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Council tax bands in Cotswold

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Cotswold has the largest share of homes in band H (1.7%), the highest average number of bedrooms per home (2.95 bedrooms) and the smallest share of its 2016 to 2026 homes placed in bands A and B (15.8%) of the 27 councils in the South West. It also has the second-smallest share of homes in bands A and B (19.6%) and the second-largest share in band F (11.5%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA8B12C25D17E14F11G11H2FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanAnnexeColour shows the band, shape the typeA8B12C25D17E14F11G11H2FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanAnnexe

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Cotswold gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 56.4%, with band C the largest single band (25.0%). The middle home on the list is in band D. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run C, D, E, B, F, G, A and H. The share in band F or above, 23.9%, is 14.6 points above the figure for England as a whole. Across the South West it is 8.8%. Within the South West, the band mix closest to this one is that of East Devon.

Share of homes in each bandA7.9%B11.7%C25.0%D16.8%E14.6%F11.5%G10.7%H1.7%CotswoldSouth WestEngland

Homes from before 1900 lead

Share of homes by build period; red line: England22%Before19002%1900–19186%1919–193911%1945–196418%1965–198216%1983–199912%2000–201511%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England22%<19002%19006%191911%194518%196516%198312%200011%2016

The biggest building periods here were before 1900 (22.3%), from 1965 to 1982 (17.8%) and from 1983 to 1999 (16.0%). Some 5,310 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. By build period, the middle home sits in band E for homes built before 1900, band D for homes built from 1965 to 1982 and band D for those built from 1983 to 1999. The busiest single year was 2017, with 1,030 homes recorded as built. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 80 homes (+0.17%).

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026ABCDEFGBuilt before 2016ABCDEFG

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (41.0%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (24.4%) and four-bedroom (18.4%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band C with two, band D with three, band F with four and band G with five. One-bedroom homes make up 8.5%. A detached house here has 3.8 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom8.5%2 bedrooms24.4%3 bedrooms41.0%4 bedrooms18.4%5 bedrooms5.4%6+ bedrooms2.4%

Detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Cotswold is detached houses at 31.3%, followed in turn by terraced houses (23.4%), semi-detached houses (22.7%), flats and maisonettes (11.8%) and bungalows (8.3%). The typical home of each type sits in band F for detached houses, band D for bungalows, band C for semi-detached houses, band C for terraced houses and band B for flats and maisonettes. The widest gap to the rest of the South West is in detached houses: 11.4 points above the share there (19.9%). The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Huntingdonshire, followed by Stratford-on-Avon and Test Valley. The list also counts 430 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes11.8%ABCDTerraced houses23.4%BCDESemi-detached houses22.7%BCDEDetached houses31.3%DEFGBungalows8.3%BCDEFCaravans and mobile homes0.9%AAnnexes0.7%ABC

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Cotswold are Winchester (10.8), Stratford-on-Avon (11.3) and Chichester (11.6); the furthest within the South West is Plymouth (92.9).

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Placed in the South West

On the share of homes in band F or above, Cotswold comes 2nd of the 27 councils in the South West, just behind the Isles of Scilly and just ahead of South Hams. All South West councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveCotswold 24%2%35%