TQ2 8AR maps, stats, and open data

TQ2 8AR lies on Winchester Avenue in Torquay. TQ2 8AR 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 8AR maps

TQ2 8AR map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

TQ2 8AR map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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TQ2 8AR geodata

Easting	291004
Northing	66460
Latitude	50.487781
Longitude	-3.537814

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is TQ2 8AR?

Street	Winchester Avenue
Town/City	Torquay
Country	England
Postcode District	TQ2
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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TQ2 8AR Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	80m	262ft

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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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Barton With Watcombe
Constituency	Torbay

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in TQ2 8AR

57, WINCHESTER AVENUE, TORQUAY, TQ2 8AR 2008 27 FEB £130,000
57, WINCHESTER AVENUE, TORQUAY, TQ2 8AR 2005 25 JUL £75,000

➜ Torquay house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to TQ2 8AR

Winchester Avenue (Lichfield Avenue)	Hele	136m
Lichfield Avenue	Hele	155m
Barton Hill School (Barton Hill Road)	Barton	242m
Barton Hill School (Barton Hill Road)	Barton	242m
Barton Hill Road	Hele	276m

Nearest railway stations to TQ2 8AR

Torre Station	1.7km
Torquay Station	3km
Newton Abbot Station	6.4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in TQ2 8AR (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	98.3%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	98.3%

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

Broadband speed in TQ2 8AR (2019 data)

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Median download speed	35.0Mbps
Average download speed	60.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

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Median upload speed	4.9Mbps
Average upload speed	5.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in TQ2 8AR (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%

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TQ2 8AR gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	541,215
Meter count	58
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,331
Median (kWh/meter)	8,605

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	207,044
Meter count	50
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,141
Median (kWh/meter)	4,083

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in TQ2 8AR, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in TQ2 8AR.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
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Deprivation

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Moorleigh

Lummaton Cross

183m

Acorn Centre

Lummaton Cross

183m

Shipped by Sail

Quickstore Storage

261m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to TQ2 8AR

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Lichfield Avenue	17:45	12:45	278m
Winstone Avenue	17:30	12:45	455m
Watcombe Estate	17:30	13:30	607m

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Source: Dracos
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TQ2 8AR ITL and TQ2 8AR 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 8AR:

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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TQ2 8AR 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 8AR:

	Code	Name
OA	E00077140
LSOA	E01015262	Torbay 001A
MSOA	E02003154	Torbay 001

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to TQ2 8AR

TQ2 8AL	Lichfield Avenue	80m
TQ2 8AN	Lichfield Avenue	85m
TQ2 8AU	Salisbury Avenue	119m
TQ2 8AX	Salisbury Avenue	146m
TQ2 8AW	Lichfield Avenue	159m
TQ2 8ET	Lummaton Cross	182m
TQ2 8AP	Gloucester Close	206m
TQ2 8JA	Barton Hill Road	217m
TQ2 8ES	Happaway Road	218m
TQ2 8AS	Horace Road	221m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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