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Council tax bands in Somerset

South West

Somerset has the fifth-largest number of homes on the valuation list (273,500 homes) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 27 councils in the South West, it has the second-largest number of homes built from 2016 to 2026 (22,620 homes) and the third-largest net number of homes added to the list over the year to March 2026 (1,290 homes).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA16B27C22D15E11F6G3FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanAnnexeColour shows the band, shape the typeA16B27C22D15E11F6G3FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanAnnexe

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England18%Before19002%1900–19188%1919–193913%1945–196419%1965–198216%1983–199914%2000–20158%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England18%<19002%19008%191913%194519%196516%198314%20008%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (19.0%), before 1900 (18.4%) and from 1983 to 1999 (15.7%). 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 33.1% of these newer homes and 43.5% of the older ones. Homes from the three largest building periods share the same middle band, band C. The busiest single year was 2021, with 2,680 homes recorded as built.

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026ABCDEFBuilt before 2016ABCDEF

Band B is the largest band

Band B is the most common band in Somerset (26.5%), 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 South West, the band mix closest to this one is that of West Devon. Band H, the top band, holds 520 homes. In bands A and B the share is 42.4%, close to the 43.1% for England.

Share of homes in each bandA15.9%B26.5%C22.0%D14.8%E11.4%F6.2%G2.9%H0.2%SomersetSouth WestEngland

Terraced houses and detached houses, almost level

Terraced houses (25.3%) only just outnumber the other types in Somerset; in order they are followed by detached houses (22.9%), semi-detached houses (22.8%), flats and maisonettes (13.2%) and bungalows (13.1%). The typical home of each type sits in band E for detached houses, band C for bungalows, band C for semi-detached houses, band B for terraced houses and band A for flats and maisonettes. The list also counts 2,660 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to North Yorkshire, followed by Ashford and Sevenoaks. The widest gap to the rest of the South West is in flats and maisonettes: 7.1 points below the share there (20.3%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes13.2%ABTerraced houses25.3%ABCDSemi-detached houses22.8%BCDDetached houses22.9%CDEFGBungalows13.1%ABCDECaravans and mobile homes1.0%AAnnexes0.5%A

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (43.3%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (27.6%) and four-bedroom (15.9%). 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. A detached house here has 3.7 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. One-bedroom homes make up 9.2%. Homes here average 2.79 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom9.2%2 bedrooms27.6%3 bedrooms43.3%4 bedrooms15.9%5 bedrooms2.9%6+ bedrooms1.1%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Somerset are the Forest of Dean (4.9), Shropshire (5.1) and Huntingdonshire (5.7); the furthest within the South West is the Isles of Scilly (102.4).

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Placed in the South West

On the share of homes in band F or above, Somerset comes 14th of the 27 councils in the South West, just behind Mid Devon and just ahead of Cheltenham. All South West councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveSomerset 9%2%35%