TQ13 7DX Teignbridge
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ashburton & Buckfastleigh. Region: South West.
Streets
- Kingsbridge Lane, Ashburton: 20 addresses
- Unnamed street near Kingsbridge Lane, Ashburton: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Teignbridge in 2026-27: Band D £2,643 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,762 | £2,056 | £2,349 | £2,643 | £3,230 | £3,818 | £4,405 | £5,286 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (32% of about 900 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Ashburton (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 68.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- CARD HOUSE, grade II*
- ROYAL OAK PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II*
- 1, KINGSBRIDGE LANE, grade II
- 1, NORTH STREET, grade II
- 10, WEST STREET, grade II
- 11, EAST STREET, grade II
- 12, NORTH STREET, grade II
- 12, WEST STREET, grade II
- 13, WEST STREET, grade II
- 14, NORTH STREET, grade II
- 14, WEST STREET, grade II
- 15, NORTH STREET, grade II
- 16, NORTH STREET, grade II
- 16, WEST STREET, grade II
- 17 AND 19, WEST STREET, grade II
- 17, NORTH STREET, grade II
- 18, NORTH STREET, grade II
- 2 AND 4, KINGSBRIDGE LANE, grade II
- 2, NORTH STREET (See details for further address information), grade II
- 2, WEST STREET, grade II
- 20, NORTH STREET, grade II
- 20, WEST STREET, grade II
- 21-29, WEST STREET, grade II
- 22, NORTH STREET, grade II
- 24, NORTH STREET, grade II
- 24, WEST STREET, grade II
- 26 AND 26A, NORTH STREET, grade II
- 28, NORTH STREET, grade II
- 28, WEST STREET, grade II
- 3 AND 5, WEST STREET, grade II
And 38 more.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Outdoor Experience, Chuley Road: up to 18 homes, not permissioned (320 m)
- Kenwyn, Western Road: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (390 m)
- Edwin Tucker & Sons Site: up to 23 homes, pending decision (390 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 12 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 12 homes the Environment Agency counts, 12 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 21 addresses are between 73 m and 74 m above sea level (73 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 72%, gigabit 72% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Totnes 797,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.1 km (6.3 miles) |
| Newton Abbot 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 11.3 km (7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 12 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Town Hall Ashburton | 40 m |
| Ferry terminal | Totnes Ferry Landing | 11.1 km (6.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ionity Charging Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 34.3 km (21 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 102 km (64 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ashburton Surgery | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ashburton Pharmacy | 50 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest 7 West Street [Dental Practice] | 90 m |
| Hospital | Ashburton And Buckfastleigh Hospital | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Totnes Police Station | 10 km (6.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 110 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | River Dart Country Park 26 ha | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 160 m² | 100 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,340 m² | 180 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,320 m² | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Card House, a listed building (Grade II*), 50 m north-east. 198 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 10 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Card House | Listed building, Grade II* | 50 m north-east |
| Royal Oak Public House | Listed building, Grade II* | 70 m east |
| Church House including detached rear building | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m south-west |
| 36, Stapledon Lane | Listed building, Grade II* | 130 m north |
| Earthworks in Boro' Wood | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Yolland Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Woodencliff Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Combe | Valley | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north |
| Black Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) south-west |
| Blackpool Island | Island | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-west |
| Deeper Marsh | Wetland | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 21 |
5 of the postcode's 21 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Teignbridge: see them on the Teignbridge page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 60% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 23% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Kingsbridge Lane.