Council tax bands in Herefordshire

Herefordshire has the largest share of annexes (1.0%), the largest share of homes built before 1919 (26.7%) and the third-largest share of homes in band E (14.0%) of the 30 councils in the West Midlands. It also has the second-smallest share of semi-detached houses (22.0%) and the second-largest share of detached houses (31.7%).

Detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Herefordshire is detached houses, followed in turn by semi-detached houses, terraced houses (18.7%), bungalows (13.0%) and flats and maisonettes (12.2%). 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 list also counts 1,140 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Wychavon, followed by East Hampshire and Huntingdonshire. The widest gap to the rest of the West Midlands is in terraced houses: 6.4 points below the share there (25.1%).

Homes from before 1900 lead

The biggest building periods here were before 1900 (25.1%), from 1965 to 1982 (17.7%) and from 1983 to 1999 (15.8%). Some 7,760 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 33.9% of these newer homes and 38.7% of the older ones. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 790 homes (+0.87%). By build period, the middle home sits in band D for homes built before 1900, band C for homes built from 1965 to 1982 and band C for those built from 1983 to 1999. The busiest single year was 2021, with 1,130 homes recorded as built.

Band B is the largest band

Band B is the most common band in Herefordshire (22.7%), though the middle home on the list is in band C. In bands A and B the share is 38.2%, close to the 43.1% for England. Across the West Midlands it is 54.5%. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run B, C, A, D, E, F, G and H. Within the West Midlands, the band mix closest to this one is that of South Staffordshire. Band H, the top band, holds 190 homes.

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (43.4%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (24.9%) and four-bedroom (17.0%). 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 here average 2.84 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. A detached house here has 3.6 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.5. One-bedroom homes make up 9.7%.

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Herefordshire are Stroud (8.5), North Yorkshire (8.6) and Cheshire East (9.0); the furthest within the West Midlands is Stoke-on-Trent (86.6).

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Placed in the West Midlands

On the share of homes in band F or above, Herefordshire comes 8th of the 30 councils in the West Midlands, just behind Lichfield and just ahead of South Staffordshire. All West Midlands councils.