TQ10 postcode area guide — South Hams

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Broadband & internet speeds in TQ10

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the TQ10 postcode district (South Hams) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 177 postcodes Ofcom measures in TQ10, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 80.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 57.7%.

Around 0.3% of premises in TQ10 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.

Sample postcodes in TQ10

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Mobile signal around South Hams

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider South Hams district (51,688 premises):

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

Crime in TQ10

Police recorded 12 incidents within about a mile of the centre of TQ10 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 TQ10

Based on 41 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in TQ10 is £352,500, up 14.4% on the previous year (£308,000).

Latest recorded sales in TQ10

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

Who lives here? South Hams demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider South Hams district (88,624 residents, 39,337 households):

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

Schools in and around TQ10

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 TQ10

27 rated food businesses operate in TQ10. 24 hold the top rating of 5, 1 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Allercombe Farm Traditional Meat, Avon Garage t/a Cousins, Avon Inn, Barleycombe Farm Estate Ltd, Big Fish Little Fish.

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

Energy performance (EPC) in TQ10

From a sample of 132 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 TQ10 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 44% 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 South Hams

Landlines around TQ10 typically use:

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What's it like living in TQ10?

Postcodes in TQ10

Neighbouring districts

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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.