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Council tax bands in Sheffield

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Sheffield has the fifth-largest share of its 2016 to 2026 homes placed in bands A and B (73.3%), the joint tenth-smallest share of homes in the middle bands C, D and E (22.9%) and the joint ninth-smallest share in band D (6.4%) of the 295 councils in England. It also has the sixth-largest number of homes on the valuation list (263,910 homes) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber, it has the smallest share of homes in band B (16.3%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA58B16C13D6E4F2G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowNot recordedColour shows the band, shape the typeA58B16C13D6E4F2G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowNot recorded

Most homes are in the two lowest bands

Bands A and B hold 74.3% of the homes in Sheffield, and band A on its own accounts for 58.0%. The share in band F or above, 2.9%, is 6.4 points below the figure for England as a whole. Within Yorkshire and the Humber, the band mix closest to this one is that of Rotherham. Band H, the top band, holds 220 homes. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H.

Share of homes in each bandA58.0%B16.3%C12.7%D6.4%E3.8%F1.7%G1.1%H0.1%SheffieldYorkshire and the HumberEngland

Semis and terraced houses, almost level

Semi-detached houses (30.5%) only just outnumber the other types in Sheffield; in order they are followed by terraced houses (27.8%), flats and maisonettes (26.5%), detached houses (9.8%) and bungalows (4.4%). The widest gap to the rest of Yorkshire and the Humber is in flats and maisonettes: 10.3 points above the share there (16.2%). The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Ipswich, followed by Leeds and Luton. The typical home of each type sits in band D for detached houses, band C for bungalows, band B for semi-detached houses, band A for flats and maisonettes and band A for terraced houses.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes26.5%ABCTerraced houses27.8%ABSemi-detached houses30.5%ABCDetached houses9.8%CDEFGBungalows4.4%ABCDE

The inter-war years built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England12%Before19007%1900–191821%1919–193916%1945–196417%1965–19828%1983–199910%2000–20158%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England12%<19007%190021%191916%194517%19658%198310%20008%2016

The biggest building periods here were between the wars (21.1%), from 1965 to 1982 (17.4%) and from 1945 to 1964 (16.5%). Some 20,800 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band A, the same as the middle home built before 2016. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 1,510 homes (+0.58%). Homes from the three largest building periods share the same middle band, band A. The busiest single year was 2021, with 3,040 homes recorded as built. Homes from before 1919 make up 18.9%, 1.0 points below the share for England.

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

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (46.3%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (25.4%) and one-bedroom (16.0%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band A with two, band A with three, band D with four and band D with five. A detached house here has 3.6 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.7. Homes with four or more bedrooms make up 12.3%. Homes here average 2.60 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.66 for England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom16.0%2 bedrooms25.4%3 bedrooms46.3%4 bedrooms8.5%5 bedrooms2.5%6+ bedrooms1.3%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Sheffield are Barnsley (5.5), Bolsover (6.5) and Doncaster (6.7); the furthest within Yorkshire and the Humber is York (87.5).

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Placed in Yorkshire and the Humber

On the share of homes in band F or above, Sheffield comes 8th of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber (joint), just behind North Lincolnshire and just ahead of Rotherham. All Yorkshire and the Humber councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveSheffield 3%0%12%