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Council tax bands in Knowsley

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Knowsley has the joint fourth-smallest share of homes in band F or above (0.7%) of the 296 councils in England. It also has the second-smallest share of two-bedroom homes (19.2%), the second-largest share of three-bedroom homes (62.7%) and the joint sixth-smallest share of one-bedroom homes (5.1%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. It also has the eighth-smallest share of homes built before 1919 (3.4%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA53B21C15D7E3F1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowColour shows the band, shape the typeA53B21C15D7E3F1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalow

Most homes are in the two lowest bands

Bands A and B hold 74.2% of the homes in Knowsley, and band A on its own accounts for 52.9%. The share in the middle bands, C to E, 25.0%, is 22.6 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across the North West it is 34.6%. Within the North West, the band mix closest to this one is that of Manchester. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run A, B, C, D, E, F and G. Band H, the top band, holds 20 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA52.9%B21.3%C14.9%D7.0%E3.1%F0.5%G0.2%H0.0%KnowsleyNorth WestEngland

Post-war building leads

Share of homes by build period; red line: England2%Before19001%1900–191819%1919–193930%1945–196415%1965–198213%1983–199910%2000–201510%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England2%<19001%190019%191930%194515%196513%198310%200010%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1945 to 1964 (29.8%), between the wars (18.8%) and from 1965 to 1982 (14.8%). Some 7,050 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 A). Bands A and B take 46.2% of these newer homes and 77.3% of the older ones. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 840 homes (+1.17%). Homes from the three largest building periods share the same middle band, band A. The busiest single year was 2019, with 1,020 homes recorded as built.

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

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes are the most common size, then two-bedroom and four-bedroom (12.2%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band A with two, band B with three, band D with four and band D with five. Homes here average 2.84 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. A detached house here has 3.6 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.7.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom5.1%2 bedrooms19.2%3 bedrooms62.7%4 bedrooms12.2%5 bedrooms0.6%6+ bedrooms0.2%

Terraced houses and semis, almost level

Terraced houses (36.5%) only just outnumber the other types in Knowsley; in order they are followed by semi-detached houses (35.2%), detached houses (12.6%), flats and maisonettes (11.3%) and bungalows (3.9%). The typical home of each type sits in band D for detached houses, band B for bungalows, band B for semi-detached houses, band A for flats and maisonettes and band A for terraced houses. The widest gap to the rest of the North West is in flats and maisonettes: 7.2 points below the share there (18.5%). The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Caerphilly, followed by Middlesbrough and St Helens.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes11.3%ABTerraced houses36.5%ABSemi-detached houses35.2%ABCDetached houses12.6%CDEBungalows3.9%ABCD

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Knowsley are Ashfield (4.3), Chesterfield (6.3) and Mansfield (6.6); the furthest within the North West is Ribble Valley (84.9).

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Placed in the North West

On the share of homes in bands C to E, Knowsley comes 33rd of the 35 councils in the North West, just behind Blackpool and just ahead of Pendle. All North West councils.

Share of homes in bands C to EKnowsley 25%20%54%