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Council tax bands in South Staffordshire

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South Staffordshire has the ninth-smallest share of terraced houses (11.6%) and the joint ninth-smallest share of one-bedroom homes (5.2%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 30 councils in the West Midlands, it has the third-smallest share of flats and maisonettes (9.2%) and the third-largest share of caravans, houseboats and mobile homes (2.0%). Among the eight councils in Staffordshire, it has the largest share of homes in the middle bands C, D and E (51.3%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA14B22C25D15E11F7G5H1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanColour shows the band, shape the typeA14B22C25D15E11F7G5H1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravan

Semis and detached houses, almost level

Semi-detached houses (32.0%) only just outnumber the other types in South Staffordshire; in order they are followed by detached houses (31.3%), bungalows (13.1%), terraced houses and flats and maisonettes. The widest gap to the rest of the West Midlands is in detached houses: 12.7 points above the share there (18.6%). The typical home of each type sits in band E for detached houses, band C for bungalows, band C for semi-detached houses, band B for terraced houses and band A for flats and maisonettes. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Hinckley and Bosworth, followed by Melton and South Cambridgeshire.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes9.2%ABCTerraced houses11.6%ABCSemi-detached houses32.0%BCDDetached houses31.3%CDEFGBungalows13.1%ABCDEFCaravans and mobile homes2.0%A

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in South Staffordshire gather in the middle of the ladder, with band C the largest single band (24.6%). The share in bands A and B, 36.0%, is 7.1 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across the West Midlands it is 54.5%. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run C, B, D, A, E, F, G and H. Within the West Midlands, the band mix closest to this one is that of Rugby. Band H, the top band, holds 220 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA13.9%B22.1%C24.6%D15.4%E11.3%F7.3%G5.0%H0.4%South StaffordshireWest MidlandsEngland

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (48.0%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (25.8%) and four-bedroom (17.5%). 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 2.89 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 bedroom5.2%2 bedrooms25.8%3 bedrooms48.0%4 bedrooms17.5%5 bedrooms2.9%6+ bedrooms0.6%

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England6%Before19002%1900–19188%1919–193925%1945–196430%1965–198214%1983–19998%2000–20156%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England6%<19002%19008%191925%194530%196514%19838%20006%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (29.7%), from 1945 to 1964 (24.7%) and from 1983 to 1999 (14.0%). Homes from before 1919 make up 8.1%, 11.8 points below the share for England. Some 3,190 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. Bands A and B take 22.3% of these newer homes and 37.2% of the older ones. By build period, the middle home sits in band C for homes built from 1965 to 1982, band C for homes built from 1945 to 1964 and band D for those built from 1983 to 1999. The busiest single year was 2022, with 560 homes recorded as built. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 160 homes (+0.32%).

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026ABCDEFBuilt before 2016ABCDEF

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to South Staffordshire are Bedford (3.6), Stroud (5.3) and Lichfield (5.4); the furthest within the West Midlands is Stoke-on-Trent (89.8).

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Placed in the West Midlands

On the share of homes in band F or above, South Staffordshire comes 9th of the 30 councils in the West Midlands, just behind Herefordshire and just ahead of Rugby. All West Midlands councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveSouth Staffordshire 13%0%20%