Council tax bands in Mansfield

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Mansfield has the third-smallest share of homes built from 1983 to 1999 (9.6%) of the 35 councils in the East Midlands. Among the seven councils in Nottinghamshire, it has the largest share of homes in bands A and B (73.2%), the smallest share in the middle bands C, D and E (25.5%) and the smallest share of detached houses (19.5%). It also has the largest share of bungalows (15.5%).

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (21.1%), from 1945 to 1964 (18.2%) and between the wars (16.9%). Some 3,240 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. 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 49.7% of these newer homes and 74.8% of the older ones. Homes from before 1919 make up 15.7%, 4.2 points below the share for England. By build period, the middle home sits in band B for homes built from 1965 to 1982, band A for homes built from 1945 to 1964 and band A for those built between the wars. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 290 homes (+0.56%). The busiest single year was 2020, with 460 homes recorded as built.

Most homes are in the two lowest bands

Band A is the single largest band in Mansfield, with 53.9% of homes. The share in band F or above, 1.4%, is 7.9 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across the East Midlands it is 5.3%. Within the East Midlands, the band mix closest to this one is that of Bolsover. Band H, the top band, holds 40 homes. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H.

Semi-detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Mansfield is semi-detached houses at 35.7%, followed in turn by detached houses, terraced houses (18.2%), bungalows and flats and maisonettes (9.6%). The typical home of each type sits in band D for detached houses, band B for bungalows, band A for flats and maisonettes, band A for semi-detached houses and band A for terraced houses. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Ashfield, followed by South Ribble and North Lincolnshire. The widest gap to the rest of the East Midlands is in semi-detached houses: 7.9 points above the share there (27.8%).

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (52.2%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (28.0%) and four-bedroom (11.2%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band A with two, band B with three, band D with four and band E with five. One-bedroom homes make up 7.3%. A detached house here has 3.5 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. Homes here average 2.72 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England.

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Mansfield are Rotherham (4.7), Chesterfield (5.1) and Manchester (5.2); the furthest within the East Midlands is Rutland (88.3).

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Placed in the East Midlands

On the share of homes in band F or above, Mansfield comes 30th of the 35 councils in the East Midlands (joint), just behind Bolsover and just ahead of Nottingham. All East Midlands councils.