Council tax bands in North Northamptonshire

North Northamptonshire has the sixth-largest net number of homes added to the list over the year to March 2026 (2,150 homes) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 35 councils in the East Midlands, it has the second-largest number of homes built from 2016 to 2026 (18,080 homes) and the second-largest number of homes on the valuation list (163,450 homes).

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (18.5%), from 1945 to 1964 (15.6%) and from 2000 to 2015 (15.2%). 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 34.1% of these newer homes and 59.1% of the older ones. Homes from before 1919 make up 14.5%, 5.4 points below the share for England. By build period, the middle home sits in band B for homes built from 1965 to 1982, band B for homes built from 1945 to 1964 and band C for those built from 2000 to 2015. The busiest single year was 2024, with 2,130 homes recorded as built.

Band A is the largest band

Band A is the most common band in North Northamptonshire (29.7%), though the middle home on the list is in band B. The share in bands A and B, 56.2%, is 13.1 points above the figure for England as a whole. Within the East Midlands, the band mix closest to this one is that of South Kesteven. Band H, the top band, holds 280 homes. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H.

Terraced houses and semis, almost level

Terraced houses (27.8%) only just outnumber the other types in North Northamptonshire; in order they are followed by semi-detached houses (26.7%), detached houses (24.3%), flats and maisonettes (11.7%) and bungalows (8.4%). The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Cherwell, followed by Rugby and Central Bedfordshire. 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 widest gap to the rest of the East Midlands is in terraced houses: 5.6 points above the share there (22.2%). The list also counts 730 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes.

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (48.6%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (24.3%) and four-bedroom (17.0%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band B with two, band B with three, band E with four and band F with five. One-bedroom homes make up 7.2%. Homes here average 2.85 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. A detached house here has 3.7 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6.

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to North Northamptonshire are Telford and Wrekin (5.0), Gedling (7.8) and King's Lynn and West Norfolk (8.5); the furthest within the East Midlands is Nottingham (65.3).

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Placed in the East Midlands

On the share of homes in band F or above, North Northamptonshire comes 15th of the 35 councils in the East Midlands, just behind Amber Valley and just ahead of North East Derbyshire. All East Midlands councils.