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 new build 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).

School	Number of pupils 2023/24	Percentage eligible for free school meals
Tavistock Primary and Nursery	387	25.7%
Tavistock Community College	1322	20.8%
St Rumon's Church of England Infants School	82	12.2%
St Peter's Church of England Junior School	124	15.3%
Whitchurch Community Primary School	210	13.8%

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.

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