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Council tax bands in Chesterfield

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Chesterfield has the sixth-largest share of semi-detached houses (39.1%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 35 councils in the East Midlands, it has the second-largest share of two-bedroom homes (34.8%) and the second-smallest share of homes built from 2016 to 2026 (5.1%). Among the eight councils in Derbyshire, it has the smallest share of detached houses (17.2%) and the smallest share of annexes (0.0%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA53B21C13D8E4F1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowNot recordedColour shows the band, shape the typeA53B21C13D8E4F1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowNot recorded

Semi-detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Chesterfield is semi-detached houses, followed in turn by terraced houses (18.1%), detached houses, flats and maisonettes (12.5%) and bungalows (11.7%). The typical home of each type sits in band D for detached houses, band B for bungalows, band A for flats and maisonettes, band A for semi-detached houses and band A for terraced houses. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Newcastle-under-Lyme, followed by Rotherham and Dudley. The widest gap to the rest of the East Midlands is in terraced houses: 4.1 points below the share there (22.2%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes12.5%ABTerraced houses18.1%ABSemi-detached houses39.1%ABCDetached houses17.2%CDEFBungalows11.7%ABCD

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (43.0%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom and four-bedroom (10.7%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band A with two, band B with three, band D with four and band E with five. A detached house here has 3.5 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.4. One-bedroom homes make up 10.2%. Homes here average 2.58 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.66 for England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom10.2%2 bedrooms34.8%3 bedrooms43.0%4 bedrooms10.7%5 bedrooms1.0%6+ bedrooms0.2%

Post-war building leads

Share of homes by build period; red line: England13%Before19004%1900–191818%1919–193921%1945–196419%1965–198212%1983–19997%2000–20155%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England13%<19004%190018%191921%194519%196512%19837%20005%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1945 to 1964 (21.3%), from 1965 to 1982 (18.6%) and between the wars (17.9%). The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band C, a higher band than the middle home built before 2016 (band A). Bands A and B take 45.5% of these newer homes and 74.7% of the older ones. By build period, the middle home sits in band A for homes built from 1945 to 1964, band B for homes built from 1965 to 1982 and band A for those built between the wars. Homes from before 1919 make up 16.9%, 3.0 points below the share for England. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 300 homes (+0.58%). The busiest single year was 2022, with 390 homes recorded as built.

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

Most homes are in the two lowest bands

Bands A and B hold 73.2% of the homes in Chesterfield, and band A on its own accounts for 52.5%. The share in the middle bands, C to E, 25.1%, is 22.5 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across the East Midlands it is 36.3%. Within the East Midlands, the band mix closest to this one is that of Derby. Band H, the top band, holds 30 homes. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H.

Share of homes in each bandA52.5%B20.7%C12.8%D8.0%E4.3%F1.2%G0.4%H0.1%ChesterfieldEast MidlandsEngland

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Chesterfield are Rotherham (2.6), Mansfield (5.1) and Ashfield (6.0); the furthest within the East Midlands is Rutland (85.6).

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Placed in the East Midlands

On the share of homes in band F or above, Chesterfield comes 27th of the 35 councils in the East Midlands, just behind Derby and just ahead of Leicester. All East Midlands councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveChesterfield 2%1%18%