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TQ1 2BU lies on Shirley Towers in Torquay. TQ1 2BU is located in the Wellswood 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.

Where is TQ1 2BU?

Street	Shirley Towers
Town/City	Torquay
Country	England
Postcode District	TQ1

TQ1 2BU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of TQ1 2BU as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	50m	164ft

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

Ward	Wellswood
Constituency	Torbay

Transport

Nearest bus stops to TQ1 2BU

Edenhurst Court (Parkhill Road)	Torquay	75m
Meadfoot Lane (Parkhill Road)	Torquay	100m
Parkhill Road	Torquay	119m
Parkhill Road Medical Cente (Parkhill Road)	Torquay	166m
Victoria Parade	Torquay Harbour	173m

Nearest railway stations to TQ1 2BU

Torquay Station	1.5km
Torre Station	2.3km
Paignton Station	4.1km

Broadband

Broadband access in TQ1 2BU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in TQ1 2BU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	16.4Mbps
Average download speed	25.0Mbps
Maximum download speed	50.17Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.2Mbps
Average upload speed	4.7Mbps
Maximum upload speed	12.57Mbps

Broadband limitations in TQ1 2BU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

TQ1 2BU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in TQ1 2BU by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	83,073
Meter count	9
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,230
Median (kWh/meter)	7,899

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	16,512
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,064
Median (kWh/meter)	1,803

• Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in TQ1 2BU, for 2015.
• Meter count: The total number of meters in TQ1 2BU.
• Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
• Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

94.2% of English postcodes are less deprived than TQ1 2BU:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to TQ1 2BU (metres)

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Nearest post box to TQ1 2BU

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Victoria Parade	17:30	12:15	138m
Strand	17:30	12:00	272m
Strand	17:30	12:00	272m

TQ1 2BU ITL and TQ1 2BU 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 TQ1 2BU:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLK	South West (England)
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLK4	Devon
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLK42	Torbay
LAU 1 Code	Name
E06000027	Torbay

TQ1 2BU 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 TQ1 2BU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00077172
LSOA	E01015267	Torbay 010A
MSOA	E02003163	Torbay 010

Nearest postcodes to TQ1 2BU

TQ1 2BX	Shirley Towers	24m
TQ1 2BY	Shirley Towers	47m
TQ1 2DB	The Riviera	49m
TQ1 2BZ	Vane Hill Road	56m
TQ1 2DD	Park Hill Road	58m
TQ1 2AR	Park Hill Road	92m
TQ1 2BL	Park Hill Road	97m
TQ1 2BW	Meadfoot Lane	115m
TQ1 2AU	Park Lane	127m
TQ1 2BB	Victoria Parade	128m