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Tavistock

Middle area

The south west of the West Devon. 13,598 people in 13 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Tavistock’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£290,000
3,559th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
12,672
147th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
87.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Tavistock compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

TavistockMiddle
Median sale price7 middle areas, West Devon · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in West Devon7 areas from £225,000 to £431,000. The middle area is £300,000. Tavistock is £290,000.
£290,0002nd lowest
Population7 middle areas, West Devon · 2021
Population: every middle area in West Devon7 areas from 6,224 to 12,672. The middle area is 7,087. Tavistock is 12,672.
12,672highest
Gigabit broadband coverage7 middle areas, West Devon · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in West Devon7 areas from 30.6% to 87.2%. The middle area is 53.0%. Tavistock is 87.2%.
87.2%highest
Claimant rate7 middle areas, West Devon · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in West Devon7 areas from 1.5% to 2.7%. The middle area is 2.2%. Tavistock is 2.4%.
2.4%2nd highest

Figures for the whole of West Devon

These figures are published for the whole of West Devon, not for each middle area, so they describe all of West Devon and not Tavistock alone. See West Devon

Average house price
£285,834
Down 0.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,638
170th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.4×
167th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
19.1
143rd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Tavistock in brief

The median price paid for a home in Tavistock was £290,000 in 2025.

Tavistock had 12,672 usual residents at the census.

In Tavistock, 87.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Tavistock, 2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.