Mean (kWh/meter)3,354
Median (kWh/meter)3,213

Deprivation

68.4% of English postcodes are less deprived than TQ2 8QS:

Food Standards Agency

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

Burrow Down Shortbreaks
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Lynwood
167m
Londis Watcombe Post Office
Food Hygiene Rating: 1 (Major Improvement Necessary)
Watcombe Post Office
376m
Watcombe Childrens Centre Nursery
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Watcombe Cp School
479m

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Nearest post box to TQ2 8QS

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Church Road17:0012:00219m
Lawn Close17:3012:00449m
Seymour Drive17:3012:15559m

TQ2 8QS ITL and TQ2 8QS 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 8QS:

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

TQ2 8QS 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 8QS:

CodeName
OAE00077126
LSOAE01015265Torbay 001D
MSOAE02003154Torbay 001

Nearest postcodes to TQ2 8QS

TQ2 8LGLinacre Road59m
TQ2 8QTSwedwell Road74m
TQ2 8QUGard Close80m
TQ2 8PDHelens Mead Road139m
TQ2 8QPSwedwell Road143m
TQ2 8PHSwale Close150m
TQ2 8LFLinacre Road151m
TQ2 8LQCoker Avenue151m
TQ2 8PJMoor Lane158m
TQ2 8LBBarchington Avenue190m