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Tavistock: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Tavistock neighbourhood of West Devon, England (ONS area West Devon 005). Headline figures assembled 1 November 2026. Postcodes PL19. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near PL19 9FE.

A middle-income neighbourhood, changing little against West Devon

Tavistock is a middle-income neighbourhood; it is changing little against West Devon (few signs of gentrification: 0 of 17 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £300,000 and flats for £160,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across West Devon (1.3 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest railway station, Gunnislake, is 6.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 1 November 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£300,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +27% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£160,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +14% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Few signs

Weighted balance -0.10; 0 of 17 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 6 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 7 small areas range from decile 5 to 10.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£49,100

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.3 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

In line with the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Tavistock sits in West Devon

  • Typical house price: 3rd lowest of 7 neighbourhoods in West Devon
  • Average household income: 3rd lowest of 7 neighbourhoods in West Devon

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 1 November 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Tavistock

House prices: Tavistock against West Devon: This neighbourhood £56k (1995) to £268k (2026); West Devon £57k (1995) to £310k (2026).£92k£304k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£268kWest Devon£310k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across West Devon, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).
Flat prices: Tavistock against West Devon: This neighbourhood £29k (1995) to £154k (2026); West Devon £33k (1995) to £152k (2026).£51k£178k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£154kWest Devon£152k
Median resale price of flats each year here and across West Devon, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 1 November 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

0 of 17 counted signals point towards rising affluence against West Devon, 1 the other way and 16 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Falling behind the borough

  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Gunnislake Railway station, 6.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 0.5 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to Plymouth (about 47 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school St Rumon's Church of England Infants School 470 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 2022).
  • Nearest state secondary school Tavistock College 880 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (Apr 2024).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Tavistock

What is the typical house price in Tavistock?

£300,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +27% against 2017-2019.

How does Tavistock compare with the rest of West Devon?

Typical house price: 3rd lowest of 7 neighbourhoods in West Devon. Average household income: 3rd lowest of 7 neighbourhoods in West Devon.

Is Tavistock an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Tavistock gentrifying?

Few signs. Weighted balance -0.10; 0 of 17 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Tavistock?

Gunnislake. Railway station, 6.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 0.5 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to Plymouth (about 47 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Tavistock?

Nearest state primary school. St Rumon's Church of England Infants School. 470 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 2022). Nearest state secondary school. Tavistock College. 880 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (Apr 2024).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.