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Council tax bands in Liverpool

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Liverpool has the fourth-smallest share of homes in band E (2.1%), the fourth-largest share of its 2016 to 2026 homes placed in bands A and B (77.3%) and the sixth-largest share of homes in bands A and B (78.0%) of the 296 councils in England. It also has the sixth-smallest share of homes in the middle bands C, D and E (20.3%) and the eighth-smallest share in band D (5.8%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA59B19C12D6E2F1G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowColour shows the band, shape the typeA59B19C12D6E2F1G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalow

Most homes are in the two lowest bands

Band A is the single largest band in Liverpool, with 59.3% of homes. The share in band F or above, 1.8%, is 7.5 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across the North West it is 5.1%. Within the North West, the band mix closest to this one is that of Hyndburn. Band H, the top band, holds 140 homes. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H.

Share of homes in each bandA59.3%B18.7%C12.4%D5.8%E2.1%F1.0%G0.7%H0.1%LiverpoolNorth WestEngland

Homes from before 1900 lead

Share of homes by build period; red line: England26%Before19005%1900–191821%1919–19398%1945–19648%1965–198212%1983–199911%2000–20158%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England26%<19005%190021%19198%19458%196512%198311%20008%2016

The biggest building periods here were before 1900 (25.6%), between the wars (20.7%) and from 1983 to 1999 (12.0%). Some 19,710 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band B, a higher band than the middle home built before 2016 (band A). Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 1,860 homes (+0.77%). 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 A for those built from 1983 to 1999. The busiest single year was 2021, with 2,690 homes recorded as built.

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

Terraced houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Liverpool is terraced houses at 40.4%, followed in turn by flats and maisonettes (30.2%), semi-detached houses (21.7%), detached houses (4.9%) and bungalows (2.6%). The widest gap to the rest of the North West is in flats and maisonettes: 11.7 points above the share there (18.5%). The typical home of each type sits in band D for detached houses, band B for semi-detached houses, band A for bungalows, band A for flats and maisonettes and band A for terraced houses. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Redbridge, followed by Coventry and Leicester.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes30.2%ABCTerraced houses40.4%ABSemi-detached houses21.7%ABCDDetached houses4.9%CDEFGBungalows2.6%ABCD

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (47.9%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (24.6%) and one-bedroom (16.4%). Homes with four or more bedrooms make up 11.1%. A detached house here has 3.7 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.7. Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band A with two, band A with three, band C with four and band C with five. Homes here average 2.58 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.66 for England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom16.4%2 bedrooms24.6%3 bedrooms47.9%4 bedrooms8.1%5 bedrooms1.6%6+ bedrooms1.4%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Liverpool are Leicester (3.5), Lincoln (5.6) and Bolsover (6.3); the furthest within the North West is Ribble Valley (92.5).

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Placed in the North West

On the share of homes in band F or above, Liverpool comes 28th of the 35 councils in the North West (joint), just behind Manchester and just ahead of Salford. All North West councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveLiverpool 2%1%17%