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Council tax bands in Bury

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Bury has the tenth-smallest share of homes built from 2016 to 2026 (3.0%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the ten councils in Greater Manchester, it has the smallest net number of homes added to the list over the year to March 2026 (250 homes) and the smallest number of homes on the valuation list (85,660 homes).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA36B22C21D11E7F2G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowColour shows the band, shape the typeA36B22C21D11E7F2G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalow

The inter-war years built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England18%Before19005%1900–191821%1919–193914%1945–196420%1965–198211%1983–19997%2000–20153%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England18%<19005%190021%191914%194520%196511%19837%20003%2016

The biggest building periods here were between the wars (20.9%), from 1965 to 1982 (20.5%) and before 1900 (18.0%). By build period, the middle home sits in band B for homes built between the wars, band C for homes built from 1965 to 1982 and band A for those built before 1900. 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 43.9% of these newer homes and 58.2% of the older ones. The busiest single year was 2016, with 440 homes recorded as built.

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

Band A is the largest band

Band A is the most common band in Bury (35.9%), though the middle home on the list is in band B. The share in bands A and B, 57.8%, is 14.7 points above the figure for England as a whole. Within the North West, the band mix closest to this one is that of Wirral. Band H, the top band, holds 180 homes. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H.

Share of homes in each bandA35.9%B21.9%C20.6%D11.0%E6.7%F2.2%G1.5%H0.2%BuryNorth WestEngland

Semis and terraced houses, almost level

Semi-detached houses (31.3%) only just outnumber the other types in Bury; in order they are followed by terraced houses (30.9%), flats and maisonettes (15.3%), detached houses (14.0%) and bungalows (8.0%). The typical home of each type sits in band E for detached houses, band C for bungalows, band C for semi-detached houses, band A for flats and maisonettes and band A for terraced houses. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Darlington, followed by Middlesbrough and Derby. The widest gap to the rest of the North West is in flats and maisonettes: 3.2 points below the share there (18.5%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes15.3%ABTerraced houses30.9%ABCSemi-detached houses31.3%ABCDDetached houses14.0%CDEFGBungalows8.0%ABCDE

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (44.5%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (32.3%) and four-bedroom (11.8%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band A with two, band C with three, band E with four and band E with five. A detached house here has 3.7 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.5. One-bedroom homes make up 9.4%. Homes here average 2.65 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.66 for England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom9.4%2 bedrooms32.3%3 bedrooms44.5%4 bedrooms11.8%5 bedrooms1.6%6+ bedrooms0.4%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Bury are Leeds (6.1), Lancaster (7.2) and Amber Valley (7.9); the furthest within the North West is Ribble Valley (53.8).

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Placed in the North West

On the share of homes in band F or above, Bury comes 17th of the 35 councils in the North West (joint), just behind Lancaster and just ahead of Pendle. All North West councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveBury 4%1%17%