Abbotsfield Close Tavistock, West Devon
13 addresses across 1 postcode (PL19), about 40 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 43100549.
- Sales: 9 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £368,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 2, E: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in West Devon costs £2,705 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Gunnislake, about 5.1 km (3.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 330 m away, and The Meadows Pleasure Ground (6.5 hectares) is about 650 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 114 to 118 m above sea level.
- Noise: 9 of its 13 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Abbey Surgery, about 900 m (0.6 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 280 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 61% of households owned their home and 28% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 19 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £368,000 | £368,000 | £368,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £180,000 | £180,000 | £180,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £185,000 | £185,000 | £185,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £180,000 | £180,000 | £180,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £195,000 | £195,000 | £195,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £145,000 | £145,000 | £145,000 |
| 1999 | 2 | £85,250 | £85,000 | £85,500 |
| 1998 | 1 | £93,000 | £93,000 | £93,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jun 2025 | 8 PL19 8EX | Detached | £368,000 | |
| 27 Feb 2015 | 5 PL19 8EX | Detached | £180,000 | |
| 15 Nov 2013 | 9 PL19 8EX | Detached | £185,000 | |
| 19 Aug 2011 | 3 PL19 8EX | Detached | £180,000 | |
| 30 Jan 2009 | 6 PL19 8EX | Detached | £195,000 | |
| 2 Oct 2000 | 8 PL19 8EX | Detached | £145,000 | |
| 4 Jun 1999 | 1 PL19 8EX | Detached | £85,000 | |
| 21 May 1999 | 8 PL19 8EX | Detached | £85,500 | |
| 7 Aug 1998 | 7 PL19 8EX | Detached | £93,000 |
Energy performance certificates
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 87 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (4). Built: 1967-1975 (2); 1976-1982 (1); 1950-1966 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (2 addresses)
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 street: most are in band B (36% of about 1,170 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 street's 13 addresses are between 114 m and 118 m above sea level (116 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL19 8EX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Gunnislake 50,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) |
| Calstock 39,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6 km (3.7 miles) | |
| Bere Alston 39,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 19 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Uplands Tavistock | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Tavistock | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Morrisons Car park-Tavistock | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Exeter International Airport EXT | 57 km (35 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 111 km (69 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Abbey Surgery | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Harwood Dental Surgery | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Tavistock Hospital | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Callington Police Station | 11.7 km (7.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Tavistock - Market Street, Tavistock Cashzone | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 330 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | The Meadows Pleasure Ground 6.5 ha | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 680 m² | 270 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tavistock Community Football Club 6.8 ha | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 7.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of Our Lady and St Mary Magdalene, a listed building (Grade II*), 560 m (0.3 miles) north-east. 15 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of Our Lady and St Mary Magdalene | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Inscribed stones in vicarage garden | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Tavistock Abbey | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Newton Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Crowndale Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Birch Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Shillamill Wood | Wood | 2 km (1.3 miles) south |
| Ogbear Wood | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Double Waters | Lake or reservoir | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 5 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 13 |
9 of the street's 13 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for West Devon: see them on the West Devon page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tavistock College | Secondary | 11–18 | 470 m (0.3 miles) | Requires improvement (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Tavistock Primary & Nursery School | Primary | 2–11 | 660 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Nov 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Rumon's Church of England Infants School | Primary | 5–7 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Peter's Church of England Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Apr 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Whitchurch Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive Steps Care & Support Ltd PL19 8EZ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 140 m | 5 Very good | 6 Aug 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 14 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Staple Tor Road (8); On or near Callington Road (3); On or near Highbank Close (3); On or near Buctor Park (2); On or near Monksmead (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 59 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 40% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 61% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 23% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 37% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 43% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- PL19 8EX: 13 addresses of 15 in the postcode
Nearby streets
The Retreat · Abbotsfield · Yellowmead Tor Close · Uplands · Abbotsfield Crescent · Orchard Close · Leeden Tor Close · Monksmead · Buctor Park · Greensway Road · Yellowmead Tor Close · Foggintor Grove
All the streets in PL19 and across West Devon.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.