Most domestic property, owned or rented, has a council tax band. Your home has been allocated one of eight council tax bands according to its market value at 1 April 1991. How much you pay depends on which council tax band your house is in. 

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Below are the amounts currently payable including those for single person discount (SPD).

Council Tax Bands 2024/25
Band Torquay and Paignton With SPD Brixham with Town Council Brixham With SPD
A £1,488.56 £1,116.42 £1,539.05 £1,154.29
B £1,736.66 £1,302.59 £1,795.56 £1,346.67
C £1,984.75 £1,488.56 £2,052.07 £1,539.05
D £2,232.85 £1,674.64 £2,308.58 £1,731.44
E £2,729.04 £2046.78 £2,821.60 £2,116.20
F £3,225.23 £2,418.92 £3,334.62 £2,500.96
G £3,721.41 £2,791.06 £3,847.63 £2,885.73
H £4,465.70 £3,349.28 £4,617.16 £3,462.87

If a property has been unoccupied and unfurnished for 1 year or more the above charges will increase. See the unoccupied, empty and uninhabitable page for more information.

How is a property valued for Council Tax?

A property is valued by the Valuation Office Agency (not the council) and is based on the value of the property on 1 April 1991.  Even if the property is built after that year, it will still be valued using 1991 values.

Every property is allocated to one of either bands, A to H. They are as follows:

Council tax valuation bands
Band Description
A Up to £40,000
B £40,001 to £52,000
C £52,001 to £68,000
D £68,001 to £88,000
E £88,001 to £120,000
F £120,001 to £160,000
G £160,001 to £320,000
H Over £320,000

If you think your council tax banding is wrong

The Valuation Office Agency Opens in a new window is responsible for setting the bands for council tax properties. If you think your banding is wrong you should contact the VOA to appeal, not us. You must continue to pay your existing bill while you are waiting for the results of an appeal.

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Council Tax Bands from previous years

