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Council tax bands in Lewisham

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Lewisham has the joint largest share of homes in bands A and B (34.1%), the third-smallest share in band E (6.0%) and the second-largest share of its 2016 to 2026 homes placed in bands A and B (35.5%) of the 33 councils in London. Among the 14 councils in Inner London, it has the largest share of semi-detached houses (7.0%) and the largest share of homes built between 1919 and 1939 (17.5%).

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The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Lewisham gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 62.6%, with band C the largest single band (35.9%). The share in band F or above, 3.2%, is 6.1 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across London it is 15.4%. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run C, B, D, A, E, F, G and H. Within London, the band mix closest to this one is that of Hackney. Band H, the top band, holds 190 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA6.8%B27.3%C35.9%D20.7%E6.0%F2.1%G1.0%H0.1%LewishamLondonEngland

Homes from before 1900 lead

Share of homes by build period; red line: England28%Before19007%1900–191818%1919–19399%1945–196412%1965–19827%1983–199910%2000–20157%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England28%<19007%190018%19199%194512%19657%198310%20007%2016

The biggest building periods here were before 1900 (27.6%), between the wars and from 1965 to 1982 (11.9%). Some 9,500 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band C, the same as the middle home built before 2016. By build period, the middle home sits in band C for homes built before 1900, band C for homes built between the wars and band B for those built from 1965 to 1982. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 910 homes (+0.68%). The busiest single year was 2024, with 1,920 homes recorded as built.

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

More than half are flats and maisonettes

Flats and maisonettes make up more than half of the homes in Lewisham (59.0%); after them come terraced houses (29.8%), semi-detached houses, detached houses (1.2%) and bungalows (0.3%). The typical home of each type sits in band F for detached houses, band E for semi-detached houses, band D for terraced houses, band C for bungalows and band B for flats and maisonettes. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Haringey, followed by Greenwich and Newham. The widest gap to the rest of London is in terraced houses: 5.4 points above the share there (24.4%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes59.0%ABCDTerraced houses29.8%CDESemi-detached houses7.0%CDEFDetached houses1.2%DEFGBungalows0.3%ABCDE

Two bedrooms is the usual size

Two-bedroom homes (33.4%) are the most common size, then three-bedroom (28.8%) and one-bedroom (28.1%). Homes here average 2.24 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.66 for England. Homes with four or more bedrooms make up 9.8%. Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band B with one bedroom, band C with two, band D with three, band D with four and band E with five. A detached house here has 3.7 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.7.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom28.1%2 bedrooms33.4%3 bedrooms28.8%4 bedrooms7.5%5 bedrooms1.4%6+ bedrooms0.9%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Lewisham are Waltham Forest (7.7), Newham (12.6) and Broadland (12.9); the furthest within London is the City of London (132.2).

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Placed in London

On the share of homes in band F or above, Lewisham comes 30th of the 33 councils in London, just behind Hackney and just ahead of Waltham Forest. All London councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveLewisham 3%1%53%