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Council tax bands in Teignbridge

66,050 homesSouth WestDevon

Teignbridge has the joint fourth-largest share of caravans, houseboats and mobile homes (2.4%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 27 councils in the South West, it has the second-largest share of homes built from 1983 to 1999 (19.4%). Among the eight councils in Devon, it has the largest share of homes in band D (18.8%) and the smallest share of homes built since 2000 (18.6%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA14B23C22D19E13F6G3FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanAnnexeColour shows the band, shape the typeA14B23C22D19E13F6G3FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanAnnexe

Terraced houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Teignbridge is terraced houses at 24.8%, followed in turn by detached houses (21.3%), semi-detached houses (17.9%), bungalows (17.5%) and flats and maisonettes (14.9%). The typical home of each type sits in band E for detached houses, band D 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 Cornwall, followed by East Devon and North Devon. It also counts 410 annexes, separate living quarters attached to another home. The widest gap to the rest of the South West is in flats and maisonettes: 5.4 points below the share there (20.3%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes14.9%ABCTerraced houses24.8%BCDSemi-detached houses17.9%BCDEDetached houses21.3%DEFGBungalows17.5%BCDECaravans and mobile homes2.4%ABAnnexes0.6%AB

Homes from before 1900 lead

Share of homes by build period; red line: England21%Before19002%1900–19188%1919–193913%1945–196417%1965–198219%1983–199910%2000–20158%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England21%<19002%19008%191913%194517%196519%198310%20008%2016

The biggest building periods here were before 1900 (21.3%), from 1983 to 1999 and from 1965 to 1982 (16.8%). Some 5,420 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 27.2% of these newer homes and 37.0% of the older ones. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 540 homes (+0.82%). Homes from the three largest building periods share the same middle band, band C. The busiest single year was 2017, with 780 homes recorded as built.

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

Band B is the largest band

Band B is the most common band in Teignbridge (22.4%), though the middle home on the list is in band C. The share in bands A and B, 36.1%, is 7.0 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 B, C, D, A, E, F, G and H. Within the South West, the band mix closest to this one is that of Mid Devon. Band H, the top band, holds 120 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA13.7%B22.4%C22.3%D18.8%E13.2%F6.3%G3.1%H0.2%TeignbridgeSouth WestEngland

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (39.3%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (30.3%) and four-bedroom (16.6%). 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. A detached house here has 3.7 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. One-bedroom homes make up 9.2%. Homes here average 2.78 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom9.2%2 bedrooms30.3%3 bedrooms39.3%4 bedrooms16.6%5 bedrooms3.3%6+ bedrooms1.3%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Teignbridge are North Somerset (3.9), West Devon (8.0) and Stroud (8.3); the furthest within the South West is the Isles of Scilly (90.3).

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Placed in the South West

On the share of homes in band F or above, Teignbridge comes 12th of the 27 councils in the South West, just behind North Somerset and just ahead of Mid Devon. All South West councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveTeignbridge 10%2%35%