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Council tax bands in Hinckley and Bosworth

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Hinckley and Bosworth has the second-largest share of homes in band B (31.3%), the joint third-smallest share of homes built before 1919 (11.0%) and the third-largest share built from 1965 to 1982 (24.2%) of the 35 councils in the East Midlands. Among the seven councils in Leicestershire, it has the smallest share of homes in band E (8.8%) and the largest share of bungalows (13.4%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA17B31C22D14E9F5G2FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowColour shows the band, shape the typeA17B31C22D14E9F5G2FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalow

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England8%Before19003%1900–191813%1919–193914%1945–196424%1965–198214%1983–199914%2000–20158%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England8%<19003%190013%191914%194524%196514%198314%20008%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982, from 1983 to 1999 (14.4%) and from 1945 to 1964 (13.7%). Some 4,590 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 43.8% of these newer homes and 48.8% of the older ones. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 440 homes (+0.83%). Homes from the three largest building periods share the same middle band, band C. The busiest single year was 2016, with 690 homes recorded as built.

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

Band B is the largest band

Band B is the most common band in Hinckley and Bosworth, though the middle home on the list is in band C. The share in bands A and B, 48.1%, is 5.0 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 70 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA16.8%B31.3%C21.8%D14.4%E8.8%F4.5%G2.2%H0.1%Hinckley and BosworthEast MidlandsEngland

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (47.5%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (27.5%) and four-bedroom (15.7%). 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 6.1%. Homes here average 2.83 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. A detached house here has 3.6 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.5.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom6.1%2 bedrooms27.5%3 bedrooms47.5%4 bedrooms15.7%5 bedrooms2.7%6+ bedrooms0.4%

Semis and detached houses, almost level

Semi-detached houses (30.5%) only just outnumber the other types in Hinckley and Bosworth; in order they are followed by detached houses (28.0%), terraced houses (17.3%), bungalows and flats and maisonettes (9.0%). The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Newark and Sherwood, followed by Gedling and Shropshire. The typical home of each type sits in band D for detached houses, band C for bungalows, band B for semi-detached houses, band B for terraced houses and band A for flats and maisonettes. The widest gap to the rest of the East Midlands is in terraced houses: 4.9 points below the share there (22.2%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes9.0%ABTerraced houses17.3%ABCSemi-detached houses30.5%BCDetached houses28.0%CDEFGBungalows13.4%BCDE

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Hinckley and Bosworth are West Suffolk (7.5), High Peak (7.8) and Charnwood (8.1); the furthest within the East Midlands is Nottingham (91.1).

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Placed in the East Midlands

On the share of homes in band F or above, Hinckley and Bosworth comes 11th of the 35 councils in the East Midlands, just behind South Derbyshire and just ahead of South Kesteven. All East Midlands councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveHinckley and Bosworth 7%1%18%