Tavistock

West Devon · South West · population 13,164 · 7 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

65Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,425 of 6,856 in England
  • #267 of 710 in South West
  • #1 of 7 in West Devon
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents12,670
Median age (est.)52
Density953per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above35%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 9%25–44 18%45–64 28%65+ 30%

Tenure

Own outright: 46%Mortgage/shared: 24%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 46%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 12%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 8%Other: 19%
One person 35%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 8%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Skilled trades 13% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Skilled trades13%
Managers & directors12%
Associate professional12%
Caring & leisure11%
Elementary10%
Administrative8%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 42% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 6%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Tavistock is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,425 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #1 of 7 in West Devon. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (88) and lowest on Education (48). Typical homes here sold for about £287,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+7%) (from 238 sales), in line with the wider West Devon median of £298,250. Typical household take-home income is around £37,644 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 52 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 59 · #2,788
Employment 48 · #3,563
Education 48 · #3,576
Health 57 · #2,973
Crime 88 · #821
Housing & access 58 · #2,898
Living environment 78 · #1,486

House prices ?

£287,000median (12m) · -0.9% yr · n=238
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£287,000238-0.9%+7.2%
Detached£440,00075+5.6%+17.0%
Semi-detached£290,00048+3.2%+18.4%
Terraced£237,50066-7.6%+13.1%
Flat£155,00049-8.8%-29.2%
This area£287,000
West Devon£298,250
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£37,644±£5,271 · #4,163 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,369
Price-to-income ?7.6×typical home ÷ net income — similar to the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

82Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

52 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 681 offences
West Devon41
South West71
England83

Rank #2,242 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences354
Theft122
Burglary18
Vehicle crime15
Criminal damage & arson82
Public order & weapons58
Drugs8
Robbery3
Other21

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 108 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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