Mary Tavy
Mary Tavy is a village in Devon, England, with a population of around 840. It has 2 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Mary Tavy area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the West Devon area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 57,098 residents at roughly 49 people per km².
- Council
- West Devon
- County
- Devon
- Constituency
- Torridge and West Devon
- Police force
- Devon & Cornwall
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 79th of 294 English council areas — better than 73% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. Scored on 80% of the full weighting — some data isn't available here. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
7°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 10° / 7° · 17% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 5° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:12Sunset 16:47
9h 34m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
42US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Saltash Callington Road, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 4.9 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 3.7% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
Road safety
118 reported road collisions (2025)
27 killed or seriously injured · 168 casualties · 20.7 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
3 food businesses within 2 miles
- 3 rated 4–5 ★ (3 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 2 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Gunnislake (11.4 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£286,921 average▼ 1.5% YoY
Across West Devon · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£846 average monthly rent▲ 3.3% YoY
- 1 bed £603
- 2 bed £771
- 3 bed £952
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
7.8× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 7.8 times median annual pay (8.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
826 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 166.9p · Asda (11.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 198.9p · Asda (11.5 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
2 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 7 kW
- Nearest: West Devon Borough Council (5.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools2
- Sports pitches2
- Playgrounds1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
57,098 residents in West Devon · 49/km²
- Under 16: 15%
- 16–64: 56%
- 65+: 28%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK3,865
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK3,226
- Net moves+639
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 117 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,705 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band B (25% of 27,470)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
37 schools · 6,412 pupils
29 primary · 2 secondary · 6 other
Ofsted: 16 of 18 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (89%)
32 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Okehampton CollegeRequires improvement
- Tavistock CollegeRequires improvement
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · West Devon
Care & health services
829 CQC-registered services
- Care homes309
- GP practices118
- Dentists156
- Homecare agencies155
- Hospitals & hospices39
CQC ratings: 93% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 4 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Devon
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 20 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
85 applications decided
82.4% granted · 70 granted, 15 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Sir Geoffrey Cox
Conservative
Torridge and Tavistock
Recent votes:
- NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
- NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
- NoBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
- NoBudget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief)
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Independent / Green / Liberal Democrat / Labour coalition
- Lab 1
- Con 10
- LD 6
- Grn 3
- Oth 11
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
3,575 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
1 jobs advertised
e.g. Delivery Driver
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£662 median full-time weekly pay
2.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£25,196 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
36% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 28,821 certificates
12.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
4% low-carbon electricity
Gas 96% · Wind 4%
378 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity
Latest estimate for South West England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 85.7 yrs women · 82 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Devon): 64 women · 63.7 men
57% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.9
- Feeling worthwhile7.8
- Happiness yesterday7.8
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.8
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2021-22
Health services
3 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in PL19
- Tavyside Health Centre
- Abbey Surgery
- Ent Gpwsi Tavistock Hospital
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Torridge and Tavistock:
- Introduce urgent moratorium on AI Data Centres and BESS outside AI Growth Zones5,996 local signatures · 38,553 nationwide
- Stop a single Minister having the final say on national infrastructure projects450 local signatures · 15,667 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks411 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases326 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately247 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Mary Tavy · 0.5 kmMary Tavy is a village with a population of around 600, located four miles north of Tavistock in the West Devon district, in Devon, England; it is named after the River Tavy. There is an electoral ward with the same n…
Cudlipptown · 1.9 kmCudlipptown or Cudliptown is a small village located near the western edge of Dartmoor National Park, northeast of Tavistock, and approximately one mile northeast of Peter Tavy.
Devon United Mine · 1.9 kmDevon United Mine is a 1.0 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Devon, England, notified in 1987.
Collybrooke · 2.1 kmThe Collybrooke or Colly Brook is a brook on Dartmoor in Devon, England. It is a tributary of the River Tavy.
Peter Tavy · 2.3 kmPeter Tavy is a village and civil parish 3 miles (4.8 km) along the A386, northeast of Tavistock, in the West Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. It is named after the River Tavy. St Peter's Parish Church…
Brentor railway station · 2.3 kmBrentor railway station used to serve the village of Brentor in Devon, England. It was on the Plymouth, Devonport and South Western Junction Railway's line from Lydford to Plymouth, between Lydford and Tavistock.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Mary Tavy?
- Mary Tavy is a town in Devon, England, in the West Devon local authority.
- What is the population of Mary Tavy?
- Mary Tavy has an approximate settlement population of 840.
- How deprived is Mary Tavy?
- The West Devon local authority, which includes Mary Tavy, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.