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Council tax bands in Gwynedd

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Gwynedd has the tenth-largest share of homes built before 1919 (46.2%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. It also has the smallest share of homes built from 1983 to 1999 (6.4%) and the second-smallest share built since 2000 (11.0%) of the 22 councils in Wales.

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA15B25C20D17E13F7G2H1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowColour shows the band, shape the typeA15B25C20D17E13F7G2H1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalow

Homes from before 1900 lead

Share of homes by build period; red line: Wales44%Before19002%1900–19188%1919–193911%1945–196417%1965–19826%1983–19997%2000–20154%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: Wales44%<19002%19008%191911%194517%19656%19837%20004%2016

The biggest building periods here were before 1900 (44.1%), from 1965 to 1982 (16.9%) and from 1945 to 1964 (11.3%). Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 540 homes (+0.86%). By build period, the middle home sits in band C for homes built before 1900, band C for homes built from 1965 to 1982 and band B for those built from 1945 to 1964. Some 2,400 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band C, the same as the middle home built before 2016. Bands A and B take 31.7% of these newer homes and 40.5% of the older ones. The busiest single year was 2019, with 320 homes recorded as built.

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

Band B is the largest band

Band B is the most common band in Gwynedd (25.2%), though the middle home on the list is in band C. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run B, C, D, A, E, F, G, H and I. The share in bands A and B, 40.2%, is 5.1 points above the figure for Wales as a whole. Within Wales, the band mix closest to this one is that of the Isle of Anglesey. Band I, the top band, holds 90 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA15.0%B25.2%C20.3%D17.2%E13.3%F6.5%G2.0%H0.3%I0.1%GwyneddWales

Terraced houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Gwynedd is terraced houses at 31.2%, followed in turn by detached houses (22.4%), semi-detached houses (17.8%), bungalows (16.4%) and flats and maisonettes (11.6%). 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 terraced houses and band A for flats and maisonettes. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to West Suffolk, followed by Teignbridge and Westmorland and Furness. The widest gap to the rest of Wales is in semi-detached houses: 7.1 points below the share there (24.9%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes11.6%ABCTerraced houses31.2%ABCDSemi-detached houses17.8%BCDEDetached houses22.4%CDEFGBungalows16.4%ABCDEF

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (45.7%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (27.9%) and four-bedroom (14.2%). 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 E with five. A detached house here has 3.5 bedrooms on average, a flat 2.0. One-bedroom homes make up 5.8%. Homes here average 2.90 bedrooms, more than the 2.83 for Wales.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom5.8%2 bedrooms27.9%3 bedrooms45.7%4 bedrooms14.2%5 bedrooms3.7%6+ bedrooms2.7%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Gwynedd are Bridgend (7.7), Swansea (8.8) and Carmarthenshire (11.1); the furthest within Wales is Blaenau Gwent (85.2).

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Placed in Wales

On the share of homes in band F or above, Gwynedd comes 16th of the 22 councils in Wales, just behind Bridgend and just ahead of Torfaen. All Wales councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveGwynedd 9%1%36%