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Council tax bands in Lichfield

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Lichfield has the joint second-largest share of homes in band H (0.9%), the third-largest share in band C (25.3%) and the third-smallest share of one-bedroom homes (6.6%) of the 30 councils in the West Midlands. It also has the second-largest share of homes built from 2000 to 2015 (12.6%). Among the eight councils in Staffordshire, it has the smallest share of homes in bands A and B (34.6%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA12B22C25D15E11F8G6H1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanColour shows the band, shape the typeA12B22C25D15E11F8G6H1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravan

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Lichfield gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 50.9%, with band C the largest single band. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run C, B, D, A, E, F, G and H. The share in band F or above, 14.5%, is 5.2 points above the figure for England as a whole. Across the West Midlands it is 6.6%. Within the West Midlands, the band mix closest to this one is that of Rugby.

Share of homes in each bandA12.3%B22.3%C25.3%D15.2%E10.4%F8.1%G5.5%H0.9%LichfieldWest MidlandsEngland

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (46.7%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (24.8%) and four-bedroom (17.5%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band B with two, band C with three, band E with four and band F with five. Homes here average 2.89 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. A detached house here has 3.7 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.7.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom6.6%2 bedrooms24.8%3 bedrooms46.7%4 bedrooms17.5%5 bedrooms3.8%6+ bedrooms0.7%

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England7%Before19002%1900–19186%1919–193918%1945–196428%1965–198212%1983–199913%2000–201512%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England7%<19002%19006%191918%194528%196512%198313%200012%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (27.5%), from 1945 to 1964 (18.2%) and from 2000 to 2015. Homes from before 1919 make up 9.5%, 10.4 points below the share for England. Some 5,930 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. Bands A and B take 22.7% of these newer homes and 36.2% of the older ones. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 560 homes (+1.14%). Homes from the three largest building periods share the same middle band, band C. The busiest single year was 2022, with 830 homes recorded as built.

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

Detached houses and semis, almost level

Detached houses (30.1%) only just outnumber the other types in Lichfield; in order they are followed by semi-detached houses (29.1%), terraced houses (16.6%), flats and maisonettes (12.3%) and bungalows (10.3%). The typical home of each type sits in band E for detached houses, band C for bungalows, band C for semi-detached houses, band B for terraced houses and band A for flats and maisonettes. The widest gap to the rest of the West Midlands is in detached houses: 11.5 points above the share there (18.6%). The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Stafford, followed by Gedling and Bromsgrove.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes12.3%ABCTerraced houses16.6%ABCDSemi-detached houses29.1%BCDDetached houses30.1%CDEFGBungalows10.3%ABCDEFGCaravans and mobile homes0.5%A

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Lichfield are South Staffordshire (5.4), Bedford (6.4) and Bath and North East Somerset (7.6); the furthest within the West Midlands is Stoke-on-Trent (93.0).

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Placed in the West Midlands

On the share of homes in band F or above, Lichfield comes 7th of the 30 councils in the West Midlands, just behind Warwick and just ahead of Herefordshire. All West Midlands councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveLichfield 14%0%20%