PL19 8BU

Tavistock North · West Devon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Tavistock
Local authority
West Devon
Postcode district
PL19
Postcode sector
PL19 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL19 8DX 59 m
PL19 8LA 149 m
PL19 8EA 152 m
PL19 8BS 157 m
PL19 8LB 164 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL19 8BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL19
Postcode sector
PL19 8
Latitude
50.546967
Longitude
-4.150306
British National Grid easting
247,750
British National Grid northing
74,121

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
West Devon · E07000047
Parish or community
E04003354
Westminster constituency
Torridge and Tavistock · E14001552
Output area
E00103026
Lower layer super output area
West Devon 005C · E01020334
Middle layer super output area
West Devon 005 · E02004233

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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51 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
30, Plymouth Road, Tavistock, PL19 8BU 11 September 2024 £843,500
Drakes Meadow, 64, 6, Plymouth Road, Tavistock, PL19 8BU 21 August 2024 £350,000
Drakes Meadow, 64, 1, Plymouth Road, Tavistock, PL19 8BU 8 August 2023 £330,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
6
Secondary
1
  1. Castlebridge School

    Free schools special

    110 m
  2. Tavistock Primary & Nursery School

    Foundation school

    369 m
  3. Tavistock College

    Academy converter

    657 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
700
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 322
  • Criminal damage and arson 79
  • Anti social behaviour 78
  • Public order 59
  • Shoplifting 53

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
80

41 female, 39 male

Postcode households
23
Residents per household
3.5
PL19 8 residents
5,794

Age bands in PL19 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.3%

908 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.5%

543 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.9%

1,202 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.2%

1,855 residents

Age 65 and over
29.1%

1,849 residents

This postcode contained 1.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PL19 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • ABBEY SURGERY

    28 PLYMOUTH ROAD, TAVISTOCK, PL19 8BU

    ODS code L83101

    0 m

  • TAVYSIDE HEALTH CENTRE

    ABBEY RISE, TAVISTOCK, PL19 9FD

    ODS code L83038

    327 m

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • West Street

    BCT · Tavistock

    0.1 miles
  • Harewood House

    BCT · Tavistock

    0.1 miles
  • Harewood House

    BCT · Tavistock

    0.1 miles
  • Hospital

    BCT · Tavistock

    0.1 miles
  • Hospital

    BCT · Tavistock

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Devon 005C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,535 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
8 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
3
Low risk addresses
7
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £350,000 from 3 recorded sales in PL19 8BU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for West Devon is £286,145 in June 2026, down 0.7% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

10 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Castlebridge School is the nearest published school at 110 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

700 published events cover 12 months, averaging 58.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 322 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.