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Council tax bands in Newcastle upon Tyne

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Newcastle upon Tyne has the largest share of flats and maisonettes (37.5%), the smallest share of terraced houses (24.2%) and the smallest share of bungalows (5.5%) of the 12 councils in the North East. It also has the largest share of one-bedroom homes (14.5%) and the smallest share of three-bedroom homes (39.8%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA55B16C15D7E4F2G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowColour shows the band, shape the typeA55B16C15D7E4F2G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalow

The inter-war years built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England12%Before19006%1900–191823%1919–193916%1945–196417%1965–19827%1983–19999%2000–201510%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England12%<19006%190023%191916%194517%19657%19839%200010%2016

The biggest building periods here were between the wars (23.2%), from 1965 to 1982 (16.7%) and from 1945 to 1964 (16.4%). Some 13,780 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band B, a higher band than the middle home built before 2016 (band A). Bands A and B take 51.3% of these newer homes and 72.5% of the older ones. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 990 homes (+0.70%). Homes from the three largest building periods share the same middle band, band A. The busiest single year was 2017, with 2,220 homes recorded as built. Homes from before 1919 make up 18.4%, 1.5 points below the share for England.

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

Flats and maisonettes are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Newcastle upon Tyne is flats and maisonettes, followed in turn by semi-detached houses (25.3%), terraced houses, detached houses (7.3%) and bungalows. The typical home of each type sits in band E for detached houses, band B 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 Hillingdon, followed by Salford and Sutton. The widest gap to the rest of the North East is in detached houses: 6.1 points below the share there (13.4%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes37.5%ABCTerraced houses24.2%ABCSemi-detached houses25.3%ABCDDetached houses7.3%CDEFGBungalows5.5%ABCD

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes are the most common size, then two-bedroom (31.4%) and one-bedroom. 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 3.9 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.9. Homes with four or more bedrooms make up 14.3%. Homes here average 2.61 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.66 for England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom14.5%2 bedrooms31.4%3 bedrooms39.8%4 bedrooms9.4%5 bedrooms2.9%6+ bedrooms2.0%

Most homes are in the two lowest bands

Bands A and B hold 70.5% of the homes in Newcastle upon Tyne, and band A on its own accounts for 55.1%. The share in the middle bands, C to E, 26.2%, is 21.4 points below the figure for England as a whole. Within the North East, the band mix closest to this one is that of Sunderland. Band H, the top band, holds 130 homes. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H.

Share of homes in each bandA55.1%B15.4%C14.6%D7.3%E4.3%F1.9%G1.4%H0.1%Newcastle upon TyneNorth EastEngland

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Newcastle upon Tyne are Blackburn with Darwen (2.8), County Durham (6.5) and Hartlepool (6.6); the furthest within the North East is Stockton-on-Tees (33.7).

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Placed in the North East

On the share of homes in band F or above, Newcastle upon Tyne comes 5th of the 12 councils in the North East, just behind Hartlepool and just ahead of County Durham. All North East councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveNewcastle upon Tyne 3%1%8%