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PL19 8FG

Tavistock North · West Devon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Tavistock
Ward
Tavistock North
Local authority
West Devon
Constituency
Torridge and Tavistock
Postcode district
PL19
Postcode sector
PL19 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL19 8AD 28 m
PL19 8BA 43 m
PL19 8BQ 43 m
PL19 8AQ 48 m
PL19 8AY 53 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL19 8FG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2008
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL19
Postcode sector
PL19 8
Latitude
50.549406
Longitude
-4.146337
British National Grid easting
248,039
British National Grid northing
74,384

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
West Devon · E07000047
Electoral ward
Tavistock North · E05010565
Parish or community
E04003354
Westminster constituency
Torridge and Tavistock · E14001552
Output area
E00165950
Lower layer super output area
West Devon 005A · E01020332
Middle layer super output area
West Devon 005 · E02004233

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Property

At this postcode

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10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Garden Mews, Tavistock, PL19 8FG 19 May 2021 £215,000
4, Garden Mews, Tavistock, PL19 8FG 23 May 2019 £237,500
5, Garden Mews, Tavistock, PL19 8FG 18 June 2015 £185,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
6
Secondary
1

  1. St Rumon's Church of England Infants School

    Academy converter

    347 m

  2. Castlebridge School

    Free schools special

    499 m

  3. St Peter's Church of England Junior School

    Academy sponsor led

    626 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
698
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 321
  • Criminal damage and arson 79
  • Anti social behaviour 77
  • Public order 59
  • Shoplifting 53

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

3 female, 3 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
1.5
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 0.1% 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

    391 m

  • TAVYSIDE HEALTH CENTRE

    ABBEY RISE, TAVISTOCK, PL19 9FD

    ODS code L83038

    398 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

  • Russell Street

    BCT · Tavistock

    0.1 miles

  • Bedford Hotel

    BCT · Tavistock

    0.1 miles

  • Bedford Hotel

    BCT · Tavistock

    0.1 miles

  • Bedford Square

    BCT · Tavistock

    0.1 miles

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Tavistock

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Devon 005A, 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

16,052 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
2 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

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

Schools

Published establishments

10 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Rumon's Church of England Infants School is the nearest published school at 347 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

698 published events cover 12 months, averaging 58.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 321 events.

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