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Council tax bands in Mid Devon

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Mid Devon has the second-smallest share of homes in band C (18.9%) and the second-smallest share of flats and maisonettes (10.2%) of the 27 councils in the South West. Among the eight councils in Devon, it has the largest share of semi-detached houses (20.0%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA17B24C19D17E13F7G3FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanAnnexeColour shows the band, shape the typeA17B24C19D17E13F7G3FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanAnnexe

Detached houses and terraced houses, almost level

Detached houses (27.3%) only just outnumber the other types in Mid Devon; in order they are followed by terraced houses (24.7%), semi-detached houses, bungalows (16.2%) and flats and maisonettes. The typical home of each type sits in band E for detached houses, band C for bungalows, band C for semi-detached houses, band B for terraced houses and band A for flats and maisonettes. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to West Devon, followed by South Hams and Babergh. The widest gap to the rest of the South West is in detached houses: 7.4 points above the share there (19.9%). The list also counts 340 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes10.2%ABTerraced houses24.7%ABCDSemi-detached houses20.0%ABCDDetached houses27.3%DEFGBungalows16.2%ABCDECaravans and mobile homes0.9%AAnnexes0.7%AB

Band B is the largest band

Band B is the most common band in Mid Devon (24.2%), though the middle home on the list is in band C. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run B, C, D, A, E, F, G and H. Within the South West, the band mix closest to this one is that of the Forest of Dean. In bands A and B the share is 41.1%, close to the 43.1% for England. Band H, the top band, holds 60 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA16.9%B24.2%C18.9%D17.4%E13.0%F6.8%G2.5%H0.2%Mid DevonSouth WestEngland

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (41.2%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (26.8%) and four-bedroom (18.2%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band B with two, band C with three, band E with four and band F with five. Homes here average 2.88 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. One-bedroom homes make up 8.3%. A detached house here has 3.8 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom8.3%2 bedrooms26.8%3 bedrooms41.2%4 bedrooms18.2%5 bedrooms3.8%6+ bedrooms1.7%

Homes from before 1900 lead

Share of homes by build period; red line: England24%Before19001%1900–19185%1919–193911%1945–196418%1965–198218%1983–199914%2000–20159%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England24%<19001%19005%191911%194518%196518%198314%20009%2016

The biggest building periods here were before 1900 (24.5%), from 1965 to 1982 (17.8%) and from 1983 to 1999 (17.5%). Some 3,500 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 28.9% of these newer homes and 42.4% of the older ones. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 280 homes (+0.73%). Homes from the three largest building periods share the same middle band, band C. The busiest single year was 2017, with 480 homes recorded as built.

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

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Mid Devon are West Devon (9.1), Shropshire (10.1) and Herefordshire (10.3); the furthest within the South West is the Isles of Scilly (93.6).

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Placed in the South West

On the share of homes in band F or above, Mid Devon comes 13th of the 27 councils in the South West, just behind Teignbridge and just ahead of Somerset. All South West councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveMid Devon 10%2%35%