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Council tax bands in Camden

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Camden has the joint fourth-largest share of homes in band H (4.3%) of the 296 councils in England. It also has the fourth-largest share of flats and maisonettes (86.9%), the fourth-smallest share of terraced houses (8.5%) and the joint fourth-lowest average number of bedrooms per home (2.03 bedrooms) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. It also has the joint third-smallest share of three-bedroom homes (17.1%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA3B11C18D23E18F11G12H4FlatTerracedSemiDetachedNot recordedColour shows the band, shape the typeA3B11C18D23E18F11G12H4FlatTerracedSemiDetachedNot recorded

One-bedroom homes are the most common

One-bedroom homes (40.6%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (31.8%) and three-bedroom. Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band C with one bedroom, band E with two, band E with three, band G with four and band G with five. Homes with four or more bedrooms make up 10.4%. A detached house here has 4.4 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.8.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom40.6%2 bedrooms31.8%3 bedrooms17.1%4 bedrooms6.3%5 bedrooms2.4%6+ bedrooms1.7%

More than half are flats and maisonettes

Flats and maisonettes make up more than half of the homes in Camden; after them come terraced houses, semi-detached houses (1.9%), detached houses (1.1%) and bungalows (0.1%). The typical home of each type sits in band H for detached houses, band G for semi-detached houses, band G for terraced houses, band E for bungalows and band D for flats and maisonettes. The widest gap to the rest of London is in semi-detached houses: 10.2 points below the share there (12.1%). The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Westminster, followed by Tower Hamlets and Islington.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes86.9%BCDEFGTerraced houses8.5%EFGHSemi-detached houses1.9%FGHDetached houses1.1%GHBungalows0.1%BCDEFGH

Homes from before 1900 lead

Share of homes by build period; red line: England44%Before19004%1900–19189%1919–193910%1945–196413%1965–19826%1983–19998%2000–20156%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England44%<19004%19009%191910%194513%19656%19838%20006%2016

The biggest building periods here were before 1900 (44.5%), from 1965 to 1982 (12.9%) and from 1945 to 1964 (9.8%). Some 6,830 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band E, a higher band than the middle home built before 2016 (band D). Bands A and B take 8.0% of these newer homes and 14.1% of the older ones. By build period, the middle home sits in band E for homes built before 1900, band C for homes built from 1965 to 1982 and band C for those built from 1945 to 1964. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 480 homes (+0.42%). The busiest single year was 2019, with 1,280 homes recorded as built.

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026BCDEFGBuilt before 2016BCDEFG

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Camden gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 59.0%, with band D the largest single band (23.3%). The share in bands A and B, 13.7%, is 29.4 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across London it is 16.7%. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run D, C, E, G, F, B, H and A. Within London, the band mix closest to this one is that of Hammersmith and Fulham.

Share of homes in each bandA2.9%B10.8%C18.2%D23.3%E17.5%F11.4%G11.5%H4.3%CamdenLondonEngland

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Camden are Epping Forest (9.5), Horsham (10.8) and Brentwood (11.2); the furthest within London is Barking and Dagenham (104.2).

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Placed in London

On the share of homes in band F or above, Camden comes 6th of the 33 councils in London, just behind Hammersmith and Fulham and just ahead of Barnet. All London councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveCamden 27%1%53%