Council tax bands in Norwich

Norwich has the joint fifth-smallest share of homes in band D (5.4%), the tenth-largest share in bands A and B (75.7%) and the ninth-smallest share in the middle bands C, D and E (21.9%) of the 296 councils in England. It also has the joint sixth-slowest net growth in homes on the list over the year to March 2026 (+0.07%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 45 councils in the East of England, it has the smallest share of homes in band C (13.1%).

Most homes are in the two lowest bands

Band A is the single largest band in Norwich, with 41.3% of homes. The share in band F or above, 2.3%, is 7.0 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across the East of England it is 10.6%. Within the East of England, the band mix closest to this one is that of Great Yarmouth. Band H, the top band, holds 70 homes. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H.

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (20.4%), before 1900 (18.9%) and from 1945 to 1964 (16.7%). By build period, the middle home sits in band A for homes built from 1965 to 1982, band B for homes built before 1900 and band B for those built from 1945 to 1964. Some 4,180 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 66.1% of these newer homes and 76.3% of the older ones. The busiest single year was 2019, with 850 homes recorded as built.

Flats and terraced houses, almost level

Flats and maisonettes (37.5%) only just outnumber the other types in Norwich; in order they are followed by terraced houses (36.8%), semi-detached houses (14.0%), detached houses (6.8%) and bungalows (4.5%). The widest gap to the rest of the East of England is in flats and maisonettes: 18.8 points above the share there (18.7%). The typical home of each type sits in band D for detached houses, band B for bungalows, band B for semi-detached houses, band B for terraced houses and band A for flats and maisonettes. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Slough, followed by Enfield and Redbridge.

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (43.6%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (28.7%) and one-bedroom (18.7%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band B with two, band B with three, band D with four and band E with five. Homes with four or more bedrooms make up 9.0%. Homes here average 2.46 bedrooms, fewer 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 Norwich are Sandwell (9.7), Coventry (11.4) and Blackpool (14.0); the furthest within the East of England is St Albans (138.6).

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Placed in the East of England

On the share of homes in band F or above, Norwich comes 41st of the 45 councils in the East of England, just behind Peterborough and just ahead of Ipswich. All East of England councils.