#1Plymouth
266,970 peopleBand D, 2026–27·£1 parish or town council·Plymouth·#1,212 of 2,474 in England, Scotland and Wales
Plymouth, #1 on this list · Photo: Pete Cruse · CC BY-SA 2.0Devon rankings · Council tax
Towns with the lowest council tax in Devon
Plymouth has the lowest council tax of Devon’s 47 towns of 2,500+: £2,444 at Band D for 2026–27. The typical town here pays £2,649.
Band D council tax for 2026–27, with the parish or town council precept where there is one (MHCLG, Welsh Government). Band D is the standard comparison; a home’s own bill depends on its band. Welsh towns use their council’s average (Wales publishes no table by community). A described list: no letters. The rank across England, Scotland and Wales sits beside each figure.
#1£2,444
#T2Paignton
67,509 peopleBand D, 2026–27·Torbay·#1,288 of 2,474 in England, Scotland and Wales
#T2Torquay
52,034 peopleBand D, 2026–27·Torbay·#1,288 of 2,474 in England, Scotland and Wales
All 47 towns, ranked
Band D, 2026–27, lowest first. Towns in one council without parishes share its figure. Towns with the same figure share a rank (T = tied). Each rank across England, Scotland and Wales links to the national list.
47 towns.
#TownBand D, 2026–27Parish partUK rank
Quick answers
Questions people ask
Which town in Devon has the lowest council tax?
Plymouth: Band D is £2,444 for 2026–27 (Plymouth). Paignton and Torquay follow.
How are these towns ranked?
By the Band D council tax for 2026–27, lowest first: the council, county, police and fire, plus the town’s own parish or town council precept (in England), averaged over its residents.
Why isn’t my town on this list?
The list covers Devon’s towns of 2,500+ with the figure. Smaller places show it on their own pages; every town in Devon is on the county page.
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Every list ranks the same 2,500+ towns, so a town’s rank means the same thing on each.
Best places to live47 towns · #1 IvybridgeBest small towns30 towns · #1 Ottery St MaryMost affordable towns47 towns · #1 TivertonSafest towns47 towns · #1 Budleigh SaltertonTowns with the best schools47 towns · #1 IvybridgeHealthiest towns47 towns · #1 Ottery St MaryBest towns for jobs & income47 towns · #1 IvybridgeMost walkable towns47 towns · #1 ExeterTowns with the lowest flood risk47 towns · #1 West Clyst and WillandBest towns for the outdoors47 towns · #1 PlymouthMost historic towns47 towns · #1 DartmouthTowns with the most civic life47 towns · #1 HolsworthyTowns with the highest household incomes47 towns · #1 CranbrookDescribed, no lettersTowns with the mildest winters47 towns · #1 IlfracombeDescribed, no lettersTowns with the warmest summers47 towns · #1 Exminster and TopshamDescribed, no lettersTowns with the coolest summers47 towns · #1 Combe MartinDescribed, no lettersTowns with the fewest frosts47 towns · #1 IlfracombeDescribed, no lettersDriest towns47 towns · #1 ExmouthDescribed, no lettersWettest towns47 towns · #1 BuckfastleighDescribed, no letters
County by county
Towns with the lowest council tax, county by county
AberdeenshireBedfordshireBerkshireBuckinghamshireCambridgeshireCheshireClwydCornwallCounty DurhamCumbriaDerbyshireDevonDorsetDyfedEast Riding of YorkshireEast SussexEssexFifeGloucestershireGreater ManchesterGwentHampshireHertfordshireHighlandKentLancashireLeicestershireLincolnshireLondonMerseysideMid GlamorganNorfolkNorth LanarkshireNorth YorkshireNorthamptonshireNorthumberlandNottinghamshireOxfordshireShropshireSomersetSouth LanarkshireSouth YorkshireStaffordshireSuffolkSurreyTyne and WearWarwickshireWest GlamorganWest MidlandsWest SussexWest YorkshireWiltshireWorcestershire
Sources: MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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