TQ9 5EF South Hams
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Totnes. Region: South West.
Streets
- Victoria Street, Totnes: 20 addresses
- Ticklemore Street, Totnes: 1 address
- Bank Lane, Totnes: 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 C (27% of about 980 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 23.
- 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
- 10, WARLAND, grade II*
- 1, BANK LANE, grade II
- 1, NEW WALK, grade II
- 1, TICKLEMORE STREET, grade II
- 1, WARLAND, grade II
- 10-12, VICTORIA STREET, grade II
- 10, FORE STREET, grade II
- 14 AND 14A, FORE STREET, grade II
- 16, FORE STREET, grade II
- 18, FORE STREET, grade II
- 2 AND 3, NEW WALK, grade II
- 20 AND 22, FORE STREET, grade II
- 22-25, WARLAND, grade II
- 24, FORE STREET, grade II
- 26 Warland, grade II
- 6-9, WARLAND, grade II
- 8, FORE STREET, grade II
- BOLLARD OPPOSITE NO 1, grade II
- DARTMOUTH INN, grade II
- GOTHIC HOUSE, grade II
- OXFORD ARMS, grade II
- WARLAND HOUSE, grade II
- WATERMAN'S ARMS PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Parkers Barn, Parkers Way, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5UF, permissioned (590 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 9 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 15 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 11 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 22 addresses are between 3 m and 7 m above sea level (4 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 79%, ultrafast 79%, gigabit 79% 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 | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Paignton 707,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) | |
| Torquay 508,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.6 km (6.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 33 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Plains Totnes | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Paignton | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Totnes Ferry Landing | 330 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Old Brutus Centre Car Park | 270 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 230 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 38.9 km (24 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 110 km (68 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Catherine House Surgery | 160 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Well | 110 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Manor Lodge Dental Surgery | 240 m |
| Hospital | Totnes Hospital | 310 m |
| Police station | Totnes Police Station | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 200 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,320 m² | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 8,410 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,350 m² | 330 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 2.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Medieval chapel of the Holy Ghost and St Katherine at Warland, 250m south west of Totnes Bridge, a scheduled monument, 80 m south-east. 307 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 6 of them Grade I and 26 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Medieval chapel of the Holy Ghost and St Katherine at Warland, 250m south west of Totnes Bridge | Scheduled monument | 80 m south-east |
| 10, Warland | Listed building, Grade II* | 100 m south-east |
| King Edward Vi School | Listed building, Grade II* | 110 m north |
| Nos 34, 34A and 34B (Flat) | Listed building, Grade II* | 110 m north |
| 48, Fore Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 140 m north-west |
| Totnes Priory | Scheduled monument | 280 m north-west |
| Immersion bath associated with Leechwell holy well, 40m north east of Leechwell Cottage | Scheduled monument | 370 m west |
| Dartington Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north |
| Sharpham House | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Vire Island | Island | 200 m south-east |
| St Peter's Quay Pool | Lake or reservoir | 310 m south-east |
| Cherry Tree Wood | Wood | 560 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Harper's Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| The Gut | Wetland | 3.5 km (2.1 miles) south-east |
| Tenner's Bottom | Valley | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) east |
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) | 9.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 22 | 22 |
None of the postcode's 22 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 | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 46% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 43% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 14% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 21% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 52% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 Victoria Street.