TQ6 9BP South Hams
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Dartmouth & East Dart. Region: South West.
Streets
- Newcomen Road, Dartmouth: 7 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in South Hams in 2026-27: Band D £2,615 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,743 | £2,034 | £2,325 | £2,615 | £3,196 | £3,778 | £4,359 | £5,230 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (20% of about 1,240 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 39.
- 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
- Bearscove Castle, grade I
- 1, BAYARDS COVE, grade II
- 11, BAYARDS COVE, grade II
- 12, BAYARDS COVE, grade II
- 21 AND 22, LOWER STREET, grade II
- 21, NEWCOMEN ROAD, grade II
- 23 AND 24, LOWER STREET, grade II
- 25 AND 25A, LOWER STREET, grade II
- 26, NEWCOMEN ROAD, grade II
- 3 AND 5, FERRY SLIP, grade II
- 3 HOUSES ADJOINING NO 2 HOPE COTTAGE NO 3 SUNDERLAND TERRACE, grade II
- 32, NEWCOMEN ROAD, grade II
- 37, NEWCOMEN ROAD, grade II
- 6, BAYARDS COVE, grade II
- AGINCOURT HOUSE, grade II
- CHURCH OF ST BARNABAS, grade II
- CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, grade II
- CONDUIT APPROXIMATELY 2.5 METRES TO EAST OF NO 1, grade II
- CUSTOM HOUSE, grade II
- DARTMOUTH ARMS PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
- FAIRHOLME, INCLUDING WATER CONDUIT, grade II
- FRONT BOUNDARY WALLS TO THE CHURCH OF ST BARNABAS, grade II
- HARBOUR VIEW, grade II
- HOLSET HOUSE INCLUDING BAROMETER FIXED TO NORTH WALL, grade II
- LAMP POST APPROXIMATELY 0.4 METRES TO EAST OF THE NEWCOMEN ROAD EMBANKMENT, grade II
- LAMP POST APPROXIMATELY 2.5 METRES TO EAST OF NO 11, grade II
- LAMP POST APPROXIMATELY 2.5 METRES TO EAST OF NO 7, grade II
- LAMP POST APPROXIMATELY 6 METRES TO EAST OF NO 1, grade II
- MOROCCO HOUSE, grade II
- NO 22 INCLUDING CONDUIT, grade II
And 9 more.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Police Station, Mayors Avenue, Dartmouth, Devon, TQ6 9NF, permissioned (450 m (0.3 miles))
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 17 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Paignton 707,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.7 km (6 miles) |
| Totnes 797,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.5 km (7.8 miles) | |
| Torquay 508,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.8 km (8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 15 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Pontoon Dartmouth | 370 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Paignton | 9.7 km (6 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Dartmouth South Embankment Ferry Terminal | 80 m |
| Car parks | Dartmouth Park and Ride | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | Wenea | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 44.5 km (28 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 118 km (73 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Dartmouth Medical Practice | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 350 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dartmouth Dental Practice | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Brixham Hospital | 6.5 km (4 miles) |
| Police station | Brixham Police Station | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | Compass Group - Naval College Cashzone | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Royal Avenue Gardens 1.2 ha | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 460 m² | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Coronation Park 1.5 ha | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,990 m² | 170 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 1.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bayard's Cove Castle: a blockhouse in Dartmouth, a scheduled monument, 60 m south-east. 261 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 7 of them Grade I and 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bayard's Cove Castle: a blockhouse in Dartmouth | Scheduled monument | 60 m south-east |
| Bearscove Castle | Listed building, Grade I | 60 m south-east |
| The Mansion House | Listed building, Grade II* | 230 m north |
| The Cherub | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m north |
| 5, Higher Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 270 m north |
| Civil War fieldwork known as Gallant's Bower | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Dartmouth Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Warfleet Creek | Tidal water | 690 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Dyer's Hill | Hill | 720 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Kingswear Wood | Wood | 900 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Ballast Cove | Wetland | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Lower Norton Wood Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3 km (1.9 miles) north-west |
| Hook Bottom | Valley | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 7 |
7 of the postcode's 7 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 South Hams: see them on the South Hams page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 65 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 2% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 51% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 53% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 17% | 17% |
| Private rented | 30% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 37% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 49% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 34% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 26% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 19% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Newcomen Road.