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Council tax bands in Slough

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Slough has the fifth-largest share of homes in band C (42.6%) of the 296 councils in England. It also has the joint tenth-smallest share of homes with four or more bedrooms (7.9%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 64 councils in the South East, it has the third-smallest share of homes in band G (0.6%), the third-smallest share of detached houses (6.5%) and the third-largest share of one-bedroom homes (21.3%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA3B19C42D24E8F3G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowAnnexeColour shows the band, shape the typeA3B19C42D24E8F3G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowAnnexe

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (41.7%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (29.0%) and one-bedroom. Homes here average 2.38 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.66 for England. Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band B with one bedroom, band C with two, band D with three, band E with four and band E with five. A detached house here has 3.5 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.5.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom21.3%2 bedrooms29.0%3 bedrooms41.7%4 bedrooms6.6%5 bedrooms1.1%6+ bedrooms0.2%

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Slough gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 74.6%, with band C the largest single band. The share in bands A and B, 21.8%, is 21.3 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across the South East it is 25.3%. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run C, D, B, E, F, A and G. Within the South East, the band mix closest to this one is that of Reading. Band H, the top band, holds 10 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA2.7%B19.1%C42.6%D23.8%E8.2%F3.0%G0.6%H0.0%SloughSouth EastEngland

Flats and maisonettes are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Slough is flats and maisonettes at 36.9%, followed in turn by terraced houses (33.0%), semi-detached houses (19.7%), detached houses and bungalows (2.4%). The widest gap to the rest of the South East is in flats and maisonettes: 13.3 points above the share there (23.6%). The typical home of each type sits in band E for detached houses, band D for semi-detached houses, band C for bungalows, band C for terraced houses and band B for flats and maisonettes. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Bristol, followed by Oxford and Reading.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes36.9%BCTerraced houses33.0%CDSemi-detached houses19.7%CDEDetached houses6.5%DEFGBungalows2.4%BCDE

Post-war building leads

Share of homes by build period; red line: England3%Before19002%1900–191820%1919–193923%1945–196413%1965–198215%1983–199914%2000–20158%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England3%<19002%190020%191923%194513%196515%198314%20008%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1945 to 1964 (23.2%), between the wars (20.2%) and from 1983 to 1999 (15.3%). Homes from before 1919 make up 5.2%, 14.7 points below the share for England. Some 4,710 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 31.8% of these newer homes and 20.6% of the older ones. Homes from the three largest building periods share the same middle band, band C. The busiest single year was 2023, with 710 homes recorded as built. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 200 homes (+0.35%).

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026BCDBuilt before 2016BCDE

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Slough are Rushmoor (10.5), Adur (14.8) and Crawley (14.9); the furthest within the South East is Elmbridge (94.0).

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Placed in the South East

On the share of homes in band F or above, Slough comes 61st of the 64 councils in the South East, just behind Thanet and just ahead of Portsmouth. All South East councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveSlough 4%2%40%