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Council tax bands in Ipswich

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Ipswich has the largest share of homes in band B (37.1%) of the 296 councils in England. Among the 45 councils in the East of England, it has the largest share of semi-detached houses (31.0%), the largest share of three-bedroom homes (51.4%) and the smallest share of homes built from 1983 to 1999 (6.9%). It also has the joint smallest share of homes built from 2016 to 2026 (3.6%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA31B37C19D7E4F1G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowColour shows the band, shape the typeA31B37C19D7E4F1G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalow

Most homes are in the two lowest bands

Bands A and B hold 68.2% of the homes in Ipswich. The share in the middle bands, C to E, 29.6%, is 18.0 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across the East of England it is 54.5%. Within the East of England, the band mix closest to this one is that of Fenland. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run B, A, C, D, E, F and G. Band H, the top band, holds 20 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA31.1%B37.1%C18.6%D7.2%E3.8%F1.6%G0.6%H0.0%IpswichEast of EnglandEngland

The inter-war years built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England15%Before19004%1900–191822%1919–193919%1945–196414%1965–19827%1983–199915%2000–20154%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England15%<19004%190022%191919%194514%19657%198315%20004%2016

The biggest building periods here were between the wars (22.3%), from 1945 to 1964 (18.8%) and before 1900 (14.9%). Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 520 homes (+0.83%). By build period, the middle home sits in band B for homes built between the wars, band B for homes built from 1945 to 1964 and band A for those built before 1900. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band B, the same as the middle home built before 2016. Bands A and B take 52.0% of these newer homes and 68.8% of the older ones. The busiest single year was 2025, with 480 homes recorded as built.

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

Semi-detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Ipswich is semi-detached houses, followed in turn by terraced houses (26.8%), flats and maisonettes (26.5%), detached houses (8.9%) and bungalows (6.4%). The widest gap to the rest of the East of England is in detached houses: 11.8 points below the share there (20.7%). The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Sheffield, followed by Leeds and Luton. 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.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes26.5%ABTerraced houses26.8%ABCSemi-detached houses31.0%ABCDetached houses8.9%CDEFBungalows6.4%ABCD

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes are the most common size, then two-bedroom (25.1%) and one-bedroom (14.0%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band B with two, band B with three, band D with four and band E with five. Homes with four or more bedrooms make up 9.5%. A detached house here has 3.7 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. Homes here average 2.59 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.66 for England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom14.0%2 bedrooms25.1%3 bedrooms51.4%4 bedrooms7.5%5 bedrooms1.4%6+ bedrooms0.6%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Ipswich are Bristol (11.2), Portsmouth (11.8) and Cannock Chase (12.5); the furthest within the East of England is St Albans (127.5).

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Placed in the East of England

On the share of homes in band F or above, Ipswich comes 42nd of the 45 councils in the East of England, just behind Norwich and just ahead of Fenland. All East of England councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveIpswich 2%2%30%