Council tax bands in Mid Suffolk

Mid Suffolk has the third-fastest net growth in homes on the list over the year to March 2026 (+2.34%), the joint tenth-smallest share of flats and maisonettes (6.4%) and the tenth-largest share of detached houses (33.6%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. It also has the ninth-largest share of homes built from 2016 to 2026 (16.0%). Among the 45 councils in the East of England, it has the smallest share of homes built from 1945 to 1964 (9.0%).

Homes from before 1900 lead

The biggest building periods here were before 1900 (18.5%), from 1965 to 1982 (18.0%) and from 1983 to 1999 (17.8%). 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 33.2% of these newer homes and 39.3% of the older ones. 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 1983 to 1999. The busiest single year was 2021, with 1,160 homes recorded as built.

Detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Mid Suffolk is detached houses, followed in turn by semi-detached houses (24.1%), bungalows (18.2%), terraced houses (15.7%) and flats and maisonettes. 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 widest gap to the rest of the East of England is in terraced houses: 8.4 points below the share there (24.1%). The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Maldon, followed by the Forest of Dean and East Cambridgeshire. The list also counts 470 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes.

Band B is the largest band

Band B is the most common band in Mid Suffolk (26.6%), though the middle home on the list is in band C. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run B, C, D, E, A, F, G and H. In bands A and B the share is 38.4%, close to the 43.1% for England. Across the East of England it is 34.9%. Within the East of England, the band mix closest to this one is that of East Cambridgeshire. Band H, the top band, holds 110 homes.

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (42.2%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (26.8%) and four-bedroom (20.0%). 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 2.91 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. One-bedroom homes make up 6.2%. A detached house here has 3.7 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.5.

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Mid Suffolk are West Devon (6.9), Babergh (7.5) and Huntingdonshire (7.9); the furthest within the East of England is St Albans (75.4).

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Placed in the East of England

On the share of homes in band F or above, Mid Suffolk comes 21st of the 45 councils in the East of England, just behind Babergh and just ahead of Watford. All East of England councils.