Council tax bands in Teignbridge
Teignbridge is a billing authority in South West England. Band-D Council Tax for 2026-27 is £2,643 per year — that's the headline rate the bands above and below scale from.
- Band-D charge: £2,643 per year (2026-27)
- Domestic properties: 65,080
- Most common band: Band B (22.5% of homes)
- Homes in bands A–C: 58.5%
- Local challenge success rate: 33.3%
Council tax by band in Teignbridge (2026-27)
Every band is a fixed proportion of the Band-D charge (£2,643), so here's the full ladder for Teignbridge — your exact bill can vary slightly with any parish or town precept.
| Band | Council tax (2026-27) |
|---|---|
| Band A | £1,762 per year |
| Band B (most common) | £2,056 per year |
| Band C | £2,349 per year |
| Band D | £2,643 per year |
| Band E | £3,230 per year |
| Band F | £3,818 per year |
| Band G | £4,405 per year |
| Band H | £5,286 per year |
Derived from the 2026-27 Band-D charge using the statutory band proportions (sixths-to-eighteenths of Band D). Source: gov.uk (MHCLG) (Open Government Licence v3.0).
Band distribution in Teignbridge
There are 65,080 domestic properties in Teignbridge , with Band B the most common (22.5% of homes).
Properties by council tax band
Source: VOA Council Tax Stock of Properties, March 2024 (Open Government Licence v3.0). Dashed markers show the England & Wales average for each band.
| Band | Properties | % in Teignbridge | England & Wales avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | 8,960 | 13.8% | 23.3% |
| Band B (most common) | 14,670 | 22.5% | 19.6% |
| Band C | 14,430 | 22.2% | 21.9% |
| Band D | 12,230 | 18.8% | 15.7% |
| Band E | 8,540 | 13.1% | 10% |
| Band F | 4,080 | 6.3% | 5.4% |
| Band G | 2,050 | 3.1% | 3.5% |
| Band H | 120 | 0.2% | 0.6% |
How Teignbridge compares to the national average
The bands that diverge most from the England & Wales average:
Bars scaled to a 50% axis. National averages: VOA stock, March 2024.
Council tax challenges in Teignbridge
Valuation Office records show 40 successful band challenges in Teignbridge in 2023-24. At an estimated £294 saved per year for each home moved one band lower, that's roughly £11,760 a year taken off local bills — and a home still in too high a band keeps overpaying every year until it's fixed.
In Teignbridge, 120 band challenges were resolved in 2023-24 , 33.3% of them resulting in a band reduction. Separately, 60 homes in Teignbridge were moved to a lower band last year through all corrections (a different count to challenges — not directly comparable).
Challenging rarely backfires. Across England & Wales, of the band reviews the Valuation Office resolved in 2023-24, about 41% ended in a lower band and fewer than 1% went up — the route BandCheck uses.
Source: VOA Council Tax: Challenges and Changes, 2023-24 (Open Government Licence v3.0). £ figure is an estimate — successful reductions × the one-band-lower saving; the actual amount per home varies by band.
Thinking of appealing? See how to challenge your band in Teignbridge →
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How to challenge your band in Teignbridge
Run the free check above first — it tells you whether the evidence actually supports a challenge, at no cost. If it does, the optional £4.99 appeal pack assembles a pre-filled Band Review email body, an evidence appendix listing comparable properties with sale prices from HM Land Registry, and (if you've moved in within the last six months) a pre-filled Council Tax Proposal Form (VO 7455 in England / Wales) you sign and post / email yourself. It's fully refunded if the Valuation Office rejects your challenge — just send us their written decision within 60 days.