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Council tax bands in Stroud

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Stroud has the third-fastest net growth in homes on the list over the year to March 2026 (+1.04%) of the 27 councils in the South West. Among the six councils in Gloucestershire, it has the smallest share of homes built from 2000 to 2015 (10.7%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA13B23C23D15E13F7G5H1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanColour shows the band, shape the typeA13B23C23D15E13F7G5H1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravan

Homes from before 1900 lead

Share of homes by build period; red line: England23%Before19002%1900–19187%1919–193915%1945–196418%1965–198213%1983–199911%2000–201510%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England23%<19002%19007%191915%194518%196513%198311%200010%2016

The biggest building periods here were before 1900 (22.8%), from 1965 to 1982 (18.4%) and from 1945 to 1964 (15.0%). Some 5,720 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 28.8% of these newer homes and 37.2% of the older ones. By build period, the middle home sits in band D for homes built before 1900, band C for homes built from 1965 to 1982 and band C for those built from 1945 to 1964. The busiest single year was 2021, with 830 homes recorded as built.

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

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Stroud gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 51.3%, with band C the largest single band (23.1%). The share in bands A and B, 36.3%, is 6.8 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across the South West it is 41.3%. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run C, B, D, A, E, F, G and H. Band H, the top band, holds 260 homes. Within the South West, the band mix closest to this one is that of North Somerset.

Share of homes in each bandA13.4%B22.9%C23.1%D15.2%E13.0%F7.4%G4.6%H0.5%StroudSouth WestEngland

Detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Stroud is detached houses at 28.7%, followed in turn by semi-detached houses (25.7%), terraced houses (21.3%), flats and maisonettes (11.7%) and bungalows (10.9%). 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 Tewkesbury, followed by Cheshire East and Stratford-on-Avon. The widest gap to the rest of the South West is in detached houses: 8.8 points above the share there (19.9%). The list also counts 380 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes11.7%ABTerraced houses21.3%ABCDSemi-detached houses25.7%BCDDetached houses28.7%DEFGBungalows10.9%ABCDEFCaravans and mobile homes0.7%A

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (41.7%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (26.4%) and four-bedroom (17.9%). 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 2.85 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. A detached house here has 3.6 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.5. One-bedroom homes make up 9.1%.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom9.1%2 bedrooms26.4%3 bedrooms41.7%4 bedrooms17.9%5 bedrooms3.4%6+ bedrooms1.5%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Stroud are North Yorkshire (5.1), South Staffordshire (5.3) and Bedford (5.5); the furthest within the South West is the Isles of Scilly (92.2).

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Placed in the South West

On the share of homes in band F or above, Stroud comes 9th of the 27 councils in the South West, just behind Tewkesbury and just ahead of West Devon. All South West councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveStroud 12%2%35%