TQ6 9DL South Hams
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Dartmouth & East Dart. Region: South West.
Streets
- Anzac Street, Dartmouth: 14 addresses
- Duke Street, Dartmouth: 1 address
- Castle Mews, Dartmouth: 1 address
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: 88.
- 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
- CHURCH OF ST SAVIOUR, grade I
- THE BUTTERWALK, grade I
- THE BUTTERWALK, grade I
- THE BUTTERWALK, grade I
- THE BUTTERWALK, grade I
- 12, THE QUAY, grade II*
- 13, THE QUAY, grade II*
- 4, THE QUAY, grade II*
- 5, HIGHER STREET, grade II*
- ROYAL CASTLE HOTEL, grade II*
- 1 AND 2, CHARLES STREET, grade II
- 1 AND 3, VICTORIA ROAD, grade II
- 1, DUKE STREET, grade II
- 1, FAIRFAX PLACE, grade II
- 1, FOSS STREET, grade II
- 10, FOSS STREET, grade II
- 10, THE QUAY, grade II
- 11, FOSS STREET, grade II
- 11, SMITH STREET, grade II
- 13, FOSS STREET, grade II
- 14, SMITH STREET, grade II
- 15, FOSS STREET, grade II
- 15, VICTORIA ROAD, grade II
- 16, SMITH STREET, grade II
- 17, FOSS STREET, grade II
- 17, VICTORIA ROAD, grade II
- 19, FOSS STREET, grade II
- 2, ANZAC STREET, grade II
- 2, FAIRFAX PLACE, grade II
- 25 AND 27, VICTORIA ROAD, grade II
And 58 more.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Police Station, Mayors Avenue, Dartmouth, Devon, TQ6 9NF, permissioned (90 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 6 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 4 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 2 medium, 2 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 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 16 addresses are between 3 m and 5 m above sea level (4 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 70%, gigabit 70% 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 | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) |
| Totnes 797,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.2 km (7.6 miles) | |
| Torquay 508,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.5 km (7.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 18 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Spar Dartmouth | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Paignton | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Dartmouth North Embankment Ferry Terminal | 190 m |
| Car parks | Dartmouth Park and Ride | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| EV charging points | Wenea | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 44.2 km (27 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 117 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 | 80 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dartmouth Dental Practice | 170 m |
| Hospital | Brixham Hospital | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| Police station | Brixham Police Station | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Compass Group - Naval College Cashzone | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Royal Avenue Gardens 1.2 ha | 120 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 460 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Coronation Park 1.5 ha | 380 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,990 m² | 350 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 1.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Saviour, a listed building (Grade I), 50 m. 256 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 7 of them Grade I and 8 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Saviour | Listed building, Grade I | 50 m |
| The Butterwalk | Listed building, Grade I | 70 m north-east |
| Royal Castle Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 70 m east |
| 12, the Quay | Listed building, Grade II* | 70 m east |
| Bayard's Cove Castle: a blockhouse in Dartmouth | Scheduled monument | 410 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Civil War fieldwork known as Gallant's Bower | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| D-Day landing craft maintenance site on the River Dart immediately to the south of Lower Noss Point | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dyer's Hill | Hill | 900 m (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Ballast Cove | Wetland | 920 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Kingswear Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Warfleet Creek | Tidal water | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Lower Norton Wood Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) west |
| Hook Bottom | Valley | 4 km (2.5 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 16 |
1 of the postcode's 16 addresses is 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 | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 5% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 28% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 21% | 17% |
| Private rented | 50% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 22% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 45% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 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 Anzac Street.