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Council tax bands in Torbay

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Torbay has the smallest share of homes built from 2000 to 2015 (7.8%), the joint third-smallest share of semi-detached houses (15.2%) and the second-largest share of two-bedroom homes (33.7%) of the 27 councils in the South West. It also has the third-smallest share of three-bedroom homes (36.8%) and the third-largest share of homes built between 1919 and 1939 (15.3%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA20B26C25D16E8F3G2FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowColour shows the band, shape the typeA20B26C25D16E8F3G2FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalow

Homes from before 1900 lead

Share of homes by build period; red line: England24%Before19003%1900–191815%1919–193916%1945–196419%1965–198211%1983–19998%2000–20154%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England24%<19003%190015%191916%194519%196511%19838%20004%2016

The biggest building periods here were before 1900 (24.2%), from 1965 to 1982 (18.9%) and from 1945 to 1964 (15.7%). By build period, the middle home sits in band B for homes built before 1900, band C for homes built from 1965 to 1982 and band C for those built from 1945 to 1964. Some 2,560 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 22.3% of these newer homes and 46.8% of the older ones. The busiest single year was 2016, with 390 homes recorded as built. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 150 homes (+0.22%).

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

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes are the most common size, then two-bedroom and one-bedroom (16.0%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band B with two, band C with three, band D with four and band E with five. Homes here average 2.52 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.66 for England. A detached house here has 3.6 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. Homes with four or more bedrooms make up 13.5%.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom16.0%2 bedrooms33.7%3 bedrooms36.8%4 bedrooms10.4%5 bedrooms2.0%6+ bedrooms1.1%

Flats and maisonettes are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Torbay is flats and maisonettes at 32.3%, followed in turn by terraced houses (25.1%), bungalows (15.8%), semi-detached houses and detached houses (10.7%). 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 widest gap to the rest of the South West is in flats and maisonettes: 12.0 points above the share there (20.3%). The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Thanet, followed by Worthing and Hastings.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes32.3%ABCTerraced houses25.1%BCDSemi-detached houses15.2%BCDDetached houses10.7%DEFGBungalows15.8%BCDE

Band B is the largest band

Band B is the most common band in Torbay (25.9%), though the middle home on the list is in band C. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run B, C, A, D, E, F, G and H. In band F or above the share is 5.6%, close to the 9.3% for England. Across the South West it is 8.8%. Within the South West, the band mix closest to this one is that of Cornwall. Band H, the top band, holds 140 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA20.1%B25.9%C24.9%D15.6%E7.9%F3.5%G1.9%H0.2%TorbaySouth WestEngland

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Torbay are South Ribble (4.0), Exeter (5.3) and Brighton and Hove (7.7); the furthest within the South West is the Isles of Scilly (115.3).

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Placed in the South West

On the share of homes in band F or above, Torbay comes 19th of the 27 councils in the South West, just behind South Gloucestershire and just ahead of North Devon. All South West councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveTorbay 6%2%35%