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Council tax bands in Newcastle-under-Lyme

58,800 homesWest MidlandsStaffordshire

Newcastle-under-Lyme has the joint third-smallest share of homes built from 2000 to 2015 (6.6%) of the 30 councils in the West Midlands. Among the eight councils in Staffordshire, it has the largest share of homes in band A (42.6%), the smallest share in the middle bands C, D and E (33.7%) and the smallest share in band B (18.7%). It also has the smallest share of homes in band D (8.6%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA43B19C20D8E5F3G2FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowColour shows the band, shape the typeA43B19C20D8E5F3G2FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalow

Most homes are in the two lowest bands

Bands A and B hold 61.3% of the homes in Newcastle-under-Lyme. In band F or above the share is 5.1%, close to the 9.3% for England. Within the West Midlands, the band mix closest to this one is that of Walsall. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run A, C, B, D, E, F, G and H. Band H, the top band, holds 50 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA42.6%B18.7%C20.1%D8.6%E5.0%F3.2%G1.8%H0.1%Newcastle-under-LymeWest MidlandsEngland

Post-war building leads

Share of homes by build period; red line: England13%Before19004%1900–191819%1919–193923%1945–196417%1965–198211%1983–19997%2000–20156%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England13%<19004%190019%191923%194517%196511%19837%20006%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1945 to 1964 (23.4%), between the wars (19.1%) and from 1965 to 1982 (17.1%). By build period, the middle home sits in band A for homes built from 1945 to 1964, band B for homes built between the wars and band C for those built from 1965 to 1982. Homes from before 1919 make up 16.7%, 3.2 points below the share for England. Some 3,650 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band B, the same as the middle home built before 2016. Bands A and B take 58.6% of these newer homes and 61.5% of the older ones. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 280 homes (+0.48%). The busiest single year was 2021, with 560 homes recorded as built.

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

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (48.0%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (28.4%) 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 F with five. A detached house here has 3.6 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.4. One-bedroom homes make up 10.1%. Homes here average 2.68 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom10.1%2 bedrooms28.4%3 bedrooms48.0%4 bedrooms11.2%5 bedrooms1.8%6+ bedrooms0.5%

Semi-detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Newcastle-under-Lyme is semi-detached houses at 36.0%, followed in turn by terraced houses (21.3%), detached houses (18.0%), flats and maisonettes (12.8%) and bungalows (11.3%). 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 Wakefield, followed by Chesterfield and Ashfield. The widest gap to the rest of the West Midlands is in semi-detached houses: 6.0 points above the share there (30.0%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes12.8%ABTerraced houses21.3%ABSemi-detached houses36.0%ABCDDetached houses18.0%CDEFGBungalows11.3%ABCDE

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Newcastle-under-Lyme are Bradford (6.5), Kirklees (8.2) and Preston (8.5); the furthest within the West Midlands is Stratford-on-Avon (85.5).

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Placed in the West Midlands

On the share of homes in band F or above, Newcastle-under-Lyme comes 17th of the 30 councils in the West Midlands, just behind the Staffordshire Moorlands and just ahead of Redditch. All West Midlands councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveNewcastle-under-Lyme 5%0%20%