Local servicesHospitalTavistock Hospital1.4 miGP surgeryTavyside Health Centre3 surgeries within 2 miles1.1 miPharmacyMorrisons Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistAndrew Brown Dental LTD1.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools4 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independent, 1 specialPrimaryWhitchurch Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 202 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Peter's Church of England Junior Schoolages 7-11, 119 pupils1.0 miSecondaryTavistock Collegeages 11-18, 1,200 pupils1.2 miCollegeCity College Plymouth11.3 miUniversityUniversity of St Mark & St John8.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportExeter International Airport EXT34 miMajor airportCardiff International Airport CWL69 miRailway stationGunnislake4.3 miBus stationBus StationTavistock1.2 miFerrySaltash Ferry Landing9.4 miBus stops36 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 28 min5:04 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 0 min8:14 am – 4:14 pm
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People12,672 residentsin the Tavistock census areaMedian age 51.75,828 households69% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright12% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 5,260 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 16%, education 13%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 57% go by car, 2% take public transport, 15% walk or cycle49% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,467 mm of rain a year, 50 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December29 days of air frost, 6 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)
Parks and green spacesWhitchurch Downpark · under a mile · 163 haTavistock Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 74 haThe Meadows Pleasure Groundpark · 1.1 mi · 7 haBenson Meadowpark · 1.1 miTavistock Community Football Clubplaying field · 1.0 mi · 7 haTavistock Rugby Football Clubplaying field · 1.8 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 200545 mi away, English ChannelMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 27 Oct 201618 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 2.8 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 8.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband84% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)6,339 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation124 m407 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 80 to 176 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
