TQ6 9ET South Hams
Live postcode, introduced March 1982. Ward: Dartmouth & East Dart. Region: South West.
Streets
- North Ford Road, Dartmouth: 4 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 E (22% of about 1,010 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 21.
- 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
- 1 AND 2, CHARLES STREET, grade II
- 11 AND 12, NEWPORT STREET, grade II
- 12, VICTORIA ROAD, grade II
- 25 AND 27, VICTORIA ROAD, grade II
- 3 AND 4, CHARLES STREET, grade II
- 34, CLARENCE HILL, grade II
- 5, CHARLES STREET, grade II
- 6, CHARLES STREET, grade II
- ALMA AND ATTACHED BOUNDARY WALL AND GATEWAY ADJOINING TO SOUTH, grade II
- ALMA COTTAGE, grade II
- BAY TREE COTTAGE, grade II
- CONSERVATIVE CLUB, grade II
- MOUNT FLAGON HOUSE, grade II
- NEWLANDS, grade II
- NO 27 AND ATTACHED REAR BOUNDARY RAILINGS, grade II
- NO 29 AND ATTACHED REAR BOUNDARY RAILINGS, grade II
- NO 30 AND ATTACHED REAR BOUNDARY RAILINGS, grade II
- NO 31 AND ATTACHED REAR BOUNDARY RAILINGS, grade II
- NO 33 AND ATTACHED REAR BOUNDARY RAILINGS, grade II
- REAR BOUNDARY WALL INCLUDING GATEWAY TO NO 1 (NO 1 NOT INCLUDED), grade II
- SUMMERLAND, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Police Station, Mayors Avenue, Dartmouth, Devon, TQ6 9NF, permissioned (190 m)
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 4 addresses are between 16 m and 18 m above sea level (17 m on average).
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 | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) |
| Totnes 797,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12 km (7.5 miles) | |
| Torquay 508,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.4 km (7.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 24 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Seale Arms Dartmouth | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Paignton | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Dartmouth North Embankment Ferry Terminal | 380 m |
| Car parks | Dartmouth Park and Ride | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| EV charging points | Wenea | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 44.1 km (27 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 117 km (73 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Dartmouth Medical Practice | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wellbeing Pharmacy | 120 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dartmouth Dental Practice | 90 m |
| Hospital | Brixham Hospital | 6.4 km (4 miles) |
| Police station | Brixham Police Station | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Compass Group - Naval College Cashzone | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Royal Avenue Gardens 1.2 ha | 240 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 460 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Coronation Park 1.5 ha | 390 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,990 m² | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 1.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Butterwalk, a listed building (Grade I), 220 m east. 252 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 |
|---|---|---|
| The Butterwalk | Listed building, Grade I | 220 m east |
| The Butterwalk | Listed building, Grade I | 230 m east |
| The Butterwalk | Listed building, Grade I | 230 m east |
| The Butterwalk | Listed building, Grade I | 240 m east |
| Bayard's Cove Castle: a blockhouse in Dartmouth | Scheduled monument | 570 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| D-Day landing craft maintenance site on the River Dart immediately to the south of Lower Noss Point | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Civil War fieldwork known as Gallant's Bower | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dyer's Hill | Hill | 880 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Ballast Cove | Wetland | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Sandquay Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Warfleet Creek | Tidal water | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Lower Norton Wood Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) west |
| Hook Bottom | Valley | 3.9 km (2.4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 4 | 4 |
None of the postcode's 4 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 | 70 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 3% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 66% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 73% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 27% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 70% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 36% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 21% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 38% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 52% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 North Ford Road.