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Council tax bands in Runnymede

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Runnymede has the second-largest share of caravans, houseboats and mobile homes (3.4%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. It also has the seventh-smallest share of homes in band B (4.1%) of the 296 councils in England. Among the 64 councils in the South East, it has the second-largest share of homes in band D (29.5%). Among the eleven councils in Surrey, it has the largest share of homes in band A (6.3%) and the largest share of one-bedroom homes (17.2%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA6B4C20D30E18F11G8H3FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanAnnexeColour shows the band, shape the typeA6B4C20D30E18F11G8H3FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanAnnexe

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Runnymede gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 67.7%, with band D the largest single band. The share in bands A and B, 10.4%, is 32.7 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across the South East it is 25.3%. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run D, C, E, F, G, A, B and H. Band H, the top band, holds 1,150 homes, about one in every 35. Within the South East, the band mix closest to this one is that of Mid Sussex.

Share of homes in each bandA6.3%B4.1%C20.5%D29.5%E17.7%F10.9%G8.2%H2.9%RunnymedeSouth EastEngland

Post-war building leads

Share of homes by build period; red line: England10%Before19003%1900–191815%1919–193919%1945–196412%1965–198217%1983–199912%2000–201512%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England10%<19003%190015%191919%194512%196517%198312%200012%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1945 to 1964 (19.4%), from 1983 to 1999 (17.0%) and between the wars (14.9%). Some 4,770 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band C, a lower band than the middle home built before 2016 (band D). Bands A and B take 27.5% of these newer homes and 8.1% of the older ones. Homes from before 1919 make up 12.4%, 7.5 points below the share for England. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 520 homes (+1.32%). By build period, the middle home sits in band D for homes built from 1945 to 1964, band D for homes built from 1983 to 1999 and band E for those built between the wars. The busiest single year was 2022, with 770 homes recorded as built.

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026ACDEFGBuilt before 2016CDEFG

Flats and maisonettes are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Runnymede is flats and maisonettes at 27.8%, followed in turn by semi-detached houses (24.1%), detached houses (17.6%), terraced houses (16.6%) and bungalows (9.3%). The typical home of each type sits in band F for detached houses, band E for bungalows, band D for semi-detached houses, band D for terraced houses and band C for flats and maisonettes. The widest gap to the rest of the South East is in terraced houses: 6.9 points below the share there (23.5%). The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Reigate and Banstead, followed by Brentwood and Epsom and Ewell.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes27.8%ABCDTerraced houses16.6%CDESemi-detached houses24.1%DEFDetached houses17.6%EFGHBungalows9.3%CDEFGCaravans and mobile homes3.4%ABAnnexes0.7%A

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (36.4%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (28.1%) and one-bedroom. Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band C with one bedroom, band D with two, band E with three, band F with four and band G with five. A detached house here has 3.8 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. Homes with four or more bedrooms make up 18.3%. Homes here average 2.62 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.66 for England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom17.2%2 bedrooms28.1%3 bedrooms36.4%4 bedrooms13.2%5 bedrooms3.6%6+ bedrooms1.5%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Runnymede are Guildford (12.1), Reigate and Banstead (14.2) and Islington (15.5); the furthest within the South East is Portsmouth (111.7).

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Placed in the South East

On the share of homes in band F or above, Runnymede comes 19th of the 64 councils in the South East, just behind Chichester and just ahead of Tunbridge Wells. All South East councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveRunnymede 22%2%40%