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Council tax bands in Arun

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Arun has the largest share of caravans, houseboats and mobile homes (1.5%) and the largest number of homes on the valuation list (80,680 homes) of the seven councils in West Sussex.

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA11B16C27D21E14F8G3FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanColour shows the band, shape the typeA11B16C27D21E14F8G3FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravan

Flats and terraced houses, almost level

Flats and maisonettes (21.7%) only just outnumber the other types in Arun; in order they are followed by terraced houses (21.4%), detached houses (19.6%), bungalows (19.4%) and semi-detached houses (15.5%). The widest gap to the rest of the South East is in bungalows: 10.0 points above the share there (9.4%). The typical home of each type sits in band E for detached houses, band D 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 Lewes, followed by Canterbury and Dorset.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes21.7%ABCDTerraced houses21.4%BCDSemi-detached houses15.5%BCDEDetached houses19.6%DEFGBungalows19.4%CDEFCaravans and mobile homes1.5%A

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Arun gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 61.3%, with band C the largest single band (26.6%). The share in bands A and B, 26.8%, is 16.3 points below the figure for England as a whole. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run C, D, B, E, A, F, G and H. Within the South East, the band mix closest to this one is that of Lewes. Band H, the top band, holds 310 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA10.6%B16.2%C26.6%D20.9%E13.8%F8.0%G3.5%H0.4%ArunSouth EastEngland

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (40.6%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (30.9%) and four-bedroom (13.3%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band C with two, band D with three, band E with four and band F with five. A detached house here has 3.7 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. One-bedroom homes make up 12.0%. The average, 2.66 bedrooms, matches England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom12.0%2 bedrooms30.9%3 bedrooms40.6%4 bedrooms13.3%5 bedrooms2.3%6+ bedrooms0.9%

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England7%Before19004%1900–191814%1919–193917%1945–196425%1965–198213%1983–199910%2000–20159%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England7%<19004%190014%191917%194525%196513%198310%20009%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (24.8%), from 1945 to 1964 (17.3%) and between the wars (14.4%). Homes from before 1919 make up 10.8%, 9.1 points below the share for England. Some 7,610 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band D, a higher band than the middle home built before 2016 (band C). Bands A and B take 16.0% of these newer homes and 27.9% of the older ones. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 920 homes (+1.15%). By build period, the middle home sits in band C for homes built from 1965 to 1982, band D for homes built from 1945 to 1964 and band D for those built between the wars. The busiest single year was 2024, with 1,010 homes recorded as built.

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026ABCDEFBuilt before 2016ABCDEF

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Arun are Central Bedfordshire (8.6), Dorset (8.7) and Wiltshire (9.6); the furthest within the South East is Southampton (77.1).

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Placed in the South East

On the share of homes in band F or above, Arun comes 37th of the 64 councils in the South East, just behind Lewes and just ahead of Oxford. All South East councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveArun 12%2%40%