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Council tax bands in Fareham

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Fareham has the third-largest share of homes built from 1983 to 1999 (22.2%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the eleven councils in Hampshire, it has the smallest share of flats and maisonettes (14.1%) and the smallest share of one-bedroom homes (8.0%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA7B15C31D21E16F7G3FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowAnnexeColour shows the band, shape the typeA7B15C31D21E16F7G3FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowAnnexe

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England4%Before19002%1900–191813%1919–193921%1945–196424%1965–198222%1983–199910%2000–20155%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England4%<19002%190013%191921%194524%196522%198310%20005%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (24.0%), from 1983 to 1999 and from 1945 to 1964 (20.8%). Homes from before 1919 make up 5.2%, 14.7 points below the share for England. By build period, the middle home sits in band C for homes built from 1965 to 1982, band D for homes built from 1983 to 1999 and band D for those built from 1945 to 1964. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 380 homes (+0.74%). Some 2,570 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 25.7% of these newer homes and 21.3% of the older ones. The busiest single year was 2024, with 420 homes recorded as built.

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026ABCDEFBuilt before 2016ABCDEF

Detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Fareham is detached houses at 27.1%, followed in turn by semi-detached houses (20.7%), terraced houses (19.9%), bungalows (17.1%) and flats and maisonettes. The typical home of each type sits in band E for detached houses, band D for bungalows, band C for semi-detached houses, band C for terraced houses and band B for flats and maisonettes. The widest gap to the rest of the South East is in bungalows: 7.7 points above the share there (9.4%). The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Chichester, followed by South Hams and East Hampshire.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes14.1%ABCTerraced houses19.9%BCDSemi-detached houses20.7%BCDDetached houses27.1%DEFGBungalows17.1%CDECaravans and mobile homes0.5%AB

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (45.5%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (23.1%) and four-bedroom (19.8%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band C with two, band C with three, band E with four and band F with five. Homes here average 2.88 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. A detached house here has 3.8 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom8.0%2 bedrooms23.1%3 bedrooms45.5%4 bedrooms19.8%5 bedrooms3.0%6+ bedrooms0.5%

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Fareham gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 67.9%, with band C the largest single band (30.8%). The share in bands A and B, 21.5%, is 21.6 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across the South East it is 25.3%. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run C, D, E, B, F, A, G and H. Within the South East, the band mix closest to this one is that of Arun. Band H, the top band, holds 130 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA7.1%B14.4%C30.8%D21.3%E15.8%F7.3%G3.0%H0.3%FarehamSouth EastEngland

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Fareham are Chelmsford (10.3), Lewes (10.6) and Croydon (12.4); the furthest within the South East is Southampton (87.7).

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Placed in the South East

On the share of homes in band F or above, Fareham comes 39th of the 64 councils in the South East (joint), just behind Cherwell and just ahead of Canterbury. All South East councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveFareham 11%2%40%