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Council tax bands in Lewes

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Lewes has the second-largest share of bungalows (20.6%) of the 64 councils in the South East. Among the five councils in East Sussex, it has the largest share of homes in the middle bands C, D and E (64.4%), the largest share in band C (29.2%) and the largest share in band D (21.9%). It also has the largest share of three-bedroom homes (40.4%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA10B13C29D22E13F7G5H1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanColour shows the band, shape the typeA10B13C29D22E13F7G5H1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravan

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Lewes gather in the middle of the ladder, with band C the largest single band. The share in bands A and B, 23.0%, is 20.1 points below the figure for England as a whole. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run C, D, B, E, A, F, G and H. Band H, the top band, holds 250 homes. Within the South East, the band mix closest to this one is that of Maidstone.

Share of homes in each bandA9.5%B13.5%C29.2%D21.9%E13.3%F7.0%G5.1%H0.5%LewesSouth EastEngland

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England12%Before19003%1900–191811%1919–193920%1945–196424%1965–198214%1983–19998%2000–20156%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England12%<19003%190011%191920%194524%196514%19838%20006%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (24.2%), from 1945 to 1964 (19.7%) and from 1983 to 1999 (14.1%). Some 3,120 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band D, a higher band than the middle home built before 2016 (band C). Bands A and B take 20.8% of these newer homes and 23.1% of the older ones. Homes from before 1919 make up 15.4%, 4.5 points below the share for England. Homes from the three largest building periods share the same middle band, band C. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 220 homes (+0.46%). The busiest single year was 2021, with 460 homes recorded as built.

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026ABCDEFBuilt before 2016ABCDEF

Bungalows and terraced houses, almost level

Bungalows only just outnumber the other types in Lewes; in order they are followed by terraced houses (20.2%), flats and maisonettes (20.0%), detached houses (19.5%) and semi-detached houses (17.5%). The typical home of each type sits in band E for detached houses, band D for bungalows, band D for semi-detached houses, band C for terraced houses and band B for flats and maisonettes. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Arun, followed by Canterbury and Dorset. The list also counts 350 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes. The widest gap to the rest of the South East is in semi-detached houses: 3.8 points below the share there (21.3%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes20.0%ABCTerraced houses20.2%BCDESemi-detached houses17.5%CDEDetached houses19.5%DEFGBungalows20.6%CDECaravans and mobile homes0.7%AB

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes are the most common size, then two-bedroom (30.5%) and four-bedroom (13.5%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band C with two, band D with three, band E with four and band G with five. A detached house here has 3.7 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. One-bedroom homes make up 11.5%. Homes here average 2.69 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom11.5%2 bedrooms30.5%3 bedrooms40.4%4 bedrooms13.5%5 bedrooms3.0%6+ bedrooms1.1%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Lewes are Chelmsford (6.7), Arun (10.6) and Fareham (10.6); the furthest within the South East is Southampton (84.7).

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Placed in the South East

On the share of homes in band F or above, Lewes comes 36th of the 64 councils in the South East, just behind Basingstoke and Deane and just ahead of Arun. All South East councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveLewes 13%2%40%