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Thinking of living at TQ14 8UU? 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.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest primary school, station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazeldown School | Primary | 1.5 km | 67% met the expected standard |
| Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School | Primary | 2.0 km | 73% met the expected standard |
| Teignmouth Primary School | Primary | 2.2 km | 55% met the expected standard |
| Shaldon Primary School | Primary | 2.7 km | 88% met the expected standard |
| Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 42.3 · 7.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Dawlish College | Secondary | 3.3 km | Attainment 8: 38.9 · 2.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Trinity School | Independent | 1.2 km | 5.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Chances Educational Support Services | Independent | 3.6 km | – |
Every primary near TQ14 8UU, 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 | 1.6 km | 5 |
| Swimming | Cliffden Hotel Swimming Pool | 1000 m | 4 |
| Tennis | Trinity School (Teignmouth) | 1.2 km | 4 |
| Golf | Shaldon Approach Golf | 2.6 km | 4 |
| Football | Teignmouth AFC | 1.9 km | 2 |
| Cricket | Dawlish Leisure Centre | 3.7 km | 2 |
| Rowing | River Teign Rowing Club | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | Teignmouth Skatepark | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Teignmouth RFC | 2.0 km | 1 |
| Rugby | Teignmouth Rugby Football Club | 2.0 km | 1 |
| Squash | Broadmeadow Sports Centre | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Badminton | Dawlish Leisure Centre | 3.7 km | 1 |
| Gymnastics | Dawlish Leisure Centre | 3.7 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Dawlish Leisure Centre | 3.7 km | 1 |
| Fitness | Dawlish Leisure Centre | 3.7 km | 1 |
| Trampoline | Dawlish Leisure Centre | 3.7 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 short drive or bike ride (1.3 km), with 761k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Exeter Central.
The nearest bus stop is Holcombe Road, 150 m away, with a bus about every 20 minutes on weekdays (routes 2, 11); 18 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Hazeldown School, a short drive or bike ride (1.5 km); 67% 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, 1.3 km away; Attainment 8: 42.3 · 7.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Torquay Girls' Grammar School (12.4 km) and Torquay Boys' Grammar School (12.6 km).
Few families with young children: only 10% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Lidl, 1.5 km away, with Ashleigh Way Post Office closer still (1.2 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Channel View Medical Group (1.5 km), with Well the closest pharmacy (1.4 km).
For a haircut, Christine's Ladies Hair Stylist is 850 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Torbay Hospital, 12 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%).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 22 restaurants and cafés, 9 pubs and bars.
Teign Bean @ The Beach is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and Castle Inn the nearest pub (900 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 86 per 1,000 residents a year.
Much of it is protected: 45% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Dawlish, Holcombe).
There are 103 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 32% flats and 31% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is The Rowdens, 700 m away; for exercise, Cliffden Hotel Swimming Pool (1.0 km).
The beach is on your doorstep: Dawlish Coryton Cove, 500 m away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 3.9 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Exeter is 18 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 104 km.
2 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: 45% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 37% 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.