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Council tax bands in Kingston upon Thames

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Kingston upon Thames has the ninth-smallest share of homes in bands A and B (5.9%) and the eighth-largest share in band E (21.3%) of the 296 councils in England. Among the 33 councils in London, it has the second-largest share of detached houses (10.6%), the third-largest share of homes with four or more bedrooms (15.3%) and the second-smallest number of homes on the valuation list (70,670 homes).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA1B5C23D30E21F12G6H2FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowColour shows the band, shape the typeA1B5C23D30E21F12G6H2FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalow

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Kingston upon Thames gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 73.8%, with band D the largest single band (29.7%). Ranked by number of homes, the bands run D, C, E, F, G, B, H and A. The share in band F or above, 20.2%, is 10.9 points above the figure for England as a whole. Across London it is 15.4%. Band H, the top band, holds 1,080 homes, about one in every 65. Within London, the band mix closest to this one is that of Barnet.

Share of homes in each bandA0.9%B5.0%C22.8%D29.7%E21.3%F12.4%G6.3%H1.5%Kingston upon ThamesLondonEngland

Flats and maisonettes are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Kingston upon Thames is flats and maisonettes at 41.7%, followed in turn by semi-detached houses (26.1%), terraced houses (19.7%), detached houses and bungalows (1.5%). The widest gap to the rest of London is in flats and maisonettes: 15.8 points below the share there (57.5%). The typical home of each type sits in band F for detached houses, band E for bungalows, band E for semi-detached houses, band D for terraced houses and band C for flats and maisonettes. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Harrow, followed by Southampton and Newcastle upon Tyne.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes41.7%BCDETerraced houses19.7%CDEFSemi-detached houses26.1%DEFGDetached houses10.6%EFGHBungalows1.5%CDEF

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (38.9%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (28.0%) and one-bedroom (17.7%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band C with one bedroom, band D with two, band E with three, band F with four and band G with five. A detached house here has 3.8 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.7. Homes here average 2.58 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.66 for England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom17.7%2 bedrooms28.0%3 bedrooms38.9%4 bedrooms10.9%5 bedrooms3.2%6+ bedrooms1.2%

The inter-war years built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England14%Before19007%1900–191834%1919–193912%1945–196412%1965–19829%1983–19997%2000–20155%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England14%<19007%190034%191912%194512%19659%19837%20005%2016

The biggest building periods here were between the wars (33.7%), before 1900 (13.8%) and from 1945 to 1964 (12.5%). By build period, the middle home sits in band E for homes built between the wars, band D for homes built before 1900 and band D for those built from 1945 to 1964. Some 3,730 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band D, the same as the middle home built before 2016. Bands A and B take 11.3% of these newer homes and 5.6% of the older ones. The busiest single year was 2023, with 830 homes recorded as built. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 230 homes (+0.33%).

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026BCDEFBuilt before 2016CDEFG

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Kingston upon Thames are Harrow (8.4), Spelthorne (11.1) and Bromley (13.8); the furthest within London is Barking and Dagenham (110.6).

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Placed in London

On the share of homes in band F or above, Kingston upon Thames comes 10th of the 33 councils in London, just behind Bromley and just ahead of Islington. All London councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveKingston upon Thames 20%1%53%