TQ7 2NR South Hams
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Allington & Strete. Region: South West.
Streets
- A379, Paignton: 39 addresses
- Unnamed street near A379, East Charleton: 9 addresses
- Unnamed street near A379, Frogmore: 6 addresses
- Marine Cottages, Frogmore: 4 addresses
- Winslade Court, Frogmore: 1 address
- Jeffreys Meadow, Frogmore: 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 D (20% of about 1,050 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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
- CHAPEL COTTAGE AND ALEXANDERS COTTAGE, grade II
- STONESETTLE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 46 homes the Environment Agency counts, 4 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 60 addresses are between 2 m and 45 m above sea level (17 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Totnes 797,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 18.5 km (11 miles) |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Frogmore Bridge | 300 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Kingsbridge | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Kingsbridge Ferry Landing | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 56 km (35 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 128 km (80 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Chillington Health Centre | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Quay Dental | 3.9 km (2.5 miles) |
| Hospital | South Hams Hospital | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Police station | Kingsbridge Police Station | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | Asda Kingsbridge - Ilbert Road PFS, Kingsbridge Cashzone | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 350 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6,880 m² | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,680 m² | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Keyndon Farmhouse Including Secondary Range Immediately to the West, a listed building (Grade II*), 680 m (0.4 miles) north. 6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Keyndon Farmhouse Including Secondary Range Immediately to the West | Listed building, Grade II* | 680 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Bowl barrow 400m south of Home Farm, forming an outlying part of a round barrow cemetery | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Three bowl barrows 310m west of Home Farm, forming part of a round barrow cemetery | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Bowl barrow 530m south east of Duncombe Court, forming an outlying part of a barrow cemetery. | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Northpool Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Wall Park | Wood | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south-west |
| Charleton Point | Wetland | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-west |
| Kingsbridge Estuary | Estuary | 3 km (1.9 miles) west |
| Batt's Hill | Hill | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) north |
| Widdicombe Ley | Lake or reservoir | 5 km (3.1 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 20 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 19 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 20 | 60 |
40 of the postcode's 60 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 | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 38% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 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) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 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 A379.