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Council tax bands in South Cambridgeshire

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South Cambridgeshire has the fastest net growth in homes on the list over the year to March 2026 (+2.78%), the fifth-largest share of homes built since 2000 (31.5%) and the tenth-highest average number of bedrooms per home (2.98 bedrooms) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 45 councils in the East of England, it has the second-largest number of homes built from 2016 to 2026 (11,340 homes). Among the five councils in Cambridgeshire, it has the smallest share of homes in bands A and B (15.6%).

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The 1960s and 1970s built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England10%Before19001%1900–19186%1919–193912%1945–196422%1965–198217%1983–199917%2000–201515%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England10%<19001%19006%191912%194522%196517%198317%200015%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (21.6%), from 1983 to 1999 (16.8%) and from 2000 to 2015 (16.6%). Homes from before 1919 make up 11.1%, 8.8 points below the share for England. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band D, the same as the middle home built before 2016. Bands A and B take 19.4% of these newer homes and 14.9% of the older ones. By build period, the middle home sits in band D for homes built from 1965 to 1982, band D for homes built from 1983 to 1999 and band C for those built from 2000 to 2015. The busiest single year was 2025, with 1,660 homes recorded as built.

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026BCDEFGBuilt before 2016BCDEFG

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in South Cambridgeshire gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 65.7%, with band C the largest single band (30.2%). The middle home on the list is in band D. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run C, D, E, B, F, G, A and H. The share in band F or above, 18.8%, is 9.5 points above the figure for England as a whole. Across the East of England it is 10.6%. Band H, the top band, holds 420 homes. Within the East of England, the band mix closest to this one is that of Dacorum.

Share of homes in each bandA3.8%B11.8%C30.2%D18.6%E16.9%F11.7%G6.5%H0.6%South CambridgeshireEast of EnglandEngland

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (39.2%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (24.7%) and four-bedroom (22.6%). 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 F with five. One-bedroom homes make up 6.9%. A detached house here has 3.8 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom6.9%2 bedrooms24.7%3 bedrooms39.2%4 bedrooms22.6%5 bedrooms5.4%6+ bedrooms1.1%

Detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in South Cambridgeshire is detached houses at 31.3%, followed in turn by semi-detached houses (25.8%), terraced houses (17.2%), bungalows (13.9%) and flats and maisonettes (9.0%). The list also counts 1,150 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes. The widest gap to the rest of the East of England is in detached houses: 10.6 points above the share there (20.7%). The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Shropshire, followed by the Forest of Dean and Maldon. The typical home of each type sits in band E for detached houses, band D for bungalows, band C for semi-detached houses, band C for terraced houses and band B for flats and maisonettes.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes9.0%ABCTerraced houses17.2%BCDSemi-detached houses25.8%CDEDetached houses31.3%DEFGBungalows13.9%BCDEFCaravans and mobile homes1.5%AAnnexes0.5%A

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to South Cambridgeshire are the Vale of White Horse (8.9), Maldon (10.9) and Stratford-on-Avon (12.3); the furthest within the East of England is Norwich (120.4).

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Placed in the East of England

On the share of homes in band F or above, South Cambridgeshire comes 8th of the 45 councils in the East of England, just behind East Hertfordshire and just ahead of Welwyn Hatfield. All East of England councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveSouth Cambridgeshire 19%2%30%