TQ3 1EF lies on Cockington Lane in Preston, Paignton. TQ3 1EF is located in the Preston 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.


| Easting | 289360 |
| Northing | 62308 |
| Latitude | 50.450133 |
| Longitude | -3.559766 |
| Street | Cockington Lane |
| Locality | Preston |
| Town/City | Paignton |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | TQ3 |
Elevation or altitude of TQ3 1EF 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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| Ward | Preston |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Torbay |
2025 8 OCT £595,000 |
2021 25 JUN £610,000 |
| Upper Headland Park Road (Headland Park Road) | Preston | 16m |
| Headland Park Road 23 (Headland Park Road) | Preston | 52m |
| Headland Park Road 38 (Headland Park Road) | Preston | 53m |
| Upper Penns Road (Upper Headland Park Road) | Preston | 90m |
| Hilton Drive | Preston | 107m |
| Torquay Station | 1.7km |
| Paignton Station | 1.8km |
| Torre Station | 2.7km |
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 33.3% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
| 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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| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Cockington Lane | 17:00 | 12:00 | 28m |
| Langdon Road | 17:30 | 12:30 | 262m |
| Sandringham Gardens | 17:00 | 12:00 | 291m |
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 TQ3 1EF:
| 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 |
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for TQ3 1EF:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00076945 | |
| LSOA | E01015228 | Torbay 011E |
| MSOA | E02003164 | Torbay 011 |
| TQ3 2RN | Preston Down Road | 66m |
| TQ3 1JW | Hilton Drive | 72m |
| TQ3 1EE | Cockington Lane | 75m |
| TQ3 1JP | Upper Headland Park Road | 77m |
| TQ3 1JH | Hilton Drive | 108m |
| TQ3 1JN | Hilton Drive | 132m |
| TQ3 2EN | Headland Park Road | 133m |
| TQ3 2DY | Great Headland Road | 136m |
| TQ3 2RL | Preston Down Road | 140m |
| TQ3 1JG | Upper Headland Park Road | 147m |