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Council tax bands in South Hams

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South Hams has the third-largest share of homes in band F or above (16.0%), the second-largest share in band E (15.9%) and the third-smallest share of homes built from 2000 to 2015 (8.5%) of the 27 councils in the South West. It also has the third-smallest share of its 2016 to 2026 homes placed in bands A and B (20.6%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA11B19C20D18E16F8G7H1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanAnnexeColour shows the band, shape the typeA11B19C20D18E16F8G7H1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanAnnexe

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in South Hams gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 53.9%, with band C the largest single band (20.1%). The share in bands A and B, 30.1%, is 13.0 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across the South West it is 41.3%. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run C, B, D, E, A, F, G and H. Band H, the top band, holds 380 homes. Within the South West, the band mix closest to this one is that of East Devon.

Share of homes in each bandA11.1%B19.0%C20.1%D17.9%E15.9%F8.6%G6.6%H0.8%South HamsSouth WestEngland

Homes from before 1900 lead

Share of homes by build period; red line: England25%Before19002%1900–19187%1919–193911%1945–196419%1965–198218%1983–19998%2000–201510%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England25%<19002%19007%191911%194519%196518%19838%200010%2016

The biggest building periods here were before 1900 (24.6%), from 1965 to 1982 (19.4%) and from 1983 to 1999 (17.7%). Some 5,050 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band D, a higher band than the middle home built before 2016 (band C). By build period, the middle home sits in band D for homes built before 1900, band C for homes built from 1965 to 1982 and band C for those built from 1983 to 1999. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 340 homes (+0.71%). The busiest single year was 2022, with 650 homes recorded as built.

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

Detached houses and terraced houses, almost level

Detached houses (25.4%) only just outnumber the other types in South Hams; in order they are followed by terraced houses (23.4%), semi-detached houses (19.7%), bungalows (17.1%) and flats and maisonettes (12.6%). 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 widest gap to the rest of the South West is in flats and maisonettes: 7.7 points below the share there (20.3%). The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Mid Devon, followed by West Devon and Fareham. The list also counts 410 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes12.6%ABCDETerraced houses23.4%BCDESemi-detached houses19.7%BCDEDetached houses25.4%DEFGBungalows17.1%ABCDEFCaravans and mobile homes0.9%AAnnexes0.6%AB

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (40.1%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (28.5%) and four-bedroom (17.9%). 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. Homes here average 2.85 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. One-bedroom homes make up 8.3%. A detached house here has 3.7 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.8.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom8.3%2 bedrooms28.5%3 bedrooms40.1%4 bedrooms17.9%5 bedrooms3.8%6+ bedrooms1.5%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to South Hams are Ribble Valley (5.2), Bromsgrove (7.6) and Harborough (7.7); the furthest within the South West is the Isles of Scilly (73.9).

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Placed in the South West

On the share of homes in bands C to E, South Hams comes 10th of the 27 councils in the South West, just behind Teignbridge and just ahead of Bath and North East Somerset. All South West councils.

Share of homes in bands C to ESouth Hams 54%32%61%