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Council tax bands in Blaenau Gwent

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Blaenau Gwent has the third-largest share of terraced houses (53.7%), the joint fifth-largest share of three-bedroom homes (57.8%) and the third-smallest share of homes built since 2000 (7.9%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. It also has the third-smallest number of homes built from 2016 to 2026 (890 homes). It also has the largest share of homes in bands A and B (82.2%) of the 22 councils in Wales.

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA58B24C8D6E3F1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowColour shows the band, shape the typeA58B24C8D6E3F1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalow

Most homes are in the two lowest bands

Band A is the single largest band in Blaenau Gwent, with 57.7% of homes. The share in the middle bands, C to E, 16.5%, is 35.1 points below the figure for Wales as a whole. Within Wales, the band mix closest to this one is that of Caerphilly. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run A, B, C, D, E, F, G and I. Band I, the top band, holds 20 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA57.7%B24.5%C8.3%D5.5%E2.7%F1.1%G0.2%H0.0%I0.1%Blaenau GwentWales

Homes from before 1900 lead

Share of homes by build period; red line: Wales36%Before190010%1900–19187%1919–193916%1945–196415%1965–19827%1983–19995%2000–20153%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: Wales36%<190010%19007%191916%194515%19657%19835%20003%2016

The biggest building periods here were before 1900 (36.5%), from 1945 to 1964 (16.5%) and from 1965 to 1982 (14.9%). 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 32.6% of these newer homes and 83.5% of the older ones. Homes from the three largest building periods share the same middle band, band A. The busiest single year was 2020, with 140 homes recorded as built. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 70 homes (+0.21%).

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

More than half are terraced houses

Terraced houses make up more than half of the homes in Blaenau Gwent; after them come semi-detached houses (21.7%), flats and maisonettes (10.9%), detached houses (7.1%) and bungalows (6.5%). The widest gap to the rest of Wales is in detached houses: 12.3 points below the share there (19.4%). The typical home of each type sits in band D for detached houses, band C for bungalows, band B for semi-detached houses, band A for flats and maisonettes and band A for terraced houses. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Merthyr Tydfil, followed by Hyndburn and Pendle.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes10.9%ATerraced houses53.7%ABSemi-detached houses21.7%ABCDetached houses7.1%CDEFBungalows6.5%ABCDE

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes are the most common size, then two-bedroom (26.9%) and four-bedroom (7.6%). 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. Homes here average 2.69 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.83 for Wales. A detached house here has 3.6 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. One-bedroom homes make up 6.8%.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom6.8%2 bedrooms26.9%3 bedrooms57.8%4 bedrooms7.6%5 bedrooms0.7%6+ bedrooms0.2%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Blaenau Gwent are Merthyr Tydfil (14.0), Rhondda Cynon Taf (34.9) and Neath Port Talbot (74.3); the furthest within Wales is Monmouthshire (146.3).

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Placed in Wales

On the share of homes in band F or above, Blaenau Gwent comes 22nd of the 22 councils in Wales, just behind Merthyr Tydfil. All Wales councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveBlaenau Gwent 1%1%36%