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Council tax bands in Caerphilly

81,470 homesWalesIn Welsh: Caerffili

Caerphilly has the smallest share of two-bedroom homes (18.5%) and the largest share of three-bedroom homes (63.6%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. It also has the second-largest share of homes in band B (33.1%) and the second-smallest share of homes with four or more bedrooms (12.6%) of the 22 councils in Wales.

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA19B33C23D12E9F3G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowColour shows the band, shape the typeA19B33C23D12E9F3G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalow

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes are the most common size, then two-bedroom and four-bedroom (11.1%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band B with two, band B with three, band E with four and band F with five. A detached house here has 3.6 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. One-bedroom homes make up 5.3%. Homes here average 2.85 bedrooms, more than the 2.83 for Wales.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom5.3%2 bedrooms18.5%3 bedrooms63.6%4 bedrooms11.1%5 bedrooms1.2%6+ bedrooms0.3%

Band B is the largest band

Band B is the most common band in Caerphilly, and the middle home on the list is in that band too. The share in bands A and B, 52.3%, is 17.2 points above the figure for Wales as a whole. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run B, C, A, D, E, F, G, H and I. Within Wales, the band mix closest to this one is that of Bridgend. Band I, the top band, holds 80 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA19.2%B33.1%C23.3%D11.8%E8.4%F3.0%G1.0%H0.1%I0.1%CaerphillyWales

Terraced houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Caerphilly is terraced houses at 37.0%, followed in turn by semi-detached houses (32.5%), detached houses (13.0%), flats and maisonettes (9.5%) and bungalows (7.8%). The typical home of each type sits in band E 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 widest gap to the rest of Wales is in terraced houses: 8.0 points above the share there (29.0%). The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Knowsley, followed by Middlesbrough and Rochdale.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes9.5%ABTerraced houses37.0%ABCSemi-detached houses32.5%ABCDDetached houses13.0%DEFGBungalows7.8%ABCDE

Homes from before 1900 lead

Share of homes by build period; red line: Wales21%Before190012%1900–19189%1919–193915%1945–196419%1965–198212%1983–19999%2000–20153%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: Wales21%<190012%19009%191915%194519%196512%19839%20003%2016

The biggest building periods here were before 1900 (21.3%), from 1965 to 1982 (19.2%) and from 1945 to 1964 (14.8%). Some 2,710 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 27.7% of these newer homes and 53.1% 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 1965 to 1982 and band B for those built from 1945 to 1964. The busiest single year was 2024, with 350 homes recorded as built. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 280 homes (+0.34%).

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

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Caerphilly are Neath Port Talbot (18.4), Torfaen (18.7) and Swansea (27.5); the furthest within Wales is Monmouthshire (101.0).

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Placed in Wales

On the share of homes in band F or above, Caerphilly comes 19th of the 22 councils in Wales, just behind Rhondda Cynon Taf and just ahead of Neath Port Talbot. All Wales councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveCaerphilly 4%1%36%