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Council tax bands in Rushmoor

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Rushmoor has the joint ninth-largest share of homes in band C (39.4%) of the 296 councils in England. Among the eleven councils in Hampshire, it has the largest share of homes in the middle bands C, D and E (71.2%), the smallest share in band F or above (4.1%) and the largest share of flats and maisonettes (29.9%). It also has the largest share of semi-detached houses (25.8%).

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The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Rushmoor gather in the middle of the ladder, with band C the largest single band. The share in bands A and B, 24.8%, is 18.3 points below the figure for England as a whole. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run C, D, B, E, A, F, G and H. Within the South East, the band mix closest to this one is that of Reading. Band H, the top band, holds 30 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA3.4%B21.4%C39.4%D21.8%E10.0%F3.2%G0.8%H0.1%RushmoorSouth EastEngland

Flats and maisonettes are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Rushmoor is flats and maisonettes, followed in turn by terraced houses (26.4%), semi-detached houses, detached houses (13.5%) and bungalows (3.4%). The typical home of each type sits in band E for detached houses, band D for bungalows, band D for semi-detached houses, band C for terraced houses and band B for flats and maisonettes. The widest gap to the rest of the South East is in detached houses: 6.9 points below the share there (20.4%). The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Cheltenham, followed by Hertsmere and Bromley.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes29.9%ABCTerraced houses26.4%BCDSemi-detached houses25.8%CDDetached houses13.5%DEFBungalows3.4%BCDECaravans and mobile homes0.5%A

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (44.6%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (27.4%) and one-bedroom (15.1%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band B with one bedroom, band C with two, band C with three, band E with four and band F with five. A detached house here has 3.6 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. Homes with four or more bedrooms make up 12.9%. Homes here average 2.58 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.66 for England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom15.1%2 bedrooms27.4%3 bedrooms44.6%4 bedrooms10.7%5 bedrooms1.3%6+ bedrooms0.9%

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England8%Before19005%1900–191810%1919–193918%1945–196422%1965–198214%1983–199913%2000–20159%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England8%<19005%190010%191918%194522%196514%198313%20009%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (22.3%), from 1945 to 1964 (18.0%) and from 1983 to 1999 (14.3%). Homes from before 1919 make up 13.2%, 6.7 points below the share for England. Some 3,890 homes were built 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 24.5% of these newer homes and 24.6% of the older ones. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 470 homes (+1.10%). Homes from the three largest building periods share the same middle band, band C. The busiest single year was 2019, with 630 homes recorded as built.

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026BCDEBuilt before 2016BCDE

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Rushmoor are Slough (10.5), Greenwich (13.3) and Adur (14.1); the furthest within the South East is Elmbridge (93.1).

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Placed in the South East

On the share of homes in bands A and B, Rushmoor comes 24th of the 64 councils in the South East, just behind Rother and just ahead of Gravesham. All South East councils.

Share of homes in bands A and BRushmoor 25%4%65%