Council tax bands in King's Lynn and West Norfolk

King's Lynn and West Norfolk has the seventh-largest share of bungalows (26.8%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the seven councils in Norfolk, it has the smallest share of homes in band B (23.7%), the largest share of semi-detached houses (22.0%) and the largest number of homes on the valuation list (76,740 homes).

Bungalows are the largest group

The largest group of homes in King's Lynn and West Norfolk is bungalows, followed in turn by detached houses (22.1%), semi-detached houses, terraced houses (16.8%) and flats and maisonettes (9.3%). The widest gap to the rest of the East of England is in flats and maisonettes: 9.4 points below the share there (18.7%). The typical home of each type sits in band D for detached houses, band C for bungalows, band B for semi-detached houses, band A for flats and maisonettes and band A for terraced houses. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to North Norfolk, followed by Denbighshire and Fenland. The list also counts 710 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes.

Band A is the largest band

Band A is the most common band in King's Lynn and West Norfolk (32.2%), though the middle home on the list is in band B. The share in bands A and B, 55.9%, is 12.8 points above the figure for England as a whole. Across the East of England it is 34.9%. Within the East of England, the band mix closest to this one is that of Peterborough. Band H, the top band, holds 120 homes. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H.

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (44.1%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (30.0%) and four-bedroom (14.9%). 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 F with five. One-bedroom homes make up 7.4%. A detached house here has 3.7 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. Homes here average 2.78 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England.

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (20.8%), from 1983 to 1999 (16.2%) and from 1945 to 1964 (14.4%). Some 5,510 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 B). Bands A and B take 41.4% of these newer homes and 57.1% of the older ones. By build period, the middle home sits in band B for homes built from 1965 to 1982, band C for homes built from 1983 to 1999 and band A for those built from 1945 to 1964. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 710 homes (+0.93%). The busiest single year was 2025, with 770 homes recorded as built. Homes from before 1919 make up 18.5%, 1.4 points below the share for England.

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to King's Lynn and West Norfolk are Telford and Wrekin (6.5), South Kesteven (7.8) and East Staffordshire (8.3); the furthest within the East of England is St Albans (102.3).

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Placed in the East of England

On the share of homes in band F or above, King's Lynn and West Norfolk comes 33rd of the 45 councils in the East of England, just behind West Suffolk and just ahead of Broadland. All East of England councils.