Council tax bands in South Hams 2026-27
Average Band D council tax in South Hams, including parish charges, is £2,615.22 a year in 2026-27, about £261.52 a month over 10 payments.
Every home in South Hams is in a parish that charges, so no home pays the basic charge of £2,506.59 alone.
Every band in South Hams
On average, council tax in South Hams runs from £1,743.48 a year for Band A to £5,230.44 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,743.48 | £174.35 | £145.29 | £1,307.61 |
| Band B | £2,034.06 | £203.41 | £169.51 | £1,525.55 |
| Band C | £2,324.64 | £232.46 | £193.72 | £1,743.48 |
| Band D | £2,615.22 | £261.52 | £217.93 | £1,961.42 |
| Band E | £3,196.38 | £319.64 | £266.37 | £2,397.29 |
| Band F | £3,777.54 | £377.75 | £314.80 | £2,833.16 |
| Band G | £4,358.70 | £435.87 | £363.23 | £3,269.02 |
| Band H | £5,230.44 | £523.04 | £435.87 | £3,922.83 |
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How bands work: every band is a fixed fraction of Band D, set in law (Band A is 6/9 of Band D and Band H 18/9), rounded here to the penny. A home's band comes from its value on 1 April 1991: Band A up to £40,000, Band H over £320,000. Payments are the yearly charge divided by 10 or 12. Other bands may differ by a penny from your council's table because of how councils round.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, local authority level data (Table 10, Data_Billing), published 25 March 2026.
Homes by band in South Hams
The most common band in South Hams is Band C (20% of homes). Detached houses, about 3 in 10 homes here, are most often Band E (30%). The most common kind of home is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house (5,870 homes), mostly Band C (52%). These are shares of all 48,180 homes on the list, not the band of any one home: a home's own band is on GOV.UK.
| Band | Share of homes |
|---|---|
| Band A | 11.1% |
| Band B | 19% |
| Band C | 20.1% |
| Band D | 17.9% |
| Band E | 15.9% |
| Band F | 8.6% |
| Band G | 6.6% |
| Band H | 0.8% |
Compared with the South West average, there are fewer homes in Bands A and B (30%, against 41%) and more homes in Band F and above (16%, against 9%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | 12,250 | 25% | Band E (30%) |
| Terraced houses | 11,290 | 23% | Band B (38%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 9,470 | 20% | Band C (41%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 6,060 | 13% | Band A (44%) |
Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, 31 March 2026 (CTSOP3.0, band by property type), published 24 September 2026. VOA counts are rounded to the nearest 10; property types with fewer than 500 homes are not shown.
Where Band D council tax in South Hams goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| South Hams district council | £202.54 (8%) |
| County council | £1,891.17 (72%) |
| Police | £303.20 (12%) |
| Fire and rescue | £109.68 (4%) |
| Parish and town councils (average) | £108.63 (4%) |
The parish share is the average across every parish; each parish sets its own.
How council tax in South Hams has changed
The average Band D including parish charges went up by £123.47 (5.0%), from £2,491.75 in 2025-26 to £2,615.22 in 2026-27.
Band D in South Hams is £163.03 a year above the South West average of £2,452.19, and its 5.0% rise this year was about the middle of the range for councils in the South West (South West average: 5.3%).
Over the four years from 2023-24 to 2026-27, Band D here rose 15.7%, close to the South West average rise of 16.1%.
Band D in South Hams is the 3rd highest of 27 councils in the South West, and the 13th highest of 296 councils in England, ranked by the Band D figure on each council's page.
Averages are weighted by number of homes and use each council's Band D as shown on its page.
South Hams and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Plymouth | £2,441.85 |
| Torbay | £2,456.99 |
| Teignbridge | £2,512.38 |
| West Devon | £2,581.51 |
| Exeter | £2,495.36 |
| Mid Devon | £2,550.34 |
Similar district councils
Other district councils closest in size to South Hams (48,180 homes).
Band D as shown on each council's page: the basic charge, or where no home pays that alone, Band D including special expenses or the average including parish charges. Similar councils are the same type of council, nearest in number of homes (Valuation Office Agency, 31 March 2026).
Finding a home's band
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