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Council tax bands in Redditch

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Redditch has the joint largest share of homes built from 1965 to 1982 (42.2%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 30 councils in the West Midlands, it has the smallest share of homes built from 1945 to 1964 (11.6%), the third-smallest share of two-bedroom homes (21.8%) and the second-smallest share of homes built before 1919 (7.2%). It also has the second-smallest number of homes built from 2016 to 2026 (2,000 homes).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA21B32C21D12E9F4G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowColour shows the band, shape the typeA21B32C21D12E9F4G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalow

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England6%Before19002%1900–19186%1919–193912%1945–196442%1965–198218%1983–199910%2000–20155%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England6%<19002%19006%191912%194542%196518%198310%20005%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982, from 1983 to 1999 (17.6%) and from 1945 to 1964. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band C, a higher band than the middle home built before 2016 (band B). Bands A and B take 37.0% of these newer homes and 54.2% of the older ones. By build period, the middle home sits in band B for homes built from 1965 to 1982, band D for homes built from 1983 to 1999 and band C for those built from 1945 to 1964. The busiest single year was 2018, with 390 homes recorded as built. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 110 homes (+0.29%).

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 Redditch (32.2%), and the middle home on the list is in that band too. The share in bands A and B, 53.4%, is 10.3 points above the figure for England as a whole. Within the West Midlands, the band mix closest to this one is that of North Warwickshire. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run B, A, C, D, E, F, G and H. Band H, the top band, holds 20 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA21.2%B32.2%C21.0%D11.8%E9.1%F3.4%G1.3%H0.1%RedditchWest MidlandsEngland

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (48.2%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom and four-bedroom (15.5%). 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. A detached house here has 3.7 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.4. Homes here average 2.74 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. One-bedroom homes make up 12.2%.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom12.2%2 bedrooms21.8%3 bedrooms48.2%4 bedrooms15.5%5 bedrooms2.0%6+ bedrooms0.3%

Terraced houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Redditch is terraced houses at 29.0%, followed in turn by semi-detached houses (25.0%), detached houses (23.0%), flats and maisonettes (16.7%) and bungalows (6.1%). 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 nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to the Vale of Glamorgan, followed by South Gloucestershire and North Hertfordshire. The widest gap to the rest of the West Midlands is in semi-detached houses: 5.0 points below the share there (30.0%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes16.7%ABTerraced houses29.0%ABCSemi-detached houses25.0%BCDetached houses23.0%CDEFBungalows6.1%ABCDE

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Redditch are High Peak (6.6), Worcester (8.7) and Hinckley and Bosworth (11.0); the furthest within the West Midlands is Stoke-on-Trent (75.3).

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Placed in the West Midlands

On the share of homes in band F or above, Redditch comes 18th of the 30 councils in the West Midlands, just behind Newcastle-under-Lyme and just ahead of Telford and Wrekin. All West Midlands councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveRedditch 5%0%20%