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Council tax bands in Charnwood

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Charnwood has the third-largest share of homes in band C (24.4%) of the 35 councils in the East Midlands. Among the seven councils in Leicestershire, it has the largest share of flats and maisonettes (12.1%), the largest share of terraced houses (21.4%) and the smallest share of bungalows (10.6%). It also has the lowest average number of bedrooms per home (2.81 bedrooms).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA17B28C24D14E10F4G3FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowColour shows the band, shape the typeA17B28C24D14E10F4G3FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalow

Semi-detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Charnwood is semi-detached houses at 30.1%, followed in turn by detached houses (24.2%), terraced houses, flats and maisonettes and bungalows. 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 nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Wrexham, followed by Wyre Forest and Cheshire West and Chester. The widest gap to the rest of the East Midlands is in semi-detached houses: 2.3 points above the share there (27.8%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes12.1%ABTerraced houses21.4%ABCDSemi-detached houses30.1%BCDDetached houses24.2%CDEFGBungalows10.6%ABCDE

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (47.1%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (25.0%) and four-bedroom (15.6%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band B with two, band C with three, band E with four and band F with five. One-bedroom homes make up 8.7%. A detached house here has 3.7 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.5.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom8.7%2 bedrooms25.0%3 bedrooms47.1%4 bedrooms15.6%5 bedrooms3.0%6+ bedrooms0.6%

Band B is the largest band

Band B is the most common band in Charnwood (27.6%), though the middle home on the list is in band C. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run B, C, A, D, E, F, G and H. Within the East Midlands, the band mix closest to this one is that of Oadby and Wigston. In band F or above the share is 7.2%, close to the 9.3% for England. Band H, the top band, holds 230 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA16.7%B27.6%C24.4%D14.5%E9.6%F4.3%G2.6%H0.3%CharnwoodEast MidlandsEngland

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England9%Before19003%1900–191812%1919–193918%1945–196421%1965–198212%1983–199913%2000–201510%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England9%<19003%190012%191918%194521%196512%198313%200010%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (21.0%), from 1945 to 1964 (17.6%) and from 2000 to 2015 (13.0%). Homes from before 1919 make up 12.6%, 7.3 points below the share for England. Some 7,980 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band C, the same as the middle home built before 2016. Bands A and B take 35.5% of these newer homes and 45.2% of the older ones. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 540 homes (+0.68%). Homes from the three largest building periods share the same middle band, band C. The busiest single year was 2018, with 1,570 homes recorded as built.

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

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Charnwood are Swindon (7.9), Hinckley and Bosworth (8.1) and Eastbourne (8.3); the furthest within the East Midlands is Nottingham (91.4).

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Placed in the East Midlands

On the share of homes in band F or above, Charnwood comes 8th of the 35 councils in the East Midlands, just behind Newark and Sherwood and just ahead of High Peak. All East Midlands councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveCharnwood 7%1%18%