Local servicesHospitalTavistock Hospital3.2 miGP surgeryTavyside Health Centre3.1 miPharmacyBoots2.8 miDentistTavistock Dental Practice2.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryMary Tavy and Brentor Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 103 pupils1.2 miSecondaryTavistock Collegeages 11-18, 1,200 pupils3.5 miCollegeCity College Plymouth14.4 miUniversityUniversity of St Mark & St John10.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT32 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL65 miRailway stationGunnislake6.8 miBus stationBus StationTavistock3.0 miFerrySaltash Ferry Landing13 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PL19 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 28 min5:04 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 59 min8:14 am – 4:14 pm
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People6,224 residentsin the Horrabridge & Mary Tavy census areaMedian age 55.92,713 households80% of homes owner-occupied54% owned outright9% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate51% of adults are economically active, 2,630 in work, 37% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 58% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle48% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,568 mm of rain a year, 52 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December30 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksThe Combevalley · under a mileRiver Tavy Reservoirriver · 1.1 miBoulters Torhill · under a mileCox Torhill · 1.2 miWhite Lady Waterfallwaterfall · 3.9 miPetertavy Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWhitchurch Downpark · 1.9 mi · 163 haCelle Gardenpark · 2.4 miMary Tavy Community Allotmentsallotments · 1.3 miThe Meadows Pleasure Groundpark · 3.1 mi · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 24 Aug 200548 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Oct 201620 mi away, Liskeard, CornwallSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 2.2 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 8.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband53% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband79% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,794 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation195 m640 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 115 to 347 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
