TQ12 postcode area · Teignbridge

The TQ12 postcode district spans 14 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in South Hams, Teignbridge, Torbay. Area Scores range from 20 to 81 across them. Every full TQ12 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the TQ12 district: Bishopsteignton & Shaldon scores 82 out of 100 (#1,239 of 6,856 nationally) while Newton Abbot, Town Centre sits at 20 — neighbours on the map, 61 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £196,000 in Newton Abbot, Town Centre to £425,000 in Bishopsteignton & Shaldon — a 2.2× gap within the TQ12 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — South Hams, Teignbridge and Torbay — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£39,991a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime53per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)47
Owner-occupied73%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the TQ12 district

£276,720median home sold over the past year · +12.9% over 5 years · -1.2% over the year · 839 sales
Detached£390,000
Semi-detached£272,500
Terraced£225,000
Flat£155,000
Teignbridge£300,000
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Bishopsteignton & ShaldonTeignbridge 1,23982 £425,000
Ogwell, Mile End & TeigngraceTeignbridge 1,85673 £308,750
Ipplepen & BroadhempstonTeignbridge 2,15169 £380,000
Chudleigh & Bovey TraceyTeignbridge 2,41165 £302,500
Newton Abbot, HighweekTeignbridge 2,56962 £266,000
KingsteigntonTeignbridge 2,63062 £281,000
KingskerswellTeignbridge 2,67861 £325,000
Marldon, Stoke Gabriel & KingswearSouth Hams 2,71360 £420,000
Newton Abbot, Milber & BucklandTeignbridge 3,26152 £265,000
Heathfield & LivertonTeignbridge 3,26852 £330,000
Shiphay & the WillowsTorbay 3,41950 £252,500
Ashburton & BuckfastleighTeignbridge 4,03641 £280,000
Newton Abbot, Broadlands & WolboroughTeignbridge 4,04941 £262,500
Newton Abbot, Town CentreTeignbridge 5,44820 £196,000

People living in TQ12 Census 2021

Residents103,030
Median age (est.)47
Density267per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above32%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 22%45–64 28%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 42%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 42%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 10%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 9%Other: 19%
One person 29%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 9%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Managers & directors 13% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Managers & directors13%
Skilled trades13%
Associate professional12%
Caring & leisure11%
Elementary9%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 45% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 5%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in TQ12

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the TQ12 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around TQ12.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.