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Council tax bands in the City of London

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The City of London has the smallest share of homes in band A (fewer than five homes), the smallest share in band C (8.6%) and the largest share in band E (35.7%) of the 296 councils in England. It also has the largest share of flats and maisonettes (98.4%) and the smallest share of terraced houses (1.1%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales.

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The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in the City of London gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 56.0%, with band E the largest single band. The share in bands A and B, 4.3%, is 38.8 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across London it is 16.7%. Band H, the top band, holds 310 homes. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run E, G, F, D, C, B and H. Within London, the band mix closest to this one is that of Richmond upon Thames.

Share of homes in each bandA0.0%B4.3%C8.6%D11.7%E35.7%F17.2%G18.6%H3.8%City of LondonLondonEngland

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England20%Before19001%1900–19181%1919–19397%1945–196437%1965–19827%1983–199915%2000–201512%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England20%<19001%19001%19197%194537%19657%198315%200012%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (36.6%), before 1900 (20.3%) and from 2000 to 2015 (14.9%). Some 950 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band G, a higher band than the middle home built before 2016 (band E). Bands A and B take 4.2% of these newer homes and 4.3% of the older ones. Over the year to March 2026 the list lost a net 20 homes. By build period, the middle home sits in band E for homes built from 1965 to 1982, band F for homes built before 1900 and band E for those built from 2000 to 2015. The busiest single year was 2021, with 360 homes recorded as built.

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026DEFGHBuilt before 2016CDEFG

More than half are flats and maisonettes

Flats and maisonettes make up more than half of the homes in the City of London; after them come terraced houses, detached houses (0.1%), bungalows (0.0%) and semi-detached houses (0.0%). The widest gap to the rest of London is in semi-detached houses: 12.1 points below the share there (12.1%). The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Westminster, followed by Tower Hamlets and Camden.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes98.4%CDEFGTerraced houses1.1%EGHDetached houses0.1%H

One-bedroom homes are the most common

One-bedroom homes (55.9%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (30.5%) and three-bedroom (10.0%). Homes here average 1.63 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.66 for England. Homes with four or more bedrooms make up 3.6%. Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band E with one bedroom, band F with two, band G with three and band G with four.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom55.9%2 bedrooms30.5%3 bedrooms10.0%4 bedrooms2.6%5 bedrooms0.4%6+ bedrooms0.6%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to the City of London are the Isles of Scilly (38.6), Westminster (39.7) and Mole Valley (40.2); the furthest within London is Barking and Dagenham (145.2).

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Placed in London

On the share of homes in band F or above, the City of London comes 3rd of the 33 councils in London, just behind Westminster and just ahead of Richmond upon Thames. All London councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveCity of London 40%1%53%