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Council tax bands in Rossendale

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Rossendale has the fifth-largest share of two-bedroom homes (41.5%) and the eighth-smallest number of homes built from 2016 to 2026 (1,250 homes) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 35 councils in the North West, it has the third-smallest share of homes in band C (13.5%), the third-smallest share of semi-detached houses (20.0%) and the third-smallest share of three-bedroom homes (34.3%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA50B16C14D11E6F2G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowNot recordedColour shows the band, shape the typeA50B16C14D11E6F2G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowNot recorded

Homes from before 1900 lead

Share of homes by build period; red line: England36%Before19002%1900–191812%1919–193911%1945–196416%1965–19829%1983–19998%2000–20154%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England36%<19002%190012%191911%194516%19659%19838%20004%2016

The biggest building periods here were before 1900 (36.3%), from 1965 to 1982 (16.5%) and between the wars (12.0%). The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band C, a higher band than the middle home built before 2016 (band A). Bands A and B take 39.2% of these newer homes and 67.4% of the older ones. 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 between the wars. The busiest single year was 2023, with 290 homes recorded as built. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 80 homes (+0.24%).

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

Two bedrooms is the usual size

Two-bedroom homes are the most common size, then three-bedroom and four-bedroom (12.8%). 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 F with five. A detached house here has 3.7 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.5. One-bedroom homes make up 9.3%. Homes here average 2.57 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.66 for England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom9.3%2 bedrooms41.5%3 bedrooms34.3%4 bedrooms12.8%5 bedrooms1.7%6+ bedrooms0.4%

Most homes are in the two lowest bands

Bands A and B hold 66.0% of the homes in Rossendale, and band A on its own accounts for 50.1%. The share in the middle bands, C to E, 30.2%, is 17.4 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across the North West it is 34.6%. Within the North West, the band mix closest to this one is that of Rochdale. Band H, the top band, holds 40 homes. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H.

Share of homes in each bandA50.1%B15.9%C13.5%D10.5%E6.2%F2.2%G1.4%H0.1%RossendaleNorth WestEngland

Terraced houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Rossendale is terraced houses at 42.9%, followed in turn by semi-detached houses, detached houses (16.0%), flats and maisonettes (10.7%) and bungalows (8.7%). The widest gap to the rest of the North West is in terraced houses: 12.3 points above the share there (30.6%). 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 Torfaen, followed by Blackburn with Darwen and Hartlepool.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes10.7%ABTerraced houses42.9%ABCSemi-detached houses20.0%ABCDDetached houses16.0%CDEFGBungalows8.7%ABCDE

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Rossendale are Bassetlaw (5.1), Bolton (8.1) and Hartlepool (8.4); the furthest within the North West is Ribble Valley (74.3).

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Placed in the North West

On the share of homes in band F or above, Rossendale comes 19th of the 35 councils in the North West, just behind Pendle and just ahead of Bolton. All North West councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveRossendale 4%1%17%