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Council tax bands in Halton

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Halton has the seventh-largest share of homes built from 1965 to 1982 (30.9%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 35 councils in the North West, it has the third-largest share of three-bedroom homes (56.1%), the second-smallest share of homes built before 1919 (10.0%) and the second-largest share built from 1983 to 1999 (13.6%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA46B21C14D9E7F2G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowColour shows the band, shape the typeA46B21C14D9E7F2G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalow

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England8%Before19002%1900–191813%1919–193915%1945–196431%1965–198214%1983–199911%2000–20156%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England8%<19002%190013%191915%194531%196514%198311%20006%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982, from 1945 to 1964 (15.1%) and from 1983 to 1999. Some 3,810 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 B). Bands A and B take 49.0% of these newer homes and 68.7% of the older ones. By build period, the middle home sits in band A for homes built from 1965 to 1982, band A for homes built from 1945 to 1964 and band C for those built from 1983 to 1999. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 460 homes (+0.78%). The busiest single year was 2018, with 640 homes recorded as built.

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

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes are the most common size, then two-bedroom (23.0%) and four-bedroom (12.0%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band A with two, band B with three, band E with four and band F with five. One-bedroom homes make up 7.4%. A detached house here has 3.7 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. Homes here average 2.78 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom7.4%2 bedrooms23.0%3 bedrooms56.1%4 bedrooms12.0%5 bedrooms1.3%6+ bedrooms0.2%

Most homes are in the two lowest bands

Bands A and B hold 67.4% of the homes in Halton, and band A on its own accounts for 45.9%. The share in the middle bands, C to E, 29.8%, is 17.8 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across the North West it is 34.6%. Within the North West, the band mix closest to this one is that of Wigan. Band H, the top band, holds 40 homes. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H.

Share of homes in each bandA45.9%B21.5%C14.2%D8.9%E6.7%F2.2%G0.6%H0.1%HaltonNorth WestEngland

Terraced houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Halton is terraced houses at 35.8%, followed in turn by semi-detached houses (26.6%), detached houses (15.9%), flats and maisonettes (12.1%) and bungalows (9.2%). The typical home of each type sits in band E for detached houses, band B for bungalows, band B for semi-detached houses, band A for flats and maisonettes and band A for terraced houses. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Hartlepool, followed by Kirklees and Bolton. The widest gap to the rest of the North West is in flats and maisonettes: 6.4 points below the share there (18.5%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes12.1%ABTerraced houses35.8%ABSemi-detached houses26.6%ABCDDetached houses15.9%CDEFBungalows9.2%ABCDE

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Halton are North Lincolnshire (3.9), Cumberland (6.7) and Darlington (7.6); the furthest within the North West is Ribble Valley (71.1).

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Placed in the North West

On the share of homes in band F or above, Halton comes 22nd of the 35 councils in the North West, just behind Cumberland and just ahead of Rochdale. All North West councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveHalton 3%1%17%