Salcombe mobile coverage Vodafone 86% indoors here, 99% across Torquay TQ8 · South Hams
No network wins TQ8 on overall coverage: all four are within 2 points, but indoors EE and O2 reach 100% of sampled addresses and Vodafone 86%.
TQ8: Salcombe, Malborough, East Portlemouth, Stokenham, Thurlestone (South Hams).
TQ8 scores
Ofcom Mobile Coverage data (May 2025), measured across 71 addresses in 6 sampled postcodes: TQ8 8AD, TQ8 8BB, TQ8 8DD, TQ8 8EJ, TQ8 8HE, TQ8 8JA. Methodology.
How TQ8 compares
Against the Torquay average
- Vodafone indoors: 86% here, 99% across Torquay (−13).
Weakest spot in Torquay: TQ7 Salcombe, where EE reaches 82% indoors.
Lowest indoor figure of the 9 Torquay districts sampled, for Vodafone.
Indoor signal around TQ8
| District | km away | EE | O2 | Three | Vodafone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TQ8 Salcombe (here) | – | 100% | 100% | 94% | 86% |
| TQ7 Salcombe, Stokenham | 5 | 82% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| TQ6 Dart, Strete | 18 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| TQ9 Dart, Totnes | 21 | 100% | 99% | 100% | 97% |
| TQ5 Brixham, Kingswear | 25 | 100% | 99% | 98% | 100% |
| Torquay average | – | 98% | 99% | 99% | 99% |
Biggest difference nearby: EE indoors, 100% here and 82% in TQ7 Salcombe, 5 km away.
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