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Council tax bands in Rotherham

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Rotherham has the second-largest share of semi-detached houses (42.2%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber, it has the joint smallest share of caravans, houseboats and mobile homes (0.0%), the smallest share of homes built before 1919 (12.6%) and the largest share built from 1965 to 1982 (23.3%). It also has the second-smallest share of terraced houses (19.8%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA52B20C13D8E4F2G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowColour shows the band, shape the typeA52B20C13D8E4F2G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalow

Semi-detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Rotherham is semi-detached houses, followed in turn by terraced houses, detached houses (14.6%), bungalows (12.0%) and flats and maisonettes (11.0%). The typical home of each type sits in band D for detached houses, band B 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 Chesterfield, followed by Wakefield and Newcastle-under-Lyme. The widest gap to the rest of Yorkshire and the Humber is in flats and maisonettes: 5.2 points below the share there (16.2%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes11.0%ATerraced houses19.8%ABSemi-detached houses42.2%ABCDetached houses14.6%CDEFBungalows12.0%ABCD

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England6%Before19006%1900–191816%1919–193921%1945–196423%1965–198211%1983–199910%2000–20156%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England6%<19006%190016%191921%194523%196511%198310%20006%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982, from 1945 to 1964 (21.0%) and between the wars (16.5%). Some 7,190 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 52.1% of these newer homes and 73.3% of the older ones. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 860 homes (+0.70%). Homes from the three largest building periods share the same middle band, band A. The busiest single year was 2023, with 1,020 homes recorded as built.

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

Most homes are in the two lowest bands

Bands A and B hold 72.1% of the homes in Rotherham, and band A on its own accounts for 52.2%. The share in the middle bands, C to E, 25.6%, is 22.0 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across Yorkshire and the Humber it is 33.1%. Within Yorkshire and the Humber, the band mix closest to this one is that of Barnsley. Band H, the top band, holds 70 homes. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H.

Share of homes in each bandA52.2%B19.9%C13.3%D8.1%E4.2%F1.7%G0.7%H0.1%RotherhamYorkshire and the HumberEngland

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (52.4%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (26.3%) and four-bedroom (12.0%). 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. One-bedroom homes make up 7.6%. A detached house here has 3.7 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. Homes here average 2.74 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom7.6%2 bedrooms26.3%3 bedrooms52.4%4 bedrooms12.0%5 bedrooms1.5%6+ bedrooms0.3%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Rotherham are Chesterfield (2.6), Rochdale (4.3) and Derby (4.3); the furthest within Yorkshire and the Humber is York (75.8).

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Placed in Yorkshire and the Humber

On the share of homes in band F or above, Rotherham comes 10th of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber, just behind Sheffield and just ahead of Doncaster. All Yorkshire and the Humber councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveRotherham 2%0%12%