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Birmingham has the largest number of homes on the valuation list (469,460 homes), the second-largest number of homes built from 2016 to 2026 (33,990 homes) and the third-largest net number of homes added to the list over the year to March 2026 (3,310 homes) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 30 councils in the West Midlands, it has the largest share of flats and maisonettes (29.5%) and the smallest share of bungalows (2.6%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA35B28C19D10E5F2G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowNot recordedColour shows the band, shape the typeA35B28C19D10E5F2G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowNot recorded

The inter-war years built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England11%Before19008%1900–191827%1919–193913%1945–196416%1965–19827%1983–19999%2000–20157%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England11%<19008%190027%191913%194516%19657%19839%20007%2016

The biggest building periods here were between the wars (26.8%), from 1965 to 1982 (16.4%) and from 1945 to 1964 (13.4%). The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band C, a higher band than the middle home built before 2016 (band B). Bands A and B take 40.1% of these newer homes and 65.2% of the older ones. Homes from the three largest building periods share the same middle band, band B. The busiest single year was 2019, with 4,840 homes recorded as built.

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

Terraced houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Birmingham is terraced houses at 33.4%, followed in turn by flats and maisonettes, semi-detached houses (25.9%), detached houses (7.5%) and bungalows. 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 West Midlands is in detached houses: 11.1 points below the share there (18.6%). The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Leicester, followed by Dartford and Plymouth.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes29.5%ABCDTerraced houses33.4%ABCSemi-detached houses25.9%BCDDetached houses7.5%CDEFGBungalows2.6%ABCDE

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (49.4%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (24.6%) and one-bedroom (16.4%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band B with two, band B with three, band D with four and band E with five. Homes with four or more bedrooms make up 9.6%. A detached house here has 3.7 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. Homes here average 2.56 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.66 for England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom16.4%2 bedrooms24.6%3 bedrooms49.4%4 bedrooms7.0%5 bedrooms1.7%6+ bedrooms0.9%

Most homes are in the two lowest bands

Bands A and B hold 63.5% of the homes in Birmingham, and band A on its own accounts for 35.2%. The share in the middle bands, C to E, 33.0%, is 14.6 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across the West Midlands it is 38.9%. Within the West Midlands, the band mix closest to this one is that of Dudley. Band H, the top band, holds 930 homes. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H.

Share of homes in each bandA35.2%B28.3%C18.4%D9.6%E5.0%F2.0%G1.3%H0.2%BirminghamWest MidlandsEngland

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Birmingham are Fenland (4.1), Hastings (7.5) and Lancaster (7.8); the furthest within the West Midlands is Stratford-on-Avon (90.0).

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Placed in the West Midlands

On the share of homes in band F or above, Birmingham comes 21st of the 30 councils in the West Midlands, just behind Worcester and just ahead of Coventry. All West Midlands councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveBirmingham 4%0%20%