TQ12 5LA postcode in Teignbridge, Devon

TQ12 5LA is a postcode in Teignbridge, in the Ambrook ward. It is in the Newton Abbot parliamentary constituency and the Devon & Cornwall police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Where TQ12 5LA is, and what is near it

Map of TQ12 5LA and what is near it Map of TQ12 5LA: its centre point, with the 309 other postcodes in the TQ12 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. TQ12 5AA: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5AB: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5AD: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5AE: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5AF: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5AG: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5AH: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5AJ: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5AL: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5AN: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5AQ: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5AR: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5AS: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5AT: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5AU: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5AW: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5AX: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5AY: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5AZ: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5BA: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5BB: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5BD: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5BE: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5BG: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5BH: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5BJ: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5BL: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5BN: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5BP: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5BQ: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5BS: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5BT: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5BU: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5BW: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5BY: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5DA: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5DB: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5DD: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5DE: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5DF: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5DG: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5DH: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5DJ: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5DN: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5DP: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5DQ: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5DS: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5DW: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5EB: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5EE: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5EG: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5EH: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5EJ: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5EL: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5EN: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5EP: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5EQ: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5ER: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5ES: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5EW: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5FE: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5FG: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5FH: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5FJ: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5FL: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5FN: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5FR: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5FS: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5GA: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5GB: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5GE: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5GJ: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5GL: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5GN: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5GP: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5GQ: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5GR: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5HN: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5HS: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5HT: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5HU: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5HW: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5HZ: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5JA: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5JT: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5JU: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5JX: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5LB: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5LD: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5LE: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5LZ: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5NA: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5ND: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5NH: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5NN: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5NP: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5NR: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5NS: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5NT: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5NU: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5NW: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5NX: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5NY: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5NZ: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5PA: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5PB: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5PD: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5PE: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5PF: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5PG: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5PH: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5PJ: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5PL: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5PN: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5PP: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5PQ: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5PR: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5PS: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5PT: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5PU: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5PW: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5PX: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5PY: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5PZ: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5QB: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5QD: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5QE: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5QF: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5RB: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5UZ: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5YE: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5YF: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5YG: also in TQ12 5TQ12 5YQ: also in TQ12 5 2 places, 2.1–2.2 kmAlbany Surgery 2.2 kmKerswell-with-Combe TQ12 5LA Map of TQ12 5LA and what is near it Map of TQ12 5LA: its centre point, with the 309 other postcodes in the TQ12 5 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 1.5 km2 places, 2.1–2.2 kmKerswell-with-Combe TQ12 5LA
  • TQ12 5LA
  • Other postcodes in TQ12 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 50.5111, longitude -3.5936)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after TQ12 5LA?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at TQ12 5LA?

None of the homes and businesses at TQ12 5LA can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

TQ12 5LA 0% Teignbridge 77%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

TQ12 5LA 0% Teignbridge 93%
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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at TQ12 5LA?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for TQ12 5LA.

Check the bin days for TQ12 5LA on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is TQ12 5LA at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include TQ12 5LA.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Teignbridge

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for TQ12 5LA: 1,431 properties in Teignbridge are at high risk (1.6% of all its properties). All the figures for Teignbridge

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of TQ12 5LA is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near TQ12 5LA?

Homes in TQ12 5 sold for a typical £312,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 123 sales, down 8.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£312,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£340,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 8.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £360,000 63 sales
  • Semi-detached £290,000 34 sales
  • Terraced £260,000 23 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 3 sales, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole TQ12 district: a typical £270,000 from 721 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in TQ12 5LA

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in TQ12 5LA from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near TQ12 5LA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 690 homes in the neighbourhood around TQ12 5LA. The largest share of them, 25%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (32%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around TQ12 5LA

Band D in Teignbridge for 2026‑27: £2,643. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,762 (band A) to £4,405 (band G); band D, the most common, is £2,643.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 60 (9%)£1,762
Band Babout 90 (13%)£2,056
Band Cabout 150 (22%)£2,349
Band Dabout 170 (25%)£2,643
Band Eabout 100 (14%)£3,230
Band Fabout 90 (13%)£3,818
Band Gabout 30 (4%)£4,405
Band Hfewer than 5£5,286

When the homes were built

  1. 13% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 13% 1919 to 1939
  4. 15% 1945 to 1964
  5. 32% 1965 to 1982
  6. 18% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 3% 2020 or later

2010 to 2019: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Teignbridge before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of TQ12 5LA is in (ONS area E01020192), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near TQ12 5LA?

The nearest open schools to TQ12 5LA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near TQ12 5LA, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to TQ12 5LA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of TQ12 5LA is Newton Abbot Rail Station, 2.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Newton Abbot Rail Station Railway station 2.1 kmCycle
  • Torre Rail Station Railway station 5.4 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near TQ12 5LA, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near TQ12 5LA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of TQ12 5LA, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near TQ12 5LA?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of TQ12 5LA on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near TQ12 5LA?

The nearest to the centre of TQ12 5LA, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to TQ12 5LA?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near TQ12 5LA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of TQ12 5LA, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near TQ12 5LA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of TQ12 5LA, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near TQ12 5LA?

The nearest vets to the centre of TQ12 5LA on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is TQ12 5LA in a conservation area?

The centre of TQ12 5LA is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near TQ12 5LA?

Police.uk records 49 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of TQ12 5LA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences25 reports
Other theft6 reports
Anti-social behaviour5 reports
Criminal damage and arson4 reports
Burglary3 reports
Public order2 reports

Also: vehicle crime 1, shoplifting 1, theft from the person 1, drugs 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for TQ12 5LA

Ward
Ambrook
Parish
Abbotskerswell
Region
South West
Country
England
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Around TQ12 5LA

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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

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