Area Info for Tavistock (Devon)

About Tavistock (Devon, UK)

Tavistock is a historic market town located in West Devon, England. It is situated on the River Tavy, which flows through the town and into the Tamar Estuary. The town is known for its rich history, picturesque surroundings, and cultural heritage.

History

Tavistock has a long history dating back to the medieval period. It was originally established around the 10th century and grew significantly during the Middle Ages. The town is famous for its Abbey, founded in 961 AD by Ordulf, Duke of Wessex, which played a central role in its development. The Abbey was dissolved in the 16th century during the Reformation, but its remains still attract visitors today.

Landmarks and Attractions

One of the most notable landmarks in Tavistock is the historic Tavistock Abbey ruins. The town also features a traditional market square, with a weekly market that has been held for centuries. Other attractions include the West Devon Art Trust, the Tavy Trail, and nearby natural sites such as Dartmoor National Park, which offers scenic walking and outdoor activities.

Economy and Community

The local economy traditionally revolved around agriculture, market trading, and small-scale industries. Today, Tavistock remains a vibrant market town with a strong sense of community, hosting various festivals, markets, and cultural events throughout the year. It also serves as a hub for tourism due to its historical sites and proximity to natural landscapes.

Transport

Tavistock is accessible by road, with good connections to nearby towns and cities. The town does not have a railway station; the nearest mainline stations are in Plymouth and Exeter. Bus services connect Tavistock to surrounding areas, making it accessible for visitors and residents alike.
Education
School
St Rumon's Church of England (VC) Infants School0.00 miles
Dolvin Road, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 9EA
St Peter's Church of England (VA) Junior School0.23 miles
School Close, Greenlands Estate, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 9HW
Mount Kelly0.51 miles
Parkwood Road, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 0HZ
Tavistock Community Primary & Nursery School0.64 miles
Plymouth Road, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 8BX
Tavistock College0.83 miles
Crowndale Road, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 8DD
Whitchurch Community Primary School1.01 miles
School Road, Whitchurch, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 9SR
Gulworthy Primary School2.49 miles
Gulworthy, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 8JA
Lamerton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.60 miles
Lamerton, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 8RJ
Mary Tavy and Brentor Community Primary School3.12 miles
Mary Tavy, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 9PR
Horrabridge Primary & Nursery School3.56 miles
Walkhampton Road, Horrabridge, Yelverton, Devon, PL20 7SZ
Gunnislake Primary Academy3.73 miles
Chapel Street, Gunnislake, Cornwall, PL18 9NA
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School3.89 miles
Buckland Monachorum, Yelverton, Devon, PL20 7NA
Lady Modiford's Church of England (Voluntary Aided) Primary School4.28 miles
Walkhampton, Yelverton, Devon, PL20 6JR
Delaware Primary Academy4.43 miles
Drakewalls, Gunnislake, Cornwall, PL18 9EN
Calstock Community Primary School4.64 miles
Back Road, Calstock, Cornwall, PL18 9QL
Bere Alston Primary School5.28 miles
Station Road, Bere Alston, Yelverton, Devon, PL20 7AU
Health
Clinic
Specsavers Hearcare - Devon - Tavistock0.20 miles
Specsavers Opticians, 3 West Street, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 8AD
Tavistock Hospital0.57 miles
Spring Hill, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 8LD
Woolwell Centre8.16 miles
Darklake Lane, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 7TR
Woolwell Medical Centre8.22 miles
School Drive, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 7TH
Callington Community Clinic8.40 miles
Haye Road, Callington, Cornwall, PL17 7JJ
Ernesettle Primary Care Centre (Regional Hearing Specialists)9.12 miles
Ernesettle Green, Plymouth, Devon, PL5 2ST
Ernsettle Surgery9.12 miles
Ernesettle Green, Plymouth, Devon, PL5 2ST
Ernesettle Primary Care Centre9.12 miles
Ernesettle Green, Plymouth, Devon, PL5 2ST
Plymouth Hospital9.34 miles
Derriford Hospital, Derriford Road, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 8DH
