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Council tax bands in Barnsley

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Barnsley has the smallest share of flats and maisonettes (7.8%), the largest share of homes built from 2000 to 2015 (13.1%) and the joint second-smallest share of homes in band F or above (2.1%) of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber. It also has the second-smallest share of homes in band B (16.9%) and the second-smallest share of one-bedroom homes (6.4%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA56B17C13D8E4F1G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowColour shows the band, shape the typeA56B17C13D8E4F1G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalow

Most homes are in the two lowest bands

Bands A and B hold 73.1% of the homes in Barnsley, and band A on its own accounts for 56.2%. The share in the middle bands, C to E, 24.8%, is 22.8 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across Yorkshire and the Humber it is 33.1%. Within Yorkshire and the Humber, the band mix closest to this one is that of Doncaster. Band H, the top band, holds 60 homes. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H.

Share of homes in each bandA56.2%B16.9%C12.7%D8.5%E3.6%F1.4%G0.6%H0.1%BarnsleyYorkshire and the HumberEngland

Post-war building leads

Share of homes by build period; red line: England13%Before19006%1900–191817%1919–193918%1945–196416%1965–198210%1983–199913%2000–20157%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England13%<19006%190017%191918%194516%196510%198313%20007%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1945 to 1964 (17.8%), between the wars (17.0%) and from 1965 to 1982 (15.5%). Some 7,770 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band C, a higher band than the middle home built before 2016 (band A). Bands A and B take 43.4% of these newer homes and 75.3% of the older ones. By build period, the middle home sits in band A for homes built from 1945 to 1964, band A for homes built between the wars and band B for those built from 1965 to 1982. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 620 homes (+0.54%). The busiest single year was 2019, with 1,040 homes recorded as built.

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026ABCDEBuilt before 2016ABCD

Semi-detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Barnsley is semi-detached houses at 36.8%, followed in turn by terraced houses (25.2%), detached houses (14.9%), bungalows (14.8%) and flats and maisonettes. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Doncaster, followed by Wakefield and Ashfield. The typical home of each type sits in band D for detached houses, band B for bungalows, band A for flats and maisonettes, band A for semi-detached houses and band A for terraced houses. The widest gap to the rest of Yorkshire and the Humber is in semi-detached houses: 7.7 points above the share there (29.1%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes7.8%ABTerraced houses25.2%ABCSemi-detached houses36.8%ABCDetached houses14.9%CDEFBungalows14.8%ABCD

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (48.6%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (32.3%) and four-bedroom (11.3%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band A with two, band A with three, band D with four and band E with five. A detached house here has 3.6 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. Homes here average 2.70 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom6.4%2 bedrooms32.3%3 bedrooms48.6%4 bedrooms11.3%5 bedrooms1.2%6+ bedrooms0.3%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Barnsley are Bolsover (4.2), County Durham (5.2) and Sheffield (5.5); the furthest within Yorkshire and the Humber is York (84.0).

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Placed in Yorkshire and the Humber

On the share of homes in bands C to E, Barnsley comes 11th of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber, just behind Rotherham and just ahead of North East Lincolnshire. All Yorkshire and the Humber councils.

Share of homes in bands C to EBarnsley 25%14%52%