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Council tax bands in Salford

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Salford has the third-largest share of homes built from 2016 to 2026 (18.5%) and the fourth-fastest net growth in homes on the list over the year to March 2026 (+2.30%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 35 councils in the North West, it has the second-largest share of flats and maisonettes (38.5%), the third-smallest share of bungalows (3.3%) and the second-lowest average number of bedrooms per home (2.41 bedrooms).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA47B23C16D9E3F1G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowColour shows the band, shape the typeA47B23C16D9E3F1G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalow

The last ten years built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England10%Before19005%1900–191815%1919–193913%1945–196415%1965–198210%1983–199913%2000–201518%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England10%<19005%190015%191913%194515%196510%198313%200018%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 2016 to 2026, between the wars (15.3%) and from 1965 to 1982 (14.8%). 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 73.8% of the older ones. Homes from before 1919 make up 15.6%, 4.3 points below the share for England. By build period, the middle home sits in band B for homes built from 2016 to 2026, band B for homes built between the wars and band A for those built from 1965 to 1982. The busiest single year was 2021, with 3,920 homes recorded as built.

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

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (38.2%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (35.5%) and one-bedroom (17.4%). 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. Homes with four or more bedrooms make up 8.9%. A detached house here has 3.6 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.7.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom17.4%2 bedrooms35.5%3 bedrooms38.2%4 bedrooms7.3%5 bedrooms1.0%6+ bedrooms0.6%

Flats and maisonettes are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Salford is flats and maisonettes, followed in turn by terraced houses (26.8%), semi-detached houses (24.5%), detached houses (6.3%) and bungalows. The typical home of each type sits in band D for detached houses, band C for bungalows, band B for flats and maisonettes, band B for semi-detached houses and band A for terraced houses. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Sutton, followed by Newcastle upon Tyne and Watford. The widest gap to the rest of the North West is in detached houses: 7.4 points below the share there (13.7%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes38.5%ABCDTerraced houses26.8%ABSemi-detached houses24.5%ABCDDetached houses6.3%CDEFGBungalows3.3%ABCD

Most homes are in the two lowest bands

Bands A and B hold 69.8% of the homes in Salford, and band A on its own accounts for 46.6%. The share in the middle bands, C to E, 28.4%, is 19.2 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across the North West it is 34.6%. Within the North West, the band mix closest to this one is that of St Helens. Band H, the top band, holds 110 homes. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H.

Share of homes in each bandA46.6%B23.2%C16.3%D9.3%E2.8%F1.1%G0.6%H0.1%SalfordNorth WestEngland

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Salford are Wigan (6.2), Walsall (6.5) and North Lincolnshire (8.8); the furthest within the North West is Ribble Valley (76.0).

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Placed in the North West

On the share of homes in band F or above, Salford comes 28th of the 35 councils in the North West (joint), just behind Liverpool and just ahead of Wigan. All North West councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveSalford 2%1%17%