Sentinel Assessment & Treatment Services - Derriford Hospital9.34 miles
Derriford Road, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 8DH
Express Diagnostics (Derriford)9.35 miles
6 Research Way, Tamar Science Park, Derriford, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 8BU
Sentinel Assessment & Treatment Services9.35 miles
Tamar Science Park, Davy Road, Derriford, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 8BU
The Plymouth Dialysis Unit9.35 miles
Eaton Business Park, 184 Plymbridge Road, Estover, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 7FL
Thornberry Centre9.37 miles
1 Brest Way,, PL6 5XW
Glenbourne Unit9.39 miles
Morlaix Drive,, PL6 5AF
Plym Bridge9.58 miles
4 William Prance Road,, PL6 5ZD
GP
Tavyside Health Centre0.23 miles
Abbey Rise, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 9FD
Abbey Surgery0.46 miles
28 Plymouth Road, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 8BU
Gunnislake Health Centre3.67 miles
The Orchard, Gunnislake, Cornwall, PL18 9JZ
Yelverton Surgery4.77 miles
Yelverton Surgery, Westella Road, Yelverton, Yelverton, Devon, PL20 6AS
Abbey Surgery5.31 miles
Station Road, Bere Alston, PL20 7EJ
The Surgery5.31 miles
Station Road, Bere Alston, Devon, PL20 7EJ
Princetown Surgery6.61 miles
Princetown Community Centre, Princetown, Devon, PL20 6QE
Woolwell Medical Centre8.22 miles
Woolwell Medical Centre, School Drive, Woolwell, Plymouth, PL6 7TH
Knowle House Surgery8.37 miles
Harwood Avenue, Tamerton Foloit, Plymouth, Devon, PL5 4NU
Callington Health Centre8.48 miles
Haye Road, Callington, Cornwall, PL17 7AW
Southway Surgery8.50 miles
33 Rockfield Avenue, Southway, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 6DX
Roborough Surgery8.59 miles
1 Eastcote Close, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 6PH
The Surgery8.88 miles
North Road, Lifton, Devon, PL16 0EH
Wotter Surgery9.05 miles
Rear Of Church, Devon, PL7 5HN
Ernesettle Primary Care Centre9.12 miles
Ernesettle Green, Plymouth, Devon, PL5 2ST
Budshead Medical Practice9.21 miles
433 Budshead Road, Plymouth, Devon, PL5 4DU
Hospital
Tavistock Community Hospital0.57 miles
Spring Hill, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 8LD
Nuffield Health, Plymouth Hospital9.20 miles
Derriford Road, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 8BG
Derriford Hospital9.34 miles
Derriford Road, Crownhill, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 8DH
Royal Eye Infirmary9.34 miles
Derriford Road, Crownhill, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 8DH
Peninsula NHS Treatment Centre9.61 miles
20 Brest Road, Derriford, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 5XP
St Barnabas Hospital10.40 miles
Higher Port View, Saltash, Cornwall, PL12 4BU
Launceston General Hospital10.97 miles
Link Road, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 9JD
Mount Gould Local Care Centre11.92 miles
200 Mount Gould Road, Mount Gould, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 7PY
Lee Mill Hospital13.62 miles
Beech Road,, PL21 9HL
Okehampton Hospital14.65 miles
Cavell Way, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 1PN
Liskeard Community Hospital14.91 miles
Clemo Road, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 3XD
Ashburton and Buckfastleigh Community Hospital17.41 miles
9-15 Eastern Road, Ashburton, Devon, TQ13 7AP
Moretonhampstead Hospital18.17 miles
Ford Street, Moretonhampstead, Devon, TQ13 8LN
Holsworthy Hospital20.62 miles
Dobles Lane, Holsworthy, Devon, EX22 6JQ
Bovey Tracey Community Hospital20.69 miles
Furzleigh Lane, Bovey Tracey, Devon, TQ13 9HJ
Totnes Community Hospital21.70 miles
Coronation Road, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5GH
Pharmacy
Boots0.10 miles
5 - 6 Duke Street, Tavistock, PL19 0BA
Day Lewis Plc0.21 miles
81 West Street, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 8AQ
Tavyside Pharmacy0.44 miles
Abbey Rise, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 9BB
Morrisons Pharmacy0.44 miles
Plymouth Road, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 9AA
Gunnislake Pharmacy3.67 miles
Gunnislake Health Centre, The Orchard, Gunnislake, PL18 9JZ
The Co-Operative Pharmacy4.78 miles
8 Moorland Villas, Yelverton, Devon, PL20 6DT
Ir Peacock Chemist5.31 miles
The Pharmacy, 3 Fore Street, Bere Alston, Devon, PL20 7AA
Tesco Stores Limited8.09 miles
Tesco Pharmacy, 2 Woolwell Crescent, Woolwell, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 7RF
Lloydspharmacy8.31 miles
17-18 Fore Street, Callington, Cornwall, PL17 7AE
