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Newton Abbot, Highweek
What it's like at TQ12 2NF: every home that has sold on the street since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
Sales and extensions on the street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
No sales recorded at this postcode since 1995.
The nearest station is Newton Abbot, about a 15-minute walk (1.2 km), with 1.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Exeter Central.
The nearest bus stop is College 6th Form Centre, 100 m away, with a bus about every 9 minutes on weekdays (routes 77, 75, 88, 88A); 53 departures an hour from the 16 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Highweek Community Primary and Nursery School, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 50% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Newton Abbot College, under 50 m away; Attainment 8: 40.5 · 3.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Torquay Boys' Grammar School (8 km) and Torquay Girls' Grammar School (8 km).
The nearest supermarket is Asda, 350 m away; Rowe's Cornish Bakers (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Cricketfield Surgery (500 m), with Asda Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, Taji Barbers is 450 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Torbay Hospital, 7.5 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 Owl And The Pussycat Coffee House is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and Newtons Freehouse the nearest pub (300 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 47 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 18 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 12% flats and 30% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 146 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Golden Lion Square, 400 m away; for exercise, Newton Abbot Leisure Centre (250 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Maidencombe, 8.3 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 4.3 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Exeter is 27 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 114 km.
Most households own their home, 15% rent privately.
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.
54 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Churchyard Walls and Gate Piers to Church of St Mary Abbotsbury | II | 150 m |
| Church of St Mary Abbotsbury | II* | 150 m |
| Gate Piers and Gates to South East of Number 10 | II | 190 m |
| 10, Highweek Road | II | 190 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
Newton Abbot constituency: Martin Wrigley MP (Liberal Democrat), since July 2024. 2024 general election: LD gain from Con, majority 2,246 (4.7%), turnout 65%. Vote shares: Liberal Democrat 32%, Conservative 27%, Reform UK 18%, Labour 15%.
10 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near TQ12 2NF →
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.8% | 1.9% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.5% | 1.3% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 94.1% | 80.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.3% | 7.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 5.0% | 10.0% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.2% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
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