PL19 8JB

Bere Ferrers · West Devon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
West Devon
Postcode district
PL19
Postcode sector
PL19 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PL19 8JD 432 m
PL19 8NX 737 m
PL19 8JF 946 m
PL19 8PA 1.1 km
PL19 8NN 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PL19 8JB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PL
Postcode district
PL19
Postcode sector
PL19 8
Latitude
50.542184
Longitude
-4.201211
British National Grid easting
244,128
British National Grid northing
73,695

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South West · E12000009
Local authority district
West Devon · E07000047
Parish or community
E04003322
Westminster constituency
Torridge and Tavistock · E14001552
Output area
E00103005
Lower layer super output area
West Devon 004C · E01020331
Middle layer super output area
West Devon 004 · E02004232

Postcode source versions

Explore PL19

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
8
Secondary
1
  1. Gulworthy Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  2. The Lowen School

    Other independent special school

    2.1 km
  3. Copper Valley Junior Academy

    Academy converter

    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Other crime 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4

1 female, 3 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
1.3
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.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
0%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%

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

    3.6 km

  • TAVYSIDE HEALTH CENTRE

    ABBEY RISE, TAVISTOCK, PL19 9FD

    ODS code L83038

    3.9 km

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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Gulworthy Cross

    BCT · Gulworthy

    0.6 miles
  • Gulworthy Cross

    BCT · Gulworthy

    0.6 miles
  • Primary School

    BCT · Gulworthy

    0.7 miles
  • Primary School

    BCT · Gulworthy

    0.7 miles
  • Gulworthy Cottages

    BCT · Gulworthy

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Devon 004C, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,430 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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

Schools

13 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. Gulworthy Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

5 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3 events.

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