Council tax bands in West Devon 2026-27
Band D council tax in West Devon is £2,581.51 a year in 2026-27, about £258.15 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home with no parish or town council charge.
Every band in West Devon
Council tax in West Devon runs from £1,721.01 a year for Band A to £5,163.02 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,721.01 | £172.10 | £143.42 | £1,290.76 |
| Band B | £2,007.84 | £200.78 | £167.32 | £1,505.88 |
| Band C | £2,294.68 | £229.47 | £191.22 | £1,721.01 |
| Band D | £2,581.51 | £258.15 | £215.13 | £1,936.13 |
| Band E | £3,155.18 | £315.52 | £262.93 | £2,366.38 |
| Band F | £3,728.85 | £372.89 | £310.74 | £2,796.64 |
| Band G | £4,302.52 | £430.25 | £358.54 | £3,226.89 |
| Band H | £5,163.02 | £516.30 | £430.25 | £3,872.27 |
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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 West Devon
The most common band in West Devon is Band B (25% of homes). Detached houses, about 3 in 10 homes here, are most often Band E (33%). The most common kind of home is a 4-bedroom detached house (3,380 homes), most often Band E (46%). These are shares of all 27,700 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 | 13.2% |
| Band B | 24.5% |
| Band C | 21% |
| Band D | 16.6% |
| Band E | 13.6% |
| Band F | 7% |
| Band G | 3.8% |
| Band H | 0.3% |
Compared with the South West average, there are fewer homes in Bands A and B (38%, against 41%) and more homes in Band F and above (11%, against 9%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | 8,050 | 29% | Band E (33%) |
| Terraced houses | 6,460 | 23% | Band B (55%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 5,450 | 20% | Band C (42%) |
| Flats and maisonettes | 2,880 | 10% | Band A (65%) |
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 West Devon goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| West Devon district council | £277.46 (11%) |
| County council | £1,891.17 (73%) |
| Police | £303.20 (12%) |
| Fire and rescue | £109.68 (4%) |
Parish and town council charges come on top for homes in their areas.
How council tax in West Devon has changed
Band D went up by £117.96 (4.8%), from £2,463.55 in 2025-26 to £2,581.51 in 2026-27.
Including parish charges, the average Band D bill went up by £131.04 (5.1%), from £2,574.29 to £2,705.33.
Band D in West Devon is £129.32 a year above the South West average of £2,452.19, and its 4.8% rise this year was smaller than most councils in the South West (South West average: 5.3%).
Over the four years from 2023-24 to 2026-27, Band D here rose 14.9%, less than the South West average rise of 16.1%.
Band D in West Devon is the 4th highest of 27 councils in the South West, and the 29th 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.
West Devon and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Teignbridge | £2,512.38 |
| Plymouth | £2,441.85 |
| Torridge | £2,505.06 |
| South Hams | £2,615.22 |
| Exeter | £2,495.36 |
| Mid Devon | £2,550.34 |
Similar district councils
Other district councils closest in size to West Devon (27,700 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Adur | £2,526.26 | 29,280 |
| Melton | £2,383.54 | 25,650 |
| Ribble Valley | £2,359.57 | 30,060 |
| North Warwickshire | £2,465.32 | 30,110 |
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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