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Council tax bands in Elmbridge

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Elmbridge has the third-smallest share of homes in bands A and B (3.9%) and the third-largest share in band F or above (40.0%) of the 296 councils in England. It also has the ninth-largest share of homes with four or more bedrooms (28.9%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 64 councils in the South East, it has the second-smallest share of homes in band C (13.7%) and the third-smallest share of three-bedroom homes (34.2%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA1B3C14D24E19F13G19H7FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowAnnexeColour shows the band, shape the typeA1B3C14D24E19F13G19H7FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowAnnexe

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Elmbridge gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 56.1%, with band D the largest single band (23.6%). The middle home on the list is in band E. Band H, the top band, holds 4,570 homes, about one in every 13. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run D, G, E, C, F, H, B and A. Within the South East, the band mix closest to this one is that of Waverley.

Share of homes in each bandA0.8%B3.1%C13.7%D23.6%E18.8%F13.5%G19.0%H7.5%ElmbridgeSouth EastEngland

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes are the most common size, then two-bedroom (25.1%) and four-bedroom (17.5%). Homes here average 2.95 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band C with one bedroom, band D with two, band E with three, band G with four and band G with five. A detached house here has 4.1 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.7. One-bedroom homes make up 11.8%.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom11.8%2 bedrooms25.1%3 bedrooms34.2%4 bedrooms17.5%5 bedrooms8.0%6+ bedrooms3.4%

Detached houses and flats, almost level

Detached houses (27.8%) only just outnumber the other types in Elmbridge; in order they are followed by flats and maisonettes (26.5%), semi-detached houses (21.4%), terraced houses (18.0%) and bungalows (4.0%). The typical home of each type sits in band G for detached houses, band E for bungalows, band E for semi-detached houses, band D for terraced houses and band C for flats and maisonettes. The widest gap to the rest of the South East is in detached houses: 7.4 points above the share there (20.4%). It also counts 310 annexes, separate living quarters attached to another home. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Windsor and Maidenhead, followed by Reigate and Banstead and Tunbridge Wells.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes26.5%BCDEFTerraced houses18.0%CDEFGSemi-detached houses21.4%DEFGDetached houses27.8%FGHBungalows4.0%BCDEFGAnnexes0.5%A

The inter-war years built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England9%Before19006%1900–191820%1919–193918%1945–196416%1965–198212%1983–199912%2000–20157%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England9%<19006%190020%191918%194516%196512%198312%20007%2016

The biggest building periods here were between the wars (19.6%), from 1945 to 1964 (18.2%) and from 1965 to 1982 (15.9%). Homes from before 1919 make up 14.1%, 5.8 points below the share for England. Some 4,150 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band E, the same as the middle home built before 2016. Bands A and B take 6.5% of these newer homes and 3.5% of the older ones. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 410 homes (+0.68%). Homes from the three largest building periods share the same middle band, band E. The busiest single year was 2024, with 610 homes recorded as built.

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026CDEFGHBuilt before 2016CDEFGH

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Elmbridge are Tandridge (13.9), Richmond upon Thames (14.8) and Westminster (17.6); the furthest within the South East is Portsmouth (138.2).

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Placed in the South East

On the share of homes in bands C to E, Elmbridge comes 47th of the 64 councils in the South East, just behind Cherwell and just ahead of Worthing. All South East councils.

Share of homes in bands C to EElmbridge 56%33%79%