Council tax bands in Derby

Derby has the largest share of homes built between 1919 and 1939 (20.1%), the third-smallest share of bungalows (7.8%) and the third-largest net number of homes added to the list over the year to March 2026 (940 homes) of the 35 councils in the East Midlands.

The inter-war years built the most

The biggest building periods here were between the wars, from 1945 to 1964 (18.0%) and from 1965 to 1982 (16.4%). Some 6,910 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band B, a higher band than the middle home built before 2016 (band A). Bands A and B take 62.5% of these newer homes and 70.7% of the older ones. By build period, the middle home sits in band B for homes built between the wars, band A for homes built from 1945 to 1964 and band A for those built from 1965 to 1982. Homes from before 1919 make up 17.0%, 2.9 points below the share for England. The busiest single year was 2023, with 960 homes recorded as built.

Semi-detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Derby is semi-detached houses at 31.6%, followed in turn by terraced houses (25.9%), flats and maisonettes (17.2%), detached houses (16.7%) and bungalows. The typical home of each type sits in band D 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 nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Swansea, followed by Gloucester and Stockport. The widest gap to the rest of the East Midlands is in detached houses: 6.6 points below the share there (23.3%). The list also counts 340 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes.

Most homes are in the two lowest bands

Bands A and B hold 70.3% of the homes in Derby, and band A on its own accounts for 50.9%. The share in the middle bands, C to E, 26.9%, is 20.7 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across the East Midlands it is 36.3%. Within the East Midlands, the band mix closest to this one is that of Ashfield. Band H, the top band, holds 60 homes. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H.

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (47.6%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (28.6%) and one-bedroom (11.7%). 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 F with five. A detached house here has 3.6 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.5. Homes with four or more bedrooms make up 12.1%. Homes here average 2.63 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.66 for England.

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Derby are Bolton (4.3), Rotherham (4.3) and Hartlepool (5.4); the furthest within the East Midlands is Rutland (82.5).

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Placed in the East Midlands

On the share of homes in band F or above, Derby comes 25th of the 35 councils in the East Midlands (joint), just behind Broxtowe and just ahead of Chesterfield. All East Midlands councils.