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Council tax bands in Huntingdonshire

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Huntingdonshire has the sixth-largest share of homes built from 1983 to 1999 (21.5%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 45 councils in the East of England, it has the smallest share of two-bedroom homes (21.6%) and the third-highest average number of bedrooms per home (2.96 bedrooms). Among the five councils in Cambridgeshire, it has the largest share of detached houses (32.2%) and the smallest share of homes built before 1919 (9.6%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA15B26C23D16E13F5G2FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanColour shows the band, shape the typeA15B26C23D16E13F5G2FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravan

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England8%Before19001%1900–19184%1919–193912%1945–196429%1965–198222%1983–199913%2000–201511%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England8%<19001%19004%191912%194529%196522%198313%200011%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (28.9%), from 1983 to 1999 and from 2000 to 2015 (12.6%). Some 9,580 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 34.3% of these newer homes and 41.8% of the older ones. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 860 homes (+1.03%). Homes from the three largest building periods share the same middle band, band C. The busiest single year was 2023, with 1,300 homes recorded as built.

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

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (42.4%) are the most common size, then four-bedroom (23.9%) and two-bedroom. 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 7.8%. A detached house here has 3.8 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.5.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom7.8%2 bedrooms21.6%3 bedrooms42.4%4 bedrooms23.9%5 bedrooms3.5%6+ bedrooms0.6%

Detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Huntingdonshire is detached houses, followed in turn by semi-detached houses (23.7%), terraced houses (21.2%), flats and maisonettes (11.6%) and bungalows (9.7%). 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 Stratford-on-Avon, followed by Cotswold and Wychavon. The list also counts 720 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes. The widest gap to the rest of the East of England is in flats and maisonettes: 7.1 points below the share there (18.7%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes11.6%ABCTerraced houses21.2%ABCDSemi-detached houses23.7%BCDDetached houses32.2%CDEFGBungalows9.7%ABCDECaravans and mobile homes0.9%A

Band B is the largest band

Band B is the most common band in Huntingdonshire (26.0%), though the middle home on the list is in band C. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run B, C, D, A, E, F, G and H. In the middle bands, C to E the share is 51.1%, close to the 47.6% for England. Across the East of England it is 54.5%. Within the East of England, the band mix closest to this one is that of Mid Suffolk. Band H, the top band, holds 180 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA14.9%B26.0%C23.2%D15.5%E12.4%F5.4%G2.4%H0.2%HuntingdonshireEast of EnglandEngland

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Huntingdonshire are the Forest of Dean (5.6), Somerset (5.7) and Havant (7.6); the furthest within the East of England is St Albans (82.1).

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Placed in the East of England

On the share of homes in band F or above, Huntingdonshire comes 26th of the 45 councils in the East of England, just behind East Cambridgeshire and just ahead of South Norfolk. All East of England councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveHuntingdonshire 8%2%30%