Council tax bands in South Oxfordshire

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South Oxfordshire has the third-largest share of semi-detached houses (27.0%) and the joint third-smallest share of one-bedroom homes (7.7%) of the 64 councils in the South East. Among the five councils in Oxfordshire, it has the smallest share of homes in bands A and B (12.2%), the largest share in band F or above (21.1%) and the largest share in band E (16.3%).

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in South Oxfordshire gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 66.6%, with band C the largest single band (27.6%). The middle home on the list is in band D. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run C, D, E, F, G, B, A and H. Band H, the top band, holds 1,000 homes, about one in every 68. Within the South East, the band mix closest to this one is that of Chichester.

Detached houses and semis, almost level

Detached houses (27.9%) only just outnumber the other types in South Oxfordshire; in order they are followed by semi-detached houses, terraced houses (20.4%), flats and maisonettes (12.9%) and bungalows (9.7%). The typical home of each type sits in band F for detached houses, band D for bungalows, band D for semi-detached houses, band C for terraced houses and band B for flats and maisonettes. The list also counts 1,050 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes. The widest gap to the rest of the South East is in flats and maisonettes: 10.7 points below the share there (23.6%). The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Tewkesbury, followed by Stroud and Stafford.

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (20.1%), from 1945 to 1964 (16.8%) and from 1983 to 1999 (16.8%). Some 9,210 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. 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 10.2% of these newer homes and 12.7% of the older ones. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 950 homes (+1.41%). Homes from before 1919 make up 15.6%, 4.3 points below the share for England. By build period, the middle home sits in band D for homes built from 1965 to 1982, band D for homes built from 1945 to 1964 and band C for those built from 1983 to 1999. The busiest single year was 2019, with 1,240 homes recorded as built.

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (42.4%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (26.1%) and four-bedroom (18.2%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band B with one bedroom, band C with two, band D with three, band F with four and band G with five. Homes here average 2.90 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. A detached house here has 3.8 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6.

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to South Oxfordshire are Tonbridge and Malling (7.8), the Vale of White Horse (8.1) and West Berkshire (9.1); the furthest within the South East is Southampton (106.2).

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Placed in the South East

On the share of homes in bands C to E, South Oxfordshire comes 21st of the 64 councils in the South East, just behind Wokingham and just ahead of Reigate and Banstead. All South East councils.