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Council tax bands in Tendring

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Tendring has the third-largest share of bungalows (30.0%) and the joint tenth-largest share of two-bedroom homes (37.6%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 45 councils in the East of England, it has the third-smallest share of terraced houses (12.2%). Among the twelve councils in Essex, it has the largest share of homes in bands A and B (41.8%) and the smallest share in the middle bands C, D and E (53.9%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA18B24C29D17E8F3G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanColour shows the band, shape the typeA18B24C29D17E8F3G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravan

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Tendring gather in the middle of the ladder, with band C the largest single band (29.2%). The share in band F or above, 4.3%, is 5.0 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across the East of England it is 10.6%. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run C, B, A, D, E, F, G and H. Within the East of England, the band mix closest to this one is that of North Norfolk. Band H, the top band, holds 90 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA18.2%B23.6%C29.2%D16.5%E8.2%F2.9%G1.3%H0.1%TendringEast of EnglandEngland

Bungalows are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Tendring is bungalows, followed in turn by detached houses (20.0%), semi-detached houses (19.2%), flats and maisonettes (16.3%) and terraced houses. The list also counts 1,160 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes. The typical home of each type sits in band D 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 widest gap to the rest of the East of England is in semi-detached houses: 3.0 points below the share there (22.2%). The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to East Lindsey, followed by North Norfolk and Denbighshire.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes16.3%ABCTerraced houses12.2%ABCSemi-detached houses19.2%BCDDetached houses20.0%CDEFGBungalows30.0%ABCDCaravans and mobile homes1.5%A

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (38.5%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom and four-bedroom (11.9%). 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 E with five. One-bedroom homes make up 9.1%. A detached house here has 3.6 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.7. Homes here average 2.63 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.66 for England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom9.1%2 bedrooms37.6%3 bedrooms38.5%4 bedrooms11.9%5 bedrooms2.1%6+ bedrooms0.9%

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England10%Before19004%1900–191815%1919–193916%1945–196423%1965–198214%1983–19998%2000–201510%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England10%<19004%190015%191916%194523%196514%19838%200010%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (23.2%), from 1945 to 1964 (15.5%) and between the wars (15.0%). Some 7,840 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 21.7% of these newer homes and 44.1% of the older ones. Homes from before 1919 make up 14.0%, 5.9 points below the share for England. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 1,010 homes (+1.33%). Homes from the three largest building periods share the same middle band, band C. The busiest single year was 2022, with 960 homes recorded as built.

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

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Tendring are South Ribble (8.4), Oadby and Wigston (9.1) and Southend-on-Sea (10.4); the furthest within the East of England is St Albans (95.9).

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Placed in the East of England

On the share of homes in band F or above, Tendring comes 36th of the 45 councils in the East of England, just behind Thurrock and just ahead of Breckland. All East of England councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveTendring 4%2%30%