Bideford · Torridge · 2026-27

How much is council tax in Bideford?

Band D, 2026-27 (estimate)£2,652.43£51.01 more than the Torridge Band D average (£2,601.42).
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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 2026-27BidefordBand D
  • Torridge council£201.01
  • Devon County Council£1,891.17
  • Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner£303.20
  • Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Authority£109.68
  • Bideford parish precept£147.37
Total for the year£2,652.43
Parish part
£147.37
+£11.66 on 2025-26
Band A
£1,768.29
6/9 of Band D
Per month
£265.24
Band D over 10 payments
Band D homes
5,600
the parish tax base

Council tax bands in Bideford, 2026-27

Estimates: the Torridge 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£1,768.29£176.836/9
Band B£2,063.00£206.307/9
Band C£2,357.72£235.778/9
Band D£2,652.43£265.249/9
Band E£3,241.86£324.1911/9
Band F£3,831.29£383.1313/9
Band G£4,420.72£442.0715/9
Band H£5,304.86£530.4918/9

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Band D in Bideford compared

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

BidefordBideford£2,652Torridge averageTorridge average£2,601No parish partNo parish part£2,505England averageEngland average£2,392
BidefordBideford£2,652Torridge avera…Torridge average£2,601No parish partNo parish part£2,505England averageEngland average£2,392
  • Band D a year
  • Bideford
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27 and town and parish council statistics 2026-27.

Bideford in 2026-27

Bideford's local council set a precept of £825,327 for 2026-27, raised from 5,600 Band D-equivalent homes: £147.37 on a Band D bill. In 2025-26 it was £135.71, so it has risen by £11.66 (8.6%). Estimated the same way, the whole Band D bill was £2,525.02 in 2025-26, so it is up 5.0%.

The rest of the estimate uses the average charges across Torridge: £201.01 for Torridge 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 Bideford, 2026-27

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

Band A: £1,768.29£1,768AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,063.00£2,063BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,357.72£2,358CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,652.43£2,652DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,241.86£3,242EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,831.29£3,831FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,420.72£4,421GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,304.86£5,305HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
Band A: £1,768.29£1,768AEngland average Band A: £1,594.35Band B: £2,063.00£2,063BEngland average Band B: £1,860.07Band C: £2,357.72£2,358CEngland average Band C: £2,125.80Band D: £2,652.43£2,652DEngland average Band D: £2,391.52Band E: £3,241.86£3,242EEngland average Band E: £2,922.97Band F: £3,831.29£3,831FEngland average Band F: £3,454.42Band G: £4,420.72£4,421GEngland average Band G: £3,985.87Band H: £5,304.86£5,305HEngland average Band H: £4,783.04
  • Bideford, 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£1,768.29£176.83£147.36£1,594.356/9
Band B£2,063.00£206.30£171.92£1,860.077/9
Band C£2,357.72£235.77£196.48£2,125.808/9
Band D£2,652.43£265.24£221.04£2,391.529/9
Band E£3,241.86£324.19£270.16£2,922.9711/9
Band F£3,831.29£383.13£319.27£3,454.4213/9
Band G£4,420.72£442.07£368.39£3,985.8715/9
Band H£5,304.86£530.49£442.07£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 Bideford?
About £2,652.43 for 2026-27, of which £147.37 is the parish precept (exact). Your council's published charges give the exact bill.
How much is Band B council tax in Bideford?
About £2,063.00 a year, or £206.30 a month over 10 payments.
How does Bideford compare with the rest of Torridge?
Its parish precept adds £147.37 to a Band D bill; across Torridge parish precepts add £96.36 on average (spread over every home, including those with no parish precept).

Parishes in Torridge 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