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Council tax bands in Torridge

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Torridge has the joint fifth-largest share of homes built from 2000 to 2015 (17.5%) and the ninth-smallest share built from 1945 to 1964 (7.4%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 27 councils in the South West, it has the smallest share of one-bedroom homes (6.7%), the third-smallest share of homes in band G (1.1%) and the joint third-smallest share of semi-detached houses (15.2%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA24B22C22D18E10F3G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanAnnexeColour shows the band, shape the typeA24B22C22D18E10F3G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanAnnexe

Homes from before 1900 lead

Share of homes by build period; red line: England26%Before19002%1900–19185%1919–19397%1945–196417%1965–198215%1983–199918%2000–201510%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England26%<19002%19005%19197%194517%196515%198318%200010%2016

The biggest building periods here were before 1900 (26.2%), from 2000 to 2015 and from 1965 to 1982 (16.6%). Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 570 homes (+1.65%). Some 3,370 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 30.6% of these newer homes and 47.2% of the older ones. By build period, the middle home sits in band C for homes built before 1900, band C for homes built from 2000 to 2015 and band B for those built from 1965 to 1982. The busiest single year was 2025, with 600 homes recorded as built.

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

Band A is the largest band

Band A is the most common band in Torridge (24.2%), though the middle home on the list is in band C. In band F or above the share is 4.7%, 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. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run A, C, B, D, E, F, G and H. Band H, the top band, holds 30 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA24.2%B21.5%C21.6%D17.8%E10.2%F3.5%G1.1%H0.1%TorridgeSouth WestEngland

Detached houses and terraced houses, almost level

Detached houses (26.9%) only just outnumber the other types in Torridge; in order they are followed by terraced houses (24.4%), bungalows (20.5%), semi-detached houses and flats and maisonettes (10.5%). The widest gap to the rest of the South West is in flats and maisonettes: 9.8 points below the share there (20.3%). The typical home of each type sits in band D 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 list also counts 320 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to East Suffolk, followed by Mid Devon and North Devon.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes10.5%ABTerraced houses24.4%ABCSemi-detached houses15.2%ABCDDetached houses26.9%CDEFBungalows20.5%ABCDECaravans and mobile homes0.9%AAnnexes0.9%AB

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (43.1%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (30.1%) and four-bedroom (15.2%). 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 2.83 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. A detached house here has 3.6 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.7.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom6.7%2 bedrooms30.1%3 bedrooms43.1%4 bedrooms15.2%5 bedrooms3.6%6+ bedrooms1.4%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Torridge are North Devon (6.8), Stockport (7.0) and East Riding of Yorkshire (8.5); the furthest within the South West is the Isles of Scilly (108.1).

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Placed in the South West

On the share of homes in band F or above, Torridge comes 24th of the 27 councils in the South West, just behind Cornwall and just ahead of Bristol. All South West councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveTorridge 5%2%35%