Council tax bands in Cannock Chase

46,220 homesWest MidlandsStaffordshire

Cannock Chase has the ninth-largest share of semi-detached houses (38.3%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 30 councils in the West Midlands, it has the smallest net number of homes added to the list over the year to March 2026 (100 homes), the third-smallest share of homes in band F (1.4%) and the third-smallest share of terraced houses (12.9%). Among the eight councils in Staffordshire, it has the smallest share of homes in band E (4.3%).

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (27.2%), from 1945 to 1964 (20.4%) and from 1983 to 1999 (14.7%). Homes from before 1919 make up 7.5%, 12.4 points below the share for England. Some 3,860 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 37.8% of these newer homes and 64.3% of the older ones. By build period, the middle home sits in band B for homes built from 1965 to 1982, band B for homes built from 1945 to 1964 and band C for those built from 1983 to 1999. The busiest single year was 2016, with 580 homes recorded as built.

Most homes are in the two lowest bands

Bands A and B hold 62.1% of the homes in Cannock Chase, and band B on its own accounts for 31.5%. The share in the middle bands, C to E, 35.8%, is 11.8 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across the West Midlands it is 38.9%. Within the West Midlands, the band mix closest to this one is that of Telford and Wrekin. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run B, A, C, D, E, F and G. Band H, the top band, holds 20 homes.

Semi-detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Cannock Chase is semi-detached houses, followed in turn by detached houses (24.2%), terraced houses, bungalows (12.5%) and flats and maisonettes (11.7%). The typical home of each type sits in band D for detached houses, band B for bungalows, band B for semi-detached houses, band B for terraced houses and band A for flats and maisonettes. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Oadby and Wigston, followed by North East Derbyshire and Blaby. The widest gap to the rest of the West Midlands is in flats and maisonettes: 5.9 points below the share there (17.6%).

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (50.8%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (25.5%) and four-bedroom (12.4%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band B with two, band B with three, band D with four and band E with five. A detached house here has 3.5 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.5. One-bedroom homes make up 9.9%. Homes here average 2.70 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England.

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Cannock Chase are Dudley (8.1), Hastings (10.2) and Southampton (10.6); the furthest within the West Midlands is Stratford-on-Avon (87.3).

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Placed in the West Midlands

On the share of homes in band F or above, Cannock Chase comes 27th of the 30 councils in the West Midlands, just behind Tamworth and just ahead of Nuneaton and Bedworth. All West Midlands councils.