Council tax bands in Nottingham

Nottingham has the third-largest share of homes in bands A and B (79.8%), the second-smallest share in the middle bands C, D and E (18.8%) and the fourth-smallest share in band D (5.3%) of the 296 councils in England. It also has the third-smallest share of homes in band E (1.8%) and the third-largest share of its 2016 to 2026 homes placed in bands A and B (77.4%).

Most homes are in the two lowest bands

Band A is the single largest band in Nottingham, with 62.4% of homes. The share in band F or above, 1.4%, is 7.9 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across the East Midlands it is 5.3%. Within the East Midlands, the band mix closest to this one is that of Lincoln. Band H, the top band, holds 110 homes. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H.

Terraced houses and flats, almost level

Terraced houses (32.9%) only just outnumber the other types in Nottingham; in order they are followed by flats and maisonettes (30.9%), semi-detached houses (21.0%), detached houses (9.3%) and bungalows (5.0%). The widest gap to the rest of the East Midlands is in flats and maisonettes: 18.1 points above the share there (12.8%). The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Exeter, followed by Cardiff and Dartford. The typical home of each type sits in band C for detached houses, band B for bungalows, band A for flats and maisonettes, band A for semi-detached houses and band A for terraced houses.

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (20.2%), between the wars (19.0%) and from 1945 to 1964 (15.1%). Some 12,620 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band A, the same as the middle home built before 2016. Homes from before 1919 make up 17.2%, 2.7 points below the share for England. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 860 homes (+0.58%). Homes from the three largest building periods share the same middle band, band A. The busiest single year was 2019, with 1,740 homes recorded as built.

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (43.1%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (27.8%) and one-bedroom (20.4%). Homes with four or more bedrooms make up 8.6%. Homes here average 2.44 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.66 for England. Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band A with two, band A with three, band C with four and band D with five. A detached house here has 3.4 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6.

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Nottingham are South Tyneside (6.1), Liverpool (6.3) and Leicester (6.4); the furthest within the East Midlands is Rutland (105.4).

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Placed in the East Midlands

On the share of homes in band F or above, Nottingham comes 30th of the 35 councils in the East Midlands (joint), just behind Mansfield and just ahead of South Holland. All East Midlands councils.