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Council tax bands in Barnet

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Barnet has the fifth-largest net number of homes added to the list over the year to March 2026 (2,340 homes) and the tenth-smallest share of homes built from 1965 to 1982 (8.8%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. It also has the ninth-largest share of homes in band E (21.1%) and the seventh-smallest share of its 2016 to 2026 homes placed in bands A and B (3.0%) of the 296 councils in England. Among the 33 councils in London, it has the second-largest number of homes on the valuation list (162,960 homes).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA2B6C20D25E21F13G10H3FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowColour shows the band, shape the typeA2B6C20D25E21F13G10H3FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalow

The inter-war years built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England6%Before190013%1900–191833%1919–19399%1945–19649%1965–19829%1983–19999%2000–201511%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England6%<190013%190033%19199%19459%19659%19839%200011%2016

The biggest building periods here were between the wars (33.3%), from 1900 to 1918 (13.3%) and from 2016 to 2026 (11.0%). The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band D, the same as the middle home built before 2016. By build period, the middle home sits in band E for homes built between the wars, band E for homes built from 1900 to 1918 and band D for those built from 2016 to 2026. The busiest single year was 2016, with 2,380 homes recorded as built.

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026CDEFBuilt before 2016BCDEFG

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Barnet gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 66.4%, with band D the largest single band (24.9%). The share in bands A and B, 8.0%, is 35.1 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across London it is 16.7%. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run D, E, C, F, G, B, H and A. Band H, the top band, holds 4,350 homes, about one in every 37. Within London, the band mix closest to this one is that of Kingston upon Thames.

Share of homes in each bandA2.1%B5.9%C20.4%D24.9%E21.1%F12.6%G10.3%H2.7%BarnetLondonEngland

More than half are flats and maisonettes

Flats and maisonettes make up more than half of the homes in Barnet (51.0%); after them come semi-detached houses (21.7%), terraced houses (17.5%), detached houses (7.8%) and bungalows (1.6%). The typical home of each type sits in band G for detached houses, band F for semi-detached houses, band E for bungalows, band E for terraced houses and band C for flats and maisonettes. The widest gap to the rest of London is in semi-detached houses: 9.6 points above the share there (12.1%). The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Southampton, followed by Hounslow and Kingston upon Thames.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes51.0%BCDETerraced houses17.5%CDEFSemi-detached houses21.7%DEFGDetached houses7.8%FGHBungalows1.6%CDEFG

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (33.6%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (31.4%) and one-bedroom (19.8%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band C with one bedroom, band D with two, band E with three, band G with four and band G with five. Homes here average 2.50 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.66 for England. A detached house here has 4.1 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.8. Homes with four or more bedrooms make up 15.2%.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom19.8%2 bedrooms31.4%3 bedrooms33.6%4 bedrooms10.6%5 bedrooms3.2%6+ bedrooms1.4%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Barnet are Bromley (6.5), Brentwood (8.5) and Epping Forest (10.2); the furthest within London is Barking and Dagenham (111.3).

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Placed in London

On the share of homes in band F or above, Barnet comes 7th of the 33 councils in London, just behind Camden and just ahead of Wandsworth. All London councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveBarnet 26%1%53%