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TQ2 8GR lies on Orchid Way in Torquay. TQ2 8GR 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 August 2013.

Where is TQ2 8GR?

Street	Orchid Way
Town/City	Torquay
Country	England
Postcode District	TQ2

TQ2 8GR Elevation

Elevation or altitude of TQ2 8GR 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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Politics

Ward	Barton With Watcombe
Constituency	Torbay

Transport

Nearest bus stops to TQ2 8GR

Barton Hill Way	Barton	86m
Ascension Way (Beechfield Avenue)	Barton	157m
Cassiobury Way (Browns Bridge Road)	Barton	172m
Ascension Way (Beechfield Avenue)	Barton	176m
Cassiobury Way (Browns Bridge Road)	Barton	188m

Nearest railway stations to TQ2 8GR

Torre Station	1.8km
Torquay Station	3.2km
Newton Abbot Station	5.9km

Broadband

Broadband access in TQ2 8GR (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	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in TQ2 8GR (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	24.6Mbps
Average download speed	24.2Mbps
Maximum download speed	41.15Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	5.3Mbps
Average upload speed	5.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	8.85Mbps

Broadband limitations in TQ2 8GR (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%

TQ2 8GR gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	107,358
Meter count	15
Mean (kWh/meter)	7,157
Median (kWh/meter)	7,655

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	70,503
Meter count	15
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,700
Median (kWh/meter)	4,249

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

Deprivation

54.6% of English postcodes are less deprived than TQ2 8GR:

Food Standards Agency

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

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Nearest post box to TQ2 8GR

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Cassiobury Way	17:45	13:15	172m
Royal Mail	19:15	13:30	652m
Lichfield Avenue	17:45	12:45	744m

TQ2 8GR ITL and TQ2 8GR 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 8GR:

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

TQ2 8GR 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 8GR:

	Code	Name
OA	E00165879
LSOA	E01015252	Torbay 003D
MSOA	E02003156	Torbay 003

Nearest postcodes to TQ2 8GR

TQ2 8GW	Orchid Way	56m
TQ2 8GU	Willowfield Road	61m
TQ2 8GP	Orchid Way	88m
TQ2 8GT	Willowfield Road	88m
TQ2 8GQ	Willowfield Road	106m
TQ2 8GS	Willowfield Road	115m
TQ2 8JE	South Parks Road	173m
TQ2 8JB	Danvers Road	185m
TQ2 7DS	Orkney Close	245m
TQ2 7BH	Shetland Close	255m