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Council tax bands in West Devon

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West Devon has the seventh-smallest number of homes on the valuation list (27,700 homes) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 27 councils in the South West, it has the third-smallest share of flats and maisonettes (10.4%), the third-largest share of detached houses (29.1%) and the joint third-highest average number of bedrooms per home (2.89 bedrooms). It also has the second-largest share of homes built before 1919 (33.6%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA13B24C21D17E14F7G4FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanAnnexeColour shows the band, shape the typeA13B24C21D17E14F7G4FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanAnnexe

Homes from before 1900 lead

Share of homes by build period; red line: England32%Before19002%1900–19188%1919–19399%1945–196416%1965–198212%1983–199914%2000–20158%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England32%<19002%19008%19199%194516%196512%198314%20008%2016

The biggest building periods here were before 1900 (31.9%), from 1965 to 1982 (15.5%) and from 2000 to 2015 (14.1%). Some 2,270 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 28.2% of these newer homes and 38.6% of the older ones. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 230 homes (+0.84%). Homes from the three largest building periods share the same middle band, band C. The busiest single year was 2022, with 350 homes recorded as built.

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

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (40.1%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (28.3%) and four-bedroom (18.1%). 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. One-bedroom homes make up 7.4%. A detached house here has 3.7 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom7.4%2 bedrooms28.3%3 bedrooms40.1%4 bedrooms18.1%5 bedrooms4.0%6+ bedrooms2.1%

Detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in West Devon is detached houses, followed in turn by terraced houses (23.3%), semi-detached houses (19.7%), bungalows (15.6%) and flats and maisonettes. 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 Mid Devon, followed by South Hams and Babergh. The widest gap to the rest of the South West is in bungalows: 3.3 points above the share there (12.3%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes10.4%ABCTerraced houses23.3%ABCDSemi-detached houses19.7%BCDDetached houses29.1%CDEFGBungalows15.6%ABCDEFCaravans and mobile homes0.9%AAnnexes0.6%A

Band B is the largest band

Band B is the most common band in West Devon (24.5%), though the middle home on the list is in band C. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run B, C, D, E, A, F, G and H. The share in bands A and B, 37.7%, is 5.4 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across the South West it is 41.3%. Within the South West, the band mix closest to this one is that of Teignbridge. Band H, the top band, holds 80 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA13.2%B24.5%C21.0%D16.6%E13.6%F7.0%G3.8%H0.3%West DevonSouth WestEngland

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to West Devon are Mid Suffolk (6.9), Stroud (7.3) and North Somerset (7.7); the furthest within the South West is the Isles of Scilly (90.9).

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Placed in the South West

On the share of homes in band F or above, West Devon comes 10th of the 27 councils in the South West, just behind Stroud and just ahead of North Somerset. All South West councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveWest Devon 11%2%35%