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Council tax bands in Gateshead

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Gateshead has the joint ninth-smallest share of homes in band D (6.4%) of the 296 councils in England. Among the 12 councils in the North East, it has the smallest share of homes in band B (13.9%), the joint smallest share in band G (0.4%) and the joint largest share of semi-detached houses (33.5%). It also has the largest share of two-bedroom homes (36.1%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA59B14C17D6E3F1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowColour shows the band, shape the typeA59B14C17D6E3F1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalow

Most homes are in the two lowest bands

Bands A and B hold 72.4% of the homes in Gateshead, and band A on its own accounts for 58.5%. The share in the middle bands, C to E, 26.2%, is 21.4 points below the figure for England as a whole. Within the North East, the band mix closest to this one is that of South Tyneside. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run A, C, B, D, E, F, G and H. Band H, the top band, holds 50 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA58.5%B13.9%C16.8%D6.4%E3.0%F1.0%G0.4%H0.1%GatesheadNorth EastEngland

Post-war building leads

Share of homes by build period; red line: England13%Before19007%1900–191818%1919–193922%1945–196419%1965–19828%1983–19999%2000–20154%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England13%<19007%190018%191922%194519%19658%19839%20004%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1945 to 1964 (22.3%), from 1965 to 1982 (19.4%) and between the wars (17.9%). Some 3,790 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band C, a higher band than the middle home built before 2016 (band A). Bands A and B take 34.3% of these newer homes and 73.9% of the older ones. Homes from the three largest building periods share the same middle band, band A. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 460 homes (+0.48%). The busiest single year was 2024, with 480 homes recorded as built.

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

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (43.6%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom and one-bedroom (10.3%). 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 D with five. Homes with four or more bedrooms make up 10.1%. A detached house here has 3.6 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.8. Homes here average 2.56 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.66 for England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom10.3%2 bedrooms36.1%3 bedrooms43.6%4 bedrooms8.0%5 bedrooms1.7%6+ bedrooms0.4%

Semi-detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Gateshead is semi-detached houses, followed in turn by terraced houses (26.8%), flats and maisonettes (22.2%), bungalows (9.3%) and detached houses (8.0%). The typical home of each type sits in band D for detached houses, band B for bungalows, band A for flats and maisonettes, band A for semi-detached houses and band A for terraced houses. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to South Tyneside, followed by North Tyneside and Ipswich. The widest gap to the rest of the North East is in flats and maisonettes: 6.0 points above the share there (16.2%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes22.2%ABTerraced houses26.8%ABCSemi-detached houses33.5%ABCDetached houses8.0%CDEFBungalows9.3%ABCD

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Gateshead are Burnley (4.3), Hyndburn (5.7) and Sunderland (6.7); the furthest within the North East is Stockton-on-Tees (40.5).

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Placed in the North East

On the share of homes in band F or above, Gateshead comes 11th of the 12 councils in the North East, just behind South Tyneside and just ahead of Sunderland. All North East councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveGateshead 2%1%8%