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Council tax bands in Babergh

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Babergh has the smallest share of homes in band A (11.7%), the largest share in band F or above (10.6%) and the largest share in band D (17.6%) of the five councils in Suffolk. It also has the smallest share of homes built from 2000 to 2015 (10.3%) and the smallest share of its 2016 to 2026 homes placed in bands A and B (28.2%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA12B28C21D18E11F6G4FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowAnnexeColour shows the band, shape the typeA12B28C21D18E11F6G4FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowAnnexe

Band B is the largest band

Band B is the most common band in Babergh (27.9%), though the middle home on the list is in band C. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run B, C, D, A, E, F, G and H. In bands A and B the share is 39.6%, close to the 43.1% for England. Across the East of England it is 34.9%. Within the East of England, the band mix closest to this one is that of South Norfolk. Band H, the top band, holds 200 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA11.7%B27.9%C21.1%D17.6%E11.1%F6.1%G4.1%H0.4%BaberghEast of EnglandEngland

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England19%Before19001%1900–19185%1919–193912%1945–196426%1965–198215%1983–199910%2000–201511%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England19%<19001%19005%191912%194526%196515%198310%200011%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (26.3%), before 1900 (18.6%) and from 1983 to 1999 (15.4%). Some 5,010 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band C, the same as the middle home built before 2016. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 600 homes (+1.36%). Homes from the three largest building periods share the same middle band, band C. The busiest single year was 2022, with 710 homes recorded as built.

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

Detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Babergh is detached houses at 29.9%, followed in turn by semi-detached houses (22.4%), terraced houses (22.2%), bungalows (16.1%) and flats and maisonettes (7.8%). The typical home of each type sits in band E for detached houses, band C for bungalows, band C for semi-detached houses, band B for terraced houses and band A for flats and maisonettes. The widest gap to the rest of the East of England is in flats and maisonettes: 10.9 points below the share there (18.7%). It also counts 320 annexes, separate living quarters attached to another home. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to South Kesteven, followed by West Devon and East Cambridgeshire.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes7.8%ABCTerraced houses22.2%ABCDSemi-detached houses22.4%BCDDetached houses29.9%CDEFGBungalows16.1%ABCDEAnnexes0.7%AB

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (44.1%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (26.1%) and four-bedroom (18.9%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band B with two, band C with three, band E with four and band F with five. Homes here average 2.90 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. One-bedroom homes make up 6.6%. A detached house here has 3.7 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom6.6%2 bedrooms26.1%3 bedrooms44.1%4 bedrooms18.9%5 bedrooms3.3%6+ bedrooms1.1%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Babergh are East Cambridgeshire (5.3), Mid Suffolk (7.5) and Colchester (9.0); the furthest within the East of England is St Albans (75.3).

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Placed in the East of England

On the share of homes in bands C to E, Babergh comes 34th of the 45 councils in the East of England, just behind Huntingdonshire and just ahead of North Norfolk. All East of England councils.

Share of homes in bands C to EBabergh 50%22%79%