TQ12 postcode area guide — South Hams

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Broadband & internet speeds in TQ12

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the TQ12 postcode district (South Hams) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,639 postcodes Ofcom measures in TQ12, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 89.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 75.8%.

Around 0.6% of premises in TQ12 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 TQ12

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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 TQ12

Police recorded 180 incidents within about a mile of the centre of TQ12 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 TQ12

Based on 727 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in TQ12 is £275,000, down 1.8% on the previous year (£280,000).

Latest recorded sales in TQ12

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 TQ12

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 TQ12

382 rated food businesses operate in TQ12. 281 hold the top rating of 5, 24 are rated 4, and 11 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Abbotsbury School, Abbotskerswell Pre-School CIC, Abbotskerswell Primary School, Aldi Stores Limited, All Saints (Marsh) C Of E Primary School.

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

Energy performance (EPC) in TQ12

From a sample of 191 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 TQ12 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 40% 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 TQ12 typically use:

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What's it like living in TQ12?

Postcodes in TQ12

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.