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Council tax bands in Kingston upon Hull

125,820 homesYorkshire and the Humber

Kingston upon Hull has the largest share of homes in bands A and B (85.2%), the smallest share in the middle bands C, D and E (14.5%) and the smallest share in band F or above (0.3%) of the 296 councils in England. It also has the smallest share of homes in band D (4.1%) and the smallest share in band E (1.1%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA66B20C9D4E1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowColour shows the band, shape the typeA66B20C9D4E1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalow

Most homes are in the two lowest bands

Band A is the single largest band in Kingston upon Hull, with 65.6% of homes. Within Yorkshire and the Humber, the band mix closest to this one is that of Doncaster. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run A, B, C, D, E and F. Band H, the top band, holds 40 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA65.6%B19.6%C9.3%D4.1%E1.1%F0.3%G0.0%H0.0%Kingston upon HullYorkshire and the HumberEngland

More than half are terraced houses

Terraced houses make up more than half of the homes in Kingston upon Hull (52.4%); after them come semi-detached houses (18.6%), flats and maisonettes (17.3%), bungalows (6.5%) and detached houses (5.0%). The widest gap to the rest of Yorkshire and the Humber is in terraced houses: 24.1 points above the share there (28.3%). The typical home of each type sits in band D for detached houses, band B for semi-detached houses, band A for bungalows, band A for flats and maisonettes and band A for terraced houses. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Blaenau Gwent, followed by Hyndburn and Pendle.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes17.3%ABTerraced houses52.4%ABSemi-detached houses18.6%ABCDetached houses5.0%CDEBungalows6.5%ABC

The inter-war years built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England13%Before19007%1900–191823%1919–193913%1945–196420%1965–198212%1983–19997%2000–20156%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England13%<19007%190023%191913%194520%196512%19837%20006%2016

The biggest building periods here were between the wars (22.7%), from 1965 to 1982 (19.8%) and from 1945 to 1964 (12.9%). Some 7,190 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band B, a higher band than the middle home built before 2016 (band A). Bands A and B take 61.6% of these newer homes and 86.7% of the older ones. Homes from the three largest building periods share the same middle band, band A. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 590 homes (+0.47%). The busiest single year was 2017, with 1,180 homes recorded as built.

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

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (45.3%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (33.6%) and one-bedroom (12.5%). Homes with four or more bedrooms make up 8.7%. Homes here average 2.52 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.66 for England. A detached house here has 3.6 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.5. Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band A with two, band A with three, band C with four and band C with five.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom12.5%2 bedrooms33.6%3 bedrooms45.3%4 bedrooms7.0%5 bedrooms1.1%6+ bedrooms0.6%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Kingston upon Hull are Nottingham (10.8), Lincoln (11.1) and Leicester (12.0); the furthest within Yorkshire and the Humber is York (102.8).

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Placed in Yorkshire and the Humber

On the share of detached houses, Kingston upon Hull comes 15th of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber, just behind Sheffield. All Yorkshire and the Humber councils.

Share of detached housesKingston upon Hull 5%5%24%