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Council tax bands in Lancaster

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Lancaster has the third-largest share of homes in band B (24.5%) and the second-largest share of bungalows (15.7%) of the 35 councils in the North West. Among the twelve councils in Lancashire, it has the largest share of homes built between 1919 and 1939 (18.9%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA36B25C19D10E6F3G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanColour shows the band, shape the typeA36B25C19D10E6F3G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravan

Most homes are in the two lowest bands

Bands A and B hold 60.0% of the homes in Lancaster, and band A on its own accounts for 35.5%. The share in the middle bands, C to E, 35.4%, is 12.2 points below the figure for England as a whole. Within the North West, the band mix closest to this one is that of Wirral. Band H, the top band, holds 80 homes. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H.

Share of homes in each bandA35.5%B24.5%C19.0%D10.0%E6.4%F3.2%G1.3%H0.1%LancasterNorth WestEngland

Terraced houses and semis, almost level

Terraced houses (26.4%) only just outnumber the other types in Lancaster; in order they are followed by semi-detached houses (24.1%), flats and maisonettes (20.3%), bungalows and detached houses (11.9%). The typical home of each type sits in band E 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 list also counts 630 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to York, followed by Havant and Dover. The widest gap to the rest of the North West is in terraced houses: 4.2 points below the share there (30.6%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes20.3%ABCTerraced houses26.4%ABCSemi-detached houses24.1%ABCDDetached houses11.9%CDEFGBungalows15.7%ABCDECaravans and mobile homes0.9%A

Homes from before 1900 lead

Share of homes by build period; red line: England22%Before19004%1900–191819%1919–193917%1945–196412%1965–198212%1983–19998%2000–20156%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England22%<19004%190019%191917%194512%196512%19838%20006%2016

The biggest building periods here were before 1900 (21.5%), between the wars and from 1945 to 1964 (16.8%). Some 4,320 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band B, the same as the middle home built before 2016. Bands A and B take 53.3% of these newer homes and 60.5% of the older ones. By build period, the middle home sits in band A for homes built before 1900, band B for homes built between the wars and band B for those built from 1945 to 1964. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 440 homes (+0.66%). The busiest single year was 2016, with 620 homes recorded as built.

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

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (41.7%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (30.0%) and one-bedroom (12.4%). 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 D with five. A detached house here has 3.6 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.7. Homes here average 2.68 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. Homes with four or more bedrooms make up 15.9%.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom12.4%2 bedrooms30.0%3 bedrooms41.7%4 bedrooms11.6%5 bedrooms2.4%6+ bedrooms1.9%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Lancaster are Bury (7.2), Leeds (7.7) and Peterborough (7.8); the furthest within the North West is Ribble Valley (56.4).

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Placed in the North West

On the share of homes in band F or above, Lancaster comes 16th of the 35 councils in the North West, just behind South Ribble and just ahead of Bury. All North West councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveLancaster 5%1%17%