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Council tax bands in Hyndburn

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Hyndburn has the largest share of two-bedroom homes (49.8%), the fourth-largest share of terraced houses (52.6%) and the joint fourth-smallest share of homes built from 2000 to 2015 (4.7%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. It also has the joint tenth-smallest share of homes in band F or above (1.3%) and the seventh-smallest share in band E (2.3%) of the 296 councils in England.

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA58B15C16D8E2F1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowNot recordedColour shows the band, shape the typeA58B15C16D8E2F1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowNot recorded

Homes from before 1900 lead

Share of homes by build period; red line: England39%Before19008%1900–19188%1919–193910%1945–196414%1965–198211%1983–19995%2000–20154%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England39%<19008%19008%191910%194514%196511%19835%20004%2016

The biggest building periods here were before 1900 (38.8%), from 1965 to 1982 (13.7%) and from 1983 to 1999 (11.4%). Some 1,410 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 A). Bands A and B take 47.5% of these newer homes and 74.3% of the older ones. By build period, the middle home sits in band A for homes built before 1900, band C for homes built from 1965 to 1982 and band B for those built from 1983 to 1999. The busiest single year was 2022, with 230 homes recorded as built. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 150 homes (+0.40%).

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026ABCDBuilt before 2016ABCD

Most homes are in the two lowest bands

Bands A and B hold 73.3% of the homes in Hyndburn, and band A on its own accounts for 57.8%. The share in the middle bands, C to E, 25.4%, is 22.2 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across the North West it is 34.6%. Within the North West, the band mix closest to this one is that of Blackburn with Darwen. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run A, C, B, D, E, F, G and H. Band H, the top band, holds 20 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA57.8%B15.5%C15.6%D7.5%E2.3%F0.7%G0.5%H0.1%HyndburnNorth WestEngland

Two bedrooms is the usual size

Two-bedroom homes are the most common size, then three-bedroom (33.3%) and one-bedroom (8.5%). Homes with four or more bedrooms make up 8.3%. Homes here average 2.43 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.66 for England. Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band A with two, band B with three, band D with four and band D with five. A detached house here has 3.5 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.4.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom8.5%2 bedrooms49.8%3 bedrooms33.3%4 bedrooms7.5%5 bedrooms0.6%6+ bedrooms0.2%

More than half are terraced houses

Terraced houses make up more than half of the homes in Hyndburn; after them come semi-detached houses (18.5%), flats and maisonettes (9.3%), bungalows (9.2%) and detached houses (9.1%). The widest gap to the rest of the North West is in semi-detached houses: 9.8 points below the share there (28.3%). The typical home of each type sits in band D for detached houses, band C for bungalows, band C for semi-detached houses, band A for flats and maisonettes and band A for terraced houses. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Pendle, followed by Burnley and Blaenau Gwent.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes9.3%ATerraced houses52.6%ABSemi-detached houses18.5%ABCDDetached houses9.1%CDEBungalows9.2%ABCD

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Hyndburn are Sunderland (5.0), Burnley (5.6) and Gateshead (5.7); the furthest within the North West is Ribble Valley (89.6).

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Placed in the North West

On the share of homes in bands C to E, Hyndburn comes 31st of the 35 councils in the North West, just behind Burnley and just ahead of Blackpool. All North West councils.

Share of homes in bands C to EHyndburn 25%20%54%