Council Tax

The money collected through council tax helps pay for a proportion of the County Council’s services. We provide services to almost 750,000 people in Devon (excluding Plymouth and Torbay).

Our services include:

  • Education
  • Roads
  • Care for the elderly and disabled
  • Child protection
  • Youth services
  • Libraries
  • Recycling centres and the disposal of waste.

Council tax is collected by your local district council and distributed across a number of public authorities:

District Council – Refuse collection, kerbside recycling, housing, planning, street cleaning and leisure

Devon & Cornwall Police Authority – Law and order and crime reduction

Devon & Somerset Fire and Rescue Authority – Fire prevention and fire and rescue services

Local Town and Parish Councils – For local amenities

For information on how this money is spent and detailed financial breakdown of spend across all authorities, please download the booklet for your area.

Council Tax Booklets

Contact Us

For general queries relating to the composition of the County Council's part of the council tax bill, you can contact us by telephone or post using the details given below:

Devon Finance Services
Council Tax
Room 180
County Hall
Topsham Road
Exeter
Devon
EX2 4QQ

Telephone

Please contact your District Council for information regarding council tax in your area.

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