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Torbay: Band D is £2,470.

Council tax for 2026-27, with what renters pay, how efficient homes are and what broadband and mobile signal there is in Torbay. Every figure shows its source and date.

Council tax in Torbay.

2026-27

Source: Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England (MHCLG) Published

Council tax a year for each band in Torbay, 2026-27
BandA yearOver 10 months
A £1,646.83 £164.68
B £1,921.31 £192.13
C £2,195.78 £219.58
D £2,470.25 £247.03
E £3,019.19 £301.92
F £3,568.14 £356.81
G £4,117.08 £411.71
H £4,940.50 £494.05

These are the amounts for a home in each band before any discount or reduction. To see the band of a particular home, check it on GOV.UK.

Renting in Torbay: about £924 a month.

Private rents · September 2026
One bedroom
£621 a month
Two bedrooms
£819 a month
Three bedrooms
£1,001 a month
Four or more
£1,300 a month

Up 3.7% on a year earlier. This is the average paid by all private renters, including people who moved in years ago, so new lets often cost more.

Source: Price Index of Private Rents (Office for National Statistics) Published

Energy ratings in Torbay: 44% C or better.

Energy performance certificates, last 10 years
Share of energy performance certificates in each band
BandTorbayEngland and Wales
A 0% 1%
B 8% 15%
C 36% 39%
D 39% 34%
E 13% 9%
F 3% 2%
G 1% 1%

Out of 37,949 certificates for homes in Torbay registered in the last 10 years, against 54% C or better across England and Wales. Only homes that were sold, let or newly built need a certificate, so this isn't every home.

Source: Energy Performance of Buildings Register (MHCLG) Published

Broadband in Torbay: 84% can get full fibre.

Share of premises
Can get full fibre
84%
Can get gigabit
88%
Have a full fibre connection
43%

Across 77,760 homes and businesses in Torbay. In Great Britain as a whole, 81% can get full fibre and 88% gigabit. 4 of them can't get decent broadband. Whether a particular address can get a service is for the provider to say: check the speeds at a postcode on the broadband speed checker.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations (fixed broadband coverage) Data from

Mobile signal in Torbay.

Share of premises
4G indoors, every network
92.7%
Calls indoors, every network
96.2%
5G outdoors, any network
99.9%

The share of homes and businesses across the whole council area, not this postcode. Signal inside a particular building can differ, so check each network's own coverage checker.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations (mobile coverage) Data from

Childcare in Torbay.

What parents pay an hour
2-year-olds
£6.27 an hour
Median £6.00
3 and 4-year-olds
£6.21 an hour
Median £6.00

The average hourly fee childcare providers in Torbay charge parents for hours that free or funded childcare doesn't cover, from the Department for Education's 2025 survey of providers.

Source: Childcare and early years provider survey (Department for Education) Published

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