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Council tax bands in Gravesham

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Gravesham has the second-largest share of three-bedroom homes (49.3%) and the third-smallest share of homes built from 1983 to 1999 (7.1%) of the 64 councils in the South East. Among the twelve councils in Kent, it has the largest share of homes in band C (33.9%), the largest share of terraced houses (34.8%) and the largest share of homes built from 1945 to 1964 (26.6%).

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Post-war building leads

Share of homes by build period; red line: England13%Before19006%1900–191816%1919–193927%1945–196416%1965–19827%1983–19998%2000–20156%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England13%<19006%190016%191927%194516%19657%19838%20006%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1945 to 1964, from 1965 to 1982 (16.5%) and between the wars (16.1%). Some 2,680 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 5.9% of these newer homes and 24.9% of the older ones. By build period, the middle home sits in band D for homes built from 1945 to 1964, band C for homes built from 1965 to 1982 and band C for those built between the wars. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 240 homes (+0.53%). The busiest single year was 2021, with 410 homes recorded as built.

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

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes are the most common size, then two-bedroom (24.9%) and one-bedroom (13.2%). 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. A detached house here has 3.6 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.5. Homes with four or more bedrooms make up 12.5%. Homes here average 2.64 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.66 for England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom13.2%2 bedrooms24.9%3 bedrooms49.3%4 bedrooms10.1%5 bedrooms1.9%6+ bedrooms0.5%

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Gravesham gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 68.9%, with band C the largest single band. The share in bands A and B, 23.7%, is 19.4 points below the figure for England as a whole. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run C, D, B, E, A, F, G and H. Within the South East, the band mix closest to this one is that of Oxford. Band H, the top band, holds 110 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA8.1%B15.6%C33.9%D24.4%E10.6%F4.7%G2.4%H0.2%GraveshamSouth EastEngland

Terraced houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Gravesham is terraced houses, followed in turn by semi-detached houses (23.9%), flats and maisonettes (22.3%), detached houses (9.9%) and bungalows (8.2%). The typical home of each type sits in band F for detached houses, band E for bungalows, band D for semi-detached houses, band C for terraced houses and band B for flats and maisonettes. The widest gap to the rest of the South East is in detached houses: 10.5 points below the share there (20.4%). The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Thurrock, followed by Lincoln and Dartford.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes22.3%ABCDTerraced houses34.8%BCDSemi-detached houses23.9%CDEDetached houses9.9%DEFGBungalows8.2%BDEFCaravans and mobile homes0.5%A

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Gravesham are Castle Point (5.7), Haringey (8.5) and Greenwich (10.1); the furthest within the South East is Southampton (83.2).

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Placed in the South East

On the share of homes in band F or above, Gravesham comes 47th of the 64 councils in the South East, just behind Dover and just ahead of Reading. All South East councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveGravesham 7%2%40%