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Council tax bands in St Albans

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St Albans has the joint tenth-largest share of homes in band E (20.6%) and the sixth-largest share in band F (15.0%) of the 296 councils in England. Among the 45 councils in the East of England, it has the smallest share of homes in bands A and B (6.5%), the smallest share of its 2016 to 2026 homes placed in bands A and B (6.1%) and the third-largest share of homes in band H (2.3%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA1B5C17D26E21F15G13H2FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanColour shows the band, shape the typeA1B5C17D26E21F15G13H2FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravan

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in St Albans gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 63.2%, with band D the largest single band (26.0%). The middle home on the list is in band E. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run D, E, C, F, G, B, H and A. The share in band F or above, 30.4%, is 21.1 points above the figure for England as a whole. Across the East of England it is 10.6%. Within the East of England, the band mix closest to this one is that of Three Rivers.

Share of homes in each bandA1.4%B5.1%C16.6%D26.0%E20.6%F15.0%G13.1%H2.3%St AlbansEast of EnglandEngland

Post-war building leads

Share of homes by build period; red line: England9%Before19005%1900–191816%1919–193922%1945–196419%1965–198213%1983–199910%2000–20156%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England9%<19005%190016%191922%194519%196513%198310%20006%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1945 to 1964 (21.6%), from 1965 to 1982 (19.0%) and between the wars (16.3%). Homes from before 1919 make up 13.6%, 6.3 points below the share for England. Some 3,920 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band E, the same as the middle home built before 2016. By build period, the middle home sits in band D for homes built from 1945 to 1964, band D for homes built from 1965 to 1982 and band E for those built between the wars. The busiest single year was 2018, with 560 homes recorded as built. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 220 homes (+0.35%).

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026CDEFGBuilt before 2016CDEFG

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (39.0%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (25.1%) and four-bedroom (17.3%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band C with one bedroom, band D with two, band E with three, band F with four and band G with five. A detached house here has 3.9 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. Homes here average 2.81 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. One-bedroom homes make up 12.6%.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom12.6%2 bedrooms25.1%3 bedrooms39.0%4 bedrooms17.3%5 bedrooms4.7%6+ bedrooms1.3%

Flats and semis, almost level

Flats and maisonettes (24.7%) only just outnumber the other types in St Albans; in order they are followed by semi-detached houses (24.0%), terraced houses (22.7%), detached houses (21.5%) and bungalows (5.8%). The typical home of each type sits in band G for detached houses, band E for bungalows, band E for semi-detached houses, band D for terraced houses and band C for flats and maisonettes. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Warwick, followed by East Hertfordshire and Tunbridge Wells. The widest gap to the rest of the East of England is in bungalows: 6.9 points below the share there (12.7%). The list also counts 320 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes24.7%BCDETerraced houses22.7%CDEFSemi-detached houses24.0%DEFDetached houses21.5%EFGHBungalows5.8%BCDEFGCaravans and mobile homes0.5%A

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to St Albans are Surrey Heath (7.5), Epsom and Ewell (10.1) and Windsor and Maidenhead (10.1); the furthest within the East of England is Norwich (138.6).

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Placed in the East of England

On the share of homes in band F or above, St Albans comes 1st of the 45 councils in the East of England, just ahead of Three Rivers. All East of England councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveSt Albans 30%2%30%