The Co-Operative Pharmacy8.38 miles
331 Southway Drive, Southway, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 6QR
The Co-Operative Pharmacy8.55 miles
6 Bampfylde Way, Southway, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 6SW
The Co-Operative Pharmacy9.15 miles
77 Whitleigh Green, Whitleigh, Plymouth, Devon, PL5 4DE
Doctors' Together Limited9.19 miles
Unit 9b, Forresters Business Park, Estover Industrial Estate, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 7PL
The Co-Operative Pharmacy9.26 miles
7 Hornchurch Road, Ernsettle, Plymouth, Devon, PL5 2TQ
Lloydspharmacy9.66 miles
8 Honicknowle Green, Honicknowle, Devon, PL5 3PY
The Co-Operative Pharmacy9.70 miles
Tesco Store, Transit Way, Honicknowle,Plymouth, Devon, PL5 3TW
Leisure
Park
TAVISTOCK VIADUCT WALK0.52 miles
COTEHELE (Grade II* Listed)5.28 miles
LOPWELL DAM5.87 miles
ENDSLEIGH (Grade I Listed)6.33 miles
SYDENHAM HOUSE (Grade II Listed)6.83 miles
KIT HILL6.85 miles
WISTMAN'S WOOD8.35 miles
HAYNE MANOR (Grade II Listed)8.58 miles
SOUTHWAY VALLEY8.61 miles
CANN WOODS8.72 miles
WHITLEIGH WOOD8.92 miles
BUDSHEAD WOOD9.16 miles
WOODLAND WOOD VALLEY9.39 miles
BIRCHAM VALLEY9.44 miles
DARTMOOR9.49 miles
BLACK-A-TOR COPSE10.37 miles
Shop
Groceries
Co-op Tavistock0.09 miles
Tavistock, PL19 0BJ
Co-op Tavistock0.20 miles
Market Street, Tavistock, PL19 0DB
SPAR Tavistock0.56 miles
Spar, 14 Fore Street, Devon, PL19 8DZ
Tesco Tavistock (Superstore)0.87 miles
Plymouth Rd Retail Park, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 9QN
Morrisons Tavistock0.94 miles
128-130 Plymouth Road, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 9DS
Lidl Tavistock0.94 miles
142-152 Plymouth Road, Tavistock, PL19 9DS
Horrabridge Stores3.40 miles
Commercial Road, Horrabridge PL20 7QB
Gunnislake Stores3.65 miles
17 Fore Street, Gunnislake Cornwall PL18 9BN
Nisa Local4.23 miles
Nisa Local - Pearces Service Station, Drakewalls, Gunnislake, Cornwall, PL18 9EE
Co-op Yelverton4.77 miles
Yelverton, PL20 6DT
Co-op Yelverton5.30 miles
Bere Alston, PL20 7AD
Londis Princetown Post Office & Store6.45 miles
Tavistock Road, Princetown, PL20 6QE
Belliver Stores7.90 miles
20 Hessary Drive, Roborough, Plymouth Devon PL6 7DG
Tesco Callington (Superstore)7.91 miles
Tavistock Rd, Callington, Cornwall, PL17 7RD
Lidl Woolwell8.09 miles
Towerfield Drive, Plymouth, PL6 7FG
Tesco Plymouth (Extra)8.10 miles
2 Woolwell Crescent, Plymouth, Plymouth, PL6 7RF
Transport
Airport
Plymouth City Airport8.98 miles
Exeter International Airport34.29 miles
Newquay St Mawgan Airport38.62 miles
Bus Stop
St. Rumons School (NE)0.01 miles
Lawsons (NE)0.07 miles
Lawsons (W)0.09 miles
Lawsons (E)0.09 miles
Lawsons (NE)0.12 miles
Bedford Square (SE)0.13 miles
Bedford Hotel (NE)0.17 miles
Bedford Hotel (SW)0.18 miles
Parkwood Road (W)0.22 miles
Parkwood Road (E)0.22 miles
St Peters School (SE)0.24 miles
Russell Street (NE)0.26 miles
Meavy Way (SE)0.29 miles
Bus Station ()0.29 miles
Bus Station ()0.29 miles
Bus Station ()0.29 miles
Ferry Port
Devonport Ferry Terminal12.20 miles
Torpoint Ferry Terminal12.31 miles
Plymouth (Barbican) Landing Stage12.78 miles
Plymouth Stonehouse Ferry Terminal12.82 miles
Plymouth Ferry Terminal12.85 miles
Plymouth Mount Batten Ferry Landing13.11 miles
Cremyll Mount Edgcumbe Ferry Landing13.21 miles
Newton Ferrers Ferry Landing16.83 miles
Warren Point Ferry Landing16.96 miles
Noss Mayo Ferry Landing16.97 miles
Totnes Ferry Landing21.93 miles
Cockleridge Ham Ferry Landing22.04 miles
Bantham Ferry Landing22.25 miles
Kingsbridge Ferry Landing24.63 miles
Bodinnick Ferry Landing25.96 miles
Fowey Custom House Quay Ferry Landing26.06 miles
Railway Station
Gunnislake Rail Station4.16 miles
Calstock Rail Station4.69 miles
Bere Alston Rail Station5.18 miles
Bere Ferrers Rail Station7.08 miles
Saltash Rail Station10.33 miles
St Budeaux Victoria Road Rail Station10.46 miles
St Budeaux Ferry Road Rail Station10.50 miles
Keyham Rail Station11.23 miles
Dockyard (Plymouth) Rail Station11.74 miles
Plymouth Rail Station11.94 miles
Devonport Rail Station11.96 miles
St Germans Rail Station13.05 miles
Okehampton Rail Station14.08 miles
Menheniot Rail Station14.56 miles
Ivybridge Rail Station15.07 miles
Liskeard Rail Station16.09 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (PL19 9EA)
Number of Properties in Catchment30
Very Low Risk (<0.1% chance of flooding)0
Low Risk (0.1% < 1% chance of flooding)10
Medium Risk (1% < 3.3% chance of flooding)10
High Risk (>3.3%)1
Property Sales
67, BANNAWELL STREET

