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Council tax bands in Rhondda Cynon Taf

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Rhondda Cynon Taf has the joint third-smallest share of two-bedroom homes (19.5%), the fourth-largest share of three-bedroom homes (58.1%) and the fifth-largest share of homes built before 1919 (49.4%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. It also has the joint seventh-largest share of terraced houses (50.7%). It also has the smallest share of homes built between 1919 and 1939 (3.8%) of the 22 councils in Wales.

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA42B23C16D9E6F3G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowColour shows the band, shape the typeA42B23C16D9E6F3G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalow

Homes from before 1900 lead

Share of homes by build period; red line: Wales35%Before190015%1900–19184%1919–193911%1945–196415%1965–198210%1983–19998%2000–20153%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: Wales35%<190015%19004%191911%194515%196510%19838%20003%2016

The biggest building periods here were before 1900 (34.8%), from 1965 to 1982 (15.4%) and from 1900 to 1918 (14.6%). By build period, the middle home sits in band A for homes built before 1900, band C for homes built from 1965 to 1982 and band B for those built from 1900 to 1918. Some 3,820 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. 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 34.0% of these newer homes and 65.8% of the older ones. The busiest single year was 2017, with 490 homes recorded as built. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 340 homes (+0.30%).

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

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes are the most common size, then two-bedroom and four-bedroom (14.6%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band A with two, band B with three, band D with four and band E with five. A detached house here has 3.7 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. One-bedroom homes make up 5.8%. Homes here average 2.88 bedrooms, more than the 2.83 for Wales.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom5.8%2 bedrooms19.5%3 bedrooms58.1%4 bedrooms14.6%5 bedrooms1.6%6+ bedrooms0.4%

More than half are terraced houses

Terraced houses make up more than half of the homes in Rhondda Cynon Taf; after them come semi-detached houses (22.2%), detached houses (12.8%), flats and maisonettes (9.7%) and bungalows (4.3%). The typical home of each type sits in band E for detached houses, band C for bungalows, band C for semi-detached houses, band A for flats and maisonettes and band A for terraced houses. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Merthyr Tydfil, followed by Burnley and Blackburn with Darwen. The widest gap to the rest of Wales is in bungalows: 7.2 points below the share there (11.5%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes9.7%ABTerraced houses50.7%ABCSemi-detached houses22.2%ABCDDetached houses12.8%DEFGBungalows4.3%ABCDE

Most homes are in the two lowest bands

Bands A and B hold 64.8% of the homes in Rhondda Cynon Taf, and band A on its own accounts for 42.0%. The share in the middle bands, C to E, 30.8%, is 20.8 points below the figure for Wales as a whole. Within Wales, the band mix closest to this one is that of Caerphilly. Band I, the top band, holds 70 homes. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I.

Share of homes in each bandA42.0%B22.8%C15.7%D8.7%E6.4%F3.2%G1.1%H0.2%I0.1%Rhondda Cynon TafWales

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Rhondda Cynon Taf are Merthyr Tydfil (21.1), Blaenau Gwent (34.9) and Neath Port Talbot (45.2); the furthest within Wales is Monmouthshire (111.4).

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Placed in Wales

On the share of homes in band F or above, Rhondda Cynon Taf comes 18th of the 22 councils in Wales, just behind Torfaen and just ahead of Caerphilly. All Wales councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveRhondda Cynon Taf 5%1%36%