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Council tax bands in Chorley

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Chorley has the third-largest share of detached houses (24.1%), the third-smallest share of homes built between 1919 and 1939 (8.4%) and the third-largest share built from 1965 to 1982 (24.8%) of the 35 councils in the North West. It also has the second-largest share of homes built from 2000 to 2015 (14.4%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA28B23C19D13E10F5G2FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowNot recordedColour shows the band, shape the typeA28B23C19D13E10F5G2FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowNot recorded

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England14%Before19005%1900–19188%1919–193912%1945–196425%1965–198212%1983–199914%2000–20158%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England14%<19005%19008%191912%194525%196512%198314%20008%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982, from 2000 to 2015 and before 1900 (14.3%). Some 4,190 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band C, a higher band than the middle home built before 2016 (band B). Bands A and B take 36.7% of these newer homes and 52.5% 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 2000 to 2015 and band A for those built before 1900. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 310 homes (+0.58%). The busiest single year was 2019, with 650 homes recorded as built.

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

Terraced houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Chorley is terraced houses at 27.7%, followed in turn by semi-detached houses (24.6%), detached houses, bungalows (12.3%) and flats and maisonettes (9.8%). The typical home of each type sits in band E for detached houses, band C for bungalows, band B for semi-detached houses, band A for flats and maisonettes and band A for terraced houses. The widest gap to the rest of the North West is in flats and maisonettes: 8.7 points below the share there (18.5%). The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to North Northamptonshire, followed by East Staffordshire and Somerset.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes9.8%ABTerraced houses27.7%ABCSemi-detached houses24.6%ABCDDetached houses24.1%CDEFGBungalows12.3%ABCDE

Band A is the largest band

Band A is the most common band in Chorley (28.4%), though the middle home on the list is in band B. The share in bands A and B, 51.3%, is 8.2 points above the figure for England as a whole. Across the North West it is 60.3%. Within the North West, the band mix closest to this one is that of West Lancashire. Band H, the top band, holds 70 homes. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H.

Share of homes in each bandA28.4%B22.9%C18.5%D13.2%E10.3%F4.5%G2.0%H0.1%ChorleyNorth WestEngland

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (46.9%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (27.3%) 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 F with five. One-bedroom homes make up 5.9%. Homes here average 2.84 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. A detached house here has 3.7 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom5.9%2 bedrooms27.3%3 bedrooms46.9%4 bedrooms16.9%5 bedrooms2.6%6+ bedrooms0.4%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Chorley are South Kesteven (5.5), Warrington (7.2) and East Staffordshire (9.2); the furthest within the North West is Pendle (63.6).

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Placed in the North West

On the share of homes in band F or above, Chorley comes 11th of the 35 councils in the North West, just behind Wyre and just ahead of Sefton. All North West councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveChorley 7%1%17%