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Council tax bands in Brighton and Hove

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Brighton and Hove has the joint fourth-smallest share of homes built from 2000 to 2015 (4.7%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 64 councils in the South East, it has the largest share of flats and maisonettes (53.4%), the lowest average number of bedrooms per home (2.25 bedrooms) and the smallest share of three-bedroom homes (27.0%). It also has the smallest share of homes built from 1983 to 1999 (6.1%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA22B22C26D15E9F4G2FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowColour shows the band, shape the typeA22B22C26D15E9F4G2FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalow

Homes from before 1900 lead

Share of homes by build period; red line: England32%Before19007%1900–191816%1919–193917%1945–196410%1965–19826%1983–19995%2000–20156%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England32%<19007%190016%191917%194510%19656%19835%20006%2016

The biggest building periods here were before 1900 (32.3%), from 1945 to 1964 (17.0%) and between the wars (15.6%). Some 8,040 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band B, a lower band than the middle home built before 2016 (band C). Bands A and B take 50.6% of these newer homes and 43.8% of the older ones. By build period, the middle home sits in band B for homes built before 1900, band C for homes built from 1945 to 1964 and band C for those built between the wars. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 760 homes (+0.56%). The busiest single year was 2024, with 1,430 homes recorded as built.

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

Two bedrooms is the usual size

Two-bedroom homes (32.4%) are the most common size, then one-bedroom (29.3%) and three-bedroom. 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 E with five. Homes with four or more bedrooms make up 11.3%. A detached house here has 3.7 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom29.3%2 bedrooms32.4%3 bedrooms27.0%4 bedrooms7.7%5 bedrooms2.2%6+ bedrooms1.4%

More than half are flats and maisonettes

Flats and maisonettes make up more than half of the homes in Brighton and Hove; after them come terraced houses (20.5%), semi-detached houses (13.1%), bungalows (6.4%) and detached houses (5.5%). The widest gap to the rest of the South East is in detached houses: 14.9 points below the share there (20.4%). The typical home of each type sits in band F for detached houses, band D for bungalows, band D for semi-detached houses, band C for terraced houses and band B for flats and maisonettes. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Ealing, followed by Barnet and Brent.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes53.4%ABCDTerraced houses20.5%BCDESemi-detached houses13.1%BCDEFDetached houses5.5%DEFGBungalows6.4%CDE

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Brighton and Hove gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 49.8%, with band C the largest single band (26.0%). Ranked by number of homes, the bands run C, B, A, D, E, F, G and H. In band F or above the share is 5.8%, close to the 9.3% for England. Across the South East it is 15.5%. Within the South East, the band mix closest to this one is that of Swale. Band H, the top band, holds 220 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA21.9%B22.4%C26.0%D15.2%E8.6%F3.5%G2.1%H0.2%Brighton and HoveSouth EastEngland

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Brighton and Hove are Wyre (7.5), Torbay (7.7) and Exeter (8.0); the furthest within the South East is Elmbridge (105.5).

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Placed in the South East

On the share of homes in band F or above, Brighton and Hove comes 55th of the 64 councils in the South East, just behind Crawley and just ahead of Gosport. All South East councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveBrighton and Hove 6%2%40%