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Council tax bands in Stockport

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Stockport has the smallest share of homes built from 2000 to 2015 (3.7%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 35 councils in the North West, it has the third-largest share of homes built between 1919 and 1939 (22.5%) and the third-largest share built from 1945 to 1964 (21.8%). Among the ten councils in Greater Manchester, it has the largest share of homes in band E (10.0%) and the largest share in band F (4.9%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA24B22C21D15E10F5G3FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowColour shows the band, shape the typeA24B22C21D15E10F5G3FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalow

The inter-war years built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England14%Before19005%1900–191822%1919–193922%1945–196420%1965–19828%1983–19994%2000–20155%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England14%<19005%190022%191922%194520%19658%19834%20005%2016

The biggest building periods here were between the wars, from 1945 to 1964 and from 1965 to 1982 (20.0%). Some 6,340 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 41.7% of these newer homes and 45.9% of the older ones. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 780 homes (+0.58%). Homes from the three largest building periods share the same middle band, band C. The busiest single year was 2019, with 1,070 homes recorded as built.

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

Band A is the largest band

Band A is the most common band in Stockport (23.9%), though the middle home on the list is in band C. Within the North West, the band mix closest to this one is that of Wyre. In bands A and B the share is 45.8%, close to the 43.1% for England. Across the North West it is 60.3%. Band H, the top band, holds 230 homes. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H.

Share of homes in each bandA23.9%B21.9%C21.5%D14.9%E10.0%F4.9%G2.7%H0.2%StockportNorth WestEngland

Semi-detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Stockport is semi-detached houses at 35.8%, followed in turn by terraced houses (22.8%), flats and maisonettes (17.9%), detached houses (16.4%) and bungalows (6.9%). The typical home of each type sits in band E for detached houses, band D for bungalows, band C for semi-detached houses, band B for terraced houses and band A for flats and maisonettes. The widest gap to the rest of the North West is in terraced houses: 7.8 points below the share there (30.6%). The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Derby, followed by Walsall and Wirral.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes17.9%ABCTerraced houses22.8%ABCSemi-detached houses35.8%ABCDDetached houses16.4%DEFGBungalows6.9%ACDEF

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (47.3%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (28.1%) and four-bedroom (11.8%). 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. A detached house here has 3.6 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.5. One-bedroom homes make up 10.1%. Homes here average 2.70 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom10.1%2 bedrooms28.1%3 bedrooms47.3%4 bedrooms11.8%5 bedrooms2.3%6+ bedrooms0.5%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Stockport are East Riding of Yorkshire (4.7), Westmorland and Furness (5.7) and Torridge (7.0); the furthest within the North West is Pendle (72.7).

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Placed in the North West

On the share of homes in band F or above, Stockport comes 9th of the 35 councils in the North West, just behind Warrington and just ahead of Wyre. All North West councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveStockport 8%1%17%