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Council tax bands in Chichester

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Chichester has the largest share of homes in band H (2.2%), the smallest share of flats and maisonettes (16.6%) and the smallest share of one-bedroom homes (9.4%) of the seven councils in West Sussex.

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA5B11C25D21E16F10G10H2FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanAnnexeColour shows the band, shape the typeA5B11C25D21E16F10G10H2FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanAnnexe

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Chichester gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 61.7%, with band C the largest single band (24.9%). The middle home on the list is in band D. The share in bands A and B, 15.9%, is 27.2 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across the South East it is 25.3%. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run C, D, E, B, F, G, A and H. Within the South East, the band mix closest to this one is that of Tunbridge Wells.

Share of homes in each bandA5.2%B10.7%C24.9%D21.2%E15.6%F10.5%G9.8%H2.2%ChichesterSouth EastEngland

Detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Chichester is detached houses at 24.7%, followed in turn by semi-detached houses (20.3%), terraced houses (20.2%), flats and maisonettes and bungalows (15.2%). The typical home of each type sits in band F for detached houses, band D for bungalows, band D for semi-detached houses, band C for terraced houses and band B for flats and maisonettes. The list also counts 600 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Fareham, followed by East Devon and Dorset. The widest gap to the rest of the South East is in bungalows: 5.8 points above the share there (9.4%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes16.6%ABCDTerraced houses20.2%CDESemi-detached houses20.3%CDEDetached houses24.7%DEFGHBungalows15.2%BCDEFGCaravans and mobile homes1.0%AAnnexes0.6%A

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (40.4%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (29.3%) and four-bedroom (15.1%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band B with one bedroom, band C with two, band D with three, band F with four and band G with five. A detached house here has 3.8 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. Homes here average 2.80 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom9.4%2 bedrooms29.3%3 bedrooms40.4%4 bedrooms15.1%5 bedrooms4.0%6+ bedrooms1.8%

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England15%Before19003%1900–191810%1919–193915%1945–196418%1965–198213%1983–199912%2000–201511%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England15%<19003%190010%191915%194518%196513%198312%200011%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (18.5%), from 1945 to 1964 (15.4%) and before 1900 (15.0%). Some 6,910 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band D, the same as the middle home built before 2016. Bands A and B take 16.7% of these newer homes and 15.7% of the older ones. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 510 homes (+0.83%). By build period, the middle home sits in band D for homes built from 1965 to 1982, band D for homes built from 1945 to 1964 and band E for those built before 1900. The busiest single year was 2022, with 880 homes recorded as built.

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026BCDEFBuilt before 2016BCDEFG

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Chichester are Wealden (4.6), East Hampshire (6.8) and Winchester (8.0); the furthest within the South East is Southampton (99.0).

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Placed in the South East

On the share of homes in band F or above, Chichester comes 18th of the 64 councils in the South East, just behind East Hampshire and just ahead of Runnymede. All South East councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveChichester 22%2%40%