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Council tax bands in Bolton

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Bolton has the third-largest share of its 2016 to 2026 homes placed in bands A and B (60.0%) of the 35 councils in the North West. Among the ten councils in Greater Manchester, it has the largest share of homes built from 1983 to 1999 (12.6%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA51B18C15D8E5F2G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowColour shows the band, shape the typeA51B18C15D8E5F2G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalow

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England19%Before19006%1900–191816%1919–193913%1945–196421%1965–198213%1983–19998%2000–20155%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England19%<19006%190016%191913%194521%196513%19838%20005%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (20.7%), before 1900 (18.6%) and between the wars (15.5%). Some 6,000 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). Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 1,120 homes (+0.87%). By build period, the middle home sits in band B for homes built from 1965 to 1982, band A for homes built before 1900 and band A for those built between the wars. The busiest single year was 2025, with 950 homes recorded as built.

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

Most homes are in the two lowest bands

Bands A and B hold 68.7% of the homes in Bolton, and band A on its own accounts for 50.9%. The share in the middle bands, C to E, 27.8%, is 19.8 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across the North West it is 34.6%. Within the North West, the band mix closest to this one is that of Oldham. Band H, the top band, holds 250 homes. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H.

Share of homes in each bandA50.9%B17.8%C14.7%D8.5%E4.6%F1.8%G1.5%H0.2%BoltonNorth WestEngland

Terraced houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Bolton is terraced houses at 36.1%, followed in turn by semi-detached houses (26.7%), flats and maisonettes (15.5%), detached houses (12.2%) and bungalows (9.0%). The typical home of each type sits in band E 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 Rochdale, followed by Bradford and Halton. The widest gap to the rest of the North West is in terraced houses: 5.5 points above the share there (30.6%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes15.5%ABTerraced houses36.1%ABSemi-detached houses26.7%ABCDDetached houses12.2%CDEFGBungalows9.0%ABCDE

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (40.3%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (36.7%) and four-bedroom (10.5%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band A with two, band B with three, band D with four and band E with five. A detached house here has 3.7 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.5. One-bedroom homes make up 10.4%. Homes here average 2.58 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.66 for England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom10.4%2 bedrooms36.7%3 bedrooms40.3%4 bedrooms10.5%5 bedrooms1.7%6+ bedrooms0.5%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Bolton are Hartlepool (2.7), Rochdale (3.9) and Derby (4.3); the furthest within the North West is Ribble Valley (75.8).

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Placed in the North West

On the share of homes in band F or above, Bolton comes 20th of the 35 councils in the North West, just behind Rossendale and just ahead of Cumberland. All North West councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveBolton 4%1%17%