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Council tax bands in Central Bedfordshire
Central Bedfordshire has the largest number of homes built from 2016 to 2026 (21,040 homes), the largest number of homes on the valuation list (136,210 homes) and the second-largest net number of homes added to the list over the year to March 2026 (1,610 homes) of the 45 councils in the East of England.
The 1960s and 1970s built the most
The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (22.1%), from 1945 to 1964 (17.0%) and from 2016 to 2026 (15.4%). The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band D, a higher band than the middle home built before 2016 (band C). Bands A and B take 20.3% of these newer homes and 28.6% of the older ones. Homes from before 1919 make up 10.6%, 9.3 points below the share for England. By build period, the middle home sits in band C for homes built from 1965 to 1982, band C for homes built from 1945 to 1964 and band D for those built from 2016 to 2026. The busiest single year was 2021, with 2,790 homes recorded as built.
The homes cluster in the middle bands
The homes in Central Bedfordshire gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 60.5%, with band C the largest single band (27.3%). The share in bands A and B, 27.3%, is 15.8 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across the East of England it is 34.9%. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run C, D, B, E, A, F, G and H. Within the East of England, the band mix closest to this one is that of Braintree. Band H, the top band, holds 410 homes.
Semis and terraced houses, almost level
Semi-detached houses (27.0%) only just outnumber the other types in Central Bedfordshire; in order they are followed by terraced houses (25.5%), detached houses (24.5%), flats and maisonettes (13.6%) and bungalows (7.8%). The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Rugby, followed by Cherwell and Braintree. The typical home of each type sits in band E for detached houses, band D for bungalows, band C for semi-detached houses, band C for terraced houses and band B for flats and maisonettes. The list also counts 1,380 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes. The widest gap to the rest of the East of England is in flats and maisonettes: 5.1 points below the share there (18.7%).
Three bedrooms is the usual size
Three-bedroom homes (44.3%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (24.6%) and four-bedroom (18.9%). 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 F with five. Homes here average 2.86 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. One-bedroom homes make up 8.4%. A detached house here has 3.8 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6.
Councils with a similar band mix
By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Central Bedfordshire are Warwick (7.0), Arun (8.6) and Cherwell (9.0); the furthest within the East of England is Norwich (96.9).
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On the share of homes in band F or above, Central Bedfordshire comes 16th of the 45 councils in the East of England, just behind Cambridge and just ahead of Bedford. All East of England councils.