TAVISTOCK
DEVON
PL19 0DP		£295,000
2025-06-12
terraced
freehold
5, THE NOOK

TAVISTOCK
DEVON
PL19 0HW		£220,000
2025-05-30
semidetached
freehold
4, TRELAWNY ROAD

TAVISTOCK
DEVON
PL19 0EN		£328,500
2025-05-28
terraced
freehold
9 (FLAT 1), MARKET STREET

TAVISTOCK
DEVON
PL19 0DB		£130,500
2025-05-02
flatmaisonette
leasehold
PARKWOOD COURT (FLAT 34), PARKWOOD ROAD

TAVISTOCK
DEVON
PL19 0RH		£124,000
2025-04-23
flatmaisonette
leasehold
3, BANNAWELL STREET

TAVISTOCK
DEVON
PL19 0DJ		£252,500
2025-03-31
terraced
freehold
30, COLLEGE AVENUE

TAVISTOCK
DEVON
PL19 0HU		£380,000
2025-03-31
terraced
freehold
64, PARKWOOD ROAD

TAVISTOCK
DEVON
PL19 0HH		£210,000
2025-02-24
terraced
freehold
3, DANCY MEWS

TAVISTOCK
DEVON
PL19 0LD		£157,000
2025-01-31
flatmaisonette
leasehold
GAINSBOROUGH HOUSE (7), TAYLOR SQUARE

TAVISTOCK
DEVON
PL19 0DG		£98,750
2024-12-12
flatmaisonette
leasehold
9, WATERS EDGE

TAVISTOCK
DEVON
PL19 0AR		£296,000
2024-12-06
flatmaisonette
leasehold
DARTMOOR VISTA, 22C, GLANVILLE ROAD

TAVISTOCK
DEVON
PL19 0EB		£610,000
2024-12-03
semidetached
freehold
3, OLD EXETER ROAD

TAVISTOCK
DEVON
PL19 0JE		£254,000
2025-03-10
terraced
freehold
ROSE COTT, MADGE LANE

TAVISTOCK
DEVON
PL19 0DY		£300,000
2025-03-07
detached
freehold
NATWEST, BEDFORD SQUARE

TAVISTOCK
DEVON
PL19 0AQ		£200,000
2025-01-27
otherPropertyType
freehold
63, PARKWOOD ROAD

TAVISTOCK
DEVON
PL19 0HH		£409,725
2025-01-27
semidetached
freehold
PADDONS COURT (APARTMENT 1), BROOK STREET

TAVISTOCK
DEVON
PL19 0GZ		£176,000
2025-01-23
flatmaisonette
leasehold
2 (FLAT B), VIGO BRIDGE ROAD

TAVISTOCK
DEVON
PL19 0EY		£155,000
2025-01-22
flatmaisonette
leasehold
PADDONS COURT (APARTMENT 8), BROOK STREET

