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Council tax bands in Adur

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Adur has the eighth-largest share of homes in band C (39.8%) of the 296 councils in England. It also has the seventh-smallest number of homes built from 2016 to 2026 (1,160 homes) and the eighth-smallest number of homes on the valuation list (29,280 homes) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 64 councils in the South East, it has the largest share of bungalows (23.5%) and the second-largest share of two-bedroom homes (34.2%).

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The inter-war years built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England4%Before19003%1900–191828%1919–193927%1945–196420%1965–19828%1983–19996%2000–20154%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England4%<19003%190028%191927%194520%19658%19836%20004%2016

The biggest building periods here were between the wars (27.9%), from 1945 to 1964 (27.1%) and from 1965 to 1982 (20.1%). Homes from before 1919 make up 6.6%, 13.3 points below the share for England. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 300 homes (+1.04%). The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band C, the same as the middle home built before 2016. Bands A and B take 28.4% of these newer homes and 27.3% of the older ones. Homes from the three largest building periods share the same middle band, band C. The busiest single year was 2025, with 290 homes recorded as built.

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026BCDEBuilt before 2016ABCDE

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Adur gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 68.8%, with band C the largest single band. The share in bands A and B, 27.3%, is 15.8 points below the figure for England as a whole. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run C, D, B, A, E, F and G. Within the South East, the band mix closest to this one is that of Rushmoor. Band H, the top band, holds 10 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA9.5%B17.8%C39.8%D21.9%E7.1%F2.7%G1.2%H0.0%AdurSouth EastEngland

Bungalows and flats, almost level

Bungalows only just outnumber the other types in Adur; in order they are followed by flats and maisonettes (23.4%), terraced houses (23.3%), semi-detached houses (20.2%) and detached houses (8.2%). The widest gap to the rest of the South East is in detached houses: 12.2 points below the share there (20.4%). The list also counts 340 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes. The typical home of each type sits in band E for detached houses, band C for bungalows, band C for semi-detached houses, band C for terraced houses and band B for flats and maisonettes. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Thanet, followed by Canterbury and Lancaster.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes23.4%ABCTerraced houses23.3%BCDSemi-detached houses20.2%BCDEDetached houses8.2%DEFGBungalows23.5%BCDECaravans and mobile homes1.2%A

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (43.2%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom and one-bedroom (11.6%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band C with two, band C with three, band D with four and band E with five. Homes with four or more bedrooms make up 11.0%. A detached house here has 3.6 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. Homes here average 2.56 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.66 for England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom11.6%2 bedrooms34.2%3 bedrooms43.2%4 bedrooms8.8%5 bedrooms1.8%6+ bedrooms0.4%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Adur are Thurrock (8.3), Greenwich (9.2) and Reading (12.3); the furthest within the South East is Elmbridge (99.0).

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Placed in the South East

On the share of homes in band F or above, Adur comes 59th of the 64 councils in the South East, just behind Rushmoor and just ahead of Thanet. All South East councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveAdur 4%2%40%