TQ2 8BS maps, stats, and open data

TQ2 8BS lies on Pafford Avenue in Torquay. TQ2 8BS 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 8BS maps

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

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TQ2 8BS geodata

Easting291502
Northing66872
Latitude50.491577
Longitude-3.530916

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is TQ2 8BS?

StreetPafford Avenue
Town/CityTorquay
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictTQ2
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TQ2 8BS Elevation

Elevation or altitude of TQ2 8BS 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

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of TQ2 8BS

October 2022Anti-social behaviourOn or near Bellrock Close219m
September 2022BurglaryOn or near Bellrock Close219m
September 2022Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Bellrock Close219m
➜ Pafford Avenue crime map and outcomes

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Transport

Nearest bus stops to TQ2 8BS

Pafford AvenueWatcombe25m
76a Fore Street (Fore Street)Watcombe89m
Fore Street 51 (Fore Street)Watcombe108m
Medway Road (Fore Street)Watcombe124m
Halsteads Rd (Halsteads Road)Watcombe164m

Nearest railway stations to TQ2 8BS

Torre Station2.3km
Torquay Station3.5km
Newton Abbot Station6.4km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for TQ2 8BS

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

Download

Median download speed40.0Mbps
Average download speed61.9Mbps
Maximum download speed200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed5.6Mbps
Average upload speed8.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in TQ2 8BS (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%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for TQ2 8BS

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TQ2 8BS gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)68,755
Meter count8
Mean (kWh/meter)8,594
Median (kWh/meter)8,643

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)26,723
Meter count8
Mean (kWh/meter)3,340
Median (kWh/meter)2,891
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in TQ2 8BS, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in TQ2 8BS.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

95% of English postcodes are less deprived than TQ2 8BS:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to TQ2 8BS (meters)

Watcombe Chippy
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
73 Fore Street
42m
E and M Stores
Food Hygiene Rating: 3 (Generally Satisfactory)
61 Fore Street
89m
Lucky Chef
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
63 Fore Street
89m

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Nearest post box to TQ2 8BS

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Watcombe Estate17:3013:3049m
Church Road17:0012:00532m
Watcombe Cross18:0012:15713m

Nearest sports facilities to TQ2 8BS

FacilityDistance
King George V Playing Fields (Torquay)
Teignmouth Road, Torquay
Grass Pitches
371m
Combe Pafford School
Steps Lane, Torquay
Sports Hall, Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch
428m
Watcombe Primary School
Moor Lane, Torquay
Grass Pitches
456m

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Nearest schools to TQ2 8BS

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Combe Pafford School
Steps Lane, Watcombe, Torquay, TQ2 8NL
Not applicable431m
Watcombe Primary School
Moor Lane, Torquay, TQ2 8NU
Primary456m
Phoenix Bay School
The Pavillion, 3 Seale Hayne, Newton Abbot, Torquay, TQ12 6NQ
Not applicable531m

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TQ2 8BS ITL and TQ2 8BS 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 8BS:

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

TQ2 8BS 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 8BS:

CodeName
OAE00077138
LSOAE01015266Torbay 001E
MSOAE02003154Torbay 001

Nearest postcodes to TQ2 8BS

TQ2 8BPFore Street53m
TQ2 8BJFore Street91m
TQ2 8BZEast Pafford Avenue92m
TQ2 8DLStarpitten Lane West95m
TQ2 8BTWest Pafford Avenue100m
TQ2 8BLFore Street102m
TQ2 8SAMedway Road112m
TQ2 8AZStarpitten Lane West128m
TQ2 8ELFirlands Road159m
TQ2 8ENIdewell Road160m