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Council tax bands in East Lindsey

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East Lindsey has the largest share of bungalows (33.2%) and the sixth-largest share of caravans, houseboats and mobile homes (2.3%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 35 councils in the East Midlands, it has the smallest share of semi-detached houses (18.3%), the third-smallest share of terraced houses (12.0%) and the third-largest share of two-bedroom homes (34.6%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA38B22C22D10E5F2G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanNot recordedColour shows the band, shape the typeA38B22C22D10E5F2G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanNot recorded

Bungalows are the largest group

The largest group of homes in East Lindsey is bungalows, followed in turn by detached houses (22.6%), semi-detached houses, terraced houses and flats and maisonettes (9.5%). 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. It also counts 320 annexes, separate living quarters attached to another home. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to North Norfolk, followed by Tendring and King's Lynn and West Norfolk. The widest gap to the rest of the East Midlands is in flats and maisonettes: 3.3 points below the share there (12.8%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes9.5%ATerraced houses12.0%ABSemi-detached houses18.3%ABCDetached houses22.6%BCDEFBungalows33.2%ABCDCaravans and mobile homes2.3%A

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England18%Before19003%1900–19189%1919–193912%1945–196419%1965–198216%1983–199913%2000–20158%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England18%<19003%19009%191912%194519%196516%198313%20008%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (19.0%), before 1900 (18.0%) and from 1983 to 1999 (16.4%). Some 6,180 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 57.7% of these newer homes and 60.2% of the older ones. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 590 homes (+0.81%). By build period, the middle home sits in band B for homes built from 1965 to 1982, band B for homes built before 1900 and band C for those built from 1983 to 1999. The busiest single year was 2021, with 700 homes recorded as built.

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

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (40.9%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom and four-bedroom (13.1%). 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 E with five. One-bedroom homes make up 7.2%. A detached house here has 3.6 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.7. Homes here average 2.74 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom7.2%2 bedrooms34.6%3 bedrooms40.9%4 bedrooms13.1%5 bedrooms2.9%6+ bedrooms1.3%

Band A is the largest band

Band A is the most common band in East Lindsey (38.4%), though the middle home on the list is in band B. The share in bands A and B, 59.8%, is 16.7 points above the figure for England as a whole. Within the East Midlands, the band mix closest to this one is that of Amber Valley. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run A, C, B, D, E, F, G and H. Band H, the top band, holds 60 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA38.4%B21.4%C22.3%D9.6%E5.2%F2.1%G0.8%H0.1%East LindseyEast MidlandsEngland

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to East Lindsey are Redcar and Cleveland (3.9), South Holland (6.7) and Leeds (7.0); the furthest within the East Midlands is Rutland (65.5).

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Placed in the East Midlands

On the share of homes in band F or above, East Lindsey comes 23rd of the 35 councils in the East Midlands, just behind North Kesteven and just ahead of Erewash. All East Midlands councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveEast Lindsey 3%1%18%