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Postcode · Tavistock

Housing in PL19 9FD

What the homes in PL19 9FD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Tavistock
Council
West Devon
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,586 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (48.7%). Flats make up 14.6%, well below the 22.2% across England.

PL19 9FDEngland
Detached48.7%22.9%
Semi-detached25%31.5%
Terraced11.7%23%
Purpose-built flat13.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

77.9% of households in the PL19 9FD area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 8.2% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 54.4% own outright and 23.5% with a mortgage.

PL19 9FD
78%
13%
England
  • Owned77.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented8.2%20.5%
  • Social rented13.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PL19 9FDEngland
Owned outright54.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan23.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent7%18.2%
Other private rented1.3%2.2%
From the council3.9%8.3%
From a housing association9.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 31.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PL19 9FDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a family all aged 66 or over (22%). 16.6% of households include dependent children.

PL19 9FDEngland
Living alone, under 669.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over22%12.8%
Couple, no children16.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over22%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.2%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in West Devon

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in West Devon (August 2026, +3.3% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

West DevonEngland
All homes£846£1,459
One bedroom£603£1,195
Two bedrooms£771£1,335
Three bedrooms£952£1,489
Four or more£1,351£2,161
Detached£1,148£1,640
Semi-detached£912£1,449
Terraced£843£1,435
Flat or maisonette£672£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PL19 9FD (Tavistock) (about 1,586 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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