Council tax bands in the South West
EnglandValuation lists as at 31 March 2026
The South West has 2,721,920 homes on the Council Tax valuation list across 27 councils. Band B is its most common band (23.8%), and bands A and B together hold 41.3% of homes, 1.8 points below the England figure. The share in bands A and B runs from 3.5% in the Isles of Scilly to 66.1% in Plymouth. Cornwall is the largest council by number of homes (289,000); Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has the highest share of flats (39.4%); and Tewkesbury has the newest stock, with 17.9% of its homes built from 2016 to 2026.
If the 2,721,920 homes in the South West were a street of 100, ordered from band A to band H.
Every council in the South West
| Council | Homes | Bands A–B | Band F+ | Most common | Main type | Bands A to H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath and North East Somerset | 87,500 | 33.4% | 13.4% | Band C | Terraced houses | |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 190,630 | 32.3% | 8.8% | Band C | Flats | |
| Bristol | 214,470 | 62.6% | 3.8% | Band B | Flats | |
| Cheltenham | 57,800 | 40.7% | 9.0% | Band C | Flats | |
| Cornwall | 289,000 | 48.5% | 5.0% | Band B | Terraced houses | |
| Cotswold | 46,330 | 19.6% | 23.9% | Band C | Detached houses | |
| Dorset | 188,900 | 28.1% | 13.4% | Band C | Detached houses | |
| East Devon | 75,800 | 27.9% | 14.8% | Band C | Detached houses | |
| Exeter | 61,790 | 47.1% | 5.4% | Band B | Flats | |
| Forest of Dean | 41,250 | 43.0% | 8.0% | Band B | Detached houses | |
| Gloucester | 60,510 | 57.5% | 1.8% | Band A | Semi-detached houses | |
| Isles of Scilly | 1,170 | 3.5% | 35.1% | Band E | Flats | |
| Mid Devon | 38,890 | 41.1% | 9.5% | Band B | Detached houses | |
| North Devon | 49,720 | 45.0% | 5.5% | Band B | Detached houses | |
| North Somerset | 102,800 | 35.3% | 10.5% | Band C | Detached houses | |
| Plymouth | 123,450 | 66.1% | 2.0% | Band A | Terraced houses | |
| Somerset | 273,500 | 42.4% | 9.3% | Band B | Terraced houses | |
| South Gloucestershire | 130,400 | 39.8% | 7.0% | Band B | Terraced houses | |
| South Hams | 48,180 | 30.1% | 16.0% | Band C | Detached houses | |
| Stroud | 57,530 | 36.3% | 12.5% | Band C | Detached houses | |
| Swindon | 102,850 | 42.2% | 5.5% | Band B | Terraced houses | |
| Teignbridge | 66,050 | 36.1% | 9.6% | Band B | Terraced houses | |
| Tewkesbury | 47,350 | 30.5% | 13.2% | Band C | Detached houses | |
| Torbay | 69,010 | 46.0% | 5.6% | Band B | Flats | |
| Torridge | 35,170 | 45.7% | 4.7% | Band A | Detached houses | |
| West Devon | 27,700 | 37.7% | 11.1% | Band B | Detached houses | |
| Wiltshire | 234,170 | 30.0% | 13.5% | Band C | Detached houses |
Councils shown without a link either sit close to the common pattern on every measure or have a housing mix almost identical to a neighbouring council with its own page, so their figures are given here and in the comparison tool rather than on a page of their own.
Kinds of home against England
| Type | South West | England |
|---|---|---|
| Flats and maisonettes | 20.3% | 24.4% |
| Terraced houses | 24.5% | 25.6% |
| Semi-detached houses | 21.0% | 23.6% |
| Detached houses | 19.9% | 16.1% |
| Bungalows | 12.3% | 9.0% |