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Council tax bands in North Yorkshire

Yorkshire and the Humber

North Yorkshire has the fourth-largest number of homes built from 2016 to 2026 (29,260 homes), the third-largest number of homes on the valuation list (308,570 homes) and the seventh-largest net number of homes added to the list over the year to March 2026 (2,130 homes) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber, it has the smallest share of homes in bands A and B (37.2%) and the largest share in band F or above (12.3%).

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The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in North Yorkshire gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 50.5%, with band C the largest single band (23.0%). Ranked by number of homes, the bands run C, B, A, D, E, F, G and H. Within Yorkshire and the Humber, the band mix closest to this one is that of East Riding of Yorkshire. Band H, the top band, holds 1,310 homes, about one in every 236.

Share of homes in each bandA15.9%B21.3%C23.0%D15.1%E12.4%F7.3%G4.6%H0.4%North YorkshireYorkshire and the HumberEngland

Homes from before 1900 lead

Share of homes by build period; red line: England23%Before19003%1900–19189%1919–193913%1945–196418%1965–198214%1983–199910%2000–201510%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England23%<19003%19009%191913%194518%196514%198310%200010%2016

The biggest building periods here were before 1900 (22.7%), from 1965 to 1982 (17.7%) and from 1983 to 1999 (13.8%). 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 22.7% of these newer homes and 38.6% of the older ones. Homes from the three largest building periods share the same middle band, band C. The busiest single year was 2021, with 3,810 homes recorded as built.

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

Semis and detached houses, almost level

Semi-detached houses (23.7%) only just outnumber the other types in North Yorkshire; in order they are followed by detached houses (23.6%), terraced houses (22.5%), bungalows (14.6%) and flats and maisonettes (13.4%). 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 widest gap to the rest of Yorkshire and the Humber is in detached houses: 8.9 points above the share there (14.7%). The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Somerset, followed by Wiltshire and Ashford. The list also counts 2,080 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes13.4%ABCTerraced houses22.5%ABCDSemi-detached houses23.7%ABCDDetached houses23.6%CDEFGBungalows14.6%ABCDEFCaravans and mobile homes0.7%A

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (40.7%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (28.2%) and four-bedroom (17.4%). 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. Homes here average 2.85 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. One-bedroom homes make up 8.3%. A detached house here has 3.8 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.7.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom8.3%2 bedrooms28.2%3 bedrooms40.7%4 bedrooms17.4%5 bedrooms3.8%6+ bedrooms1.7%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to North Yorkshire are Stroud (5.1), South Staffordshire (6.2) and North Somerset (8.3); the furthest within Yorkshire and the Humber is Kingston upon Hull (99.4).

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Placed in Yorkshire and the Humber

On the share of homes in bands C to E, North Yorkshire comes 2nd of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber, just behind York and just ahead of East Riding of Yorkshire. All Yorkshire and the Humber councils.

Share of homes in bands C to ENorth Yorkshire 50%14%52%