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Council tax bands in Mid Sussex

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Mid Sussex has the largest share of homes in band D (25.1%), the largest share in band E (17.6%) and the largest share in band F (13.0%) of the seven councils in West Sussex. It also has the smallest share of terraced houses (17.3%) and the largest share of semi-detached houses (24.6%).

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The 1960s and 1970s built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England10%Before19003%1900–19188%1919–193918%1945–196422%1965–198212%1983–199911%2000–201514%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England10%<19003%19008%191918%194522%196512%198311%200014%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (22.2%), from 1945 to 1964 (18.4%) and from 2016 to 2026 (13.5%). Homes from before 1919 make up 12.9%, 7.0 points below the share for England. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band D, the same as the middle home built before 2016. Bands A and B take 17.1% of these newer homes and 13.9% of the older ones. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 920 homes (+1.31%). Homes from the three largest building periods share the same middle band, band D. The busiest single year was 2022, with 1,510 homes recorded as built.

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026BCDEFGBuilt before 2016BCDEFG

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Mid Sussex gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 64.7%, with band D the largest single band. The share in bands A and B, 14.4%, is 28.7 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across the South East it is 25.3%. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run D, C, E, F, B, G, A and H. Band H, the top band, holds 450 homes. Within the South East, the band mix closest to this one is that of East Hampshire.

Share of homes in each bandA3.3%B11.1%C22.0%D25.1%E17.6%F13.0%G7.1%H0.6%Mid SussexSouth EastEngland

Detached houses and semis, almost level

Detached houses (26.8%) only just outnumber the other types in Mid Sussex; in order they are followed by semi-detached houses, flats and maisonettes (21.4%), terraced houses and bungalows (7.8%). The typical home of each type sits in band F for detached houses, band D for bungalows, band D for semi-detached houses, band C for terraced houses and band B for flats and maisonettes. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Buckinghamshire, followed by Tandridge and West Berkshire. The widest gap to the rest of the South East is in detached houses: 6.4 points above the share there (20.4%). The list also counts 360 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes21.4%ABCDTerraced houses17.3%CDESemi-detached houses24.6%CDEDetached houses26.8%EFGBungalows7.8%CDEFCaravans and mobile homes0.5%A

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (39.1%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (25.6%) and four-bedroom (18.5%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band B with one bedroom, band C with two, band D with three, band F with four and band G with five. Homes here average 2.81 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. A detached house here has 3.8 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. One-bedroom homes make up 11.7%.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom11.7%2 bedrooms25.6%3 bedrooms39.1%4 bedrooms18.5%5 bedrooms4.0%6+ bedrooms1.1%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Mid Sussex are East Hertfordshire (9.0), Epping Forest (11.0) and Horsham (11.7); the furthest within the South East is Southampton (101.7).

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Placed in the South East

On the share of homes in band F or above, Mid Sussex comes 23rd of the 64 councils in the South East, just behind South Oxfordshire and just ahead of Tonbridge and Malling. All South East councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveMid Sussex 21%2%40%