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Council tax bands in Hounslow

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Hounslow has the third-largest share of homes in the middle bands C, D and E (79.0%) and the second-largest share in band D (36.7%) of the 296 councils in England. It also has the joint tenth-smallest share of homes with four or more bedrooms (7.9%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 33 councils in London, it has the third-largest share of homes built from 1983 to 1999 (10.1%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA2B8C28D37E14F6G4H1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowColour shows the band, shape the typeA2B8C28D37E14F6G4H1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalow

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Hounslow gather in the middle of the ladder, with band D the largest single band. The share in bands A and B, 10.8%, is 32.3 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, B, F, G, A and H. Band H, the top band, holds 1,030 homes, about one in every 109. Within London, the band mix closest to this one is that of Hillingdon.

Share of homes in each bandA2.2%B8.6%C27.7%D36.7%E14.6%F5.7%G3.7%H0.9%HounslowLondonEngland

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (37.5%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (32.6%) and one-bedroom (22.0%). Homes here average 2.34 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.66 for England. 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. A detached house here has 3.7 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.7.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom22.0%2 bedrooms32.6%3 bedrooms37.5%4 bedrooms5.5%5 bedrooms1.6%6+ bedrooms0.8%

The inter-war years built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England10%Before19006%1900–191828%1919–193912%1945–196413%1965–198210%1983–199911%2000–201510%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England10%<19006%190028%191912%194513%196510%198311%200010%2016

The biggest building periods here were between the wars (28.2%), from 1965 to 1982 (12.6%) and from 1945 to 1964 (11.5%). Some 11,140 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band D, the same as the middle home built before 2016. Bands A and B take 9.3% of these newer homes and 11.0% of the older ones. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 1,150 homes (+1.03%). Homes from before 1919 make up 16.2%, 3.7 points below the share for England. By build period, the middle home sits in band D for homes built between the wars, band C for homes built from 1965 to 1982 and band D for those built from 1945 to 1964. The busiest single year was 2022, with 1,990 homes recorded as built.

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026BCDEBuilt before 2016BCDE

Flats and maisonettes are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Hounslow is flats and maisonettes at 49.6%, followed in turn by terraced houses (25.8%), semi-detached houses (20.6%), detached houses (2.1%) and bungalows (1.3%). The typical home of each type sits in band F for detached houses, band D for bungalows, band D for semi-detached houses, band D for terraced houses and band C for flats and maisonettes. The widest gap to the rest of London is in semi-detached houses: 8.5 points above the share there (12.1%). It also counts 440 annexes, separate living quarters attached to another home. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Ealing, followed by Manchester and Barnet.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes49.6%BCDETerraced houses25.8%CDEFSemi-detached houses20.6%CDEFGDetached houses2.1%DEFGHBungalows1.3%CDE

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Hounslow are Havering (9.9), Merton (11.0) and Ealing (14.7); the furthest within London is the City of London (101.0).

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Placed in London

On the share of homes in band F or above, Hounslow comes 22nd of the 33 councils in London, just behind Redbridge and just ahead of Haringey. All London councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveHounslow 10%1%53%