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Council tax bands in Gloucester

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Gloucester has the smallest share of homes in band F or above (1.8%), the largest share of semi-detached houses (30.1%) and the third-largest share of homes in bands A and B (57.5%) of the 27 councils in the South West. It also has the third-smallest share of homes in the middle bands C, D and E (40.6%) and the third-smallest share in band D (10.2%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA29B28C24D10E7F2FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowColour shows the band, shape the typeA29B28C24D10E7F2FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalow

Band A is the largest band

Band A is the most common band in Gloucester (29.4%), though the middle home on the list is in band B. Within the South West, the band mix closest to this one is that of Bristol. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run A, B, C, D, E, F and G. Band H, the top band, holds 10 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA29.4%B28.1%C23.9%D10.2%E6.5%F1.5%G0.3%H0.0%GloucesterSouth WestEngland

The 1980s and 1990s built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England16%Before19002%1900–19189%1919–193915%1945–196417%1965–198218%1983–199915%2000–20157%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England16%<19002%19009%191915%194517%196518%198315%20007%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1983 to 1999 (18.5%), from 1965 to 1982 (17.4%) and before 1900 (15.9%). By build period, the middle home sits in band C for homes built from 1983 to 1999, band B for homes built from 1965 to 1982 and band A for those built before 1900. Some 4,240 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. Bands A and B take 53.1% of these newer homes and 57.8% of the older ones. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 380 homes (+0.63%). The busiest single year was 2022, with 580 homes recorded as built.

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

Semi-detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Gloucester is semi-detached houses, followed in turn by terraced houses (23.4%), flats and maisonettes (21.4%), detached houses (16.9%) and bungalows (7.5%). The typical home of each type sits in band D for detached houses, band C for bungalows, band C for semi-detached houses, band B for terraced houses and band A for flats and maisonettes. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Worcester, followed by Derby and Three Rivers. The widest gap to the rest of the South West is in bungalows: 4.8 points below the share there (12.3%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes21.4%ABTerraced houses23.4%ABCSemi-detached houses30.1%ABCDDetached houses16.9%CDEFBungalows7.5%ABCDCaravans and mobile homes0.5%A

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (44.4%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (26.5%) and one-bedroom (13.4%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band B with two, band C with three, band D with four and band E with five. A detached house here has 3.7 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.5. The average, 2.66 bedrooms, matches England. Homes with four or more bedrooms make up 15.7%.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom13.4%2 bedrooms26.5%3 bedrooms44.4%4 bedrooms13.4%5 bedrooms1.7%6+ bedrooms0.6%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Gloucester are Dudley (6.9), Broxtowe (10.9) and North Kesteven (12.5); the furthest within the South West is the Isles of Scilly (136.4).

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Placed in the South West

On the share of detached houses, Gloucester comes 21st of the 27 councils in the South West, just behind the Isles of Scilly and just ahead of Bath and North East Somerset. All South West councils.

Share of detached housesGloucester 17%4%31%