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Council tax bands in Pembrokeshire

64,060 homesWalesIn Welsh: Sir Benfro

Pembrokeshire has the ninth-largest share of bungalows (25.3%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. It also has the second-largest share of homes in band E (19.8%) and the fastest net growth in homes on the list over the year to March 2026 (+1.04%) of the 22 councils in Wales.

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA11B15C23D18E20F10G3FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanColour shows the band, shape the typeA11B15C23D18E20F10G3FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravan

Bungalows and detached houses, almost level

Bungalows only just outnumber the other types in Pembrokeshire; in order they are followed by detached houses (23.1%), terraced houses (19.7%), semi-detached houses (18.5%) and flats and maisonettes (11.9%). The typical home of each type sits in band E for detached houses, band D for bungalows, band C for semi-detached houses, band C for terraced houses and band A for flats and maisonettes. The list also counts 750 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes. The widest gap to the rest of Wales is in terraced houses: 9.3 points below the share there (29.0%). The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to East Suffolk, followed by North Norfolk and Breckland.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes11.9%ABCDTerraced houses19.7%BCDESemi-detached houses18.5%BCDEDetached houses23.1%DEFGBungalows25.3%BCDEFCaravans and mobile homes1.2%AC

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Pembrokeshire gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 61.0%, with band C the largest single band (22.9%). The middle home on the list is in band D. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run C, E, D, B, A, F, G, H and I. The share in bands A and B, 25.4%, is 9.7 points below the figure for Wales as a whole. Within Wales, the band mix closest to this one is that of the Isle of Anglesey. Band I, the top band, holds 90 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA10.6%B14.8%C22.9%D18.3%E19.8%F9.6%G3.4%H0.5%I0.1%PembrokeshireWales

Homes from before 1900 lead

Share of homes by build period; red line: Wales28%Before19003%1900–19186%1919–193916%1945–196419%1965–198212%1983–199911%2000–20155%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: Wales28%<19003%19006%191916%194519%196512%198311%20005%2016

The biggest building periods here were before 1900 (28.5%), from 1965 to 1982 (19.3%) and from 1945 to 1964 (15.5%). By build period, the middle home sits in band D for homes built before 1900, band D for homes built from 1965 to 1982 and band C for those built from 1945 to 1964. Some 3,400 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band D, the same as the middle home built before 2016. Bands A and B take 19.7% of these newer homes and 25.8% of the older ones. The busiest single year was 2019, with 410 homes recorded as built.

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

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (47.3%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (26.7%) and four-bedroom (14.2%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band C with two, band D with three, band E with four and band F with five. A detached house here has 3.5 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. One-bedroom homes make up 7.7%. Homes here average 2.82 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.83 for Wales.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom7.7%2 bedrooms26.7%3 bedrooms47.3%4 bedrooms14.2%5 bedrooms3.0%6+ bedrooms1.2%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Pembrokeshire are Conwy (13.0), Powys (16.6) and Ceredigion (18.4); the furthest within Wales is Blaenau Gwent (113.5).

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Placed in Wales

On the share of homes in band F or above, Pembrokeshire comes 9th of the 22 councils in Wales, just behind Ceredigion and just ahead of Newport. All Wales councils.

Share of homes in band F or abovePembrokeshire 14%1%36%