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Council tax bands in East Hertfordshire

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East Hertfordshire has the largest share of detached houses (23.3%), the largest share of annexes (0.3%) and the smallest share of three-bedroom homes (38.1%) of the ten councils in Hertfordshire. It also has the largest share of homes built from 1983 to 1999 (17.5%) and the largest share built since 2000 (22.9%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA1B10C24D25E18F12G9H1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowColour shows the band, shape the typeA1B10C24D25E18F12G9H1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalow

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England13%Before19002%1900–19188%1919–193917%1945–196418%1965–198218%1983–199911%2000–201512%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England13%<19002%19008%191917%194518%196518%198311%200012%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (18.2%), from 1983 to 1999 and from 1945 to 1964 (17.0%). Some 8,190 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band D, the same as the middle home built before 2016. Bands A and B take 11.4% of these newer homes and 10.9% of the older ones. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 830 homes (+1.22%). Homes from before 1919 make up 15.5%, 4.4 points below the share for England. Homes from the three largest building periods share the same middle band, band D. The busiest single year was 2023, with 1,150 homes recorded as built.

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026BCDEFGBuilt before 2016BCDEFG

Semis and terraced houses, almost level

Semi-detached houses (24.4%) only just outnumber the other types in East Hertfordshire; in order they are followed by terraced houses (23.7%), detached houses, flats and maisonettes (21.2%) and bungalows (6.1%). The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Bedford, followed by St Albans and Warwick. The typical home of each type sits in band F for detached houses, band E for bungalows, band D for semi-detached houses, band D for terraced houses and band C for flats and maisonettes. The widest gap to the rest of the East of England is in bungalows: 6.6 points below the share there (12.7%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes21.2%BCDTerraced houses23.7%CDESemi-detached houses24.4%CDEDetached houses23.3%EFGBungalows6.1%CDEFG

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes are the most common size, then two-bedroom (27.6%) and four-bedroom (17.2%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band B with one bedroom, band C with two, band D with three, band F with four and band G with five. A detached house here has 3.9 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. Homes here average 2.78 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. One-bedroom homes make up 11.8%.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom11.8%2 bedrooms27.6%3 bedrooms38.1%4 bedrooms17.2%5 bedrooms4.2%6+ bedrooms1.1%

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in East Hertfordshire gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 67.0%, with band D the largest single band (25.1%). The share in bands A and B, 11.0%, is 32.1 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across the East of England it is 34.9%. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run D, C, E, F, B, G, A and H. Band H, the top band, holds 870 homes. Within the East of England, the band mix closest to this one is that of Epping Forest.

Share of homes in each bandA1.5%B9.5%C24.1%D25.1%E17.8%F12.0%G8.7%H1.3%East HertfordshireEast of EnglandEngland

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to East Hertfordshire are Mid Sussex (9.0), Bromley (10.5) and Wandsworth (10.5); the furthest within the East of England is Norwich (129.5).

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Placed in the East of England

On the share of homes in band F or above, East Hertfordshire comes 7th of the 45 councils in the East of England, just behind Hertsmere and just ahead of South Cambridgeshire. All East of England councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveEast Hertfordshire 22%2%30%