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Council tax bands in Thanet

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Thanet has the largest share of two-bedroom homes (35.2%) and the third-smallest share of homes in band D (11.9%) of the 64 councils in the South East. Among the twelve councils in Kent, it has the largest share of homes in bands A and B (52.2%), the smallest share in the middle bands C, D and E (44.2%) and the smallest share in band F or above (3.7%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA23B29C26D12E6F3G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowColour shows the band, shape the typeA23B29C26D12E6F3G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalow

Band B is the largest band

Band B is the most common band in Thanet (28.9%), and the middle home on the list is in that band too. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run B, C, A, D, E, F, G and H. Within the South East, the band mix closest to this one is that of Brighton and Hove. Band H, the top band, holds 40 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA23.3%B28.9%C26.3%D11.9%E6.0%F2.4%G1.2%H0.1%ThanetSouth EastEngland

Homes from before 1900 lead

Share of homes by build period; red line: England25%Before19006%1900–191815%1919–193916%1945–196416%1965–19827%1983–19998%2000–20156%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England25%<19006%190015%191916%194516%19657%19838%20006%2016

The biggest building periods here were before 1900 (25.4%), from 1945 to 1964 (16.5%) and from 1965 to 1982 (15.9%). Some 4,000 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 B). Bands A and B take 36.0% of these newer homes and 53.1% of the older ones. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 730 homes (+1.04%). By build period, the middle home sits in band B for homes built before 1900, band C for homes built from 1945 to 1964 and band C for those built from 1965 to 1982. The busiest single year was 2023, with 630 homes recorded as built.

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

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (36.4%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom and one-bedroom (14.7%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band B with two, band C with three, band D with four and band D with five. A detached house here has 3.6 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. Homes here average 2.55 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.66 for England. Homes with four or more bedrooms make up 13.6%.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom14.7%2 bedrooms35.2%3 bedrooms36.4%4 bedrooms9.4%5 bedrooms2.6%6+ bedrooms1.6%

Flats and maisonettes are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Thanet is flats and maisonettes at 30.0%, followed in turn by terraced houses (24.5%), semi-detached houses (19.3%), bungalows (14.3%) and detached houses (11.0%). 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 widest gap to the rest of the South East is in detached houses: 9.4 points below the share there (20.4%). The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Torbay, followed by Folkestone and Hythe and Worthing.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes30.0%ABCTerraced houses24.5%ABCSemi-detached houses19.3%BCDDetached houses11.0%CDEFGBungalows14.3%BCD

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Thanet are Breckland (9.2), North Kesteven (11.3) and Worcester (12.1); the furthest within the South East is Elmbridge (121.7).

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Placed in the South East

On the share of detached houses, Thanet comes 53rd of the 64 councils in the South East, just behind Eastbourne and just ahead of Gosport. All South East councils.

Share of detached housesThanet 11%3%36%