TQ6 postcode area guide — South Hams
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the TQ6 postcode district in South Hams — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in TQ6
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
86.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
50.5%
Gigabit-capable
50.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.9%
Broadband availability in the TQ6 postcode district (South Hams) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 440 postcodes Ofcom measures in TQ6, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 86.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 50.5%.
Around 0.9% of premises in TQ6 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 TQ6
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| TQ6 0AA | 100% | 0% |
| TQ6 0AB | 100% | 0% |
| TQ6 0AD | 100% | 0% |
| TQ6 0AE | 100% | 0% |
| TQ6 0AG | 100% | 0% |
| TQ6 0AH | 100% | 0% |
| TQ6 0AJ | 100% | 0% |
| TQ6 0AL | 100% | 0% |
| TQ6 0AN | 100% | 0% |
| TQ6 0AP | 100% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around South Hams
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider South Hams district (51,688 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
74.8%
4G outdoors — all networks
93.1%
5G outdoors — all networks
2.4%
Voice indoors — all networks
77.6%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in TQ6
Police recorded 30 incidents within about a mile of the centre of TQ6 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 17 | 56.7% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 5 | 16.7% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 | 10.0% |
| Other theft | 2 | 6.7% |
| Burglary | 1 | 3.3% |
| Public order | 1 | 3.3% |
| Shoplifting | 1 | 3.3% |
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 TQ6
Based on 91 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in TQ6 is £345,000, down 1.4% on the previous year (£350,000).
Detached
£685,000
23 sales
Semi-detached
£315,000
14 sales
Terraced
£300,000
27 sales
Flat / maisonette
£265,000
21 sales
Latest recorded sales in TQ6
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2026 | £300,000 | Flat | Smith Street | TQ6 9QR |
| 15 May 2026 | £210,000 | Flat | South Embankment | TQ6 9BB |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £685,000 | Detached | Churchfields | TQ6 9HJ |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £1,525,000 | Detached | Riverside Road | TQ6 0HS |
| 22 Apr 2026 | £370,000 | Flat | Browns Hill | TQ6 9NU |
| 9 Apr 2026 | £265,000 | Flat | Stoke House Gardens | TQ6 0PE |
| 9 Apr 2026 | £922,000 | Detached | Hynetown Road | TQ6 0RS |
| 1 Apr 2026 | £183,000 | Flat | Fairfax Place | TQ6 9AB |
| 20 Mar 2026 | £275,000 | Terraced | Britannia Avenue | TQ6 9LF |
| 10 Mar 2026 | £300,000 | Other | Foss Street | TQ6 9DW |
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):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15.4% |
| 15–29 | 16.6% |
| 30–44 | 16% |
| 45–64 | 23.7% |
| 65+ | 28.3% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 70.5% |
| Private rented | 16.1% |
| Social rented | 10% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around TQ6
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dartmouth Academy | All-through | 3–19 | 435 | TQ6 9HW |
| Stoke Fleming Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 170 | TQ6 0QA |
| St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Dartmouth | Primary | 4–11 | 76 | TQ6 9HW |
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 TQ6
137 rated food businesses operate in TQ6. 105 hold the top rating of 5, 4 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Anchorstone Cafe, Andria, Argos Ltd, Bayards Cove Inn, Beacon House.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in TQ6
From a sample of 129 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 TQ6 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band E). 17% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
3%
Band C
14%
Band D
33%
Band E
31%
Band F
14%
Band G
5%
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 TQ6 typically use:
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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.