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Council tax bands in Three Rivers

39,300 homesEast of EnglandHertfordshire

Three Rivers has the sixth-largest share of homes in band H (4.2%) of the 296 councils in England. It also has the tenth-largest share of homes built from 1945 to 1964 (30.5%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 45 councils in the East of England, it has the largest share of homes in band G (13.2%), the second-smallest share in bands A and B (8.4%) and the third-largest share in band E (19.2%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA2B6C18D26E19F12G13H4FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanColour shows the band, shape the typeA2B6C18D26E19F12G13H4FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravan

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Three Rivers gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 62.7%, with band D the largest single band (25.7%). Ranked by number of homes, the bands run D, E, C, G, F, B, H and A. The share in band F or above, 28.9%, is 19.6 points above the figure for England as a whole. Across the East of England it is 10.6%. Within the East of England, the band mix closest to this one is that of St Albans.

Share of homes in each bandA2.2%B6.2%C17.8%D25.7%E19.2%F11.5%G13.2%H4.2%Three RiversEast of EnglandEngland

Post-war building leads

Share of homes by build period; red line: England5%Before19002%1900–191820%1919–193930%1945–196413%1965–198214%1983–19999%2000–20156%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England5%<19002%190020%191930%194513%196514%19839%20006%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1945 to 1964, between the wars (19.6%) and from 1983 to 1999 (13.9%). Homes from before 1919 make up 7.1%, 12.8 points below the share for England. Some 2,220 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band C, a lower band than the middle home built before 2016 (band D). Bands A and B take 19.4% of these newer homes and 7.6% of the older ones. By build period, the middle home sits in band D for homes built from 1945 to 1964, band E for homes built between the wars and band D for those built from 1983 to 1999. The busiest single year was 2024, with 300 homes recorded as built. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 150 homes (+0.38%).

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026BCDEFGBuilt before 2016CDEFG

Semi-detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Three Rivers is semi-detached houses at 27.3%, followed in turn by flats and maisonettes (21.6%), terraced houses (21.3%), detached houses (20.8%) and bungalows (7.5%). The typical home of each type sits in band G for detached houses, band E for bungalows, band E for semi-detached houses, band D for terraced houses and band C for flats and maisonettes. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Warwick, followed by Bedford and Maidstone. The widest gap to the rest of the East of England is in bungalows: 5.2 points below the share there (12.7%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes21.6%BCDETerraced houses21.3%CDESemi-detached houses27.3%CDEFDetached houses20.8%EFGHBungalows7.5%DEFGCaravans and mobile homes0.7%A

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (40.5%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (26.5%) and four-bedroom (14.4%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band B with one bedroom, band D with two, band E with three, band G with four and band G with five. A detached house here has 4.0 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. Homes here average 2.81 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. One-bedroom homes make up 11.6%.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom11.6%2 bedrooms26.5%3 bedrooms40.5%4 bedrooms14.4%5 bedrooms5.1%6+ bedrooms1.9%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Three Rivers are Windsor and Maidenhead (8.6), Waverley (9.6) and Hammersmith and Fulham (9.7); the furthest within the East of England is Norwich (134.7).

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Placed in the East of England

On the share of homes in band F or above, Three Rivers comes 2nd of the 45 councils in the East of England, just behind St Albans and just ahead of Brentwood. All East of England councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveThree Rivers 29%2%30%