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Council tax bands in Swansea

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Swansea has the second-largest share of its 2016 to 2026 homes placed in bands A and B (35.2%), the second-largest share of one-bedroom homes (10.2%) and the second-fastest net growth in homes on the list over the year to March 2026 (+0.94%) of the 22 councils in Wales. It also has the second-largest number of homes on the valuation list (116,820 homes).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA15B25C22D15E11F7G3H1I1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowColour shows the band, shape the typeA15B25C22D15E11F7G3H1I1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalow

Homes from before 1900 lead

Share of homes by build period; red line: Wales19%Before19008%1900–191814%1919–193916%1945–196418%1965–198211%1983–199910%2000–20155%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: Wales19%<19008%190014%191916%194518%196511%198310%20005%2016

The biggest building periods here were before 1900 (18.7%), from 1965 to 1982 (17.5%) and from 1945 to 1964 (15.6%). By build period, the middle home sits in band B for homes built before 1900, band C for homes built from 1965 to 1982 and band B for those built from 1945 to 1964. Some 5,450 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. The busiest single year was 2025, with 920 homes recorded as built.

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

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (46.1%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (27.4%) and four-bedroom (13.0%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band B 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 3.7 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. Homes here average 2.73 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.83 for Wales.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom10.2%2 bedrooms27.4%3 bedrooms46.1%4 bedrooms13.0%5 bedrooms2.4%6+ bedrooms1.0%

Band B is the largest band

Band B is the most common band in Swansea (25.0%), though the middle home on the list is in band C. The share in bands A and B, 40.2%, is 5.1 points above the figure for Wales as a whole. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run B, C, A, D, E, F, G, H and I. Band I, the top band, holds 550 homes. Within Wales, the band mix closest to this one is that of Newport.

Share of homes in each bandA15.2%B25.0%C21.6%D14.9%E11.4%F7.0%G3.3%H1.0%I0.5%SwanseaWales

Semis and terraced houses, almost level

Semi-detached houses (28.5%) only just outnumber the other types in Swansea; in order they are followed by terraced houses (27.7%), flats and maisonettes (18.7%), detached houses (16.5%) and bungalows (8.1%). 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 flats and maisonettes and band B for terraced houses. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Derby, followed by Peterborough and Gloucester. The widest gap to the rest of Wales is in flats and maisonettes: 4.1 points above the share there (14.6%). The list also counts 400 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes18.7%ABCDETerraced houses27.7%ABCDSemi-detached houses28.5%ABCDEDetached houses16.5%DEFGBungalows8.1%ABCDEF

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Swansea are Bridgend (7.9), Gwynedd (8.8) and Carmarthenshire (14.9); the furthest within Wales is Blaenau Gwent (84.8).

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Placed in Wales

On the share of homes in band F or above, Swansea comes 12th of the 22 councils in Wales, just behind Conwy and just ahead of the Isle of Anglesey. All Wales councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveSwansea 12%1%36%