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Council tax bands in Coventry

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Coventry has the fourth-smallest share of homes built from 1983 to 1999 (5.3%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. It also has the tenth-largest share of its 2016 to 2026 homes placed in bands A and B (68.0%) of the 295 councils in England. Among the 30 councils in the West Midlands, it has the largest share of terraced houses (43.5%), the smallest share of semi-detached houses (20.8%) and the smallest share of detached houses (7.1%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA41B29C17D7E3F2G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowNot recordedColour shows the band, shape the typeA41B29C17D7E3F2G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowNot recorded

The inter-war years built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England4%Before19009%1900–191827%1919–193923%1945–196412%1965–19825%1983–19999%2000–201510%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England4%<19009%190027%191923%194512%19655%19839%200010%2016

The biggest building periods here were between the wars (26.6%), from 1945 to 1964 (22.7%) and from 1965 to 1982 (12.2%). Homes from before 1919 make up 12.9%, 7.0 points below the share for England. Some 14,850 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band B, the same as the middle home built before 2016. Homes from the three largest building periods share the same middle band, band B. The busiest single year was 2019, with 2,440 homes recorded as built. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 410 homes (+0.27%).

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

Terraced houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Coventry is terraced houses, followed in turn by flats and maisonettes (23.3%), semi-detached houses, detached houses and bungalows (3.8%). The typical home of each type sits in band E for detached houses, band C for bungalows, band C for semi-detached houses, band B for terraced houses and band A for flats and maisonettes. The widest gap to the rest of the West Midlands is in flats and maisonettes: 5.7 points above the share there (17.6%). The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Medway, followed by Liverpool and Calderdale.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes23.3%ABTerraced houses43.5%ABCSemi-detached houses20.8%ABCDDetached houses7.1%CDEFGBungalows3.8%ABCDE

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (50.4%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (26.6%) and one-bedroom (13.5%). 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. Homes with four or more bedrooms make up 9.5%. A detached house here has 3.7 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.7. Homes here average 2.59 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.66 for England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom13.5%2 bedrooms26.6%3 bedrooms50.4%4 bedrooms7.1%5 bedrooms1.4%6+ bedrooms1.0%

Most homes are in the two lowest bands

Bands A and B hold 70.1% of the homes in Coventry, and band A on its own accounts for 41.2%. The share in the middle bands, C to E, 27.2%, is 20.4 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across the West Midlands it is 38.9%. Within the West Midlands, the band mix closest to this one is that of Sandwell. Band H, the top band, holds 180 homes. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H.

Share of homes in each bandA41.2%B28.9%C16.6%D7.1%E3.5%F1.7%G1.0%H0.1%CoventryWest MidlandsEngland

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Coventry are Blackpool (7.0), Erewash (7.5) and Great Yarmouth (8.8); the furthest within the West Midlands is Stratford-on-Avon (103.1).

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Placed in the West Midlands

On the share of homes in band F or above, Coventry comes 22nd of the 30 councils in the West Midlands (joint), just behind Birmingham and just ahead of Walsall. All West Midlands councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveCoventry 3%0%20%