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Council tax bands in Surrey Heath

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Surrey Heath has the largest share of homes with four or more bedrooms (31.8%), the joint third-largest share of detached houses (36.2%) and the joint tenth-smallest share of two-bedroom homes (20.9%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. It also has the fifth-largest share of homes in band F (15.3%) of the 296 councils in England. Among the 64 councils in the South East, it has the third-smallest share of terraced houses (13.7%).

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Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (37.6%) are the most common size, then four-bedroom (24.2%) and two-bedroom. Homes here average 3.00 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band B with one bedroom, band D with two, band D 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. One-bedroom homes make up 9.7%.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom9.7%2 bedrooms20.9%3 bedrooms37.6%4 bedrooms24.2%5 bedrooms6.3%6+ bedrooms1.3%

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Surrey Heath gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 60.7%, with band D the largest single band (26.4%). The share in bands A and B, 8.8%, is 34.3 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across the South East it is 25.3%. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run D, E, C, F, G, B, A and H. Band H, the top band, holds 550 homes. Within the South East, the band mix closest to this one is that of Reigate and Banstead.

Share of homes in each bandA1.9%B6.9%C16.5%D26.4%E17.8%F15.3%G13.8%H1.4%Surrey HeathSouth EastEngland

Detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Surrey Heath is detached houses, followed in turn by semi-detached houses (21.5%), flats and maisonettes (19.5%), terraced houses and bungalows (6.6%). The typical home of each type sits in band F for detached houses, band E for bungalows, band D for semi-detached houses, band D for terraced houses and band C for flats and maisonettes. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Wokingham, followed by Waverley and Hart. The widest gap to the rest of the South East is in flats and maisonettes: 4.1 points below the share there (23.6%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes19.5%BCDTerraced houses13.7%CDESemi-detached houses21.5%CDEDetached houses36.2%EFGBungalows6.6%DEFGCaravans and mobile homes0.7%ABAnnexes0.7%AB

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England5%Before19004%1900–19187%1919–193922%1945–196426%1965–198219%1983–19999%2000–20158%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England5%<19004%19007%191922%194526%196519%19839%20008%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (26.1%), from 1945 to 1964 (21.7%) and from 1983 to 1999 (18.9%). Homes from before 1919 make up 8.3%, 11.6 points below the share for England. Some 2,970 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. 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 18.8% of these newer homes and 7.9% of the older ones. By build period, the middle home sits in band E for homes built from 1965 to 1982, band D for homes built from 1945 to 1964 and band D for those built from 1983 to 1999. The busiest single year was 2019, with 480 homes recorded as built. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 150 homes (+0.39%).

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

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Surrey Heath are St Albans (7.5), Hammersmith and Fulham (11.1) and Three Rivers (11.6); the furthest within the South East is Portsmouth (122.8).

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Placed in the South East

On the share of homes in band F or above, Surrey Heath comes 5th of the 64 councils in the South East, just behind Waverley and just ahead of Windsor and Maidenhead. All South East councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveSurrey Heath 30%2%40%