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Council tax bands in East Devon

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East Devon has the third-smallest share of homes in bands A and B (27.9%) and the third-largest share in band F (8.9%) of the 27 councils in the South West. Among the eight councils in Devon, it has the largest share of homes in the middle bands C, D and E (57.3%), the largest share in band C (23.9%) and the smallest share of terraced houses (22.3%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA9B19C24D18E15F9G6FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanAnnexeColour shows the band, shape the typeA9B19C24D18E15F9G6FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanAnnexe

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in East Devon gather in the middle of the ladder, with band C the largest single band. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run C, B, D, E, A, F, G and H. The share in band F or above, 14.8%, is 5.5 points above the figure for England as a whole. Across the South West it is 8.8%. Within the South West, the band mix closest to this one is that of South Hams. Band H, the top band, holds 210 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA9.1%B18.8%C23.9%D18.2%E15.2%F8.9%G5.6%H0.3%East DevonSouth WestEngland

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England18%Before19003%1900–19189%1919–193911%1945–196420%1965–198215%1983–199911%2000–201511%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England18%<19003%19009%191911%194520%196515%198311%200011%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (20.1%), before 1900 (17.7%) and from 1983 to 1999 (15.2%). Some 8,570 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band C, the same as the middle home built before 2016. Bands A and B take 21.5% of these newer homes and 28.8% of the older ones. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 700 homes (+0.93%). By build period, the middle home sits in band C for homes built from 1965 to 1982, band C for homes built before 1900 and band D for those built from 1983 to 1999. The busiest single year was 2019, with 1,090 homes recorded as built.

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026ABCDEFBuilt before 2016ABCDEFG

Detached houses and terraced houses, almost level

Detached houses (22.7%) only just outnumber the other types in East Devon; in order they are followed by terraced houses, semi-detached houses (19.0%), bungalows (17.8%) and flats and maisonettes (16.0%). The typical home of each type sits in band E for detached houses, band D for bungalows, band C for semi-detached houses, band C for terraced houses and band B for flats and maisonettes. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Dorset, followed by Teignbridge and North Devon. The list also counts 600 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes. The widest gap to the rest of the South West is in bungalows: 5.5 points above the share there (12.3%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes16.0%ABCDTerraced houses22.3%BCDSemi-detached houses19.0%BCDEDetached houses22.7%DEFGBungalows17.8%BCDEFCaravans and mobile homes0.8%AAnnexes0.7%AB

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (40.9%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (31.3%) and four-bedroom (15.3%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band C with two, band D with three, band E with four and band F with five. One-bedroom homes make up 8.1%. A detached house here has 3.7 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.7. Homes here average 2.78 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom8.1%2 bedrooms31.3%3 bedrooms40.9%4 bedrooms15.3%5 bedrooms3.1%6+ bedrooms1.3%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to East Devon are Bromsgrove (7.6), Dorset (8.1) and Wiltshire (8.2); the furthest within the South West is the Isles of Scilly (77.1).

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Placed in the South West

On the share of homes in band F or above, East Devon comes 4th of the 27 councils in the South West, just behind South Hams and just ahead of Wiltshire. All South West councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveEast Devon 15%2%35%