Surveyors · Tavistock, Devon
Home surveys in Tavistock: the local risks, the price picture and the right survey level, from a surveyor-led Devon practice.
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A Level 2 Home Survey covers the typical Tavistock purchase. Step up to a Level 3 if the home is older than about 1919, listed, extended, or you are planning work.
£286,125 was the middle price of the 256 Tavistock homes sold in 2025; that's up 2% on 2024's £280,000.
| Type | Median |
|---|---|
| detached | £440,000 |
| semi-detached | £290,000 |
| terraced | £227,500 |
| flat/maisonette | £157,000 |
Sales mix: detached 32%, terraced 29%, flat/maisonette 21%, semi-detached 18%. PL19. HM Land Registry, 2025, ONS built-up area. Residents: Tavistock built-up area, ONS Census 2021.
19% of the housing stock in these neighbourhoods dates from before 1919 and 18% from before 1900. Expect solid walls rather than cavities, so damp diagnosis needs care: cement renders, plastic paints and raised ground levels trap moisture in walls that were designed to breathe.
Source: VOA, Mar 2025
Historic England lists 159 buildings in and around Tavistock, including Abbey Gatehouse (Grade I); Betsy Grimbal'S Tower, The Vicarage (Grade I); Church Of St Andrew (Grade I). On a listed home, like-for-like repairs with traditional materials are the rule; your surveyor should flag anything that looks unconsented.
List entries: Abbey Gatehouse · Betsy Grimbal'S Tower, The Vicarage · Church Of St Andrew
Source: Historic England
Conservation areas here: Tavistock, Tavistock And Bere Alston Railway Line, Whitchurch. If you plan changes, check with the council first: conservation area rules limit what you can do without permission.
Source: planning.data.gov.uk
14 of the 100 postcodes we checked (postcodes where homes sold in 2025) have their centre in Environment Agency Flood Zone 2 or 3, and 11 in Zone 3. Ask the seller about any past flooding and check insurance costs before you exchange.
Source: Environment Agency
The 1 km radon map square at the centre of Tavistock is class 6: an estimated 30% or more of homes are above the radon Action Level. 100% of the sold postcodes we checked fall in a radon Affected Area. Check whether the house has a radon sump or membrane, and if there's no test result, plan one in the first year.
Source: UKHSA/BGS
Tavistock lies inside the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site. Parts of West Devon share Cornwall's mining history; a mining search and, for pre-1950 concrete-block homes, a mundic test may be needed.
Source: UNESCO WHS; RICS
Under most of Tavistock the bedrock is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone (64%) and old volcanic lava and tuff (35%). Older homes may be built of local stone; check pointing and wall-head weathering.
Source: BGS 625k
21% of 2025 sales in Tavistock were leasehold. Check the lease length, ground rent, service charges and any planned major works before you commit.
Source: HM Land Registry
Tavistock LSOAs with 2025 sales. VOA, Mar 2025.
For Tavistock sellers, 2025 medians were detached £440,000, semi-detached £290,000, terraced £227,500, flat/maisonette £157,000. Your house isn't an average, so we come and look: the appraisal is free.
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Based on HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, 256 homes sold in Tavistock in 2025 with a median price of £286,125 (up 2% on 2024's £280,000). The most common type sold was detached (32% of sales).
We carry out RICS Level 2 and Level 3 surveys. A Level 2 Home Survey suits most modern homes here; older or altered houses need a Level 3. Roughly 19% of Tavistock's homes pre-date 1919. 159 listed buildings in and around Tavistock, 8 of them Grade I or II*. If in doubt, the chooser on our survey page takes a minute.
For most of Tavistock, yes (100% of checked postcodes). At the centre, 30% or more of homes are estimated to exceed the Action Level (class 6).
Of 100 postcodes in Tavistock with 2025 sales, 14 have their centre in Flood Zone 2 or 3 (rivers and sea) and 11 in Zone 3. Surface water isn't included.
Historic England's list shows 159 listed buildings in and around Tavistock: 5 Grade I, 3 Grade II* and 151 Grade II.
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