Council tax bands in Broadland

Broadland has the third-smallest share of flats and maisonettes (5.1%), the second-largest share of bungalows (30.2%) and the ninth-largest share of homes built from 1983 to 1999 (20.6%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 45 councils in the East of England, it has the smallest share of one-bedroom homes (5.3%). Among the seven councils in Norfolk, it has the smallest share of homes in bands A and B (33.5%).

Bungalows and detached houses, almost level

Bungalows only just outnumber the other types in Broadland; in order they are followed by detached houses (28.4%), semi-detached houses (21.7%), terraced houses (12.8%) and flats and maisonettes. The widest gap to the rest of the East of England is in terraced houses: 11.3 points below the share there (24.1%). The typical home of each type sits in band D for detached houses, band C for bungalows, band C for semi-detached houses, band B for terraced houses and band A for flats and maisonettes. The list also counts 420 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to South Holland, followed by South Norfolk and North Kesteven.

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (46.5%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (24.8%) and four-bedroom (19.5%). Homes here average 2.93 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. 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. A detached house here has 3.7 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.5.

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Broadland gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 61.1%, with band C the largest single band (34.9%). Ranked by number of homes, the bands run C, B, D, E, A, F, G and H. In band F or above the share is 5.4%, close to the 9.3% for England. Across the East of England it is 10.6%. Within the East of England, the band mix closest to this one is that of Thurrock. Band H, the top band, holds 100 homes.

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (21.7%), from 1983 to 1999 and from 1945 to 1964 (16.7%). Homes from before 1919 make up 8.8%, 11.1 points below the share for England. Some 7,350 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 32.8% of these newer homes and 33.7% of the older ones. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 770 homes (+1.23%). Homes from the three largest building periods share the same middle band, band C. The busiest single year was 2024, with 890 homes recorded as built.

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Broadland are Lewisham (12.9), Hackney (13.8) and Medway (15.4); the furthest within the East of England is St Albans (90.7).

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Placed in the East of England

On the share of homes in band F or above, Broadland comes 34th of the 45 councils in the East of England, just behind King's Lynn and West Norfolk and just ahead of Thurrock. All East of England councils.