Council tax bands in Cheshire West and Chester

Cheshire West and Chester has the third-largest share of homes in band F or above (11.5%) of the 35 councils in the North West.

Band B is the largest band

Band B is the most common band in Cheshire West and Chester (23.5%), though the middle home on the list is in band C. In the middle bands, C to E the share is 43.9%, close to the 47.6% for England. Across the North West it is 34.6%. Within the North West, the band mix closest to this one is that of Wyre. Band H, the top band, holds 640 homes. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run B, A, C, D, E, F, G and H.

Semi-detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Cheshire West and Chester is semi-detached houses at 29.5%, followed in turn by detached houses (23.3%), terraced houses (23.3%), flats and maisonettes (13.3%) and bungalows (9.7%). 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 widest gap to the rest of the North West is in detached houses: 9.6 points above the share there (13.7%). The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Wrexham, followed by Wyre Forest and Charnwood. The list also counts 1,170 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes.

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (48.6%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (23.2%) and four-bedroom (16.9%). 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 G with five. Homes here average 2.87 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. One-bedroom homes make up 7.4%. A detached house here has 3.8 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6.

Post-war building leads

The biggest building periods here were from 1945 to 1964 (20.4%), from 1965 to 1982 (20.3%) and from 1983 to 1999 (12.8%). Some 14,890 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 37.8% of these newer homes and 45.3% of the older ones. Homes from before 1919 make up 15.6%, 4.3 points below the share for England. By build period, the middle home sits in band B for homes built from 1945 to 1964, band C for homes built from 1965 to 1982 and band C for those built from 1983 to 1999. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 1,050 homes (+0.63%). The busiest single year was 2017, with 2,350 homes recorded as built.

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Cheshire West and Chester are East Riding of Yorkshire (9.9), West Northamptonshire (10.1) and Shropshire (10.2); the furthest within the North West is Pendle (78.3).

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Placed in the North West

On the share of homes in bands C to E, Cheshire West and Chester comes 10th of the 35 councils in the North West, just behind West Lancashire and just ahead of Sefton. All North West councils.