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Thinking of living at TQ14 8PP? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 73% met the expected standard |
| Hazeldown School | Primary | 1.4 km | 67% met the expected standard |
| Teignmouth Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 55% met the expected standard |
| Shaldon Primary School | Primary | 1.7 km | 88% met the expected standard |
| Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road | Secondary | 350 m | Attainment 8: 42.3 · 7.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Dawlish College | Secondary | 4.2 km | Attainment 8: 38.9 · 2.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Trinity School | Independent | 700 m | 5.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Chances Educational Support Services | Independent | 4.6 km | – |
Every primary near TQ14 8PP, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Den Bowling Club | 730 m | 5 |
| Swimming | Cliffden Hotel Swimming Pool | 190 m | 4 |
| Tennis | Trinity School (Teignmouth) | 720 m | 4 |
| Golf | Shaldon Approach Golf | 1.8 km | 4 |
| Football | Teignmouth AFC | 1.2 km | 3 |
| Cricket | Hearn Field | 4.1 km | 2 |
| Rowing | River Teign Rowing Club | 810 m | 1 |
| Skateboard | Teignmouth Skatepark | 1.0 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Teignmouth RFC | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Rugby | Teignmouth Rugby Football Club | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Squash | Broadmeadow Sports Centre | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Scuba diving | Galicia | 4.3 km | 1 |
| Badminton | Dawlish Leisure Centre | 4.6 km | 1 |
| Gymnastics | Dawlish Leisure Centre | 4.6 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Dawlish Leisure Centre | 4.6 km | 1 |
| Fitness | Dawlish Leisure Centre | 4.6 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 18. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Teignmouth, a few minutes' walk (400 m), with 761k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Exeter Central.
The nearest bus stop is Cliffden Close, 150 m away, with a bus about every 30 minutes on weekdays (route 2); 14 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, about a 15-minute walk (1.2 km); 73% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road, 350 m away; Attainment 8: 42.3 · 7.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Torquay Girls' Grammar School (9.6 km) and Torquay Boys' Grammar School (9.8 km).
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Lidl, 550 m away; TG Jones High Street (550 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Channel View Medical Group (650 m), with Well the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, Scallywag's is 600 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Torbay Hospital, 9.1 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 60% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 1 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
The Seasoned Kitchen is the closest café or restaurant (500 m), and The Brass the nearest pub (500 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 29 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 37 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 55% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
Bungalow country: 30% of homes are bungalows.
The nearest park is The Rowdens, 300 m away; for exercise, Cliffden Hotel Swimming Pool (200 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Teignmouth Town, 1.4 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 4.0 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Exeter is 21 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 107 km.
41 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Neighbours tend to stay put: 52% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 32% are 65 or over.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.