Council tax bands in Shropshire

Shropshire has the third-largest share of bungalows (13.8%), the second-largest number of homes built from 2016 to 2026 (15,250 homes) and the third-largest net number of homes added to the list over the year to March 2026 (1,090 homes) of the 30 councils in the West Midlands. It also has the third-largest number of homes on the valuation list (153,430 homes).

Homes from before 1900 lead

The biggest building periods here were before 1900 (20.2%), from 1965 to 1982 (17.0%) and from 1945 to 1964 (15.2%). 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 34.7% of these newer homes and 44.5% of the older ones. By build period, the middle home sits in band C for homes built before 1900, band C for homes built from 1965 to 1982 and band B for those built from 1945 to 1964. The busiest single year was 2017, with 2,210 homes recorded as built.

Detached houses and semis, almost level

Detached houses (29.7%) only just outnumber the other types in Shropshire; in order they are followed by semi-detached houses (26.8%), terraced houses (17.6%), bungalows and flats and maisonettes (9.4%). The typical home of each type sits in band E for detached houses, band C for bungalows, band B for semi-detached houses, band B for terraced houses and band A for flats and maisonettes. The widest gap to the rest of the West Midlands is in detached houses: 11.1 points above the share there (18.6%). The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to South Cambridgeshire, followed by Hinckley and Bosworth and South Kesteven. The list also counts 1,740 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes.

Band B is the largest band

Band B is the most common band in Shropshire (25.5%), though the middle home on the list is in band C. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run B, C, A, D, E, F, G and H. Within the West Midlands, the band mix closest to this one is that of Rugby. Band H, the top band, holds 360 homes. In the middle bands, C to E the share is 47.0%, close to the 47.6% for England. Across the West Midlands it is 38.9%.

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (45.7%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (26.3%) and four-bedroom (16.4%). 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. Homes here average 2.86 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. One-bedroom homes make up 7.3%. A detached house here has 3.6 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6.

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Shropshire are the Forest of Dean (4.4), Somerset (5.1) and Stafford (8.7); the furthest within the West Midlands is Stoke-on-Trent (81.6).

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Placed in the West Midlands

On the share of homes in band F or above, Shropshire comes 11th of the 30 councils in the West Midlands, just behind Rugby and just ahead of Stafford. All West Midlands councils.