Council tax bands in North Warwickshire

North Warwickshire has the tenth-smallest number of homes on the valuation list (30,110 homes) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 30 councils in the West Midlands, it has the second-smallest share of flats and maisonettes (9.1%), the joint third-smallest share of homes built from 2000 to 2015 (6.6%) and the third-smallest number of homes built from 2016 to 2026 (2,510 homes). Among the five councils in Warwickshire, it has the largest share of homes in band B (25.1%).

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (22.7%), from 1945 to 1964 (20.4%) and between the wars (12.3%). Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 370 homes (+1.24%). The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band C, the same as the middle home built before 2016. Bands A and B take 28.7% of these newer homes and 49.4% of the older ones. Homes from before 1919 make up 16.4%, 3.5 points below the share for England. By build period, the middle home sits in band C for homes built from 1965 to 1982, band B for homes built from 1945 to 1964 and band B for those built between the wars. The busiest single year was 2021, with 410 homes recorded as built.

Semi-detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in North Warwickshire is semi-detached houses at 32.7%, followed in turn by terraced houses (24.4%), detached houses (23.0%), flats and maisonettes and bungalows (8.3%). The typical home of each type sits in band E for detached houses, band C for bungalows, band C for semi-detached houses, band B for terraced houses and band A for flats and maisonettes. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Telford and Wrekin, followed by Stockton-on-Tees and Wrexham. The widest gap to the rest of the West Midlands is in detached houses: 4.4 points above the share there (18.6%).

Band B is the largest band

Band B is the most common band in North Warwickshire, though the middle home on the list is in band C. In bands A and B the share is 47.6%, close to the 43.1% for England. Across the West Midlands it is 54.5%. Within the West Midlands, the band mix closest to this one is that of Wyre Forest. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run B, A, C, D, E, F, G and H. Band H, the top band, holds 80 homes.

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (52.2%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (25.7%) and four-bedroom (12.9%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band B with two, band C with three, band E with four and band F with five. One-bedroom homes make up 6.7%. A detached house here has 3.6 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. Homes here average 2.79 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England.

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to North Warwickshire are East Suffolk (6.4), Cornwall (7.1) and North Norfolk (7.2); the furthest within the West Midlands is Stoke-on-Trent (72.8).

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Placed in the West Midlands

On the share of homes in band F or above, North Warwickshire comes 13th of the 30 councils in the West Midlands, just behind Stafford and just ahead of East Staffordshire. All West Midlands councils.