TQ2 7EL
a large user postcode in Shiphay, Torquay
Coordinates
Latitude: 50.4761 / 50°28'34"N
Longitude: -3.557 / 3°33'25"W
OS Eastings: 289613
OS Northings: 65194
OS Grid: SX896651
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR QT.PHQ7
Mapcode Global: FRA 37FS.XQ3
Plus Code: 9C2RFCGV+F5
Maidenhead Locator System: IO80fl34
What Three Birds: duck.egret.jaeger
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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Shiphay Manor Drive, Torquay TQ2 7EL
Summary
TQ2 7EL is a large user postcode in Shiphay, Torquay. It was first introduced in February 1984.
'Large User' postcodes are allocated to organisations which receive large amounts of post. Unlike standard geographic postcodes, which cover up to 80 addresses, a large user postcode is unique to a single address.
To the best of our knowledge, the current address of this postcode is:
Torquay Boys Grammar School, Shiphay Manor Drive, Torquay TQ2 7EL.
The geographic coordinates assigned to a large user postcode may not necessarily be the actual coordinates of the location to which mail is delivered. If the address is a PO Box, then the coordinates will usually be the Royal Mail sorting office which handles mail for that postcode. In other cases, the coordinates of the postcode may be the headquarters, or registered office, of an organisation rather than the building which receives mail.
Commercial rateable values range from £11,000 to £437,500 with an average of £224,250. The most common recorded business types are School and Auxiliary Defence Establishment.
Paignton is a town, which had a population of 64,410 in the 2011 census.
TQ2 7EL is in the Torquay and Paignton travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Torbay Primary Care Trust.
TQ2 7EL is approximately 65m (213ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing TQ2 7EL
6a4: Suburbanites - Suburban Achievers - Ageing in Suburbia
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for TQ2 7EL
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
1/10 (Very low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Area Retail Diversity Index
4/10 (Low)
Supermarkets near TQ2 7EL include Asda, Co-Operative Food, Farmfoods, Iceland, Lidl, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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TQ2 7EL at other websites
- Air quality forecast for TQ2 7EL at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at TQ2 7EL at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near TQ2 7EL at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near TQ2 7EL at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near TQ2 7EL at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to TQ2 7EL at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near TQ2 7EL at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near TQ2 7EL at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near TQ2 7EL at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of TQ2 7EL are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
Unitary Authority
Torbay Borough Council
Ward
Shiphay
Councillors
Darren Cowell (Independent)
Katya Maddison (Conservative)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Torbay
MP
Kevin Foster (Conservative)
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for TQ2 7EL.
- Definitions
- Ultrafast: 300Mbit/s or greater
- Superfast: 30Mbit/s to less than 300Mbit/s
- Universal Service Obligation: Download speeds at or above 10Mbit/s and upload speeds at or above 1Mbit/s
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
Schools
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near TQ2 7EL.
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