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Council tax bands in North Kesteven

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North Kesteven has the smallest share of flats and maisonettes (4.1%), the smallest share of one-bedroom homes (3.1%) and the second-largest share of homes built from 2000 to 2015 (18.3%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. It also has the tenth-smallest share of terraced houses (11.8%). Among the 35 councils in the East Midlands, it has the largest share of homes built from 1983 to 1999 (18.1%).

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Detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in North Kesteven is detached houses at 32.4%, followed in turn by bungalows (24.7%), semi-detached houses (24.4%), terraced houses and flats and maisonettes. The widest gap to the rest of the East Midlands is in bungalows: 12.6 points above the share there (12.1%). The list also counts 670 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes. 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 South Holland, followed by South Norfolk and Broadland.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes4.1%ABTerraced houses11.8%ABCSemi-detached houses24.4%ABCDetached houses32.4%CDEFBungalows24.7%ABCDCaravans and mobile homes1.2%A

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England10%Before19001%1900–19186%1919–193914%1945–196419%1965–198218%1983–199918%2000–201511%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England10%<19001%19006%191914%194519%196518%198318%200011%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (19.0%), from 2000 to 2015 and from 1983 to 1999. Homes from before 1919 make up 11.6%, 8.3 points below the share for England. Some 6,260 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 55.1% of these newer homes and 50.8% of the older ones. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 580 homes (+1.05%). Homes from the three largest building periods share the same middle band, band C. The busiest single year was 2019, with 750 homes recorded as built.

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

Band B is the largest band

Band B is the most common band in North Kesteven (25.7%), and the middle home on the list is in that band too. The share in bands A and B, 51.3%, is 8.2 points above the figure for England as a whole. Across the East Midlands it is 58.5%. Within the East Midlands, the band mix closest to this one is that of Gedling. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run B, A, C, D, E, F, G and H. Band H, the top band, holds 60 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA25.6%B25.7%C24.2%D13.6%E7.0%F3.0%G0.8%H0.1%North KestevenEast MidlandsEngland

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (48.7%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (24.2%) and four-bedroom (19.6%). Homes here average 2.99 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. 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 3.7 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.8.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom3.1%2 bedrooms24.2%3 bedrooms48.7%4 bedrooms19.6%5 bedrooms3.6%6+ bedrooms0.8%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to North Kesteven are Breckland (6.9), Wyre Forest (7.3) and Exeter (9.5); the furthest within the East Midlands is Nottingham (73.6).

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Placed in the East Midlands

On the share of homes in band F or above, North Kesteven comes 22nd of the 35 councils in the East Midlands, just behind Bassetlaw and just ahead of East Lindsey. All East Midlands councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveNorth Kesteven 4%1%18%