Council tax bands in Breckland

Breckland has the seventh-smallest share of homes built between 1919 and 1939 (3.2%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 45 councils in the East of England, it has the third-smallest share of homes built from 1945 to 1964 (11.0%). Among the seven councils in Norfolk, it has the largest share of homes built from 1965 to 1982 (27.6%).

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982, from 1983 to 1999 (17.2%) and from 2000 to 2015 (13.9%). Some 7,360 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 40.3% of these newer homes and 54.2% of the older ones. Homes from before 1919 make up 14.1%, 5.8 points below the share for England. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 790 homes (+1.20%). By build period, the middle home sits in band B for homes built from 1965 to 1982, band B for homes built from 1983 to 1999 and band C for those built from 2000 to 2015. The busiest single year was 2023, with 1,010 homes recorded as built.

Band B is the largest band

Band B is the most common band in Breckland (28.0%), and the middle home on the list is in that band too. The share in bands A and B, 52.5%, is 9.4 points above the figure for England as a whole. Across the East of England it is 34.9%. Within the East of England, the band mix closest to this one is that of North Norfolk. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run B, A, C, D, E, F, G and H. Band H, the top band, holds 60 homes.

Detached houses and bungalows, almost level

Detached houses (26.6%) only just outnumber the other types in Breckland; in order they are followed by bungalows (24.8%), semi-detached houses (19.9%), terraced houses (19.0%) and flats and maisonettes (6.8%). The widest gap to the rest of the East of England is in bungalows: 12.1 points above the share there (12.7%). The typical home of each type sits in band D for detached houses, band C for bungalows, band B for semi-detached houses, band B for terraced houses and band A for flats and maisonettes. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Fenland, followed by Pembrokeshire and South Norfolk. The list also counts 390 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes.

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (45.5%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (27.0%) and four-bedroom (16.5%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band B with two, band C with three, band D with four and band E with five. One-bedroom homes make up 7.1%. Homes here average 2.84 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. A detached house here has 3.7 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.5.

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Breckland are Gedling (6.8), North Kesteven (6.9) and Thanet (9.2); the furthest within the East of England is St Albans (104.0).

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Placed in the East of England

On the share of homes in band F or above, Breckland comes 37th of the 45 councils in the East of England, just behind Tendring and just ahead of Harlow. All East of England councils.