Tavistock Parish Profile

Average property prices of £276,250 within Tavistock in 2023, decreasing by 15.8% from £320,000 in 2022.
- It should be noted that house prices have fluctuated in recent years within the parish.
10.7% homes are 1 bedroom properties, 29.3% are 2 bedrooms, 35.8% are 3 bedrooms, 24.1% are 4 or more (compared to the 21.1% average for England and Wales).
Occupancy ratings for bedrooms:
- 42.5% have 2 or more spare bedrooms,
- 34.3% have 1 spare bedroom,
- 21.7% have the correct number of bedrooms for their household need,
- 1.3% are lacking 1 bedroom, and
- 0.2% are lacking 2 or more bedrooms.

Average 2 bed rental prices of £695 per calendar month between 2020 and 2022 (median).
The maximum Local Housing Allowance is £673.14 per month for a 2 bed property
In the PL19 postcode area, there has been a 15.5% decrease in demand for rental properties, whilst there has been a 27.8% increase in available listings, in the period between Oct 22 and Oct 23.
During the same period, there has been a 36.9% increase in the asking price on Rental Properties in the PL19 postcode area

Current stock (approximate):
- Live West - 368 affordable or social rented stock, 41 shared ownership, 63 sheltered.
- Aster - 35 rented, 2 shared ownership
- Plymouth Community Homes - 29 rented, 9 shared ownership
- Sanctuary - 12 rented, 26 Housing for Older People Tamar - 8 newbuild Rent Plus units
- Westward - 6 shared ownership.
There have been 226 Affordable Housing units available through Devon Home Choice, between January 2019 and May 2024.
These were a mix of 115 x 1 beds, 67 x 2 beds, 44 x 3 beds. A mix of 5 x bedsits, 11 x bungalows, 108 x flats, 94 x houses, 6 x maisonettes and 2 x other.
Of the properties, there were 53 new build properties.

There are 43 applicants that are registered on Devon Home Choice that have identified a local connection through residence.
This is a further 176 applicants with a local connection through immediate family connection or through employment.
The average income of applicants with a local connection to Tavistock is £15,000 annually (Median).

Tavistock Nursery and Primary School provides education for children aged 2 years until 11 years.
The number of children enrolled at the school has increased slightly in recent years, and but remains slightly below the school’s capacity of 420 pupils.
The proportion of children eligible for Free School Meals has decreased during the same time period. This is an indicator of income and affordability of essential provisions.

Of the households in the parish, 46% own their home outright, 24.3% own with a mortgage or shared ownership, 12.3% live in social rented accommodation and 17.4% live in private rented accommodation or live rent free.
34.6% of households in the parish are single person households. 38.8% are two people households, which is above the average for England. 12.5% are three person households, and 14.1% are four or more person households.
28.2% travel less than 10km to their work place. 25.8% work mainly from home.
49.3% of the parish population are economically active and in employment, 2.1% are unemployed. 48.5% are economically inactive.
90.2% provide no unpaid care. 3.1% provide 50 or more hours of unpaid care a week. 1.7% provide 20 to 49 hours a week, and 5% provide 19 hours or less a week.
49.3% of households are not deprived in any dimension. 34.5% are deprived in one dimension, and 13% deprived in two dimensions.

Housing Needs Survey Results