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Council tax bands in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

190,630 homesSouth West

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has the seventh-smallest share of terraced houses (10.8%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 27 councils in the South West, it has the largest share of homes in band C (28.6%), the largest share of flats and maisonettes (39.4%) and the smallest share of semi-detached houses (13.6%). It also has the largest share of two-bedroom homes (34.7%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA14B18C29D19E11F5G3H1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanColour shows the band, shape the typeA14B18C29D19E11F5G3H1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravan

Flats and maisonettes are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole is flats and maisonettes, followed in turn by detached houses (20.9%), bungalows (14.1%), semi-detached houses and terraced houses. The typical home of each type sits in band E for detached houses, band D for bungalows, band C for semi-detached houses, band C for terraced houses and band B for flats and maisonettes. The list also counts 770 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Worthing, followed by the Isles of Scilly and Southend-on-Sea.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes39.4%ABCDTerraced houses10.8%BCDESemi-detached houses13.6%BCDDetached houses20.9%CDEFGBungalows14.1%CDE

Two bedrooms is the usual size

Two-bedroom homes are the most common size, then three-bedroom (33.4%) and one-bedroom (17.1%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band C with two, band C with three, band E with four and band F with five. Homes here average 2.50 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.66 for England. A detached house here has 3.6 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.8. Homes with four or more bedrooms make up 14.8%.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom17.1%2 bedrooms34.7%3 bedrooms33.4%4 bedrooms11.5%5 bedrooms2.2%6+ bedrooms1.1%

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 59.1%, with band C the largest single band. The share in bands A and B, 32.3%, is 10.8 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across the South West it is 41.3%. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run C, D, B, A, E, F, G and H. Band H, the top band, holds 1,330 homes, about one in every 143. Within the South West, the band mix closest to this one is that of Wiltshire.

Share of homes in each bandA14.1%B18.2%C28.6%D19.0%E11.5%F5.0%G3.1%H0.7%Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth WestEngland

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England11%Before19008%1900–191818%1919–193915%1945–196420%1965–198213%1983–199911%2000–20155%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England11%<19008%190018%191915%194520%196513%198311%20005%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (19.9%), between the wars (17.6%) and from 1945 to 1964 (15.2%). By build period, the middle home sits in band C for homes built from 1965 to 1982, band D for homes built between the wars and band C for those built from 1945 to 1964. Some 9,900 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 35.3% of these newer homes and 32.0% of the older ones. Homes from before 1919 make up 18.2%, 1.7 points below the share for England. The busiest single year was 2019, with 1,510 homes recorded as built. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 370 homes (+0.19%).

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

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole are Canterbury (8.4), Basildon (11.4) and Worthing (12.7); the furthest within the South West is the Isles of Scilly (95.1).

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Placed in the South West

On the share of homes in band F or above, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole comes 16th of the 27 councils in the South West, just behind Cheltenham and just ahead of the Forest of Dean. All South West councils.

Share of homes in band F or above9%2%35%