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Council tax bands in Havant

57,570 homesSouth EastHampshire

Havant has the third-largest share of homes built from 1945 to 1964 (36.5%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 64 councils in the South East, it has the third-smallest share of homes built before 1919 (5.0%). Among the eleven councils in Hampshire, it has the smallest share of homes built from 2000 to 2015 (6.9%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA15B26C24D18E10F5G2FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowColour shows the band, shape the typeA15B26C24D18E10F5G2FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalow

Post-war building leads

Share of homes by build period; red line: England4%Before19002%1900–19188%1919–193936%1945–196425%1965–198212%1983–19997%2000–20156%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England4%<19002%19008%191936%194525%196512%19837%20006%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1945 to 1964, from 1965 to 1982 (25.0%) and from 1983 to 1999 (12.2%). Some 3,340 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 27.6% of these newer homes and 41.7% of the older ones. Homes from the three largest building periods share the same middle band, band C. The busiest single year was 2016, with 510 homes recorded as built. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 190 homes (+0.33%).

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

Band B is the largest band

Band B is the most common band in Havant (25.9%), 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 and H. The share in the middle bands, C to E, 52.8%, is 5.2 points above the figure for England as a whole. Across the South East it is 59.3%. Within the South East, the band mix closest to this one is that of Worthing. Band H, the top band, holds 50 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA15.0%B25.9%C24.0%D18.4%E10.4%F4.5%G1.7%H0.1%HavantSouth EastEngland

Terraced houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Havant is terraced houses at 26.5%, followed in turn by semi-detached houses (20.2%), flats and maisonettes (20.1%), detached houses (17.8%) and bungalows (14.8%). 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 widest gap to the rest of the South East is in bungalows: 5.4 points above the share there (9.4%). The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Lancaster, followed by Canterbury and York.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes20.1%ABCTerraced houses26.5%BCSemi-detached houses20.2%BCDDetached houses17.8%DEFGBungalows14.8%CDE

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (46.5%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (27.2%) and four-bedroom (13.2%). 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 F with five. A detached house here has 3.6 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. One-bedroom homes make up 10.8%. Homes here average 2.69 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom10.8%2 bedrooms27.2%3 bedrooms46.5%4 bedrooms13.2%5 bedrooms1.9%6+ bedrooms0.4%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Havant are the Isle of Wight (2.3), Swindon (4.3) and Swale (6.3); the furthest within the South East is Elmbridge (94.6).

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Placed in the South East

On the share of homes in band F or above, Havant comes 52nd of the 64 councils in the South East (joint), just behind Worthing and just ahead of Swale. All South East councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveHavant 6%2%40%