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Council tax bands in Tameside

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Tameside has the joint tenth-smallest share of homes in band F or above (1.3%) of the 296 councils in England. Among the 35 councils in the North West, it has the third-smallest share of homes in band D (6.9%). Among the ten councils in Greater Manchester, it has the slowest net growth in homes on the list over the year to March 2026 (+0.27%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA50B19C19D7E4F1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowColour shows the band, shape the typeA50B19C19D7E4F1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalow

Most homes are in the two lowest bands

Bands A and B hold 68.8% of the homes in Tameside, and band A on its own accounts for 50.2%. The share in the middle bands, C to E, 29.9%, is 17.7 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across the North West it is 34.6%. Within the North West, the band mix closest to this one is that of Bolton. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run A, C, B, D, E, F and G. Band H, the top band, holds 40 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA50.2%B18.6%C19.2%D6.9%E3.8%F0.9%G0.4%H0.0%TamesideNorth WestEngland

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England18%Before19004%1900–191819%1919–193916%1945–196421%1965–19829%1983–19998%2000–20154%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England18%<19004%190019%191916%194521%19659%19838%20004%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (21.0%), between the wars (18.9%) and before 1900 (17.9%). Some 4,520 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band C, a higher band than the middle home built before 2016 (band A). Bands A and B take 42.1% of these newer homes and 69.9% of the older ones. By build period, the middle home sits in band B for homes built from 1965 to 1982, band B for homes built between the wars and band A for those built before 1900. The busiest single year was 2018, with 630 homes recorded as built.

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026ABCDEBuilt before 2016ABCD

Terraced houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Tameside is terraced houses at 38.2%, followed in turn by semi-detached houses (29.8%), flats and maisonettes (15.8%), detached houses (8.8%) and bungalows (6.7%). The typical home of each type sits in band D for detached houses, band C for bungalows, band B for semi-detached houses, band A for flats and maisonettes and band A for terraced houses. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Bradford, followed by Rochdale and Bolton. The widest gap to the rest of the North West is in terraced houses: 7.6 points above the share there (30.6%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes15.8%ABTerraced houses38.2%ABCSemi-detached houses29.8%ABCDetached houses8.8%CDEFBungalows6.7%ABCDE

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (43.7%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (37.1%) and one-bedroom (10.1%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band A with two, band B with three, band D with four and band E with five. Homes with four or more bedrooms make up 9.0%. A detached house here has 3.6 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.5. Homes here average 2.53 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.66 for England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom10.1%2 bedrooms37.1%3 bedrooms43.7%4 bedrooms7.9%5 bedrooms0.9%6+ bedrooms0.2%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Tameside are Boston (6.3), Oldham (6.4) and Middlesbrough (6.8); the furthest within the North West is Ribble Valley (74.4).

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Placed in the North West

On the share of homes in bands C to E, Tameside comes 22nd of the 35 councils in the North West, just behind Rossendale and just ahead of Halton. All North West councils.

Share of homes in bands C to ETameside 30%20%54%