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Council tax bands in Manchester

North WestGreater Manchester

Manchester has the largest net number of homes added to the list over the year to March 2026 (4,890 homes), the third-largest number of homes built from 2016 to 2026 (32,740 homes) and the eighth-smallest share of homes with four or more bedrooms (7.3%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. It also has the seventh-largest number of homes on the valuation list (257,700 homes). Among the 35 councils in the North West, it has the largest share of flats and maisonettes (42.2%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA54B17C15D9E3F1G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowColour shows the band, shape the typeA54B17C15D9E3F1G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalow

The inter-war years built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England14%Before19007%1900–191820%1919–19399%1945–196411%1965–19829%1983–199915%2000–201513%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England14%<19007%190020%19199%194511%19659%198315%200013%2016

The biggest building periods here were between the wars (20.3%), from 2000 to 2015 (15.4%) and before 1900 (14.4%). The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band C, a higher band than the middle home built before 2016 (band A). Bands A and B take 40.0% of these newer homes and 75.5% of the older ones. By build period, the middle home sits in band A for homes built between the wars, band C for homes built from 2000 to 2015 and band A for those built before 1900. The busiest single year was 2021, with 5,160 homes recorded as built.

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

Flats and maisonettes are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Manchester is flats and maisonettes, followed in turn by terraced houses (31.5%), semi-detached houses (22.3%), detached houses (2.5%) and bungalows (1.1%). The widest gap to the rest of the North West is in detached houses: 11.2 points below the share there (13.7%). The typical home of each type sits in band D for detached houses, band B for flats and maisonettes, band B for semi-detached houses, band A for bungalows and band A for terraced houses. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Bristol, followed by Richmond upon Thames and Oxford.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes42.2%ABCDTerraced houses31.5%ABCSemi-detached houses22.3%ABCDDetached houses2.5%CDEFGBungalows1.1%ABCD

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (39.4%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (34.0%) and one-bedroom (19.3%). Homes here average 2.38 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.66 for England. 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 D with five. A detached house here has 3.6 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.7.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom19.3%2 bedrooms34.0%3 bedrooms39.4%4 bedrooms5.4%5 bedrooms1.0%6+ bedrooms0.9%

Most homes are in the two lowest bands

Bands A and B hold 70.9% of the homes in Manchester, and band A on its own accounts for 53.9%. The share in the middle bands, C to E, 27.2%, is 20.4 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across the North West it is 34.6%. Within the North West, the band mix closest to this one is that of Blackburn with Darwen. Band H, the top band, holds 150 homes. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H.

Share of homes in each bandA53.9%B17.0%C15.4%D8.6%E3.2%F1.4%G0.5%H0.1%ManchesterNorth WestEngland

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Manchester are Mansfield (5.2), Barnsley (5.7) and Rochdale (6.0); the furthest within the North West is Ribble Valley (81.7).

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Placed in the North West

On the share of homes in band F or above, Manchester comes 27th of the 35 councils in the North West, just behind Blackburn with Darwen and just ahead of Liverpool. All North West councils.

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