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Council tax bands in South Kesteven

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South Kesteven has the joint ninth-smallest share of one-bedroom homes (5.2%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 35 councils in the East Midlands, it has the second-largest share of homes built from 1983 to 1999 (17.9%). Among the seven councils in Lincolnshire, it has the largest share of homes in band F or above (6.5%), the largest share in band D (14.3%) and the largest share in band E (9.0%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA30B23C17D14E9F5G2FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanNot recordedColour shows the band, shape the typeA30B23C17D14E9F5G2FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanNot recorded

Band A is the largest band

Band A is the most common band in South Kesteven (29.7%), though the middle home on the list is in band B. The share in bands A and B, 52.9%, is 9.8 points above the figure for England as a whole. Across the East Midlands it is 58.5%. Within the East Midlands, the band mix closest to this one is that of North Northamptonshire. Band H, the top band, holds 110 homes. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H.

Share of homes in each bandA29.7%B23.2%C17.5%D14.3%E9.0%F4.6%G1.7%H0.2%South KestevenEast MidlandsEngland

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England11%Before19003%1900–19186%1919–193912%1945–196422%1965–198218%1983–199915%2000–20158%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England11%<19003%19006%191912%194522%196518%198315%20008%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (21.7%), from 1983 to 1999 and from 2000 to 2015 (15.3%). Homes from before 1919 make up 14.5%, 5.4 points below the share for England. Some 5,560 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 51.5% of these newer homes and 53.3% of the older ones. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 660 homes (+0.98%). By build period, the middle home sits in band B for homes built from 1965 to 1982, band C for homes built from 1983 to 1999 and band C for those built from 2000 to 2015. The busiest single year was 2019, with 620 homes recorded as built.

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

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (47.5%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (23.8%) and four-bedroom (18.9%). 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 F with five. Homes here average 2.95 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. A detached house here has 3.7 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom5.2%2 bedrooms23.8%3 bedrooms47.5%4 bedrooms18.9%5 bedrooms3.8%6+ bedrooms0.8%

Detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in South Kesteven is detached houses at 29.4%, followed in turn by semi-detached houses (23.7%), terraced houses (19.6%), bungalows (13.7%) and flats and maisonettes (8.3%). The typical home of each type sits in band D for detached houses, band C for bungalows, band B for semi-detached houses, band A for flats and maisonettes and band A for terraced houses. The list also counts 760 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Shropshire, followed by East Cambridgeshire and the Derbyshire Dales. The widest gap to the rest of the East Midlands is in detached houses: 6.1 points above the share there (23.3%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes8.3%ABTerraced houses19.6%ABCSemi-detached houses23.7%ABCDetached houses29.4%CDEFBungalows13.7%ABCDECaravans and mobile homes1.1%A

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to South Kesteven are Chorley (5.5), East Staffordshire (7.7) and King's Lynn and West Norfolk (7.8); the furthest within the East Midlands is Nottingham (65.6).

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Placed in the East Midlands

On the share of homes in bands C to E, South Kesteven comes 15th of the 35 councils in the East Midlands, just behind High Peak and just ahead of Gedling. All East Midlands councils.

Share of homes in bands C to ESouth Kesteven 41%19%54%