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Council tax bands in Sandwell

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Sandwell has the second-smallest share of homes in band F or above (0.5%), the joint fifth-smallest share in band E (2.2%) and the eighth-largest share in bands A and B (75.9%) of the 296 councils in England. It also has the seventh-smallest share of homes in band D (5.6%). It also has the seventh-smallest share of homes with four or more bedrooms (7.0%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales.

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA43B33C16D6E2FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowColour shows the band, shape the typeA43B33C16D6E2FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalow

Most homes are in the two lowest bands

Band A is the single largest band in Sandwell, with 43.3% of homes. The share in the middle bands, C to E, 23.6%, is 24.0 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across the West Midlands it is 38.9%. Within the West Midlands, the band mix closest to this one is that of Walsall. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run A, B, C, D, E, F and G. Band H, the top band, holds 40 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA43.3%B32.6%C15.8%D5.6%E2.2%F0.4%G0.1%H0.0%SandwellWest MidlandsEngland

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (54.7%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (26.8%) and one-bedroom (11.4%). 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 D with five. A detached house here has 3.4 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. Homes here average 2.59 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.66 for England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom11.4%2 bedrooms26.8%3 bedrooms54.7%4 bedrooms6.1%5 bedrooms0.6%6+ bedrooms0.3%

The inter-war years built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England7%Before19005%1900–191826%1919–193921%1945–196417%1965–198210%1983–199910%2000–20154%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England7%<19005%190026%191921%194517%196510%198310%20004%2016

The biggest building periods here were between the wars (26.0%), from 1945 to 1964 (20.6%) and from 1965 to 1982 (17.2%). Homes from before 1919 make up 12.2%, 7.7 points below the share for England. Some 5,600 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band B, the same as the middle home built before 2016. Bands A and B take 62.3% of these newer homes and 76.4% of the older ones. Homes from the three largest building periods share the same middle band, band B. The busiest single year was 2017, with 830 homes recorded as built. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 320 homes (+0.23%).

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

Semi-detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Sandwell is semi-detached houses at 37.3%, followed in turn by terraced houses (30.1%), flats and maisonettes (20.4%), detached houses (8.5%) and bungalows (3.2%). The widest gap to the rest of the West Midlands is in detached houses: 10.1 points below the share there (18.6%). The typical home of each type sits in band D for detached houses, band B for bungalows, band B for semi-detached houses, band B for terraced houses and band A for flats and maisonettes. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to South Tyneside, followed by Wirral and Gateshead.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes20.4%ABTerraced houses30.1%ABCSemi-detached houses37.3%ABCDetached houses8.5%CDEBungalows3.2%ABCDE

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Sandwell are Blackpool (6.5), Norwich (9.7) and Coventry (11.7); the furthest within the West Midlands is Stratford-on-Avon (114.8).

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Placed in the West Midlands

On the share of homes in bands C to E, Sandwell comes 29th of the 30 councils in the West Midlands, just behind Wolverhampton and just ahead of Stoke-on-Trent. All West Midlands councils.

Share of homes in bands C to ESandwell 24%19%61%