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Council tax bands in Stratford-on-Avon

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Stratford-on-Avon has the joint fifth-largest share of homes built from 2016 to 2026 (17.7%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 30 councils in the West Midlands, it has the smallest share of homes in bands A and B (18.5%), the largest share in the middle bands C, D and E (61.0%) and the largest share in band F or above (20.5%). It also has the largest share of homes in band C (28.1%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA6B13C28D17E16F10G9H1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanAnnexeColour shows the band, shape the typeA6B13C28D17E16F10G9H1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanAnnexe

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Stratford-on-Avon gather in the middle of the ladder, with band C the largest single band. The middle home on the list is in band D. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run C, D, E, B, F, G, A and H. Band H, the top band, holds 1,010 homes, about one in every 68. Within the West Midlands, the band mix closest to this one is that of Warwick.

Share of homes in each bandA5.7%B12.8%C28.1%D16.9%E16.0%F10.2%G8.8%H1.5%Stratford-on-AvonWest MidlandsEngland

The last ten years built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England15%Before19002%1900–19186%1919–193915%1945–196417%1965–198214%1983–199912%2000–201518%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England15%<19002%19006%191915%194517%196514%198312%200018%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 2016 to 2026, from 1965 to 1982 (17.2%) and before 1900 (14.9%). 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 13.2% of these newer homes and 19.6% of the older ones. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 830 homes (+1.23%). By build period, the middle home sits in band D for homes built from 2016 to 2026, band C for homes built from 1965 to 1982 and band D for those built before 1900. The busiest single year was 2022, with 1,610 homes recorded as built.

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026BCDEFGBuilt before 2016BCDEFG

Detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Stratford-on-Avon is detached houses at 30.1%, followed in turn by semi-detached houses (24.8%), terraced houses (20.8%), flats and maisonettes (11.8%) and bungalows (9.1%). The typical home of each type sits in band F for detached houses, band D for bungalows, band C for semi-detached houses, band C for terraced houses and band B for flats and maisonettes. The widest gap to the rest of the West Midlands is in detached houses: 11.5 points above the share there (18.6%). The list also counts 880 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Cheshire East, followed by Huntingdonshire and Stroud.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes11.8%ABCDTerraced houses20.8%BCDESemi-detached houses24.8%BCDEDetached houses30.1%DEFGBungalows9.1%BCDEFGCaravans and mobile homes1.3%A

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (41.3%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (27.9%) and four-bedroom (18.4%). 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 2.89 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. One-bedroom homes make up 6.8%. A detached house here has 3.7 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.7.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom6.8%2 bedrooms27.9%3 bedrooms41.3%4 bedrooms18.4%5 bedrooms4.4%6+ bedrooms1.3%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Stratford-on-Avon are Maldon (9.4), Cotswold (11.3) and Winchester (11.7); the furthest within the West Midlands is Stoke-on-Trent (123.2).

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Placed in the West Midlands

On the share of detached houses, Stratford-on-Avon comes 7th of the 30 councils in the West Midlands (joint), just behind Lichfield and just ahead of Shropshire. All West Midlands councils.

Share of detached housesStratford-on-Avon 30%7%33%