Council tax bands in Gosport

Gosport has the joint third-largest share of homes in band B (35.3%) of the 296 councils in England. It also has the joint seventh-smallest share of homes built from 2016 to 2026 (2.7%) and the joint sixth-smallest net number of homes added to the list over the year to March 2026 (40 homes) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 64 councils in the South East, it has the joint third-smallest share of homes in band E (5.3%) and the third-smallest number of homes on the valuation list (37,920 homes).

Post-war building leads

The biggest building periods here were from 1945 to 1964 (22.4%), from 1965 to 1982 (21.0%) and between the wars (16.9%). Homes from before 1919 make up 13.9%, 6.0 points below the share for England. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band C, a higher band than the middle home built before 2016 (band B). Bands A and B take 36.7% of these newer homes and 51.9% of the older ones. By build period, the middle home sits in band B for homes built from 1945 to 1964, band B for homes built from 1965 to 1982 and band C for those built between the wars. The busiest single year was 2020, with 280 homes recorded as built.

Band B is the largest band

Band B is the most common band in Gosport, and the middle home on the list is in that band too. The share in bands A and B, 51.6%, is 8.5 points above the figure for England as a whole. Across the South East it is 25.3%. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run B, C, A, D, E, F, G and H. Within the South East, the band mix closest to this one is that of Dover. Band H, the top band, holds 20 homes.

Terraced houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Gosport is terraced houses at 37.7%, followed in turn by flats and maisonettes (25.3%), semi-detached houses (19.2%), detached houses (9.9%) and bungalows (7.5%). The widest gap to the rest of the South East is in terraced houses: 14.2 points above the share there (23.5%). The typical home of each type sits in band E for detached houses, band C for bungalows, band C for semi-detached houses, band B for flats and maisonettes and band B for terraced houses. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Lincoln, followed by Thurrock and Gravesham.

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (46.6%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (29.7%) and one-bedroom (12.9%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band B with two, band C with three, band E with four and band F with five. Homes with four or more bedrooms make up 10.9%. A detached house here has 3.6 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.7. Homes here average 2.58 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.66 for England.

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Gosport are Worcester (11.2), West Suffolk (12.6) and Hinckley and Bosworth (12.9); the furthest within the South East is Elmbridge (116.6).

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Placed in the South East

On the share of homes in band F or above, Gosport comes 56th of the 64 councils in the South East, just behind Brighton and Hove and just ahead of Medway. All South East councils.