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Council tax bands in the Malvern Hills

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The Malvern Hills has the third-largest share of homes in band F or above (17.5%), the second-smallest share of terraced houses (12.7%) and the third-largest share of detached houses (31.6%) of the 30 councils in the West Midlands. It also has the second-largest share of bungalows (15.1%) and the second-largest share of annexes (0.8%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA10B20C23D15E14F11G7FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanAnnexeColour shows the band, shape the typeA10B20C23D15E14F11G7FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanAnnexe

Homes from before 1900 lead

Share of homes by build period; red line: England25%Before19002%1900–19186%1919–193914%1945–196421%1965–198211%1983–19999%2000–201512%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England25%<19002%19006%191914%194521%196511%19839%200012%2016

The biggest building periods here were before 1900 (24.6%), from 1965 to 1982 (20.6%) and from 1945 to 1964 (14.2%). Some 4,810 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 20.3% of these newer homes and 31.6% of the older ones. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 520 homes (+1.34%). By build period, the middle home sits in band D for homes built before 1900, band C for homes built from 1965 to 1982 and band C for those built from 1945 to 1964. The busiest single year was 2021, with 700 homes recorded as built.

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026ABCDEFGBuilt before 2016ABCDEFG

Detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in the Malvern Hills is detached houses, followed in turn by semi-detached houses (25.1%), bungalows, flats and maisonettes (13.0%) and terraced houses. The list also counts 510 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes. The typical home of each type sits in band E for detached houses, band D for bungalows, band C for semi-detached houses, band B for flats and maisonettes and band B for terraced houses. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Wealden, followed by Maldon and Rushcliffe. The widest gap to the rest of the West Midlands is in semi-detached houses: 4.9 points below the share there (30.0%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes13.0%ABCTerraced houses12.7%BCSemi-detached houses25.1%BCDDetached houses31.6%DEFGBungalows15.1%ABCDEFCaravans and mobile homes1.3%AAnnexes0.8%A

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in the Malvern Hills gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 52.4%, with band C the largest single band (23.0%). The share in bands A and B, 30.1%, is 13.0 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across the West Midlands it is 54.5%. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run C, B, D, E, F, A, G and H. Within the West Midlands, the band mix closest to this one is that of Bromsgrove. Band H, the top band, holds 130 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA10.5%B19.6%C23.0%D15.5%E13.9%F10.7%G6.5%H0.3%Malvern HillsWest MidlandsEngland

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (40.2%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (28.2%) and four-bedroom (17.7%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band C with two, band C with three, band E with four and band G with five. Homes here average 2.86 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. One-bedroom homes make up 8.3%. A detached house here has 3.6 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.7.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom8.3%2 bedrooms28.2%3 bedrooms40.2%4 bedrooms17.7%5 bedrooms4.0%6+ bedrooms1.8%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to the Malvern Hills are Wychavon (6.8), the Derbyshire Dales (7.3) and East Devon (9.8); the furthest within the West Midlands is Stoke-on-Trent (100.0).

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Placed in the West Midlands

On the share of homes in bands C to E, the Malvern Hills comes 5th of the 30 councils in the West Midlands, just behind Solihull and just ahead of South Staffordshire. All West Midlands councils.

Share of homes in bands C to EMalvern Hills 52%19%61%