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Council tax bands in Bolsover

39,340 homesEast MidlandsDerbyshire

Bolsover has the second-smallest share of one-bedroom homes (3.9%) and the joint sixth-smallest share of flats and maisonettes (6.0%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 35 councils in the East Midlands, it has the second-smallest share of homes built from 1965 to 1982 (14.5%). Among the eight councils in Derbyshire, it has the largest share of homes in bands A and B (75.2%) and the smallest share in the middle bands C, D and E (23.4%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA57B18C13D8E3F1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowColour shows the band, shape the typeA57B18C13D8E3F1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalow

Most homes are in the two lowest bands

Band A is the single largest band in Bolsover, with 57.2% of homes. The share in band F or above, 1.4%, is 7.9 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across the East Midlands it is 5.3%. Within the East Midlands, the band mix closest to this one is that of Mansfield. Band H, the top band, holds 20 homes. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H.

Share of homes in each bandA57.2%B18.0%C12.6%D7.9%E2.9%F0.9%G0.4%H0.1%BolsoverEast MidlandsEngland

Semi-detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Bolsover is semi-detached houses at 36.0%, followed in turn by terraced houses (21.3%), detached houses (19.4%), bungalows (16.7%) and flats and maisonettes. 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 nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Ashfield, followed by Mansfield and Doncaster. The widest gap to the rest of the East Midlands is in semi-detached houses: 8.2 points above the share there (27.8%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes6.0%ATerraced houses21.3%ABSemi-detached houses36.0%ABDetached houses19.4%BCDEBungalows16.7%ABCD

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (49.7%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (34.4%) and four-bedroom (10.7%). 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 3.5 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.7. Homes here average 2.71 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom3.9%2 bedrooms34.4%3 bedrooms49.7%4 bedrooms10.7%5 bedrooms1.0%6+ bedrooms0.3%

Post-war building leads

Share of homes by build period; red line: England15%Before19008%1900–191812%1919–193917%1945–196414%1965–198214%1983–19999%2000–201511%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England15%<19008%190012%191917%194514%196514%19839%200011%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1945 to 1964 (16.6%), before 1900 (14.9%) and from 1965 to 1982. Some 4,210 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band B, a higher band than the middle home built before 2016 (band A). Bands A and B take 54.9% of these newer homes and 77.7% of the older ones. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 400 homes (+1.03%). By build period, the middle home sits in band A for homes built from 1945 to 1964, band A for homes built before 1900 and band B for those built from 1965 to 1982. The busiest single year was 2022, with 550 homes recorded as built.

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

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Bolsover are Barnsley (4.2), Doncaster (4.8) and Liverpool (6.3); the furthest within the East Midlands is Rutland (95.0).

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Placed in the East Midlands

On the share of homes in band F or above, Bolsover comes 30th of the 35 councils in the East Midlands (joint), just behind Lincoln and just ahead of Mansfield. All East Midlands councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveBolsover 1%1%18%