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Council tax bands on the Isles of Scilly

South West

The Isles of Scilly have the largest share of homes in band F (23.1%), the second-smallest share in bands A and B (3.5%) and the third-smallest share in band C (9.4%) of the 296 councils in England. They also have the smallest share of homes built from 2016 to 2026 (1.7%) and the smallest number of homes on the valuation list (1,170 homes) of the 318 councils in England and Wales.

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeB3C8D23E30F24G11H1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowNot recordedColour shows the band, shape the typeB3C8D23E30F24G11H1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowNot recorded

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes on the Isles of Scilly gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 60.7%, with band E the largest single band (28.2%). The share in band F or above, 35.1%, is 25.8 points above the figure for England as a whole. Across the South West it is 8.8%. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run E, D, F, G, C, B, A and H. Band H, the top band, holds 10 homes. Within the South West, the band mix closest to this one is that of Cotswold.

Share of homes in each bandA0.9%B2.6%C9.4%D23.1%E28.2%F23.1%G11.1%H0.9%Isles of ScillySouth WestEngland

Homes from before 1900 lead

Share of homes by build period; red line: England39%Before19002%1900–19183%1919–193914%1945–196415%1965–19829%1983–199912%2000–20152%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England39%<19002%19003%191914%194515%19659%198312%20002%2016

The biggest building periods here were before 1900 (39.3%), from 1965 to 1982 (15.4%) and from 1945 to 1964 (14.5%). Homes from the three largest building periods share the same middle band, band E. Over the year to March 2026 the number of homes on the list did not change.

Flats and maisonettes are the largest group

The largest group of homes on the Isles of Scilly is flats and maisonettes at 26.5%, followed in turn by bungalows (23.1%), detached houses (17.9%), terraced houses (15.4%) and semi-detached houses (13.7%). The widest gap to the rest of the South West is in bungalows: 10.8 points above the share there (12.3%). The typical home of each type sits in band F for detached houses, band E for bungalows, band E for semi-detached houses, band E for terraced houses and band D for flats and maisonettes. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Arun, followed by Lewes and the Isle of Wight.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes26.5%BCDEFTerraced houses15.4%DEFGSemi-detached houses13.7%DEFGDetached houses17.9%EFGBungalows23.1%BCDEFG

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (34.2%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (31.6%) and one-bedroom (21.1%). Homes here average 2.46 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.66 for England. A detached house here has 3.2 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. Homes with four or more bedrooms make up 13.2%. Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band D with one bedroom, band E with two and band E with three.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom21.1%2 bedrooms31.6%3 bedrooms34.2%4 bedrooms8.8%5 bedrooms2.6%6+ bedrooms1.8%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to the Isles of Scilly are Epsom and Ewell (29.3), Richmond upon Thames (29.5) and St Albans (32.2); the furthest within the South West is Plymouth (144.1).

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Placed in the South West

On the share of homes in band F or above, the Isles of Scilly come 1st of the 27 councils in the South West, just ahead of Cotswold. All South West councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveIsles of Scilly 35%2%35%