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Council tax bands in Cherwell

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Cherwell has the third-largest share of homes built from 2016 to 2026 (15.3%) of the 64 councils in the South East. Among the five councils in Oxfordshire, it has the largest share of homes in bands A and B (31.6%), the smallest share in the middle bands C, D and E (57.8%) and the smallest share in band F or above (10.6%). It also has the smallest share of homes in band C (27.4%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA9B23C27D18E13F6G4FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanColour shows the band, shape the typeA9B23C27D18E13F6G4FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravan

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Cherwell gather in the middle of the ladder, with band C the largest single band. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run C, B, D, E, A, F, G and H. Within the South East, the band mix closest to this one is that of Folkestone and Hythe. Band H, the top band, holds 270 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA8.6%B23.0%C27.4%D17.6%E12.8%F6.2%G4.0%H0.4%CherwellSouth EastEngland

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England10%Before19001%1900–19186%1919–193915%1945–196423%1965–198219%1983–199910%2000–201515%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England10%<19001%19006%191915%194523%196519%198310%200015%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (22.9%), from 1983 to 1999 (19.1%) and from 2016 to 2026. 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 20.2% of these newer homes and 33.8% of the older ones. Homes from before 1919 make up 11.4%, 8.5 points below the share for England. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 680 homes (+0.94%). By build period, the middle home sits in band C for homes built from 1965 to 1982, band C for homes built from 1983 to 1999 and band D for those built from 2016 to 2026. The busiest single year was 2019, with 1,430 homes recorded as built.

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

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (42.6%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (24.7%) and four-bedroom (18.0%). 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 2.84 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. A detached house here has 3.8 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.5. One-bedroom homes make up 9.9%.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom9.9%2 bedrooms24.7%3 bedrooms42.6%4 bedrooms18.0%5 bedrooms3.7%6+ bedrooms1.1%

Semis and terraced houses, almost level

Semi-detached houses (26.7%) only just outnumber the other types in Cherwell; in order they are followed by terraced houses (25.8%), detached houses (25.0%), flats and maisonettes (12.7%) and bungalows (8.6%). The widest gap to the rest of the South East is in flats and maisonettes: 10.9 points below the share there (23.6%). The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Central Bedfordshire, followed by Rugby and North Northamptonshire. 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 B for flats and maisonettes. The list also counts 330 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes12.7%ABCTerraced houses25.8%BCDSemi-detached houses26.7%BCDDetached houses25.0%DEFGBungalows8.6%ABCDECaravans and mobile homes0.5%A

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Cherwell are Braintree (7.9), Central Bedfordshire (9.0) and Bath and North East Somerset (10.2); the furthest within the South East is Elmbridge (82.8).

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Placed in the South East

On the share of detached houses, Cherwell comes 23rd of the 64 councils in the South East (joint), just behind Eastleigh and just ahead of Guildford. All South East councils.

Share of detached housesCherwell 25%3%36%