Council tax bands in Cheshire East

Cheshire East has the ninth-largest number of homes built from 2016 to 2026 (23,030 homes) and the joint eighth-largest net number of homes added to the list over the year to March 2026 (2,060 homes) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 35 councils in the North West, it has the joint largest share of homes in band H (1.0%), the joint largest share in band G (6.9%) and the largest share of detached houses (29.5%).

Band B is the largest band

Band B is the most common band in Cheshire East (20.6%), though the middle home on the list is in band C. The share in band F or above, 16.0%, is 6.7 points above the figure for England as a whole. Across the North West it is 5.1%. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run B, C, A, D, E, F, G and H. Within the North West, the band mix closest to this one is that of Cheshire West and Chester.

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (19.3%), from 1945 to 1964 (15.8%) and before 1900 (15.5%). 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 27.7% of these newer homes and 38.4% of the older ones. 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 B for those built before 1900. The busiest single year was 2019, with 2,950 homes recorded as built.

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (41.9%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (25.7%) and four-bedroom (20.1%). 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 G with five. Homes here average 2.91 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. One-bedroom homes make up 7.2%. A detached house here has 3.8 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6.

Detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Cheshire East is detached houses, followed in turn by semi-detached houses (25.7%), terraced houses (22.3%), flats and maisonettes (11.5%) and bungalows (10.2%). The typical home of each type sits in band E for detached houses, band D 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 Stroud, followed by Stratford-on-Avon and Tewkesbury. The widest gap to the rest of the North West is in terraced houses: 8.3 points below the share there (30.6%). The list also counts 840 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes.

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Cheshire East are North Yorkshire (8.6), Herefordshire (9.0) and Ribble Valley (11.0); the furthest within the North West is Pendle (87.5).

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Placed in the North West

On the share of homes in band F or above, Cheshire East comes 2nd of the 35 councils in the North West, just behind Ribble Valley and just ahead of Cheshire West and Chester. All North West councils.