TQ1 3SS
a large user postcode in Babbacombe, Torquay
Coordinates
Latitude: 50.4781 / 50°28'41"N
Longitude: -3.5145 / 3°30'52"W
OS Eastings: 292634
OS Northings: 65350
OS Grid: SX926653
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR QX.28MB
Mapcode Global: FRA 37JS.NM2
Plus Code: 9C2RFFHP+65
Maidenhead Locator System: IO80fl84
What Three Birds: owl.gyrfalcon.swan
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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Babbacombe Road, Torquay TQ1 3SS
Summary
TQ1 3SS is a large user postcode in Babbacombe, Torquay. It was first introduced in January 1980.
'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:
Ace Office Furniture (Devon) Ltd, 123 Babbacombe Road, Torquay TQ1 3SS.
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.
The average commercial rateable value is £6,600. The most common recorded business type is Shop.
Torquay is a town, which had a population of 49,094 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 2 people resident in TQ1 3SS, of which 1 were male and 1 were female. This includes residents of non-domestic properties such as hotels, prisons and halls of residence, which are likely to be the majority in otherwise non-residential postcodes.
TQ1 3SS is in the Torquay and Paignton travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Torbay Primary Care Trust.
TQ1 3SS is approximately 83m (272ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing TQ1 3SS
5b2: Urbanites - Ageing Urban Living - Communal Retirement
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for TQ1 3SS
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
7/10 (High)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Area Retail Diversity Index
4/10 (Low)
Supermarkets near TQ1 3SS include Asda, Co-Operative Food, Farmfoods, Iceland, Lidl, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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TQ1 3SS at other websites
- Crime near TQ1 3SS at Crime Check UK
- Air quality forecast for TQ1 3SS at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at TQ1 3SS at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near TQ1 3SS at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near TQ1 3SS at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near TQ1 3SS at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to TQ1 3SS at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near TQ1 3SS at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near TQ1 3SS at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near TQ1 3SS at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of TQ1 3SS 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
St Marychurch
Councillors
Kelly Harvey (Liberal Democrat)
Ras Virdee (Liberal Democrat)
George Darling (Liberal Democrat)
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 TQ1 3SS.
- 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 TQ1 3SS.
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