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Council tax bands in Medway

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Medway has the largest share of three-bedroom homes (50.6%) and the third-largest share of terraced houses (40.9%) of the 64 councils in the South East.

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA10B32C29D16E8F4G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanColour shows the band, shape the typeA10B32C29D16E8F4G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravan

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes are the most common size, then two-bedroom (25.6%) and one-bedroom (11.8%). 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. A detached house here has 3.7 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. Homes with four or more bedrooms make up 12.0%. Homes here average 2.65 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.66 for England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom11.8%2 bedrooms25.6%3 bedrooms50.6%4 bedrooms10.2%5 bedrooms1.4%6+ bedrooms0.4%

Terraced houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Medway is terraced houses, followed in turn by semi-detached houses (22.3%), flats and maisonettes (19.1%), detached houses (9.9%) and bungalows (6.6%). The widest gap to the rest of the South East is in detached houses: 10.5 points below the share there (20.4%). 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 Calderdale, followed by Gravesham and Thurrock. The list also counts 900 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes19.1%ABCDTerraced houses40.9%BCDSemi-detached houses22.3%BCDEDetached houses9.9%DEFGBungalows6.6%BCDECaravans and mobile homes0.7%A

Band B is the largest band

Band B is the most common band in Medway (31.8%), though the middle home on the list is in band C. The share in the middle bands, C to E, 53.8%, is 6.2 points above the figure for England as a whole. Across the South East it is 59.3%. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run B, C, D, A, E, F and G. Within the South East, the band mix closest to this one is that of Folkestone and Hythe. Band H, the top band, holds 60 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA9.4%B31.8%C29.4%D16.0%E8.4%F3.7%G1.3%H0.0%MedwaySouth EastEngland

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England14%Before19006%1900–191813%1919–193919%1945–196421%1965–198211%1983–19999%2000–20157%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England14%<19006%190013%191919%194521%196511%19839%20007%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (20.7%), from 1945 to 1964 (19.0%) and before 1900 (14.0%). Some 8,750 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band D, a higher band than the middle home built before 2016 (band C). Bands A and B take 18.4% of these newer homes and 42.9% of the older ones. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 1,010 homes (+0.83%). By build period, the middle home sits in band C for homes built from 1965 to 1982, band C for homes built from 1945 to 1964 and band B for those built before 1900. The busiest single year was 2023, with 1,170 homes recorded as built.

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

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Medway are Dover (12.3), York (12.4) and Blaby (14.2); the furthest within the South East is Elmbridge (106.0).

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Placed in the South East

On the share of homes in band F or above, Medway comes 57th of the 64 councils in the South East, just behind Gosport and just ahead of Rushmoor. All South East councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveMedway 5%2%40%