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Council tax bands in Rochdale

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Rochdale has the smallest share of homes in the middle bands C, D and E (26.8%), the smallest share in band C (13.6%) and the smallest share of homes built between 1919 and 1939 (13.7%) of the ten councils in Greater Manchester.

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA53B18C13D8E5F2G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowColour shows the band, shape the typeA53B18C13D8E5F2G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalow

Most homes are in the two lowest bands

Bands A and B hold 70.5% of the homes in Rochdale, and band A on its own accounts for 52.8%. The share in band F or above, 2.8%, is 6.5 points below the figure for England as a whole. Within the North West, the band mix closest to this one is that of Manchester. Band H, the top band, holds 50 homes. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H.

Share of homes in each bandA52.8%B17.7%C13.6%D8.5%E4.7%F1.8%G0.9%H0.1%RochdaleNorth WestEngland

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England16%Before19007%1900–191814%1919–193918%1945–196420%1965–198211%1983–19997%2000–20156%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England16%<19007%190014%191918%194520%196511%19837%20006%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (20.4%), from 1945 to 1964 (18.5%) and before 1900 (16.3%). Some 5,780 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band B, a higher band than the middle home built before 2016 (band A). Bands A and B take 53.8% of these newer homes and 71.6% of the older ones. By build period, the middle home sits in band B for homes built from 1965 to 1982, band A for homes built from 1945 to 1964 and band A for those built before 1900. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 420 homes (+0.43%). The busiest single year was 2023, with 730 homes recorded as built.

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026ABCDEBuilt before 2016ABCD

Terraced houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Rochdale is terraced houses at 38.1%, followed in turn by semi-detached houses (27.8%), flats and maisonettes (14.4%), detached houses (12.3%) and bungalows (7.1%). The typical home of each type sits in band D for detached houses, band C for bungalows, band B for semi-detached houses, band A for flats and maisonettes and band A for terraced houses. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Bolton, followed by Bradford and Tameside. The widest gap to the rest of the North West is in terraced houses: 7.5 points above the share there (30.6%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes14.4%ABTerraced houses38.1%ABSemi-detached houses27.8%ABCDDetached houses12.3%CDEFGBungalows7.1%ABCDE

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (43.4%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (34.3%) and four-bedroom (10.6%). 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 1.5. One-bedroom homes make up 9.9%. Homes here average 2.60 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.66 for England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom9.9%2 bedrooms34.3%3 bedrooms43.4%4 bedrooms10.6%5 bedrooms1.4%6+ bedrooms0.4%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Rochdale are Bolton (3.9), Rotherham (4.3) and Hartlepool (4.8); the furthest within the North West is Ribble Valley (79.5).

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Placed in the North West

On the share of homes in band F or above, Rochdale comes 23rd of the 35 councils in the North West, just behind Halton and just ahead of Oldham. All North West councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveRochdale 3%1%17%