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Council tax bands in Rutland

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Rutland has the joint highest average number of bedrooms per home (3.05 bedrooms), the joint fifth-largest share of detached houses (36.0%) and the third-smallest number of homes on the valuation list (18,300 homes) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. It also has the joint tenth-smallest share of two-bedroom homes (20.9%) and the joint tenth-largest share of homes built from 2000 to 2015 (16.5%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA10B27C18D14E13F9G8H1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanAnnexeColour shows the band, shape the typeA10B27C18D14E13F9G8H1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanAnnexe

Band B is the largest band

Band B is the most common band in Rutland (27.0%), though the middle home on the list is in band C. The share in band F or above, 17.7%, is 8.4 points above the figure for England as a whole. Across the East Midlands it is 5.3%. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run B, C, D, E, A, F, G and H. Band H, the top band, holds 170 homes. Within the East Midlands, the band mix closest to this one is that of Rushcliffe.

Share of homes in each bandA9.7%B27.0%C18.3%D14.1%E13.2%F9.3%G7.5%H0.9%RutlandEast MidlandsEngland

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England19%Before19002%1900–19184%1919–193914%1945–196422%1965–198212%1983–199916%2000–20158%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England19%<19002%19004%191914%194522%196512%198316%20008%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (22.1%), before 1900 (18.8%) and from 2000 to 2015. Some 1,530 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 41.2% of these newer homes and 36.1% of the older ones. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 140 homes (+0.77%). By build period, the middle home sits in band D for homes built from 1965 to 1982, band D for homes built before 1900 and band C for those built from 2000 to 2015. The busiest single year was 2018, with 340 homes recorded as built.

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026ABCDEFGBuilt before 2016ABCDEFG

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (44.0%) are the most common size, then four-bedroom (22.0%) and two-bedroom. 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. One-bedroom homes make up 6.0%. A detached house here has 3.8 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.7.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom6.0%2 bedrooms20.9%3 bedrooms44.0%4 bedrooms22.0%5 bedrooms5.6%6+ bedrooms1.4%

Detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Rutland is detached houses, followed in turn by semi-detached houses (22.2%), terraced houses (20.1%), bungalows (10.3%) and flats and maisonettes (8.4%). The typical home of each type sits in band E for detached houses, band D 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 Monmouthshire, followed by Uttlesford and Wychavon. The widest gap to the rest of the East Midlands is in semi-detached houses: 5.6 points below the share there (27.8%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes8.4%ABTerraced houses20.1%ABCDSemi-detached houses22.2%BCDDetached houses36.0%CDEFGBungalows10.3%ABCDEFCaravans and mobile homes1.0%AAnnexes0.5%AB

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Rutland are Harborough (13.9), the Derbyshire Dales (15.5) and Mid Suffolk (16.3); the furthest within the East Midlands is Nottingham (105.4).

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Placed in the East Midlands

On the share of homes in band F or above, Rutland comes 1st of the 35 councils in the East Midlands, just ahead of Harborough. All East Midlands councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveRutland 18%1%18%