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Council tax bands in Dartford

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Dartford has the fifth-smallest share of its 2016 to 2026 homes placed in bands A and B (2.0%) of the 295 councils in England. Among the 64 councils in the South East, it has the smallest share of homes built from 1965 to 1982 (9.1%), the third-largest share of homes in the middle bands C, D and E (74.7%) and the third-largest share in band D (29.0%). It also has the third-largest share of homes built since 2000 (29.5%).

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Post-war building leads

Share of homes by build period; red line: England10%Before19004%1900–191817%1919–193918%1945–19649%1965–198213%1983–199915%2000–201515%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England10%<19004%190017%191918%19459%196513%198315%200015%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1945 to 1964 (18.4%), between the wars (16.6%) and from 2000 to 2015 (14.9%). Some 7,480 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band D, a higher band than the middle home built before 2016 (band C). Homes from before 1919 make up 13.7%, 6.2 points below the share for England. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 620 homes (+1.23%). By build period, the middle home sits in band C for homes built from 1945 to 1964, band C for homes built between the wars and band D for those built from 2000 to 2015. The busiest single year was 2017, with 1,110 homes recorded as built.

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026CDEFBuilt before 2016BCDE

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Dartford gather in the middle of the ladder, with band C the largest single band (30.1%). The middle home on the list is in band D. The share in bands A and B, 16.8%, is 26.3 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, A, G and H. Within the South East, the band mix closest to this one is that of Fareham. Band H, the top band, holds 70 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA3.4%B13.4%C30.1%D29.0%E15.6%F6.0%G2.2%H0.1%DartfordSouth EastEngland

Terraced houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Dartford is terraced houses at 33.1%, followed in turn by flats and maisonettes (27.3%), semi-detached houses (23.7%), detached houses (9.1%) and bungalows (6.1%). The widest gap to the rest of the South East is in detached houses: 11.3 points below the share there (20.4%). 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 flats and maisonettes and band C for terraced houses. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Thurrock, followed by Plymouth and Nottingham.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes27.3%ABCDTerraced houses33.1%BCDESemi-detached houses23.7%CDEDetached houses9.1%EFGBungalows6.1%BCDEFCaravans and mobile homes0.5%ABC

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (43.2%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (32.5%) and one-bedroom (12.6%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band B with one bedroom, band C with two, band D with three, band E with four and band G with five. A detached house here has 3.8 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. Homes with four or more bedrooms make up 11.8%. Homes here average 2.56 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.66 for England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom12.6%2 bedrooms32.5%3 bedrooms43.2%4 bedrooms9.8%5 bedrooms1.7%6+ bedrooms0.3%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Dartford are Brent (8.8), Rochford (9.9) and Bexley (10.0); the furthest within the South East is Southampton (96.9).

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Placed in the South East

On the share of homes in band F or above, Dartford comes 43rd of the 64 councils in the South East (joint), just behind Folkestone and Hythe and just ahead of Milton Keynes. All South East councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveDartford 8%2%40%