Which band each type of home usually falls in
In England the typical flat and the typical terraced house are both in band B, the typical semi-detached house and bungalow in band C, and the typical detached house in band E. Those are the middle homes of each type across 25,944,800 homes; the spread around them is wide, and it shifts from council to council.
| Type | Homes | Band A | Band B | Band C | Band D | Band E | Band F | Band G | Band H | Middle home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flats and maisonettes | 6,335,770 | 37.2% | 22.9% | 21.0% | 10.6% | 4.6% | 2.0% | 1.3% | 0.4% | Band B |
| Terraced houses | 6,634,450 | 33.5% | 24.5% | 21.2% | 12.8% | 4.8% | 1.8% | 1.1% | 0.3% | Band B |
| Semi-detached houses | 6,123,050 | 16.0% | 24.6% | 30.7% | 16.7% | 7.8% | 2.8% | 1.2% | 0.1% | Band C |
| Detached houses | 4,179,800 | 0.4% | 1.5% | 10.5% | 23.8% | 27.5% | 19.1% | 15.0% | 2.2% | Band E |
| Bungalows | 2,323,660 | 14.5% | 16.2% | 26.8% | 22.1% | 12.9% | 5.3% | 2.1% | 0.1% | Band C |
Flats and maisonettes
Terraced houses
Semi-detached houses
Detached houses
Bungalows
Each type of home in England split by band, A (left) to H.
Detached houses sit highest
Only 1.9% of England's detached houses are in bands A or B, while 36.4% are in band F or above. That is the widest spread of any type: the middle detached house is three bands above the middle terraced house. Detached houses also make up most of the upper bands: 68.5% of England's band G homes and 58.9% of its band F homes are detached houses.
Local variation is large. Among councils with at least 500 detached houses, the typical detached house is in band C in 4 councils, including Ashfield and Boston, and in band H in 3, including Camden and Kensington and Chelsea.
Flats are not always low
Nationally, 60.0% of flats are in bands A and B. London changes the picture: it holds 2,223,550 flats, and the middle London flat is in band C. In Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea, where flats make up 89.2% and 81.9% of all homes, the typical flat is in band E in both.
Terraces and semis
Terraced houses are the most numerous type in England, at 25.6% of homes, just ahead of flats (24.4%) and semi-detached houses (23.6%). A third of terraced houses (33.5%) are in band A. Semi-detached houses gather in band C, which holds 30.7% of them.
Bungalows sit between semis and detached houses: 26.8% are in band C and 22.1% in band D. In Wales the typical bungalow is one band higher, in band D, though Welsh bands rest on a different valuation date.
Using this for one council
Each council page on this site breaks its own homes down the same way, with a strip per type. The property type comes from the Valuation Office's record of each home; homes whose type is not recorded are counted separately, and the list also includes annexes and caravans, nearly all of them in band A. To compare the type mix of two places, use the comparison tool.
The same types, region by region
The table gives the band of the middle home for each type in each English region.
| Region | Flat | Terraced | Semi | Detached | Bungalow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North East | Band A | Band A | Band B | Band D | Band B |
| North West | Band A | Band A | Band B | Band E | Band C |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | Band A | Band A | Band B | Band E | Band C |
| East Midlands | Band A | Band A | Band B | Band D | Band C |
| West Midlands | Band A | Band B | Band C | Band E | Band C |
| East of England | Band B | Band C | Band C | Band E | Band C |
| London | Band C | Band D | Band E | Band G | Band E |
| South East | Band B | Band C | Band D | Band F | Band D |
| South West | Band A | Band B | Band C | Band E | Band D |
London's typical terraced house is in band D, against band A in the North East. The typical detached house is in band F in the South East and band D in the North East.
Wales
| Type | Homes | Share | Middle home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flats and maisonettes | 218,290 | 14.6% | Band B |
| Terraced houses | 432,910 | 29.0% | Band B |
| Semi-detached houses | 372,080 | 24.9% | Band C |
| Detached houses | 289,450 | 19.4% | Band E |
| Bungalows | 172,200 | 11.5% | Band D |
Wales has proportionally fewer flats than England and more detached houses and bungalows. Its typical flat and terraced house are in band B, like England's, on the Welsh 2003 scale.
Caravans and annexes
The list also counts 120,760 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes in England and 57,150 annexes. Of the caravans and mobile homes, 96.3% are in band A. The largest number is in Cornwall, with 5,150. Annexes, separate living quarters within or beside another home, are banded low as well: 87.3% of them are in band A and 8.2% in band B.
Which type leads where
Counting the largest type of home in each English council: terraced houses lead in 74 councils, semi-detached houses in 84, detached houses in 67 and flats in 63. The typical flat is in band A in 165 councils, and in band E at the top, in the City of London.
How tightly each type clusters
Semi-detached houses show how narrow the middle of the ladder can be: 72.0% of England's 6,123,050 semis sit in bands B, C and D, and only 4.2% are in band F or above. Detached houses are the opposite case. Their largest band, band E, holds only 27.5% of them, and every band from C to G holds at least one in ten.
Bungalows
Bungalows are the least common of the five main types in England, at 9.0% of homes, and the most unevenly spread. They make up 12.7% of homes in the East of England and 1.5% in London; the highest share of any council is in East Lindsey, at 33.2%.
Source: Valuation Office Agency (now the Valuation Office, part of HM Revenue & Customs), Council Tax: stock of properties, 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. See how the figures work.