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Council tax bands in the New Forest

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The New Forest has the third-largest share of bungalows (20.3%) and the third-smallest share of homes built from 2016 to 2026 (3.6%) of the 64 councils in the South East. Among the eleven councils in Hampshire, it has the smallest share of homes in band C (21.9%), the largest share in band D (23.3%) and the smallest share of terraced houses (16.6%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA9B15C22D23E16F9G5H1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanAnnexeColour shows the band, shape the typeA9B15C22D23E16F9G5H1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanAnnexe

Detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in the New Forest is detached houses at 26.9%, followed in turn by bungalows, semi-detached houses (18.4%), terraced houses and flats and maisonettes (14.7%). The list also counts 1,530 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes. The typical home of each type sits in band E for detached houses, band D for bungalows, band C for semi-detached houses, band C for terraced houses and band B for flats and maisonettes. The widest gap to the rest of the South East is in flats and maisonettes: 8.9 points below the share there (23.6%). The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Ceredigion, followed by Fareham and Dorset.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes14.7%ABCDTerraced houses16.6%BCDSemi-detached houses18.4%BCDEDetached houses26.9%DEFGBungalows20.3%CDEFCaravans and mobile homes1.8%AAnnexes0.7%A

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England8%Before19003%1900–191811%1919–193920%1945–196427%1965–198219%1983–19998%2000–20154%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England8%<19003%190011%191920%194527%196519%19838%20004%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (26.7%), from 1945 to 1964 (19.5%) and from 1983 to 1999 (18.8%). Homes from before 1919 make up 11.5%, 8.4 points below the share for England. By build period, the middle home sits in band C for homes built from 1965 to 1982, band D for homes built from 1945 to 1964 and band C for those built from 1983 to 1999. 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 24.3% of these newer homes and 23.4% of the older ones. The busiest single year was 2018, with 420 homes recorded as built. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 150 homes (+0.18%).

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026ABCDEFGBuilt before 2016ABCDEF

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in the New Forest gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 61.6%, with band D the largest single band. The share in bands A and B, 23.4%, is 19.7 points below the figure for England as a whole. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run D, C, E, B, A, F, G and H. Band H, the top band, holds 620 homes. Within the South East, the band mix closest to this one is that of Lewes.

Share of homes in each bandA8.8%B14.6%C21.9%D23.3%E16.4%F8.6%G5.6%H0.7%New ForestSouth EastEngland

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (44.7%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (27.3%) and four-bedroom (15.7%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band C with two, band D with three, band E with four and band F with five. One-bedroom homes make up 8.3%. Homes here average 2.81 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. A detached house here has 3.6 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom8.3%2 bedrooms27.3%3 bedrooms44.7%4 bedrooms15.7%5 bedrooms2.9%6+ bedrooms1.1%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to the New Forest are Rother (6.9), Bromsgrove (9.7) and Dorset (11.8); the furthest within the South East is Southampton (83.8).

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Placed in the South East

On the share of homes in band F or above, the New Forest comes 33rd of the 64 councils in the South East (joint), just behind Maidstone and just ahead of Basingstoke and Deane. All South East councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveNew Forest 15%2%40%