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Council tax bands in Doncaster

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Doncaster has the ninth-largest share of homes in bands A and B (75.8%), the eighth-smallest share in the middle bands C, D and E (21.8%) and the seventh-smallest share in band C (11.3%) of the 296 councils in England. It also has the tenth-largest share of three-bedroom homes (56.3%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber, it has the joint second-smallest share of homes in band E (3.4%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA57B19C11D7E3F2G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanColour shows the band, shape the typeA57B19C11D7E3F2G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravan

Most homes are in the two lowest bands

Band A is the single largest band in Doncaster, with 56.9% of homes. The share in band F or above, 2.4%, is 6.9 points below the figure for England as a whole. Within Yorkshire and the Humber, the band mix closest to this one is that of Rotherham. Band H, the top band, holds 140 homes. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H.

Share of homes in each bandA56.9%B18.9%C11.3%D7.1%E3.4%F1.6%G0.7%H0.1%DoncasterYorkshire and the HumberEngland

Semi-detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Doncaster is semi-detached houses at 36.9%, followed in turn by terraced houses (23.5%), detached houses (15.2%), bungalows (14.2%) and flats and maisonettes (8.8%). The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Barnsley, followed by Wakefield and Ashfield. The typical home of each type sits in band D for detached houses, band B for bungalows, band A for flats and maisonettes, band A for semi-detached houses and band A for terraced houses. The widest gap to the rest of Yorkshire and the Humber is in semi-detached houses: 7.8 points above the share there (29.1%). The list also counts 1,130 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes8.8%ATerraced houses23.5%ABSemi-detached houses36.9%ABDetached houses15.2%BCDEFBungalows14.2%ABCDCaravans and mobile homes0.8%A

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes are the most common size, then two-bedroom (23.6%) and four-bedroom (11.3%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band A with two, band A with three, band D with four and band E with five. One-bedroom homes make up 6.8%. A detached house here has 3.7 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. Homes here average 2.79 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom6.8%2 bedrooms23.6%3 bedrooms56.3%4 bedrooms11.3%5 bedrooms1.5%6+ bedrooms0.5%

The inter-war years built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England6%Before19007%1900–191820%1919–193920%1945–196419%1965–198210%1983–19998%2000–20158%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England6%<19007%190020%191920%194519%196510%19838%20008%2016

The biggest building periods here were between the wars (20.3%), from 1945 to 1964 (19.5%) and from 1965 to 1982 (19.2%). Some 11,570 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 59.4% of these newer homes and 77.3% of the older ones. Homes from before 1919 make up 13.1%, 6.8 points below the share for England. By build period, the middle home sits in band A for homes built between the wars, band A for homes built from 1945 to 1964 and band B for those built from 1965 to 1982. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 1,030 homes (+0.71%). The busiest single year was 2023, with 1,430 homes recorded as built.

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

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Doncaster are Bolsover (4.8), Barnsley (6.0) and Sheffield (6.7); the furthest within Yorkshire and the Humber is York (85.4).

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Placed in Yorkshire and the Humber

On the share of homes in band F or above, Doncaster comes 11th of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber (joint), just behind Rotherham and just ahead of Wakefield. All Yorkshire and the Humber councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveDoncaster 2%0%12%