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TQ3

Outer Postcode Area • 966 Postcodes
Torbay·South West·England
Torbay 50.4434°N, 3.5747°W
61
61/100Overall Score
Moderate Livability
GIS Studio
Boundary Map

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Commercial & Retail Operator Lens Official open data

Commercial location facts for TQ3

Local facts for retail and business operators: residents, deprivation, nearby food businesses, noise and planning constraints.

Deprivation decile
—

English IoD 2025, 10 = least deprived

Food businesses (1 km)
80

Food Standards Agency register

Daytime road noise
—

Not on the Defra noise map

Planning constraints
None recorded

Use class rights depend on the premises: check with the council

Local facts for businesses

Official figures for TQ3. Footfall, spending and rents are not measured here.

Fastest broadband available
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Ofcom

Food and drink businesses within 1 km

  • Restaurants and cafés22
  • Takeaways18
  • Pubs and bars10
  • Food shops and supermarkets16

Food Standards Agency register of inspected premises.

Planning constraints

planning.data.gov.uk (DLUHC) & Historic England

Low constraint level
Article 4 direction
None recorded
Conservation area
None recorded
Listed buildings within 100m
0
Tree preservation zone
None recorded
  • Not in a conservation area recorded by the council.

Spatial screening uses the postcode centroid. Properties on boundaries must be checked against the council’s own maps.

Noise Pollution & Airport Flight Paths

Defra Strategic Noise Mapping (Agglomerations & Major Transport)

Data Unavailable Tranquillity Unrated
Road Traffic Noise (Day)
Unmeasured
Night: Unmeasured
Railway Noise (Lden)
Unmeasured
Outside mapped rail corridor
Nearest licensed airport
Exeter International Airport
34.3 km in a straight line (EGTE)
Flight Path Impact
Unavailable
CAA corridors unmeasured
Data Limitation: Official Defra noise mapping data has not been ingested for this location.

Data quality: Aggregated across 966 constituent postcodes

966 official/live sections, 0 fallback sections, 0 missing or limited sections. Generated 10 Oct 2026, 22:58.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Official open-data answers about safety, schools, connectivity, and living in TQ3.

Is TQ3 a good place to live?

TQ3 in Torbay scores 60.6/100 overall in the Postcodewise area report, which combines safety, schools, transport, housing, demographics, environment and connectivity from official open data.

What is the crime rate in TQ3?

The TQ3 report shows recent police-recorded crime levels and trends in Torbay, sourced from Police.uk street-level data.

What schools are near TQ3?

The TQ3 schools report lists nearby primary and secondary schools with Ofsted-linked ratings and distances.

How well connected is TQ3?

The TQ3 report covers nearby transport links, broadband speeds and mobile coverage for the area.

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