PL19 8EL

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 8BH 85 m
PL19 8HD 98 m
PL19 8EE 104 m
PL19 8HB 111 m
PL19 8EH 145 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL19 8EL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL19
Postcode sector
PL19 8
Latitude
50.544693
Longitude
-4.156074
British National Grid easting
247,334
British National Grid northing
73,880

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
E00103013
Lower layer super output area
West Devon 005C · E01020334
Middle layer super output area
West Devon 005 · E02004233

Postcode source versions

Explore PL19

16 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Westover, 3, Crease Lane, Tavistock, PL19 8EL 17 November 2023 £205,000
Westover, 3, Crease Lane, Tavistock, PL19 8EL 10 August 2021 £189,000
Westover, 4, Crease Lane, Tavistock, PL19 8EL 20 August 2018 £220,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
7
Secondary
1
  1. Tavistock Primary & Nursery School

    Foundation school

    317 m
  2. Tavistock College

    Academy converter

    359 m
  3. Castlebridge School

    Free schools special

    371 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
647
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 290
  • Anti social behaviour 73
  • Criminal damage and arson 72
  • Public order 54
  • Shoplifting 52

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
13

6 female, 7 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
1.9
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 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PL19 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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
87.5%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • ABBEY SURGERY

    28 PLYMOUTH ROAD, TAVISTOCK, PL19 8BU

    ODS code L83101

    481 m

  • TAVYSIDE HEALTH CENTRE

    ABBEY RISE, TAVISTOCK, PL19 9FD

    ODS code L83038

    722 m

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • Catholic Church

    BCT · Tavistock

    0.0 miles
  • Monksmead

    BCT · Tavistock

    0.1 miles
  • School

    BCT · Tavistock

    0.2 miles
  • Monksmead

    BCT · Tavistock

    0.2 miles
  • Harewood House

    BCT · Tavistock

    0.2 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
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

Property market

The five-year median is £197,000 from 2 recorded sales in PL19 8EL. 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

12 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. Tavistock Primary & Nursery School is the nearest published school at 317 m.

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

Recorded crime

647 published events cover 12 months, averaging 53.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 290 events.

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