Council tax bands in East Staffordshire

57,020 homesWest MidlandsStaffordshire

East Staffordshire has the third-smallest share of homes built from 1965 to 1982 (15.8%) of the 30 councils in the West Midlands. Among the eight councils in Staffordshire, it has the smallest share of homes in band C (17.2%), the largest share of terraced houses (26.5%) and the smallest share of semi-detached houses (25.0%). It also has the smallest share of three-bedroom homes (46.3%).

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982, before 1900 (14.8%) and from 1983 to 1999 (14.2%). Some 6,740 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band C, a higher band than the middle home built before 2016 (band B). Bands A and B take 32.3% of these newer homes and 57.4% of the older ones. By build period, the middle home sits in band C for homes built from 1965 to 1982, band A for homes built before 1900 and band C for those built from 1983 to 1999. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 750 homes (+1.33%). The busiest single year was 2022, with 850 homes recorded as built.

Terraced houses and detached houses, almost level

Terraced houses only just outnumber the other types in East Staffordshire; in order they are followed by detached houses (26.1%), semi-detached houses, flats and maisonettes (12.2%) and bungalows (9.2%). The typical home of each type sits in band E 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. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Cherwell, followed by West Oxfordshire and Wiltshire. The widest gap to the rest of the West Midlands is in detached houses: 7.5 points above the share there (18.6%).

Band A is the largest band

Band A is the most common band in East Staffordshire (32.5%), though the middle home on the list is in band B. The share in bands A and B, 54.3%, is 11.2 points above the figure for England as a whole. Within the West Midlands, the band mix closest to this one is that of Telford and Wrekin. Band H, the top band, holds 100 homes. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H.

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes are the most common size, then two-bedroom (27.1%) and four-bedroom (15.8%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band B with two, band B with three, band E with four and band F with five. One-bedroom homes make up 7.6%. Homes here average 2.81 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. A detached house here has 3.6 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.5.

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to East Staffordshire are South Kesteven (7.7), King's Lynn and West Norfolk (8.3) and Chorley (9.2); the furthest within the West Midlands is Stratford-on-Avon (71.5).

Compare side by side

Placed in the West Midlands

On the share of homes in band F or above, East Staffordshire comes 14th of the 30 councils in the West Midlands, just behind North Warwickshire and just ahead of Wyre Forest. All West Midlands councils.