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Thinking of living at TQ14 9QL? 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishopsteignton School | Primary | 450 m | 77% met the expected standard |
| Teignmouth Primary School | Primary | 1.8 km | 55% met the expected standard |
| Our Lady and St Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School | Primary | 2.0 km | 73% met the expected standard |
| Shaldon Primary School | Primary | 2.5 km | 88% met the expected standard |
| Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road | Secondary | 2.9 km | Attainment 8: 42.3 · 7.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Teign School | Secondary | 4.5 km | Attainment 8: 44.7 · 4.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| South Devon UTC | Secondary | 5.1 km | Attainment 8: 25.7 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Trinity School | Independent | 2.7 km | 5.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near TQ14 9QL, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | Trinity School (Teignmouth) | 2.7 km | 6 |
| Tennis | Teignmouth Tennis Club | 780 m | 5 |
| Golf | Teignmouth Golf Club | 1.6 km | 4 |
| Bowls | Bitton Park Bowls Club | 2.5 km | 4 |
| Rugby | Teignmouth Rugby Football Club | 2.3 km | 3 |
| Cricket | Hearn Field | 1.6 km | 2 |
| Football | Teignmouth AFC | 2.0 km | 2 |
| Horse riding | Oaklands | 3.6 km | 2 |
| Squash | Broadmeadow Sports Centre | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Teignmouth RFC | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Rowing | River Teign Rowing Club | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Motocross | Phoenix Moto Parc | 3.2 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | Teignmouth Skatepark | 3.2 km | 1 |
| Model aerodrome | Exeter & District Radio Control Club | 3.4 km | 1 |
| Horse racing | Newton Abbot Racecourse | 4.5 km | 1 |
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 drive away (3.2 km), with 761k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Exeter Central.
The nearest bus stop is Ring of Bells, under 50 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 174); 2 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 42 minutes away by public transport (16 by car).
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Bishopsteignton School, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 77% 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, 2.9 km away; Attainment 8: 42.3 · 7.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Torquay Girls' Grammar School (8 km) and Torquay Boys' Grammar School (8.1 km).
Few families with young children: only 12% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 2.3 km away, with Smiths Supply Stores closer still (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Channel View Medical Group (3.3 km), with Wellbeing Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, Adrian is 2.6 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Torbay Hospital, 7.4 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: 8 restaurants and cafés, 9 pubs and bars.
Otter Jacks Patch is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and The Ring of Bells the nearest pub (50 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 34 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 231 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 55% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
Bungalow country: 25% of homes are bungalows.
The nearest park is Coombe Valley nature reserve, 2.0 km away; for exercise, Broadmeadow Sports Centre (1.7 km).
The beach is on your doorstep: Shaldon, 2.7 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 3.9 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
12 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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For holidays, Exeter is 22 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 109 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 58% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 38% 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.