TQ4 postcode area · Torbay

The TQ4 postcode district spans 4 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Torbay. Area Scores range from 8 to 72 across them. Every full TQ4 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The TQ4 district contains both ends of the scale: Churston & Galmpton at 73 out of 100 (#1,856 of 6,856 in England) against Paignton Central at 9, a 64-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £185,000 in Paignton Central to £340,000 in Churston & Galmpton — a 1.8× gap within the TQ4 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£32,647a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime95per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)49

Owner-occupied66%

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 TQ4 district

£280,000median home sold over the past year · +23.2% over 5 years · -1.8% over the year · 341 sales

Detached£385,000

Semi-detached£280,000

Terraced£247,500

Flat£142,500

Torbay£250,000

South West£310,000

England£300,000

Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Churston & GalmptonTorbay	1,856	73	£340,000
Goodrington & RoselandsTorbay	3,899	43	£276,250
Blatchcombe & BlagdonTorbay	5,482	20	£255,000
Paignton CentralTorbay	6,243	9	£185,000

People living in TQ4 Census 2021

Residents36,554

Median age (est.)49

Density1,422per km²

No qualifications21%

Degree or above23%

No car or van24%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 20%45–64 28%65+ 28%

Tenure

Own outright 40%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 10%Private rent 24%

Households

One person 35%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 10%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Caring & leisure 14% · Skilled trades 13% · Professional 13%

All occupation groups

Caring & leisure	14%
Skilled trades	13%
Professional	13%
Managers & directors	12%
Elementary	12%
Associate professional	10%
Sales & customer service	9%
Administrative	8%
Process & plant	8%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 43% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 6%

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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around TQ4.

TQ3 TQ5 TQ1 TQ2 TQ9 TQ12 TQ10 TQ11

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.