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Council tax bands in Newham

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Newham has the fourth-smallest share of homes with four or more bedrooms (5.9%), the joint eighth-smallest share of semi-detached houses (1.9%) and the joint seventh-smallest share of detached houses (0.5%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. It also has the sixth-largest share of homes in band C (42.2%) of the 296 councils in England. It also has the eighth-largest share of homes built from 2016 to 2026 (16.9%).

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The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Newham gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 68.3%, with band C the largest single band. The share in bands A and B, 29.7%, is 13.4 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across London it is 16.7%. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run C, B, D, E, A, F and G. Within London, the band mix closest to this one is that of Hackney. Band H, the top band, holds 40 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA4.1%B25.6%C42.2%D20.5%E5.6%F1.7%G0.2%H0.0%NewhamLondonEngland

More than half are flats and maisonettes

Flats and maisonettes make up more than half of the homes in Newham (58.9%); after them come terraced houses (38.0%), semi-detached houses, detached houses and bungalows (0.3%). The widest gap to the rest of London is in terraced houses: 13.6 points above the share there (24.4%). The typical home of each type sits in band D for detached houses, band D for semi-detached houses, band C for bungalows, band C for flats and maisonettes and band C for terraced houses. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Lewisham, followed by Haringey and Waltham Forest.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes58.9%ABCDETerraced houses38.0%CDSemi-detached houses1.9%CDEDetached houses0.5%CDEBungalows0.3%ABCD

Homes from before 1900 lead

Share of homes by build period; red line: England28%Before19009%1900–19185%1919–19399%1945–196410%1965–19829%1983–199913%2000–201517%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England28%<19009%19005%19199%194510%19659%198313%200017%2016

The biggest building periods here were before 1900 (27.6%), from 2016 to 2026 and from 2000 to 2015 (12.7%). The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band D, a higher band than the middle home built before 2016 (band C). Bands A and B take 9.4% of these newer homes and 33.8% of the older ones. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 1,400 homes (+1.06%). By build period, the middle home sits in band C for homes built before 1900, band D for homes built from 2016 to 2026 and band C for those built from 2000 to 2015. The busiest single year was 2017, with 3,150 homes recorded as built.

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026BCDEFBuilt before 2016BCD

Two bedrooms is the usual size

Two-bedroom homes (33.9%) are the most common size, then three-bedroom (33.8%) and one-bedroom (26.4%). Homes here average 2.21 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.66 for England. Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band B with one bedroom, band C with two, band C with three, band D with four and band D with five. A detached house here has 3.5 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.8.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom26.4%2 bedrooms33.9%3 bedrooms33.8%4 bedrooms4.7%5 bedrooms0.7%6+ bedrooms0.5%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Newham are Lewisham (12.6), Waltham Forest (13.9) and Rushmoor (15.6); the furthest within London is the City of London (135.6).

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Placed in London

On the share of homes in band F or above, Newham comes 32nd of the 33 councils in London, just behind Waltham Forest and just ahead of Barking and Dagenham. All London councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveNewham 2%1%53%