Council tax bands in Newark and Sherwood

Newark and Sherwood has the smallest share of homes in band B (15.4%) of the 35 councils in the East Midlands. Among the seven councils in Nottinghamshire, it has the largest share of annexes (0.4%), the largest share of homes built from 2000 to 2015 (13.4%) and the largest number of homes on the valuation list (59,160 homes).

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (18.8%), from 1945 to 1964 (17.5%) and from 2000 to 2015. Some 6,620 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 B). Bands A and B take 48.0% of these newer homes and 58.1% of the older ones. Homes from before 1919 make up 13.8%, 6.1 points below the share for England. By build period, the middle home sits in band B for homes built from 1965 to 1982, band A for homes built from 1945 to 1964 and band C for those built from 2000 to 2015. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 600 homes (+1.02%). The busiest single year was 2021, with 960 homes recorded as built.

Band A is the largest band

Band A is the most common band in Newark and Sherwood (41.2%), though the middle home on the list is in band B. The share in bands A and B, 56.6%, is 13.5 points above the figure for England as a whole. Within the East Midlands, the band mix closest to this one is that of West Lindsey. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run A, C, B, D, E, F, G and H. Band H, the top band, holds 140 homes.

Semis and detached houses, almost level

Semi-detached houses (29.6%) only just outnumber the other types in Newark and Sherwood; in order they are followed by detached houses (27.7%), terraced houses (16.6%), bungalows (14.7%) and flats and maisonettes (8.8%). The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Hinckley and Bosworth, followed by Shropshire and the Staffordshire Moorlands. The typical home of each type sits in band D for detached houses, band C for bungalows, band A for flats and maisonettes, band A for semi-detached houses and band A for terraced houses. The list also counts 480 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes. The widest gap to the rest of the East Midlands is in terraced houses: 5.6 points below the share there (22.2%).

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (49.3%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (23.3%) and four-bedroom (16.4%). 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 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 1.7.

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Newark and Sherwood are Northumberland (6.8), North East Derbyshire (11.6) and Stockton-on-Tees (12.0); the furthest within the East Midlands is Blaby (65.2).

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Placed in the East Midlands

On the share of homes in band F or above, Newark and Sherwood comes 7th of the 35 councils in the East Midlands, just behind West Northamptonshire and just ahead of Charnwood. All East Midlands councils.