TQ1 postcode area guide — Teignbridge

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Broadband & internet speeds in TQ1

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the TQ1 postcode district (Teignbridge) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 901 postcodes Ofcom measures in TQ1, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 80.8%.

Around 0% of premises in TQ1 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

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Mobile signal around Teignbridge

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Teignbridge district (69,008 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in TQ1

Police recorded 461 incidents within about a mile of the centre of TQ1 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in TQ1

Based on 402 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in TQ1 is £208,000, down 5.5% on the previous year (£220,000).

Latest recorded sales in TQ1

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Teignbridge demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Teignbridge district (134,801 residents, 59,837 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around TQ1

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in TQ1

348 rated food businesses operate in TQ1. 254 hold the top rating of 5, 19 are rated 4, and 8 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Cru, Abbeywood House, Ace Pinoy and Asian Sari Sari Store, Acorn Alternative Provision Torbay, Allsorts.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in TQ1

From a sample of 244 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 TQ1 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 34% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Teignbridge

Landlines around TQ1 typically use:

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What's it like living in TQ1?

Postcodes in TQ1

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Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.