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Council tax bands in Hillingdon

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Hillingdon has the largest share of homes in the middle bands C, D and E (80.0%) and the largest share in band D (39.9%) of the 296 councils in England. It also has the seventh-largest share of homes built between 1919 and 1939 (36.5%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 33 councils in London, it has the third-largest share of detached houses (8.5%) and the second-smallest share of homes built before 1919 (4.4%).

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The inter-war years built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England2%Before19003%1900–191836%1919–193918%1945–196413%1965–198211%1983–19999%2000–20158%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England2%<19003%190036%191918%194513%196511%19839%20008%2016

The biggest building periods here were between the wars, from 1945 to 1964 (18.5%) and from 1965 to 1982 (13.3%). Some 8,940 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band C, a lower band than the middle home built before 2016 (band D). Bands A and B take 9.7% of these newer homes and 6.4% of the older ones. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 810 homes (+0.68%). Homes from the three largest building periods share the same middle band, band D. The busiest single year was 2018, with 1,110 homes recorded as built.

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026BCDBuilt before 2016CDEF

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Hillingdon gather in the middle of the ladder, with band D the largest single band. The share in bands A and B, 6.6%, is 36.5 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across London it is 16.7%. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run D, C, E, F, B, G, A and H. Within London, the band mix closest to this one is that of Merton. Band H, the top band, holds 500 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA1.1%B5.5%C24.3%D39.9%E15.8%F8.4%G4.5%H0.4%HillingdonLondonEngland

Flats and maisonettes are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Hillingdon is flats and maisonettes at 34.5%, followed in turn by semi-detached houses (26.6%), terraced houses (24.9%), detached houses and bungalows (4.9%). The widest gap to the rest of London is in flats and maisonettes: 23.0 points below the share there (57.5%). The typical home of each type sits in band F for detached houses, band E for bungalows, band D for semi-detached houses, band D for terraced houses and band C for flats and maisonettes. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Newcastle upon Tyne, followed by Salford and Bromley. It also counts 460 annexes, separate living quarters attached to another home.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes34.5%BCDTerraced houses24.9%CDESemi-detached houses26.6%DEFDetached houses8.5%EFGBungalows4.9%CDEF

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (42.4%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (30.7%) and one-bedroom (17.4%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band C with one bedroom, band D with two, band D with three, band F with four and band G with five. Homes with four or more bedrooms make up 9.5%. Homes here average 2.47 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.66 for England. A detached house here has 3.6 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.7.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom17.4%2 bedrooms30.7%3 bedrooms42.4%4 bedrooms7.0%5 bedrooms1.6%6+ bedrooms0.9%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Hillingdon are Broxbourne (15.8), Hounslow (16.0) and Ealing (17.9); the furthest within London is Barking and Dagenham (106.2).

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Placed in London

On the share of homes in band F or above, Hillingdon comes 15th of the 33 councils in London, just behind Merton and just ahead of Enfield. All London councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveHillingdon 13%1%53%