TQ5 8EW postcode in Brixham, Torbay

TQ5 8EW is a postcode in Brixham, in the Furzeham with Summercombe ward of Torbay. It is in the South Devon parliamentary constituency and the Devon & Cornwall police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at TQ5 8EW can get it Across Torbay: 88% Typical price £271,250 Homes sold in TQ5 8, last 12 months. ▼ 8.1% on the year before Nearest station Paignton 5.6 km in a straight line

Where TQ5 8EW is, and what is near it

Map of TQ5 8EW and what is near it Map of TQ5 8EW: its centre point, with the 180 other postcodes in the TQ5 8 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 13 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. TQ5 8AA: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8AG: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8AH: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8AJ: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8AP: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8AR: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8AT: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8AU: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8AW: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8AX: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8AY: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8BB: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8BD: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8BG: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8BH: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8BJ: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8BL: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8BN: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8BP: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8BQ: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8BW: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8DS: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8DT: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8DY: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8DZ: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8ED: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8EE: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8EF: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8EG: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8EH: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8EJ: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8EP: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8ER: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8ET: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8EU: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8EX: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8EY: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8EZ: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8GA: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8HA: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8HB: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8HD: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8HE: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8HF: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8HG: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8HH: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8HJ: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8HL: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8HN: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8HP: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8HQ: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8HR: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8HS: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8HT: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8HU: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8HW: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8HX: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8HY: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8HZ: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8JA: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8JB: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8JD: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8JE: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8JF: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8JG: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8JL: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8JQ: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8LT: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8LZ: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8NB: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8NE: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8NF: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8NH: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8NJ: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8NL: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8NN: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8NP: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8NQ: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8NR: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8NT: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8NW: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8PD: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8QN: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8QP: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8QR: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8QT: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8QU: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8QX: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8QY: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8QZ: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8RB: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8RD: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8RE: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8RF: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8RG: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8RH: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8RJ: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8RL: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8RN: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8RP: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8RQ: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8RR: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8RU: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8RW: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8TA: also in TQ5 8TQ5 8TQ: also in TQ5 8 School 3.2 km3 places, 5.6–5.7 kmBrixham TQ5 8EW Map of TQ5 8EW and what is near it Map of TQ5 8EW: its centre point, with the 180 other postcodes in the TQ5 8 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 13 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Torquay station 7.5 kmFurzeham with Summercombe TQ5 8EW
  • TQ5 8EW
  • Other postcodes in TQ5 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 13 bus stops
  • 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 50.3961, longitude -3.5138)

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 TQ5 8EW?

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. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at TQ5 8EW?

Every home and business at TQ5 8EW can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

TQ5 8EW 100% Torbay 88%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

TQ5 8EW 100% Torbay 98%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 TQ5 8EW?

BinDayBuddy does not read Torbay Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Torbay Council's bin days

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 TQ5 8EW 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 TQ5 8EW.

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 Torbay

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for TQ5 8EW: 1,428 properties in Torbay are at high risk (1.7% of all its properties). All the figures for Torbay

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 TQ5 8EW 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 TQ5 8EW?

Homes in TQ5 8 sold for a typical £271,250 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 74 sales, down 8.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£271,250 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£295,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 8.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £337,500 24 sales
  • Semi-detached £282,500 12 sales
  • Terraced £245,000 25 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £127,000 13 sales

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

Across the whole TQ5 district: a typical £285,000 from 251 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 TQ5 8EW

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in TQ5 8EW 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 TQ5 8EW?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 840 homes in the neighbourhood around TQ5 8EW. The largest share of them, 37%, are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (74%). 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 TQ5 8EW

Band D in Torbay for 2026‑27: £2,470. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,647 (band A) to £3,568 (band F); band A, the most common, is £1,647.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 310 (37%)£1,647
Band Babout 280 (33%)£1,921
Band Cabout 160 (19%)£2,196
Band Dabout 60 (7%)£2,470
Band Eabout 20 (2%)£3,019
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,568
Band Gfewer than 5£4,117
Band Hfewer than 5£4,941

When the homes were built

  1. 74% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 7% 1919 to 1939
  4. 6% 1945 to 1964
  5. 6% 1965 to 1982
  6. 2% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Torbay 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 TQ5 8EW is in (ONS area E01015186), 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 TQ5 8EW?

The nearest open schools to TQ5 8EW, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near TQ5 8EW, 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 TQ5 8EW?

The nearest railway station to the centre of TQ5 8EW is Paignton Rail Station, 5.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Paignton Rail Station Railway station 5.6 kmDrive
  • Torquay Rail Station Railway station 7.5 kmDrive

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

13 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Strand Statue, 76 m away.

More stations near TQ5 8EW, 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 TQ5 8EW?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of TQ5 8EW, 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 TQ5 8EW?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of TQ5 8EW 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.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

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

Which dentists are near TQ5 8EW?

The nearest to the centre of TQ5 8EW, 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 TQ5 8EW?

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 TQ5 8EW?

The nearest care homes to the centre of TQ5 8EW, 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 TQ5 8EW?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of TQ5 8EW, 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 TQ5 8EW?

The nearest vets to the centre of TQ5 8EW 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 TQ5 8EW in a conservation area?

The centre of TQ5 8EW is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 TQ5 8EW?

Police.uk records 102 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of TQ5 8EW in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences47 reports
Anti-social behaviour14 reports
Criminal damage and arson10 reports
Other theft9 reports
Public order5 reports
Drugs5 reports

Also: possession of weapons 5, shoplifting 3, burglary 2, vehicle crime 1, robbery 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 TQ5 8EW

Ward
Furzeham with Summercombe
Parish
Brixham
Region
South West
Country
England
Built-up area
Brixham
Rural or urban
Urban, further from a major town or city
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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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

TQ5 8HL10 mTQ5 8EJ20 mTQ5 8HP30 mTQ5 8EE40 mTQ5 8EH40 mTQ5 8HW50 m
All of TQ5

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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