Council tax bands in East Suffolk

East Suffolk has the second-largest number of homes on the valuation list (123,500 homes) of the 45 councils in the East of England. Among the five councils in Suffolk, it has the smallest share of homes in band B (25.4%), the largest share of bungalows (21.2%) and the largest share of homes built before 1919 (22.5%). It also has the smallest share of homes built since 2000 (17.5%).

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (20.7%), before 1900 (18.6%) and from 1983 to 1999 (16.2%). Some 8,410 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 39.0% of these newer homes and 49.0% of the older ones. By build period, the middle home sits in band C for homes built from 1965 to 1982, band B 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 690 homes (+0.56%). The busiest single year was 2019, with 990 homes recorded as built.

Band B is the largest band

Band B is the most common band in East Suffolk, though the middle home on the list is in band C. The share in bands A and B, 48.3%, is 5.2 points above the figure for England as a whole. Across the East of England it is 34.9%. Within the East of England, the band mix closest to this one is that of Breckland. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run B, A, C, D, E, F, G and H. Band H, the top band, holds 250 homes.

Detached houses and terraced houses, almost level

Detached houses (24.1%) only just outnumber the other types in East Suffolk; in order they are followed by terraced houses (23.1%), bungalows, semi-detached houses (18.9%) and flats and maisonettes (10.6%). The typical home of each type sits in band E 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 East of England is in flats and maisonettes: 8.1 points below the share there (18.7%). The list also counts 1,030 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to South Hams, followed by Torridge and Pembrokeshire.

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (44.8%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (26.7%) and four-bedroom (15.8%). 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. Homes here average 2.82 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. One-bedroom homes make up 8.4%. A detached house here has 3.7 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 Suffolk are Cornwall (5.1), East Riding of Yorkshire (5.5) and North Norfolk (5.6); the furthest within the East of England is St Albans (89.5).

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Placed in the East of England

On the share of homes in band F or above, East Suffolk comes 28th of the 45 councils in the East of England, just behind South Norfolk and just ahead of Castle Point. All East of England councils.