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Council tax bands in Middlesbrough

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Middlesbrough has the largest share of three-bedroom homes (52.2%) and the second-smallest share of two-bedroom homes (25.4%) of the 12 councils in the North East.

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA50B18C17D8E4F2G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowColour shows the band, shape the typeA50B18C17D8E4F2G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalow

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes are the most common size, then two-bedroom 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. A detached house here has 3.8 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. One-bedroom homes make up 9.1%. Homes here average 2.73 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom9.1%2 bedrooms25.4%3 bedrooms52.2%4 bedrooms11.2%5 bedrooms1.6%6+ bedrooms0.6%

Most homes are in the two lowest bands

Bands A and B hold 67.1% of the homes in Middlesbrough, and band A on its own accounts for 49.5%. The share in the middle bands, C to E, 30.3%, is 17.3 points below the figure for England as a whole. Within the North East, the band mix closest to this one is that of Hartlepool. Band H, the top band, holds 50 homes. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H.

Share of homes in each bandA49.5%B17.6%C17.5%D8.5%E4.3%F1.6%G0.9%H0.1%MiddlesbroughNorth EastEngland

Terraced houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Middlesbrough is terraced houses at 34.4%, followed in turn by semi-detached houses (31.1%), flats and maisonettes (13.6%), detached houses (12.2%) and bungalows (8.6%). The typical home of each type sits in band D for detached houses, band C for bungalows, band B for semi-detached houses, band A for flats and maisonettes and band A for terraced houses. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Bury, followed by Bolton and Darlington. The widest gap to the rest of the North East is in terraced houses: 5.4 points above the share there (29.0%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes13.6%ABCTerraced houses34.4%ABSemi-detached houses31.1%ABCDDetached houses12.2%CDEFGBungalows8.6%ABCDE

Post-war building leads

Share of homes by build period; red line: England10%Before19006%1900–191816%1919–193922%1945–196420%1965–198210%1983–19998%2000–20158%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England10%<19006%190016%191922%194520%196510%19838%20008%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1945 to 1964 (22.0%), from 1965 to 1982 (20.5%) and between the wars (16.2%). Some 5,130 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 37.6% of these newer homes and 69.5% of the older ones. Homes from before 1919 make up 15.4%, 4.5 points below the share for England. By build period, the middle home sits in band A for homes built from 1945 to 1964, band B for homes built from 1965 to 1982 and band B for those built between the wars. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 500 homes (+0.75%). The busiest single year was 2021, with 740 homes recorded as built.

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

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Middlesbrough are Oldham (4.8), North Tyneside (5.2) and Bolton (5.6); the furthest within the North East is South Tyneside (26.1).

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Placed in the North East

On the share of homes in band F or above, Middlesbrough comes 7th of the 12 councils in the North East, just behind County Durham and just ahead of Redcar and Cleveland. All North East councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveMiddlesbrough 3%1%8%