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Council tax bands in Ashford

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Ashford has the joint tenth-largest share of homes built from 2000 to 2015 (16.5%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 64 councils in the South East, it has the joint second-largest share of annexes (1.0%). Among the twelve councils in Kent, it has the largest share of detached houses (24.6%), the smallest share of one-bedroom homes (8.6%) and the smallest share of homes built between 1919 and 1939 (6.9%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA8B23C23D17E12F11G6FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanAnnexeColour shows the band, shape the typeA8B23C23D17E12F11G6FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanAnnexe

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England14%Before19002%1900–19187%1919–193913%1945–196420%1965–198215%1983–199916%2000–201512%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England14%<19002%19007%191913%194520%196515%198316%200012%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (19.8%), from 2000 to 2015 and from 1983 to 1999 (15.1%). Some 6,910 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 26.0% of these newer homes and 31.3% of the older ones. Homes from before 1919 make up 16.2%, 3.7 points below the share for England. By build period, the middle home sits in band C for homes built from 1965 to 1982, band D for homes built from 2000 to 2015 and band D for those built from 1983 to 1999. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 410 homes (+0.69%). The busiest single year was 2021, with 980 homes recorded as built.

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

Detached houses and terraced houses, almost level

Detached houses only just outnumber the other types in Ashford; in order they are followed by terraced houses (24.6%), semi-detached houses (22.6%), flats and maisonettes (14.4%) and bungalows (10.4%). The typical home of each type sits in band F 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 list also counts 890 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Sevenoaks, followed by West Northamptonshire and Eastleigh. The widest gap to the rest of the South East is in flats and maisonettes: 9.2 points below the share there (23.6%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes14.4%ABCTerraced houses24.6%BCDSemi-detached houses22.6%BCDEDetached houses24.6%DEFGBungalows10.4%BCDEFCaravans and mobile homes1.5%ABAnnexes1.0%AB

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (42.8%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (26.9%) and four-bedroom (16.6%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band B with one bedroom, band C with two, band D with three, band F with four and band G with five. Homes here average 2.84 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. A detached house here has 3.8 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom8.6%2 bedrooms26.9%3 bedrooms42.8%4 bedrooms16.6%5 bedrooms4.0%6+ bedrooms1.0%

Band B is the largest band

Band B is the most common band in Ashford (23.4%), though the middle home on the list is in band C. The share in bands A and B, 30.8%, is 12.3 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across the South East it is 25.3%. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run B, C, D, E, F, A, G and H. Within the South East, the band mix closest to this one is that of Cherwell. Band H, the top band, holds 220 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA7.4%B23.4%C23.1%D17.3%E12.0%F10.5%G6.0%H0.4%AshfordSouth EastEngland

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Ashford are Bath and North East Somerset (10.1), the Derbyshire Dales (11.4) and the Malvern Hills (11.5); the furthest within the South East is Elmbridge (72.5).

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Placed in the South East

On the share of homes in band F or above, Ashford comes 27th of the 64 councils in the South East, just behind West Berkshire and just ahead of Test Valley. All South East councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveAshford 17%2%40%