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52,670 homesWest MidlandsWarwickshire

Rugby has the largest share of homes built from 2000 to 2015 (14.1%), the second-smallest share built from 1965 to 1982 (15.7%) and the third-largest share of homes built from 2016 to 2026 (14.4%) of the 30 councils in the West Midlands. Among the five councils in Warwickshire, it has the smallest share of two-bedroom homes (24.9%) and the smallest share of homes built from 1983 to 1999 (11.0%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA18B23C24D14E10F7G4FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanColour shows the band, shape the typeA18B23C24D14E10F7G4FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravan

Post-war building leads

Share of homes by build period; red line: England11%Before19004%1900–191811%1919–193917%1945–196416%1965–198211%1983–199914%2000–201514%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England11%<19004%190011%191917%194516%196511%198314%200014%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1945 to 1964 (17.0%), from 1965 to 1982 and from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band C, the same as the middle home built before 2016. Bands A and B take 26.5% of these newer homes and 42.9% of the older ones. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 680 homes (+1.31%). Homes from before 1919 make up 15.5%, 4.4 points below the share for England. Homes from the three largest building periods share the same middle band, band C. The busiest single year was 2019, with 1,130 homes recorded as built.

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

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (45.3%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom and four-bedroom (17.2%). 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. Homes here average 2.85 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. One-bedroom homes make up 8.3%. A detached house here has 3.8 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.5.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom8.3%2 bedrooms24.9%3 bedrooms45.3%4 bedrooms17.2%5 bedrooms3.5%6+ bedrooms0.7%

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Rugby gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 48.6%, with band C the largest single band (24.1%). Ranked by number of homes, the bands run C, B, A, D, E, F, G and H. Within the West Midlands, the band mix closest to this one is that of South Staffordshire. In bands A and B the share is 40.5%, close to the 43.1% for England. Across the West Midlands it is 54.5%. Band H, the top band, holds 110 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA17.4%B23.1%C24.1%D14.3%E10.2%F6.9%G3.7%H0.2%RugbyWest MidlandsEngland

Semis and terraced houses, almost level

Semi-detached houses (26.9%) only just outnumber the other types in Rugby; in order they are followed by terraced houses (25.3%), detached houses (24.2%), flats and maisonettes (13.6%) and bungalows (8.1%). 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 Central Bedfordshire, followed by Braintree and Cherwell. The widest gap to the rest of the West Midlands is in detached houses: 5.6 points above the share there (18.6%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes13.6%ABTerraced houses25.3%ABCDSemi-detached houses26.9%BCDDetached houses24.2%CDEFGBungalows8.1%ABCDEF

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Rugby are Cheltenham (6.3), Stafford (7.8) and West Northamptonshire (8.2); the furthest within the West Midlands is Stoke-on-Trent (82.7).

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Placed in the West Midlands

On the share of homes in band F or above, Rugby comes 10th of the 30 councils in the West Midlands, just behind South Staffordshire and just ahead of Shropshire. All West Midlands councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveRugby 11%0%20%