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Council tax bands in Erewash

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Erewash has the tenth-largest share of semi-detached houses (37.9%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. It also has the eighth-largest share of its 2016 to 2026 homes placed in bands A and B (71.2%) of the 295 councils in England. Among the 35 councils in the East Midlands, it has the smallest share of homes built since 2000 (11.3%), the second-largest share of three-bedroom homes (53.1%) and the third-smallest share with four or more bedrooms (11.1%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA41B27C15D9E5F2G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowNot recordedColour shows the band, shape the typeA41B27C15D9E5F2G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowNot recorded

Post-war building leads

Share of homes by build period; red line: England14%Before19007%1900–191816%1919–193920%1945–196418%1965–198213%1983–19998%2000–20154%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England14%<19007%190016%191920%194518%196513%19838%20004%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1945 to 1964 (20.0%), from 1965 to 1982 (18.3%) and between the wars (15.5%). Homes from the three largest building periods share the same middle band, band B. Some 1,870 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. The busiest single year was 2019, with 330 homes recorded as built. Homes from before 1919 make up 20.9%, 1.0 points above the share for England. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 130 homes (+0.24%).

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

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes are the most common size, then two-bedroom (28.2%) and four-bedroom (9.6%). 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 7.5%. A detached house here has 3.4 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.5. Homes here average 2.70 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom7.5%2 bedrooms28.2%3 bedrooms53.1%4 bedrooms9.6%5 bedrooms1.2%6+ bedrooms0.3%

Semi-detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Erewash is semi-detached houses, followed in turn by detached houses (21.0%), terraced houses (20.4%), bungalows (10.6%) and flats and maisonettes (9.0%). 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. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Ashfield, followed by Oadby and Wigston and Newcastle-under-Lyme. The widest gap to the rest of the East Midlands is in flats and maisonettes: 3.8 points below the share there (12.8%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes9.0%ABTerraced houses20.4%ABCSemi-detached houses37.9%ABCDetached houses21.0%CDEFBungalows10.6%ABCDE

Most homes are in the two lowest bands

Bands A and B hold 68.3% of the homes in Erewash, and band A on its own accounts for 41.4%. The share in the middle bands, C to E, 28.9%, is 18.7 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across the East Midlands it is 36.3%. Within the East Midlands, the band mix closest to this one is that of East Lindsey. Band H, the top band, holds 30 homes. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H.

Share of homes in each bandA41.4%B26.9%C14.8%D9.5%E4.6%F1.7%G1.0%H0.1%ErewashEast MidlandsEngland

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Erewash are Great Yarmouth (6.9), Coventry (7.5) and Walsall (8.7); the furthest within the East Midlands is the Derbyshire Dales (73.3).

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Placed in the East Midlands

On the share of homes in band F or above, Erewash comes 24th of the 35 councils in the East Midlands, just behind East Lindsey and just ahead of Broxtowe. All East Midlands councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveErewash 3%1%18%