Barnstaple · North Devon · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Barnstaple?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,784.21£142.00 more than the North Devon Band D average (£2,642.21).
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Estimate: council average plus this parish's precept (exact). In 6 published bills we checked, estimates were within £34. How the figures work

Council tax 2026-27BarnstapleBand D
  • North Devon council£223.16
  • Devon County Council£1,891.17
  • Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner£303.20
  • Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Authority£109.68
  • Barnstaple parish precept£257.00
Total for the year£2,784.21
Parish part
£257.00
+£32.56 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,856.14
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£278.42
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
7,164
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Barnstaple, 2026-27

Estimates: the North Devon average charge plus the parish precept. Every band pays a fixed share of Band D.

BandPer yearPer month (10 payments)Ratio to D
Band A£1,856.14£185.616/9
Band B£2,165.50£216.557/9
Band C£2,474.85£247.488/9
Band D£2,784.21£278.429/9
Band E£3,402.92£340.2911/9
Band F£4,021.64£402.1613/9
Band G£4,640.35£464.0415/9
Band H£5,568.42£556.8418/9

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Band D in Barnstaple compared

Council tax a year for a Band D home, 2026-27; the Barnstaple figure is an estimate

BarnstapleBarnstaple£2,784North Devon averageNorth Devon average£2,642No parish partNo parish part£2,527England averageEngland average£2,392
BarnstapleBarnstaple£2,784North Devon av…North Devon average£2,642No parish partNo parish part£2,527England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Barnstaple
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Barnstaple in 2026-27

Barnstaple's local council set a precept of £1,841,131 for 2026-27, raised from 7,164 Band D-equivalent homes: £257.00 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £224.44, so it has risen by £32.56 (14.5%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,635.26 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.7%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across North Devon: £223.16 for North Devon council, £1,891.17 for Devon County Council, £303.20 for Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner, £109.68 for Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Authority.

Council tax by band in Barnstaple, 2026-27

Each band is a fixed share of Band D; the tick is the England average for the band

Band A: £1,856.14£1,856AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,165.50£2,166BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,474.85£2,475CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,784.21£2,784DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,402.92£3,403EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £4,021.64£4,022FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,640.35£4,640GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,568.42£5,568HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,856.14£1,856AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,165.50£2,166BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,474.85£2,475CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,784.21£2,784DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,402.92£3,403EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £4,021.64£4,022FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,640.35£4,640GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,568.42£5,568HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Barnstaple, each band
  • Band D, the band every charge is set from
  • England average for the band
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BandPer year10 payments of12 payments ofEngland averageRatio to D
Band A£1,856.14£185.61£154.68£1,594.356/9
Band B£2,165.50£216.55£180.46£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,474.85£247.48£206.24£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,784.21£278.42£232.02£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,402.92£340.29£283.58£2,922.9711/9
Band F£4,021.64£402.16£335.14£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,640.35£464.04£386.70£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,568.42£556.84£464.04£4,783.0418/9
Source: worked out from MHCLG 2026-27 Band D amounts and the statutory band ratios.

Questions

What is Band D council tax in Barnstaple?
About £2,784.21 for 2026-27, of which £257.00 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Barnstaple?
About £2,165.50 a year, or £216.55 a month over 10 payments.
How does Barnstaple compare with the rest of North Devon?
Its parish precept adds £257.00 to a Band D bill; across North Devon parish precepts add £115.00 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in North Devon with a similar precept

Parish part of a Band D bill.

Data: MHCLG, 2026-27 releases, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources and method