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Council tax bands in Swindon

102,850 homesSouth West

Swindon has the third-largest share of terraced houses (32.9%), the third-largest share of three-bedroom homes (44.5%) and the third-smallest share of homes built before 1919 (13.4%) of the 27 councils in the South West. It also has the third-largest share of homes built from 1965 to 1982 (22.0%) and the second-largest share built from 2000 to 2015 (16.2%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA15B27C25D18E9F4G2FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowColour shows the band, shape the typeA15B27C25D18E9F4G2FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalow

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England11%Before19002%1900–19187%1919–193916%1945–196422%1965–198217%1983–199916%2000–20158%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England11%<19002%19007%191916%194522%196517%198316%20008%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982, from 1983 to 1999 (16.6%) and from 2000 to 2015. Some 8,750 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band D, a higher band than the middle home built before 2016 (band C). Bands A and B take 21.8% of these newer homes and 44.0% of the older ones. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 560 homes (+0.55%). Homes from the three largest building periods share the same middle band, band C. The busiest single year was 2017, with 1,180 homes recorded as built.

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

Terraced houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Swindon is terraced houses, followed in turn by semi-detached houses (22.6%), flats and maisonettes (19.5%), detached houses (18.0%) and bungalows (6.6%). 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 Preston, followed by Newport and North Hertfordshire. The widest gap to the rest of the South West is in bungalows: 5.7 points below the share there (12.3%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes19.5%ABCTerraced houses32.9%ABCDSemi-detached houses22.6%BCDDetached houses18.0%DEFGBungalows6.6%ABCDE

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes are the most common size, then two-bedroom (27.5%) and four-bedroom (14.1%). 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 3.7 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.5. One-bedroom homes make up 11.6%. Homes here average 2.68 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom11.6%2 bedrooms27.5%3 bedrooms44.5%4 bedrooms14.1%5 bedrooms1.9%6+ bedrooms0.3%

Band B is the largest band

Band B is the most common band in Swindon (27.4%), though the middle home on the list is in band C. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run B, C, D, A, E, F, G and H. In the middle bands, C to E the share is 52.4%, close to the 47.6% for England. Within the South West, the band mix closest to this one is that of South Gloucestershire. Band H, the top band, holds 70 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA14.8%B27.4%C24.7%D18.2%E9.5%F3.9%G1.5%H0.1%SwindonSouth WestEngland

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Swindon are the Isle of Wight (4.2), Havant (4.3) and Swale (6.4); the furthest within the South West is the Isles of Scilly (107.2).

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Placed in the South West

On the share of homes in band F or above, Swindon comes 20th of the 27 councils in the South West (joint), just behind North Devon and just ahead of Exeter. All South West councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveSwindon 6%2%35%