Council tax bands in Epsom and Ewell

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Epsom and Ewell has the joint fourth-smallest share of homes in bands A and B (4.3%), the third-largest share in band E (23.4%) and the second-smallest share of its 2016 to 2026 homes placed in bands A and B (0.6%) of the 296 councils in England. It also has the fifth-largest share of homes built between 1919 and 1939 (39.7%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. It also has the ninth-largest share of homes in band F (14.5%).

The inter-war years built the most

The biggest building periods here were between the wars, from 1945 to 1964 (14.0%) and from 1965 to 1982 (12.1%). Homes from before 1919 make up 9.5%, 10.4 points below the share for England. Some 1,590 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band D, a lower band than the middle home built before 2016 (band E). By build period, the middle home sits in band E for homes built between the wars, band D for homes built from 1945 to 1964 and band D for those built from 1965 to 1982. The busiest single year was 2022, with 400 homes recorded as built. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 40 homes (+0.12%).

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Epsom and Ewell gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 68.2%, with band D the largest single band (27.9%). The middle home on the list is in band E. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run D, E, C, F, G, B, A and H. The share in band F or above, 27.5%, is 18.2 points above the figure for England as a whole. Across the South East it is 15.5%. Within the South East, the band mix closest to this one is that of Surrey Heath. Band H, the top band, holds 150 homes.

Semis and flats, almost level

Semi-detached houses (29.3%) only just outnumber the other types in Epsom and Ewell; in order they are followed by flats and maisonettes (27.2%), detached houses (20.4%), terraced houses (15.1%) and bungalows (7.1%). 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 terraced houses: 8.4 points below the share there (23.5%). The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Tunbridge Wells, followed by Reigate and Banstead and Runnymede.

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (41.3%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (27.2%) and four-bedroom (15.7%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band C with one bedroom, band D with two, band E with three, band F with four and band G with five. A detached house here has 3.8 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.7. Homes here average 2.76 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. One-bedroom homes make up 11.2%.

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Epsom and Ewell are Wokingham (10.0), St Albans (10.1) and Richmond upon Thames (14.0); the furthest within the South East is Portsmouth (131.0).

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Placed in the South East

On the share of homes in band F or above, Epsom and Ewell comes 9th of the 64 councils in the South East, just behind Buckinghamshire and just ahead of Hart. All South East councils.