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Council tax bands in Dover

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Dover has the largest share of homes in band B (31.0%) and the smallest share of homes built from 2000 to 2015 (7.1%) of the twelve councils in Kent.

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Band B is the largest band

Band B is the most common band in Dover, though the middle home on the list is in band C. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run B, C, D, A, E, F, G and H. Within the South East, the band mix closest to this one is that of Medway. In band F or above the share is 7.6%, close to the 9.3% for England. Across the South East it is 15.5%. Band H, the top band, holds 70 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA12.9%B31.0%C26.2%D13.9%E8.3%F4.6%G2.9%H0.1%DoverSouth EastEngland

Homes from before 1900 lead

Share of homes by build period; red line: England25%Before19004%1900–191813%1919–193914%1945–196417%1965–198210%1983–19997%2000–20158%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England25%<19004%190013%191914%194517%196510%19837%20008%2016

The biggest building periods here were before 1900 (25.4%), from 1965 to 1982 (16.7%) and from 1945 to 1964 (14.2%). Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 590 homes (+1.06%). Some 4,760 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band C, the same as the middle home built before 2016. Bands A and B take 32.8% of these newer homes and 45.0% of the older ones. By build period, the middle home sits in band B for homes built before 1900, band C for homes built from 1965 to 1982 and band C for those built from 1945 to 1964. The busiest single year was 2022, with 600 homes recorded as built.

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026ABCDEFBuilt before 2016ABCDE

Terraced houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Dover is terraced houses at 31.6%, followed in turn by semi-detached houses (22.5%), flats and maisonettes (17.8%), detached houses (14.7%) and bungalows (11.5%). The typical home of each type sits in band E for detached houses, band D 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 South East is in terraced houses: 8.1 points above the share there (23.5%). The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Swale, followed by Swindon and Westmorland and Furness.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes17.8%ABCTerraced houses31.6%BCDSemi-detached houses22.5%BCDDetached houses14.7%DEFGBungalows11.5%ABCDE

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (43.7%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (31.6%) and four-bedroom (11.1%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band B with two, band C with three, band E with four and band F with five. A detached house here has 3.6 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. One-bedroom homes make up 10.1%. Homes here average 2.67 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom10.1%2 bedrooms31.6%3 bedrooms43.7%4 bedrooms11.1%5 bedrooms2.4%6+ bedrooms1.0%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Dover are Milton Keynes (9.0), Hinckley and Bosworth (10.4) and York (10.5); the furthest within the South East is Elmbridge (105.1).

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Placed in the South East

On the share of homes in band F or above, Dover comes 46th of the 64 councils in the South East, just behind Eastleigh and just ahead of Gravesham. All South East councils.

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