Council tax charges 2025-26 per band by parish
Public services have had to make big savings, while continuing to provide vital local services and support the most vulnerable in our communities.
This year for an average band D property your council tax will be £2,514.66 and it’s divided up like this:
- 72% Devon County Council for education, roads, care for the elderly and disabled, child protection, public health, libraries, recycling centres and waste disposal
- 9% North Devon Council for refuse collection and kerbside recycling, housing, planning, street cleaning, leisure
- 11% Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon and Cornwall for law and order and crime reduction
- 4% Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Authority for fire prevention, fire and rescue
- 4% town and parish councils for local amenities
The North Devon Council budget for 2025/26 was approved on 26 February with an increase in its council tax share of 2.99 percent, increasing the Band D council tax by £6.29 to £216.68 per year.
Despite continuing reductions in central government funding over the past few years, the council has managed to balance its budget, with the council's net budget for 2025/26 now £18.1 million, compared to £15.5 million back in 2010. However, the real funding reduction the council has had to manage is much larger, as with inflation the 2010 figure would be worth around £23.5 million in today’s prices.
Savings over the last few years have come from various initiatives, including:
- not replacing staff when they leave unless essential
- reducing funding to some external organisations
- reviewing general supplies
- remodelling the way existing services are delivered
- bringing new income streams into the authority
Despite making budget reductions, we don't believe any of our services will be adversely affected and there are no compulsory staff redundancies planned.
The council still faces challenging times ahead due to ongoing government funding reductions and we anticipate having to find further savings or look to generate additional income streams over the next few years in line with our refreshed Commercialisation Strategy that Full Council approved in November 2024.
Spending plans 2025/26
| Area spent | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
| Total gross budget | £49,914,000 | £53,136,000 |
| Housing | £21,133,000 | £21,785,000 |
| Parking, transport and harbour | £2,740,000 | £2,941,000 |
| Council tax benefits, general admin | £2,109,000 | £2,281,000 |
| Local environment | £14,144,000 | £15,378,000 |
| Councillors and senior management | £2,746,000 | £2,870,000 |
| Culture and leisure | £2,629,000 | £3,562,000 |
| Planning and development | £5,200,000 | £5,615,000 |
| Other income and expenditure | (£787,000) | (£1,296,000) |