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Council tax bands in Blaby

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Blaby has the fifth-largest share of homes in band B (35.0%) of the 296 councils in England. It also has the fifth-smallest share of one-bedroom homes (4.8%), the ninth-smallest share of flats and maisonettes (6.3%) and the seventh-largest share of semi-detached houses (38.9%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 35 councils in the East Midlands, it has the largest share of three-bedroom homes (53.7%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA11B35C23D16E10F4G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowColour shows the band, shape the typeA11B35C23D16E10F4G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalow

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes are the most common size, then two-bedroom (21.1%) and four-bedroom (17.3%). 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 2.93 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. A detached house here has 3.6 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom4.8%2 bedrooms21.1%3 bedrooms53.7%4 bedrooms17.3%5 bedrooms2.8%6+ bedrooms0.3%

Semi-detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Blaby is semi-detached houses, followed in turn by detached houses (29.1%), bungalows (12.2%), terraced houses (12.2%) and flats and maisonettes. The widest gap to the rest of the East Midlands is in terraced houses: 10.0 points below the share there (22.2%). The typical home of each type sits in band D for detached houses, band C for bungalows, band B for semi-detached houses, band B for terraced houses and band A for flats and maisonettes. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to North East Derbyshire, followed by Cannock Chase and South Staffordshire.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes6.3%ABTerraced houses12.2%ABCSemi-detached houses38.9%BCDetached houses29.1%CDEFBungalows12.2%ABCDECaravans and mobile homes0.5%A

Post-war building leads

Share of homes by build period; red line: England5%Before19001%1900–191813%1919–193922%1945–196421%1965–198218%1983–199910%2000–20159%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England5%<19001%190013%191922%194521%196518%198310%20009%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1945 to 1964 (21.7%), from 1965 to 1982 (20.8%) and from 1983 to 1999 (17.7%). Homes from before 1919 make up 6.2%, 13.7 points below the share for England. Some 4,070 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. Bands A and B take 39.6% of these newer homes and 46.8% of the older ones. By build period, the middle home sits in band C for homes built from 1945 to 1964, band C for homes built from 1965 to 1982 and band D for those built from 1983 to 1999. The busiest single year was 2016, with 750 homes recorded as built. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 180 homes (+0.40%).

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

Band B is the largest band

Band B is the most common band in Blaby, 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 band F or above the share is 5.0%, close to the 9.3% for England. Within the East Midlands, the band mix closest to this one is that of Hinckley and Bosworth. Band H, the top band, holds 40 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA11.2%B35.0%C22.9%D15.5%E10.4%F3.7%G1.2%H0.1%BlabyEast MidlandsEngland

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Blaby are West Suffolk (10.6), South Gloucestershire (12.7) and Medway (14.2); the furthest within the East Midlands is Nottingham (102.4).

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Placed in the East Midlands

On the share of homes in band F or above, Blaby comes 17th of the 35 councils in the East Midlands (joint), just behind North East Derbyshire and just ahead of Oadby and Wigston. All East Midlands councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveBlaby 5%1%18%