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Council tax bands in Mole Valley

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Mole Valley has the fifth-largest share of homes in band F or above (38.0%) and the eighth-smallest share in band C (11.5%) of the 296 councils in England. It also has the seventh-largest share of caravans, houseboats and mobile homes (2.2%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 64 councils in the South East, it has the smallest share of terraced houses (12.6%). Among the eleven councils in Surrey, it has the largest share of homes in bands A and B (11.1%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA4B7C11D21E18F16G20H3FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanNot recordedColour shows the band, shape the typeA4B7C11D21E18F16G20H3FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanNot recorded

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Mole Valley gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 50.8%, with band D the largest single band (21.1%). The middle home on the list is in band E. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run D, G, E, F, C, B, A and H. Band H, the top band, holds 1,080 homes, about one in every 37. Within the South East, the band mix closest to this one is that of Surrey Heath.

Share of homes in each bandA4.2%B6.9%C11.5%D21.1%E18.2%F15.7%G19.6%H2.7%Mole ValleySouth EastEngland

Detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Mole Valley is detached houses at 27.1%, followed in turn by semi-detached houses (22.6%), flats and maisonettes (21.6%), terraced houses and bungalows (11.4%). The typical home of each type sits in band G for detached houses, band F for bungalows, band E for semi-detached houses, band D for terraced houses and band C for flats and maisonettes. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Tandridge, followed by North Somerset and Waverley. The widest gap to the rest of the South East is in detached houses: 6.7 points above the share there (20.4%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes21.6%ABCDETerraced houses12.6%CDEFSemi-detached houses22.6%DEFDetached houses27.1%EFGHBungalows11.4%CDEFGCaravans and mobile homes2.2%ABAnnexes0.5%A

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (36.7%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (24.0%) and four-bedroom (17.7%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band C with one bedroom, band D with two, band E with three, band G with four and band G with five. A detached house here has 3.9 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.5. Homes here average 2.81 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. One-bedroom homes make up 14.3%.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom14.3%2 bedrooms24.0%3 bedrooms36.7%4 bedrooms17.7%5 bedrooms5.6%6+ bedrooms1.7%

Post-war building leads

Share of homes by build period; red line: England14%Before19004%1900–191819%1919–193920%1945–196414%1965–198212%1983–19999%2000–20156%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England14%<19004%190019%191920%194514%196512%19839%20006%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1945 to 1964 (19.5%), between the wars (19.3%) and from 1965 to 1982 (14.3%). Some 2,640 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band D, a lower band than the middle home built before 2016 (band E). Bands A and B take 12.5% of these newer homes and 10.8% of the older ones. Homes from before 1919 make up 17.6%, 2.3 points below the share for England. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 220 homes (+0.55%). Homes from the three largest building periods share the same middle band, band E. The busiest single year was 2017, with 370 homes recorded as built.

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

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Mole Valley are Tandridge (17.0), Elmbridge (20.1) and Windsor and Maidenhead (20.3); the furthest within the South East is Portsmouth (128.1).

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Placed in the South East

On the share of homes in bands C to E, Mole Valley comes 55th of the 64 councils in the South East, just behind Ashford and just ahead of Brighton and Hove. All South East councils.

Share of homes in bands C to EMole Valley 51%33%79%