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Council tax bands in Bromsgrove

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Bromsgrove has the ninth-smallest share of two-bedroom homes (20.7%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 30 councils in the West Midlands, it has the largest share of homes in band E (16.7%), the highest average number of bedrooms per home (2.96 bedrooms) and the third-smallest share of homes in bands A and B (26.3%). It also has the third-largest share of homes in the middle bands C, D and E (57.1%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA9B17C22D18E17F9G7H1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanColour shows the band, shape the typeA9B17C22D18E17F9G7H1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravan

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Bromsgrove gather in the middle of the ladder, with band C the largest single band (21.7%). The middle home on the list is in band D. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run C, D, B, E, A, F, G and H. The share in band F or above, 16.6%, is 7.3 points above the figure for England as a whole. Across the West Midlands it is 6.6%. Band H, the top band, holds 380 homes. Within the West Midlands, the band mix closest to this one is that of the Malvern Hills.

Share of homes in each bandA9.1%B17.2%C21.7%D18.7%E16.7%F8.9%G6.8%H0.9%BromsgroveWest MidlandsEngland

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (47.5%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom and four-bedroom (19.0%). 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 G with five. One-bedroom homes make up 7.4%. A detached house here has 3.7 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom7.4%2 bedrooms20.7%3 bedrooms47.5%4 bedrooms19.0%5 bedrooms4.6%6+ bedrooms1.0%

Post-war building leads

Share of homes by build period; red line: England9%Before19003%1900–191815%1919–193921%1945–196418%1965–198215%1983–199912%2000–20157%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England9%<19003%190015%191921%194518%196515%198312%20007%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1945 to 1964 (21.0%), from 1965 to 1982 (18.0%) and from 1983 to 1999 (15.4%). Homes from before 1919 make up 11.5%, 8.4 points below the share for England. Some 3,020 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band D, the same as the middle home built before 2016. Bands A and B take 20.9% of these newer homes and 26.8% of the older ones. By build period, the middle home sits in band C for homes built from 1945 to 1964, band C for homes built from 1965 to 1982 and band D for those built from 1983 to 1999. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 230 homes (+0.53%). The busiest single year was 2017, with 490 homes recorded as built.

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026ABCDEFGBuilt before 2016ABCDEFG

Detached houses and semis, almost level

Detached houses (31.5%) only just outnumber the other types in Bromsgrove; in order they are followed by semi-detached houses (31.0%), terraced houses (16.3%), flats and maisonettes (11.4%) and bungalows (8.1%). The widest gap to the rest of the West Midlands is in detached houses: 12.9 points above the share there (18.6%). The typical home of each type sits in band E for detached houses, band D for bungalows, band C for semi-detached houses, band B for terraced houses and band A for flats and maisonettes. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Lichfield, followed by Gedling and Stafford. The list also counts 410 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes11.4%ABCTerraced houses16.3%BCDSemi-detached houses31.0%BCDDetached houses31.5%DEFGBungalows8.1%BCDEFGCaravans and mobile homes0.9%A

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Bromsgrove are Rother (6.2), South Hams (7.6) and East Devon (7.6); the furthest within the West Midlands is Stoke-on-Trent (107.6).

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Placed in the West Midlands

On the share of homes in band F or above, Bromsgrove comes 4th of the 30 councils in the West Midlands, just behind the Malvern Hills and just ahead of Solihull. All West Midlands councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveBromsgrove 17%0%20%