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Council tax bands in North West Leicestershire

49,950 homesEast MidlandsLeicestershire

North West Leicestershire has the joint tenth-smallest share of flats and maisonettes (6.4%) and the joint sixth-smallest share of one-bedroom homes (5.1%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 35 councils in the East Midlands, it has the third-smallest share of two-bedroom homes (22.2%) and the third-largest share of homes built from 2016 to 2026 (15.3%). Among the seven councils in Leicestershire, it has the largest share of homes in bands A and B (50.6%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA21B30C17D15E11F4G2FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanNot recordedColour shows the band, shape the typeA21B30C17D15E11F4G2FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanNot recorded

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (49.0%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom and four-bedroom (20.2%). 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. Homes here average 2.95 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. A detached house here has 3.7 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.5.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom5.1%2 bedrooms22.2%3 bedrooms49.0%4 bedrooms20.2%5 bedrooms3.0%6+ bedrooms0.5%

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England14%Before19004%1900–19188%1919–193913%1945–196420%1965–198212%1983–199912%2000–201515%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England14%<19004%19008%191913%194520%196512%198312%200015%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (19.8%), from 2016 to 2026 and before 1900 (13.5%). The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band D, a higher band than the middle home built before 2016 (band B). Bands A and B take 29.3% of these newer homes and 54.6% of the older ones. By build period, the middle home sits in band C for homes built from 1965 to 1982, band D for homes built from 2016 to 2026 and band A for those built before 1900. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 800 homes (+1.63%). The busiest single year was 2017, with 890 homes recorded as built.

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

Band B is the largest band

Band B is the most common band in North West Leicestershire (30.0%), and the middle home on the list is in that band too. In the middle bands, C to E the share is 43.2%, close to the 47.6% for England. Across the East Midlands it is 36.3%. Within the East Midlands, the band mix closest to this one is that of Hinckley and Bosworth. 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 bandA20.6%B30.0%C16.9%D15.0%E11.3%F4.2%G2.0%H0.1%North West LeicestershireEast MidlandsEngland

Detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in North West Leicestershire is detached houses at 32.8%, followed in turn by semi-detached houses (29.2%), terraced houses (18.4%), bungalows (11.0%) and flats and maisonettes. The widest gap to the rest of the East Midlands is in detached houses: 9.5 points above the share there (23.3%). The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Melton, followed by South Derbyshire and Wychavon. 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.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes6.4%ABTerraced houses18.4%ABCSemi-detached houses29.2%ABCDetached houses32.8%CDEFBungalows11.0%ABCDECaravans and mobile homes0.6%A

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to North West Leicestershire are High Peak (12.2), East Suffolk (12.5) and North Norfolk (12.9); the furthest within the East Midlands is Nottingham (83.7).

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Placed in the East Midlands

On the share of homes in band F or above, North West Leicestershire comes 13th of the 35 councils in the East Midlands, just behind South Kesteven and just ahead of Amber Valley. All East Midlands councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveNorth West Leicestershire 6%1%18%