The postcode TQ2 8QY is located in Torbay It was introduced in January 1983 and terminated in December 1983.TQ2 8QY is a large user postcode, usually allocated to a single address receiving at least 500 mail items per day.
TQ2 8QY is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 2.8 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of TQ2 8QY as Rural residents > Rural tenants > Rural white-collar workers.
The closest road name to TQ2 8QY is Barchington Avenue which is centered 50 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Barchington Avenue and is 71 m away. The closest railway station is Torre Rail Station, 2.63 km away.
The closest primary school to TQ2 8QY (for ages 11 and under) is Watcombe Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on November 1, 2017. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is St Cuthbert Mayne School. The last OFSTED inspection on November 24, 2016 rated this school as Good
The local pub for residents of TQ2 8QY is The Linny Inn And Hayloft Restaurant and is 2.22 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on March 28, 2018. The nearest takeaway food is available from Chan's Takeaway and is 2.81 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on December 18, 2021.
Policing for TQ2 8QY is covered by the Devon & Cornwall police force association and Torbay is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).
A list of Postcodes adjacent to TQ2 8QY and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to TQ2 8QY, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode TQ2 8QY
Introduction | January 1983 |
Termination | December 1983 |
User Type | Large User - allocated to single addresses receiving at least 500 mail items per day |
School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from TQ2 8QY - Data from 2020-2021
School | Type | Ages | Ofsted Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
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Watcombe Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (November 1, 2017) | 603 m |
Phoenix Bay School | Special school | 5-16 | 793 m | |
Barton Hill Academy | Academy | 3-11 | Good (March 28, 2018) | 809 m |
Combe Pafford School | Special school | 6-19 | Good (October 18, 2018) | 817 m |
Mayfield School | Special school | 2-19 | Good (February 6, 2019) | 898 m |
St Cuthbert Mayne School | Maintained school | 11-18 | Good (November 24, 2016) | 1.35 km |
St Marychurch Church of England Primary and Nursery School | Academy | 3-11 | Good (January 26, 2017) | 1.48 km |
Priory Roman Catholic Primary School, Torquay | Academy | 4-11 | Requires improvement (November 14, 2018) | 1.71 km |
St Margaret's Academy | Academy | 4-11 | Good (September 21, 2017) | 1.72 km |
Torquay Academy | Academy | 11-18 | Good (February 27, 2020) | 1.79 km |
Homelands Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (December 8, 2021) | 1.83 km |
Abbey School | Independent school | 2-11 | 1.99 km | |
Torre Church of England Academy | Academy | 3-11 | Good (July 8, 2021) | 2.25 km |
Torquay Girls Grammar School | Academy | 11-18 | Outstanding (September 14, 2011) | 2.4 km |
Upton St James CofE Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | Good (February 15, 2019) | 2.42 km |
The Spires College | Maintained school | 11-18 | Good (April 20, 2017) | 2.53 km |
Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Primary School | Academy | 4-11 | Requires improvement (July 11, 2018) | 2.56 km |
Shiphay Learning Academy | Academy | 3-11 | 2.56 km | |
Torquay Boys' Grammar School | Academy | 11-18 | Good (September 23, 2021) | 2.61 km |
Kingskerswell Church of England Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (May 17, 2017) | 2.74 km |
Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from TQ2 8QY - Data from Apr 2022
Name | Type | Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
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Black Rabbit | Awaiting Inspection | 1.9 km | |
The Linny Inn And Hayloft Restaurant | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 28, 2018 | 2.22 km | |
Orchard Organic Farm | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 26, 2021 | 2.42 km | |
Alston Court Residential Home | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good May 17, 2018 | 2.51 km | |
Plant World | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good July 2, 2018 | 2.68 km | |
Hare & Hounds | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 22, 2022 | 2.71 km | |
Costcutter | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good December 16, 2020 | 2.73 km | |
Kingskerswell C Of E Primary School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 1, 2022 | 2.74 km | |
The Sloop Inn - Hungry Horse | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 29, 2019 | 2.8 km | |
The Lord Nelson | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good August 14, 2018 | 2.8 km | |
Chan's Takeaway | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good December 18, 2021 | 2.81 km | |
L&F Handmade Confectionery | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 11, 2020 | 2.97 km | |
Aller Vale Garage (Cox Bros) Ltd | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 15, 2019 | 3.05 km | |
Co-operative Group | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good May 15, 2017 | 3.06 km | |
Stokeinteignhead Primary School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 20, 2018 | 3.12 km | |
Stokeinteignhead Community Shop | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 7, 2018 | 3.16 km | |
The Church House Inn | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 25, 2022 | 3.16 km | |
Watcombe Wanderers Football Club | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good July 17, 2019 | 3.24 km | |
Bessmount | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory October 26, 2021 | 3.25 km | |
The Park Inn | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 15, 2018 | 3.27 km |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to TQ2 8QY - Data from Apr 2022
Barchington Avenue | 71 m | |
Barchington Avenue | 81 m | |
Golden Park Avenue | 145 m | |
Barchington Avenue | 187 m | |
Moor Lane Close | 235 m | |
Torre Rail Station | 2.63 km | |
Torquay Rail Station | 3.91 km | |
Newton Abbot Rail Station | 5.75 km | |
Torquay - North Quay | 4.1 km | |
Torquay - North Quay | 4.1 km | |
Torquay - North Quay | 4.11 km | |
Exeter International Airport | 27.5 km | |
Plymouth City Airport | 41.43 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to TQ2 8QY - Data from Dec 2021
Mincent Hill | 445 m | |
Great Hill | 603 m | |
Daccombe Brake | 696 m | |
Lummaton Hill | 840 m | |
Orestone Plantation | 1.2 km | |
Broomhill Plantation | 1.2 km | |
Furzebrake Plantation | 1.25 km | |
Welsury Covert | 1.26 km | |
Higher Killpark Plantation | 1.43 km | |
Lower Killpark Plantation | 1.43 km | |
Valley of Rocks | Valley | 1.52 km |
Ellacombe Plantation | 1.6 km | |
Daison Wood | 1.6 km | |
Watcombe Beach | 1.64 km | |
Whitsand Beach | 1.74 km |
Country | England |
Latitude | 50.49623000 |
Longitude | -3.53814500 |
OS Easting | 291000 |
OS Northing | 0067400 |
OS Positional Quality | Postcode terminated prior to Gridlink® initiative, last known ONS postcode grid reference |
Devon & Cornwall |
Westminster Parliamentary Constituency |
Torbay |
Electoral Ward | Barton with Watcombe |
Local Authority District | Torbay |
Region / Government Office Region | South West |
European Electoral Region | South West |
Local Enterprise Partnership | Primary: Heart of the South West Secondary: |
Local Learning and Skills Council | Devon and Cornwall |
International Territorial Level Code | E06000027 |
Travel To Work Area | Torquay and Paignton |
NHS England Region | South West |
Primary Care Trust (PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
Torbay |
Cancer Alliance | Peninsula |
Strategic Health Authority (SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB) |
South West |
Sustainability and Transformation Partnership |
Devon |
Clinical Comissioning Group (CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
NHS Devon CCG |
Output Area Classification | Supergroup: Rural residents Group: Rural tenants Subgroup: Rural white-collar workers |
Rural-Urban Classification | (England/Wales) Urban city and town |
Built-Up Area | Paignton/Torquay BUA |
Built-Up Area Sub-Division | Torquay BUASD |
Workplace Zone | E33047987 |
Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
Torbay 001 |
Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
Torbay 001D |
Output Area / Small Area | 1B2 |