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Council tax bands in Dudley

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Dudley has the largest share of semi-detached houses (42.6%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 30 councils in the West Midlands, it has the joint smallest share of homes built from 2000 to 2015 (6.5%), the third-largest share of three-bedroom homes (54.5%) and the second-largest share of homes built from 1945 to 1964 (26.1%). It also has the smallest share of flats and maisonettes (15.1%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA31B28C22D11E5F2G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowColour shows the band, shape the typeA31B28C22D11E5F2G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalow

Semi-detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Dudley is semi-detached houses, followed in turn by terraced houses (18.4%), detached houses (17.1%), flats and maisonettes and bungalows (6.6%). The typical home of each type sits in band D for detached houses, band C for bungalows, band B 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 terraced houses: 6.7 points below the share there (25.1%). The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Chesterfield, followed by Rotherham and Stockport.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes15.1%ABTerraced houses18.4%ABCSemi-detached houses42.6%ABCDDetached houses17.1%CDEFBungalows6.6%ABCDE

Post-war building leads

Share of homes by build period; red line: England6%Before19003%1900–191819%1919–193926%1945–196424%1965–198210%1983–19996%2000–20154%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England6%<19003%190019%191926%194524%196510%19836%20004%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1945 to 1964, from 1965 to 1982 (24.2%) and between the wars (19.3%). Homes from before 1919 make up 8.9%, 11.0 points below the share for England. Some 6,020 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. Bands A and B take 60.0% of these newer homes and 58.8% of the older ones. Homes from the three largest building periods share the same middle band, band B. The busiest single year was 2016, with 780 homes recorded as built. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 470 homes (+0.33%).

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

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes are the most common size, then two-bedroom (25.4%) and one-bedroom (9.6%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band B with two, band B with three, band D with four and band E with five. Homes with four or more bedrooms make up 10.6%. A detached house here has 3.4 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. Homes here average 2.67 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom9.6%2 bedrooms25.4%3 bedrooms54.5%4 bedrooms9.4%5 bedrooms1.0%6+ bedrooms0.2%

Band A is the largest band

Band A is the most common band in Dudley (30.6%), though the middle home on the list is in band B. The share in bands A and B, 58.9%, is 15.8 points above the figure for England as a whole. Across the West Midlands it is 54.5%. Within the West Midlands, the band mix closest to this one is that of Telford and Wrekin. 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 bandA30.6%B28.3%C21.9%D11.5%E5.1%F1.8%G0.7%H0.1%DudleyWest MidlandsEngland

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Dudley are Broxtowe (5.6), Gloucester (6.9) and Cannock Chase (8.1); the furthest within the West Midlands is Stratford-on-Avon (80.8).

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Placed in the West Midlands

On the share of homes in band F or above, Dudley comes 24th of the 30 councils in the West Midlands, just behind Walsall and just ahead of Wolverhampton. All West Midlands councils.

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