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Council tax bands in South Holland

45,660 homesEast MidlandsLincolnshire

South Holland has the second-smallest share of flats and maisonettes (4.6%), the eighth-smallest share of terraced houses (11.3%) and the eighth-fastest net growth in homes on the list over the year to March 2026 (+1.94%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. It also has the joint tenth-smallest share of homes in band F or above (1.3%) of the 296 councils in England. Among the 35 councils in the East Midlands, it has the third-largest share of bungalows (24.3%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA37B22C24D11E5F1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanNot recordedColour shows the band, shape the typeA37B22C24D11E5F1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanNot recorded

Detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in South Holland is detached houses at 29.3%, followed in turn by semi-detached houses (24.5%), bungalows, terraced houses and flats and maisonettes. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to North Kesteven, followed by South Norfolk and Broadland. The widest gap to the rest of the East Midlands is in detached houses: 6.0 points above the share there (23.3%). The typical home of each type sits in band C for detached houses, band B for bungalows, band A for flats and maisonettes, band A for semi-detached houses and band A for terraced houses.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes4.6%ATerraced houses11.3%ABCSemi-detached houses24.5%ABDetached houses29.3%BCDEBungalows24.3%ABCDCaravans and mobile homes0.5%A

Band A is the largest band

Band A is the most common band in South Holland (37.2%), though the middle home on the list is in band B. The share in bands A and B, 59.3%, is 16.2 points above the figure for England as a whole. Within the East Midlands, the band mix closest to this one is that of Amber Valley. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run A, C, B, D, E, F and G. Band H, the top band, holds 20 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA37.2%B22.1%C23.8%D10.8%E4.8%F1.0%G0.3%H0.0%South HollandEast MidlandsEngland

The 1980s and 1990s built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England10%Before19002%1900–19189%1919–193912%1945–196416%1965–198217%1983–199915%2000–201513%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England10%<19002%19009%191912%194516%196517%198315%200013%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1983 to 1999 (16.8%), from 1965 to 1982 (16.2%) and from 2000 to 2015 (15.0%). Homes from before 1919 make up 12.5%, 7.4 points below the share for England. Some 5,770 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band B, the same as the middle home built before 2016. Bands A and B take 59.2% of these newer homes and 59.2% of the older ones. Homes from the three largest building periods share the same middle band, band C. The busiest single year was 2025, with 770 homes recorded as built.

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

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (48.8%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (28.8%) and four-bedroom (14.0%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band A with two, band B with three, band D with four and band E with five. One-bedroom homes make up 5.4%. Homes here average 2.81 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. A detached house here has 3.5 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom5.4%2 bedrooms28.8%3 bedrooms48.8%4 bedrooms14.0%5 bedrooms2.4%6+ bedrooms0.6%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to South Holland are East Lindsey (6.7), Nuneaton and Bedworth (6.9) and Redcar and Cleveland (8.8); the furthest within the East Midlands is Rutland (66.0).

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Placed in the East Midlands

On the share of homes in bands C to E, South Holland comes 18th of the 35 councils in the East Midlands, just behind West Lindsey and just ahead of Broxtowe. All East Midlands councils.

Share of homes in bands C to ESouth Holland 39%19%54%