TAVISTOCK
DEVON
PL19 0GZ		£115,000
2024-11-29
flatmaisonette
leasehold
4, DRAKE ROAD

TAVISTOCK
DEVON
PL19 0AU		£475,000
2024-11-29
flatmaisonette
leasehold
11A, MOUNT TAVY ROAD

TAVISTOCK
DEVON
PL19 9JB		£450,000
2024-10-24
detached
freehold
PARKWOOD COURT (FLAT 12), PARKWOOD ROAD

TAVISTOCK
DEVON
PL19 0RH		£130,000
2024-10-01
flatmaisonette
leasehold
15, LAKESIDE

TAVISTOCK
DEVON
PL19 0AZ		£232,000
2024-09-09
terraced
freehold
17, LAKESIDE

TAVISTOCK
DEVON
PL19 0AZ		£260,000
2024-12-13
terraced
freehold
PARKWOOD COURT (FLAT 28), PARKWOOD ROAD

TAVISTOCK
DEVON
PL19 0RH		£137,000
2024-12-13
flatmaisonette
leasehold
14, HERITAGE PARK

TAVISTOCK
DEVON
PL19 0BY		£375,000
2024-11-22
terraced
freehold
45, GLANVILLE ROAD

TAVISTOCK
DEVON
PL19 0ED		£300,000
2024-11-19
semidetached
freehold
35, GLANVILLE ROAD

TAVISTOCK
DEVON
PL19 0ED		£445,000
2024-11-19
detached
freehold
9, RIVER COURT

TAVISTOCK
DEVON
PL19 0HL		£180,000
2024-11-07
terraced
leasehold
Sold 2024-06-20   £125,000
17A, OLD EXETER ROAD

TAVISTOCK
DEVON
PL19 0JE		£185,000
2024-08-19
terraced
freehold
Sold 2024-08-16   £185,000
PARKWOOD COURT (FLAT 22), PARKWOOD ROAD

TAVISTOCK
DEVON
PL19 0RH		£144,000
2024-07-19
flatmaisonette
leasehold
PARKWOOD COURT (FLAT 16), PARKWOOD ROAD

TAVISTOCK
DEVON
PL19 0RH		£160,000
2024-06-28
flatmaisonette
leasehold
3, LABURNUM

TAVISTOCK
DEVON
PL19 0HN		£200,000
2024-04-19
semidetached
freehold
9, DOLVIN ROAD

TAVISTOCK
DEVON
PL19 9EA		£255,000
2024-11-01
terraced
freehold
SUNNYBANK
WALLABROOK
TAVISTOCK
DEVON
PL19 0JW		£330,000
2024-10-02
detached
freehold
1, LABURNUM

TAVISTOCK
DEVON
PL19 0HN		£239,950
2024-09-20
semidetached
freehold
2, RIVER COURT

TAVISTOCK
DEVON
PL19 0HL		£172,500
2024-09-06
flatmaisonette
leasehold
THE OLD DAIRY (3B), PADDONS ROW

TAVISTOCK
DEVON
PL19 0HF		£90,000
2024-08-15
otherPropertyType
freehold
15, ABBEY COURT

TAVISTOCK
DEVON
PL19 0AP		£156,000
2024-08-15
flatmaisonette
leasehold
86, OLD EXETER ROAD

TAVISTOCK
DEVON
PL19 0JD		£220,000
2024-07-26
semidetached
freehold
1, COLLEGE AVENUE

TAVISTOCK
DEVON
PL19 0HU		£368,000
2024-07-24
terraced
freehold
23 (FLAT 2), TAYLOR SQUARE

TAVISTOCK
DEVON
PL19 0DG		£66,500
2024-07-18
flatmaisonette
leasehold
82, OLD EXETER ROAD

TAVISTOCK
DEVON
PL19 0JD		£257,000
2024-07-18
terraced
freehold
24, TRELAWNY ROAD

TAVISTOCK
DEVON
PL19 0EN		£275,000
2024-07-02
terraced
freehold
26, KING STREET

TAVISTOCK
DEVON
PL19 0DT		£265,000
2024-07-01
terraced
freehold
4, RIVER COURT

TAVISTOCK
DEVON
PL19 0HL		£139,000
2024-06-28
flatmaisonette
leasehold
8, BUDDLE CLOSE

TAVISTOCK
DEVON
PL19 0EG		£185,000
2024-06-21
terraced
freehold
23 (FLAT 1), TAYLOR SQUARE

TAVISTOCK
DEVON
PL19 0DG		£66,500
2024-06-19
flatmaisonette
leasehold
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