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Council tax bands in South Ribble

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South Ribble has the joint sixth-smallest share of one-bedroom homes (5.1%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 35 councils in the North West, it has the joint smallest share of terraced houses (18.4%), the smallest share of its 2016 to 2026 homes placed in bands A and B (21.8%) and the third-largest share of homes in the middle bands C, D and E (50.4%). It also has the second-largest share of homes in band B (25.8%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA19B26C25D17E9F3G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanColour shows the band, shape the typeA19B26C25D17E9F3G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravan

Band B is the largest band

Band B is the most common band in South Ribble, though the middle home on the list is in band C. In band F or above the share is 4.7%, close to the 9.3% for England. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run B, C, A, D, E, F, G and H. Within the North West, the band mix closest to this one is that of Trafford. Band H, the top band, holds 30 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA19.1%B25.8%C25.1%D16.5%E8.8%F3.4%G1.2%H0.1%South RibbleNorth WestEngland

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England8%Before19004%1900–191814%1919–193920%1945–196422%1965–198213%1983–199911%2000–20158%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England8%<19004%190014%191920%194522%196513%198311%20008%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (22.4%), from 1945 to 1964 (19.9%) and between the wars (13.5%). Homes from before 1919 make up 11.7%, 8.2 points below the share for England. Some 4,220 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band C, the same as the middle home built before 2016. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 510 homes (+0.97%). By build period, the middle home sits in band C for homes built from 1965 to 1982, band B for homes built from 1945 to 1964 and band C for those built between the wars. The busiest single year was 2022, with 630 homes recorded as built.

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

Semi-detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in South Ribble is semi-detached houses at 34.8%, followed in turn by detached houses (23.0%), terraced houses, bungalows (14.3%) and flats and maisonettes (8.5%). The widest gap to the rest of the North West is in flats and maisonettes: 10.0 points below the share there (18.5%). The typical home of each type sits in band D for detached houses, band C for bungalows, band C for semi-detached houses, band A for flats and maisonettes and band A for terraced houses. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Mansfield, followed by Bassetlaw and Ashfield.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes8.5%ABTerraced houses18.4%ABCSemi-detached houses34.8%BCDDetached houses23.0%CDEFBungalows14.3%BCDE

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (51.9%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (24.8%) and four-bedroom (16.2%). 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. Homes here average 2.86 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. A detached house here has 3.6 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom5.1%2 bedrooms24.8%3 bedrooms51.9%4 bedrooms16.2%5 bedrooms1.7%6+ bedrooms0.3%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to South Ribble are Torbay (4.0), Exeter (6.9) and Tendring (8.4); the furthest within the North West is Pendle (82.5).

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Placed in the North West

On the share of homes in band F or above, South Ribble comes 15th of the 35 councils in the North West, just behind Preston and just ahead of Lancaster. All North West councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveSouth Ribble 5%1%17%