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Council tax bands in High Peak

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High Peak has the largest share of terraced houses (34.7%), the largest share of two-bedroom homes (35.0%) and the smallest share of three-bedroom homes (39.1%) of the 35 councils in the East Midlands. It also has the second-largest share of homes built before 1919 (34.5%) and the second-smallest share built from 1945 to 1964 (10.6%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA20B30C22D12E9F5G2FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowColour shows the band, shape the typeA20B30C22D12E9F5G2FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalow

Terraced houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in High Peak is terraced houses, followed in turn by semi-detached houses (24.2%), detached houses (19.0%), flats and maisonettes (12.5%) and bungalows (8.0%). The typical home of each type sits in band E for detached houses, band C 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 Kirklees, followed by Halton and Hartlepool. The widest gap to the rest of the East Midlands is in detached houses: 4.3 points below the share there (23.3%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes12.5%ABCTerraced houses34.7%ABCSemi-detached houses24.2%BCDDetached houses19.0%CDEFGBungalows8.0%ABCDE

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes are the most common size, then two-bedroom and four-bedroom (14.0%). 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. One-bedroom homes make up 8.8%. A detached house here has 3.6 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. Homes here average 2.69 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom8.8%2 bedrooms35.0%3 bedrooms39.1%4 bedrooms14.0%5 bedrooms2.4%6+ bedrooms0.8%

Homes from before 1900 lead

Share of homes by build period; red line: England30%Before19005%1900–191810%1919–193911%1945–196419%1965–198210%1983–19998%2000–20156%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England30%<19005%190010%191911%194519%196510%19838%20006%2016

The biggest building periods here were before 1900 (29.6%), from 1965 to 1982 (18.6%) and from 1945 to 1964. Some 2,880 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 33.0% of these newer homes and 51.3% of the older ones. By build period, the middle home sits in band B for homes built before 1900, band C for homes built from 1965 to 1982 and band B for those built from 1945 to 1964. The busiest single year was 2018, with 440 homes recorded as built. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 160 homes (+0.36%).

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 High Peak (30.5%), and the middle home on the list is in that band too. The share in bands A and B, 50.2%, is 7.1 points above the figure for England as a whole. Across the East Midlands it is 58.5%. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run B, C, A, D, E, F, G and H. Within the East Midlands, the band mix closest to this one is that of North West Leicestershire. Band H, the top band, holds 50 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA19.7%B30.5%C21.7%D11.7%E9.4%F5.0%G2.0%H0.1%High PeakEast MidlandsEngland

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to High Peak are Redditch (6.6), Hinckley and Bosworth (7.8) and Worcester (10.9); the furthest within the East Midlands is Nottingham (85.5).

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Placed in the East Midlands

On the share of homes in band F or above, High Peak comes 9th of the 35 councils in the East Midlands, just behind Charnwood and just ahead of South Derbyshire. All East Midlands councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveHigh Peak 7%1%18%