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Council tax bands in Bradford

225,210 homesYorkshire and the HumberWest Yorkshire

Bradford has the second-largest share of homes built before 1919 (29.5%) and the second-smallest share built from 1965 to 1982 (14.4%) of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber. Among the five councils in West Yorkshire, it has the largest share of caravans, houseboats and mobile homes (0.3%), the smallest share of two-bedroom homes (26.6%) and the largest share with four or more bedrooms (15.7%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA41B21C19D8E6F3G2FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowColour shows the band, shape the typeA41B21C19D8E6F3G2FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalow

Homes from before 1900 lead

Share of homes by build period; red line: England23%Before19006%1900–191816%1919–193914%1945–196414%1965–198210%1983–199911%2000–20155%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England23%<19006%190016%191914%194514%196510%198311%20005%2016

The biggest building periods here were before 1900 (23.4%), between the wars (16.4%) and from 1965 to 1982. Some 12,020 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band C, a higher band than the middle home built before 2016 (band B). Bands A and B take 43.4% of these newer homes and 63.2% of the older ones. By build period, the middle home sits in band A for homes built before 1900, band B for homes built between the wars and band C for those built from 1965 to 1982. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 1,180 homes (+0.53%). The busiest single year was 2018, with 1,650 homes recorded as built.

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

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (45.6%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom and one-bedroom (12.2%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band B with two, band B with three, band D with four and band E with five. A detached house here has 3.8 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. Homes here average 2.69 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom12.2%2 bedrooms26.6%3 bedrooms45.6%4 bedrooms12.2%5 bedrooms2.4%6+ bedrooms1.1%

Terraced houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Bradford is terraced houses at 36.1%, followed in turn by semi-detached houses (28.9%), flats and maisonettes (16.4%), detached houses (10.5%) and bungalows (7.2%). 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 Tameside, followed by Bolton and Rochdale. The widest gap to the rest of Yorkshire and the Humber is in terraced houses: 7.8 points above the share there (28.3%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes16.4%ABCTerraced houses36.1%ABCSemi-detached houses28.9%ABCDDetached houses10.5%CDEFGBungalows7.2%ABCDE

Most homes are in the two lowest bands

Bands A and B hold 62.2% of the homes in Bradford, and band A on its own accounts for 41.3%. The share in the middle bands, C to E, 33.2%, is 14.4 points below the figure for England as a whole. Within Yorkshire and the Humber, the band mix closest to this one is that of Kirklees. Band H, the top band, holds 330 homes. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H.

Share of homes in each bandA41.3%B20.9%C18.7%D8.5%E6.0%F2.8%G1.7%H0.1%BradfordYorkshire and the HumberEngland

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Bradford are Wirral (4.0), Newcastle-under-Lyme (6.5) and Leeds (6.9); the furthest within Yorkshire and the Humber is York (54.2).

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Placed in Yorkshire and the Humber

On the share of homes in band F or above, Bradford comes 6th of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber, just behind Calderdale and just ahead of Kirklees. All Yorkshire and the Humber councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveBradford 5%0%12%