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Council tax bands in Fenland

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Fenland has the seventh-largest share of homes built from 1983 to 1999 (21.1%) and the joint seventh-largest share built from 2000 to 2015 (16.6%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 45 councils in the East of England, it has the third-smallest share of homes in band F or above (2.0%) and the third-largest share of its 2016 to 2026 homes placed in bands A and B (56.9%). Among the five councils in Cambridgeshire, it has the largest share of homes in bands A and B (63.7%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA36B28C19D10E5F2FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanColour shows the band, shape the typeA36B28C19D10E5F2FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravan

Most homes are in the two lowest bands

Band A is the single largest band in Fenland, with 35.9% of homes. The share in the middle bands, C to E, 34.4%, is 13.2 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across the East of England it is 54.5%. Within the East of England, the band mix closest to this one is that of Peterborough. 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 bandA35.9%B27.8%C18.8%D10.4%E5.2%F1.5%G0.4%H0.1%FenlandEast of EnglandEngland

The 1980s and 1990s built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England10%Before19004%1900–191810%1919–193912%1945–196416%1965–198221%1983–199917%2000–201510%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England10%<19004%190010%191912%194516%196521%198317%200010%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1983 to 1999, from 2000 to 2015 and from 1965 to 1982 (16.3%). Homes from before 1919 make up 13.6%, 6.3 points below the share for England. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 690 homes (+1.44%). Some 4,640 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. Homes from the three largest building periods share the same middle band, band B. The busiest single year was 2024, with 610 homes recorded as built.

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

Detached houses and bungalows, almost level

Detached houses (25.4%) only just outnumber the other types in Fenland; in order they are followed by bungalows (24.3%), semi-detached houses (22.5%), terraced houses (16.1%) and flats and maisonettes (8.9%). The widest gap to the rest of the East of England is in bungalows: 11.6 points above the share there (12.7%). The list also counts 650 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes. The typical home of each type sits in band D for detached houses, band B 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 King's Lynn and West Norfolk, followed by Breckland and Boston.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes8.9%ATerraced houses16.1%ABSemi-detached houses22.5%ABCDetached houses25.4%BCDEBungalows24.3%ABCDCaravans and mobile homes1.3%A

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (44.6%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (30.1%) and four-bedroom (13.9%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band B with two, band B with three, band D with four and band E with five. One-bedroom homes make up 8.2%. A detached house here has 3.6 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.5. Homes here average 2.74 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom8.2%2 bedrooms30.1%3 bedrooms44.6%4 bedrooms13.9%5 bedrooms2.5%6+ bedrooms0.7%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Fenland are Birmingham (4.1), Hastings (7.2) and Plymouth (7.3); the furthest within the East of England is St Albans (118.8).

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Placed in the East of England

On the share of homes in bands C to E, Fenland comes 41st of the 45 councils in the East of England, just behind King's Lynn and West Norfolk and just ahead of Peterborough. All East of England councils.

Share of homes in bands C to EFenland 34%22%79%