Council Tax Bands 2023/24
Band Torquay and Paignton With SPD Brixham with Town Council Brixham with SPD
A £1421.83 £1066.37 £1464.16 £1098.12
B £1658.80 £1244.10 £1708.18 £1281.13
C £1895.78 £1421.84 £1952.22 £1464.17
D £2132.74 £1599.56 £2196.23 £1647.17
E £2606.68 £1955.01 £2684.28 £2013.21
F £3080.63 £2197.44 £3172.34 £2379.26
G £3554.57 £2665.93 £3660.39 £2745.30
H £4265.48 £3042.61 £4392.46 £3294.35
Council Tax Bands 2022/23
Band Torquay and Paignton With SPD Brixham with Town Council Brixham with SPD
A £1,352.27 £1,014.20 £1,393.18 £1,044.88
B £1,577.65 £1,183.24 £1,625.38 £1,219.03
C £1,803.03 £1,352.27 £1,857.58 £,1393.18
D £2,028.41 £1,521.31 £2,089.78 £1,567.33
E £2479.17 £1,859.38 £2,554.18 £1,915.63
F £2,929.93 £2,197.44 £3,018.58 £2,263.93
G £3,380.68 £2,535.51 £3,482.96 £2,612.22
H £4,056.82 £3,042.61 £4,179.56 £3,134.67
Council Tax Bands 2021/22
Band Torquay and Paignton With SPD Brixham with Town Council Brixham with SPD
A £1,311.71 £983.78 £1,350.44 £1,012.83
B £1,530.32 £1,147.74 £1,575.50 £1,181.62
C £1,748.94 £1,311.71 £1,800.58 £1,350.43
D £1,967.56 £1,475.67 £2,025.65 £1,519.24
E £2,404.80 £1,803.60 £2,475.80 £1,856.85
F £2,842.03 £2,131.52 £2,925.94 £2,194.46
G £3,279.27 £2,459.45 £3,376.09 £2,532.07
H £3,935.12 £2,951.34 £4,051.30 £3,038.48
Council Tax Bands 2020/21
Band Torquay and Paignton With SPD Brixham with Town Council Brixham with SPD
A £1,248.59 £936.44 £1,286.39 £964.79
B £1,456.69 £1,092.52 £1,500.79 £1,125.59
C £1,664.79 £1,248.59 £1,715.19 £1,286.39
D £1,872.89 £1,404.67 £1,929.59 £1,447.19
E £2,289.09 £1,716.82 £2,358.39 £1,768.79
F £2,705.29 £2,028.96 £2,787.19 £2,090.39
G £3,121.48 £2,341.11 £3,215.98 £2,411.99
H £3,745.78 £2,809.34 £3,859.18 £2,894.39
Council Tax Bands 2019/20
Band Torquay and Paignton With SPD Brixham with Town Council Brixham with SPD
A £1,201.23 £900.92 £1,235.42 £926.56
B £1,401.43 £1,051.07 £1,441.32 £1,080.99
C £1,601.64 £1,201.23 £1,647.23 £1,235.42
D £1,801.84 £1,351.38 £1,843.13 £1,382.35
E £2,202.25 £1,651.69 £2,264.94 £1,698.71
F £2,602.65 £1,951.99 £2,674.74 £2,006.06
G £3,003.07 £2,252.30 £3,088.55 £2,316.41
H £3,603.68 £2,702.76 £3,706.26 £2,779.70
Council Tax Bands 2018/19
Band Torquay and Paignton With SPD Brixham with Town Council Brixham with SPD
A £1,154.46 £865.85 £1,185.64 £889.23
B £1,346.87 £1,010.15 £1,383.25 £1,037.44
C £1,539.28 £1,154.46 £1,580.85 £1,185.64
D £1,731.69 £1,298.77 £1,778.46 £1,333.85
E £2,116.51 £1,587.38 £2,173.67 £1,630.25
F £2,501.33 £1,876.00 £2,568.89 £1,926.67
G £2,886.15 £2,164.61 £2,964.10 £2,223.08
H £3,463.38 £2,597.54 £3,556.92 £2,667.69
Council Tax Bands 2017/18
Band Torquay and Paignton With Single Person Discount Brixham with Town Council With Single Person Discount
A £1089.85 £817.39 £1118.54 £838.90
B £1271.49 £953.61 £1304.97 £978.73
C £1453.14 £1089.85 £1491.40 £1118.55
D £1634.78 £1226.09 £1677.82 £1258.37
E £1998.07 £1498.56 £2050.67 £1538.00
F £2361.35 £1771.01 £2423.52 £1817.64
G £2724.63 £2043.48 £2796.36 £2097.27
H £3269.59 £2452.17 £3355.64 £2516.73
2016/17
Band Torquay and Paignton With Single Person Discount Brixham with Town Council With Single Person Discount
A £1042.88 £782.16 £1069.71 £802.28
B £1216.69 £912.52 £1247.99 £935.99
C £1390.50 £1042.87 £1426.27 £1069.70
D £1564.31 £1173.23 £1604.55 £1203.41
E £1911.93 £1433.95 £1961.11 £1470.83
F £2259.56 £1694.67 £2317.68 £1738.26
G £2607.19 £1955.39 £2674.26 £2005.69
H £3128.62 £2346.46 £3209.10 £2406.82
2015/2016
Band Torquay and Paignton With Single Person Discount Brixham with Town Council With Single Person Discount
A £1006.04 £754.53 £1032.04 £774.03
B £1173.71 £880.29 £1204.04 £903.03
C £1341.39 £1006.04 £1376.06 £1032.05
D £1509.06 £1131.80 £1548.06 £1161.05
E £1844.41 £1383.31 £1892.08 £1419.06
F £2179.75 £1634.82 £2236.08 £1677.06
G £2515.10 £1886.33 £2580.10 £1935.08
H £3018.12 £2263.59 £3096.12 £2322.09