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Council tax bands in Fylde

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Fylde has the largest share of homes in the middle bands C, D and E (54.5%), the largest share in band D (18.1%) and the joint smallest share of terraced houses (18.4%) of the 35 councils in the North West. It also has the second-smallest share of homes in bands A and B (34.0%) and the second-largest share in band E (13.1%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA17B17C23D18E13F7G4H1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanColour shows the band, shape the typeA17B17C23D18E13F7G4H1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravan

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Fylde gather in the middle of the ladder, with band C the largest single band (23.3%). Ranked by number of homes, the bands run C, D, A, B, E, F, G and H. Within the North West, the band mix closest to this one is that of Cheshire East. In band F or above the share is 11.4%, close to the 9.3% for England. Across the North West it is 5.1%. Band H, the top band, holds 140 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA17.1%B16.9%C23.3%D18.1%E13.1%F7.1%G4.0%H0.3%FyldeNorth WestEngland

Semis and flats, almost level

Semi-detached houses (21.9%) only just outnumber the other types in Fylde; in order they are followed by flats and maisonettes (20.9%), detached houses (20.6%), terraced houses and bungalows (15.5%). The list also counts 680 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes. The typical home of each type sits in band E for detached houses, band D for bungalows, band C for semi-detached houses, band B for flats and maisonettes and band B for terraced houses. The widest gap to the rest of the North West is in bungalows: 7.3 points above the share there (8.2%). The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to the Isle of Wight, followed by Canterbury and Conwy.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes20.9%ABCDTerraced houses18.4%ABCDSemi-detached houses21.9%BCDEDetached houses20.6%DEFGBungalows15.5%CDECaravans and mobile homes1.6%A

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (38.9%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (27.8%) and four-bedroom (19.0%). 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 2.81 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. A detached house here has 3.8 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.7. One-bedroom homes make up 9.9%.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom9.9%2 bedrooms27.8%3 bedrooms38.9%4 bedrooms19.0%5 bedrooms3.3%6+ bedrooms1.0%

Post-war building leads

Share of homes by build period; red line: England14%Before19005%1900–191812%1919–193919%1945–196418%1965–198212%1983–19999%2000–201511%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England14%<19005%190012%191919%194518%196512%19839%200011%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1945 to 1964 (18.7%), from 1965 to 1982 (18.3%) and before 1900 (13.5%). Some 4,600 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band D, a higher band than the middle home built before 2016 (band C). Bands A and B take 24.0% of these newer homes and 34.6% of the older ones. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 400 homes (+0.96%). By build period, the middle home sits in band C for homes built from 1945 to 1964, band C for homes built from 1965 to 1982 and band B for those built before 1900. The busiest single year was 2019, with 640 homes recorded as built.

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

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Fylde are North Somerset (9.8), North Yorkshire (10.5) and Wiltshire (11.9); the furthest within the North West is Liverpool (87.8).

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Placed in the North West

On the share of homes in band F or above, Fylde comes 4th of the 35 councils in the North West, just behind Cheshire West and Chester and just ahead of Trafford. All North West councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveFylde 11%1%17%