Council tax bands in Cheltenham

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Cheltenham has the second-largest share of homes built from 1945 to 1964 (19.5%) of the 27 councils in the South West. Among the six councils in Gloucestershire, it has the largest share of flats and maisonettes (29.1%), the smallest share of detached houses (14.0%) and the smallest share of bungalows (6.9%). It also has the lowest average number of bedrooms per home (2.62 bedrooms).

Homes from before 1900 lead

The biggest building periods here were before 1900 (22.2%), from 1945 to 1964 and from 1965 to 1982 (18.6%). By build period, the middle home sits in band B for homes built before 1900, band C for homes built from 1945 to 1964 and band C for those built from 1965 to 1982. Some 3,230 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 32.5% of these newer homes and 41.2% of the older ones. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 240 homes (+0.42%). The busiest single year was 2018, with 510 homes recorded as built.

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (38.4%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (28.4%) and one-bedroom (15.9%). 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. A detached house here has 3.8 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. Homes with four or more bedrooms make up 17.3%.

Flats and maisonettes are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Cheltenham is flats and maisonettes, followed in turn by semi-detached houses (25.4%), terraced houses (23.4%), detached houses 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 C for terraced houses and band A for flats and maisonettes. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Hertsmere, followed by Bromley and Rushmoor. The list also counts 410 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes. The widest gap to the rest of the South West is in semi-detached houses: 4.4 points above the share there (21.0%).

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Cheltenham gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 50.3%, with band C the largest single band (24.6%). Ranked by number of homes, the bands run C, B, A, D, E, F, G and H. Within the South West, the band mix closest to this one is that of the Forest of Dean. In bands A and B the share is 40.7%, close to the 43.1% for England. Band H, the top band, holds 160 homes.

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Cheltenham are Rugby (6.3), Folkestone and Hythe (8.7) and Worthing (9.1); the furthest within the South West is the Isles of Scilly (104.1).

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Placed in the South West

On the share of homes in band F or above, Cheltenham comes 15th of the 27 councils in the South West, just behind Somerset and just ahead of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. All South West councils.