PL19 9JG West Devon
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Tavistock South East. Region: South West.
Streets
- Cox Tor Road, Tavistock: 83 addresses
- Unnamed street near Cox Tor Road, Tavistock: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in West Devon in 2026-27: Band D £2,705 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,804 | £2,104 | £2,405 | £2,705 | £3,307 | £3,908 | £4,509 | £5,411 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (51% of about 630 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 85 addresses are between 138 m and 150 m above sea level (143 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Gunnislake 50,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) |
| Calstock 39,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) | |
| Bere Alston 39,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 12 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Green Lane Greenlands Estate | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Tavistock | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Morrisons Car park-Tavistock | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 54.7 km (34 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 109 km (68 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Tavyside Health Centre | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Tavistock Dental Practice | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Tavistock Hospital | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Police station | Callington Police Station | 13.9 km (8.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Tavistock | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Whitchurch Down 163 ha | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,290 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.8 ha | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Butchers Park Hill Allotments 1.2 ha | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 163 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Green Lane Cross: a wayside cross at the north west end of Whitchurch Down, a scheduled monument, 390 m south-east. 37 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Green Lane Cross: a wayside cross at the north west end of Whitchurch Down | Scheduled monument | 390 m south-east |
| Former Guildhall, Police Station, attached railings and boundary walls | Listed building, Grade II* | 940 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Abbey Gatehouse | Listed building, Grade I | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Tavistock Abbey | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Porch to Abbot's Hall in Grounds of Bedford Hotel | Listed building, Grade I | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Inscribed stones in vicarage garden | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lodge Wood | Wood | 360 m north-east |
| Torland Wood | Wood | 550 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Lower Rowden Wood | Wood | 940 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Pew Tor | Hill | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) east |
| The Combe | Valley | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) north-east |
| Double Waters | Lake or reservoir | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 83 | 85 |
2 of the postcode's 85 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 43% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 46% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 14% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 7% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 77% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 50% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Cox Tor Road.