63POPULATION
6.3%UNEMPLOYED
32%MARRIED
£0AVERAGE WAGE
HI CRIME RATE
10%'AB' SOCIAL CLASS
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What social class do the population of TQ1 1LJ belong to? What are the predominant ethnic groups? How deprived is TQ1 1LJ in Torquay, how professionally qualified are the community, and how many hours a week do they work? All this, and more information and demographic statistics about TQ1 1LJ from the Census 2011.


AVERAGE AGES

  • 24%Children
  • 73%Adults

24% of people in this postcode area are children. Of the remainder, 5% are aged 76 or more.

GENDER SPLIT

  • 50.8%Male
  • 49.2%Female

From the last census, 50.8% of people in TQ11LJ male, and 49.2% female. Men outnumber women in Ellacombe.

SOCIAL GRADES

  • 10%AB
  • 52%C2/C2
  • 38%DE

According to census records, 10% of people here have a social grade of AB (highest), compared to the national average of 27%.

MARITAL STATUS

  • 46%SINGLE
  • 32%MARRIED

The percentage of people who are married in TQ1 1LJ is 46%. Single and 'other' people is 53%.

ETHNICITY

  • 96%WHITE
  • 1%NON-WHITE

96% of people class themselves as 'white', compared to a national UK average of 81.9%

UNEMPLOYMENT

  • 88%WORKING
  • 6.3%UNEMPLOYED

6.3% are either unemployed or students in this area. The UK unemployment rate is 4%.

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TQ11LJ Postcode Breakdown

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Postal TownTorquay
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CountryEngland
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Area ClassificationUrban with City and Town

TQ11LJ Postal District

Compass Postal District

TQ1 1LJ postcode is located in the postal town of Torquay. Torquay postal area may cover a large geographical region that may correspond to several postal districts, which may include many towns and/or villages. Use the map to determine the geographical location of the postcode TQ1 1LJ.

Nearest Towns & Cities
Torquay1.8 miles SE
Paignton3.2 miles SW
Churston5.1 miles S
Newton Abbot5.4 miles NW
Bishopsteignton5.4 miles N
Teignmouth6 miles NE
Kingsteignton6 miles NW
Totnes6.1 miles SW
Berry Pomeroy6.1 miles W
Brixham6.2 miles S
Humber6.7 miles N
Ashsprington8 miles SW
Dawlish8.1 miles N
Cornworthy8.2 miles SW
Kingswear8.6 miles S
London163 miles E
Glasgow372 miles N
Edinburgh379 miles N
Cardiff72 miles N
Liverpool205 miles N
Southampton97 miles E
Saint Ives79 miles E

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"Losing the pub would not only break our hearts, but also have negative implications for our mental health and sense of belonging within the community."

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Devon Live

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BBC News

Royal Navy veteran separated from wife for first time in 74 years due to housing shortages

Sheila Glass, 96, and her husband William, 94, have been torn apart after they were left without appropriate housing and care options

Plymouth Live

Planners advised to reject Torquay's big wheel

The big wheel has been part of Torbay's summer landscape for more than a decade.

BBC News

Derelict Union Street site ravaged by fire to finally rise from the ashes

The scheme, which would be built in three phases, would see the food court at the adjacent Jabulani site in The Plot move next door into this site.

Plymouth Live

A361 Taw Bridge reopens after concern for welfare of a girl

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Devon Live

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