Council tax bands in Melton

Melton has the fifth-smallest number of homes on the valuation list (25,650 homes) and the sixth-fastest net growth in homes on the list over the year to March 2026 (+2.15%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 35 councils in the East Midlands, it has the third-largest share of homes in band B (31.1%). Among the seven councils in Leicestershire, it has the smallest share of homes in band C (16.5%) and the largest share in band D (16.3%).

Band B is the largest band

Band B is the most common band in Melton, though the middle home on the list is in band C. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run B, C, D, A, E, F, G and H. In the middle bands, C to E the share is 43.5%, close to the 47.6% for England. Across the East Midlands it is 36.3%. Within the East Midlands, the band mix closest to this one is that of Hinckley and Bosworth. Band H, the top band, holds 90 homes.

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (23.2%), before 1900 (16.8%) and from 1945 to 1964 (15.4%). Some 3,070 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 34.6% of these newer homes and 47.6% of the older ones. By build period, the middle home sits in band B for homes built from 1965 to 1982, band C for homes built before 1900 and band B for those built from 1945 to 1964. The busiest single year was 2025, with 480 homes recorded as built.

Detached houses and semis, almost level

Detached houses (31.0%) only just outnumber the other types in Melton; in order they are followed by semi-detached houses (30.1%), terraced houses (17.9%), bungalows (11.4%) and flats and maisonettes (7.2%). The typical home of each type sits in band E for detached houses, band C for bungalows, band B for semi-detached houses, band B for terraced houses and band A for flats and maisonettes. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to North West Leicestershire, followed by Hinckley and Bosworth and Gedling. The widest gap to the rest of the East Midlands is in detached houses: 7.7 points above the share there (23.3%).

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (49.8%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (23.1%) and four-bedroom (17.3%). 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. Homes here average 2.92 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. One-bedroom homes make up 5.7%. A detached house here has 3.6 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.5.

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Melton are Babergh (12.7), North West Leicestershire (14.2) and Somerset (15.4); the furthest within the East Midlands is Nottingham (95.9).

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Placed in the East Midlands

On the share of homes in band F or above, Melton comes 5th of the 35 councils in the East Midlands, just behind Rushcliffe and just ahead of West Northamptonshire. All East Midlands councils.