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Council tax bands in Thurrock

70,490 homesEast of England

Thurrock has the joint ninth-largest share of homes in band C (39.4%) of the 296 councils in England. Among the 45 councils in the East of England, it has the second-largest share of three-bedroom homes (49.6%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA11B20C40D18E7F3G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowColour shows the band, shape the typeA11B20C40D18E7F3G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalow

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Thurrock gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 64.7%, with band C the largest single band. The share in bands A and B, 30.7%, is 12.4 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across the East of England it is 34.9%. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run C, B, D, A, E, F, G and H. Within the East of England, the band mix closest to this one is that of Broadland. Band H, the top band, holds 60 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA10.7%B20.0%C39.4%D18.3%E7.0%F3.3%G1.3%H0.1%ThurrockEast of EnglandEngland

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes are the most common size, then two-bedroom (27.4%) and one-bedroom (12.3%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band C with two, band C with three, band E with four and band F with five. Homes with four or more bedrooms make up 10.7%. A detached house here has 3.7 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. Homes here average 2.60 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.66 for England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom12.3%2 bedrooms27.4%3 bedrooms49.6%4 bedrooms9.1%5 bedrooms1.3%6+ bedrooms0.3%

Terraced houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Thurrock is terraced houses at 35.4%, followed in turn by flats and maisonettes (24.6%), semi-detached houses (23.6%), detached houses (9.1%) and bungalows (6.6%). The widest gap to the rest of the East of England is in detached houses: 11.6 points below the share there (20.7%). The typical home of each type sits in band E for detached houses, band D for bungalows, band C for semi-detached houses, band C for terraced houses and band B for flats and maisonettes. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Dartford, followed by Gravesham and Plymouth.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes24.6%ABCDTerraced houses35.4%BCDSemi-detached houses23.6%BCDEDetached houses9.1%DEFGBungalows6.6%BCDE

Post-war building leads

Share of homes by build period; red line: England4%Before19003%1900–191814%1919–193923%1945–196420%1965–198217%1983–199912%2000–20156%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England4%<19003%190014%191923%194520%196517%198312%20006%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1945 to 1964 (23.3%), from 1965 to 1982 (20.5%) and from 1983 to 1999 (17.4%). Homes from before 1919 make up 6.5%, 13.4 points below the share for England. Some 4,320 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band C, the same as the middle home built before 2016. Bands A and B take 22.2% of these newer homes and 31.3% of the older ones. Homes from the three largest building periods share the same middle band, band C. The busiest single year was 2017, with 860 homes recorded as built. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 190 homes (+0.27%).

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

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Thurrock are Adur (8.3), Reading (8.6) and Greenwich (15.1); the furthest within the East of England is St Albans (94.0).

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Placed in the East of England

On the share of homes in band F or above, Thurrock comes 35th of the 45 councils in the East of England, just behind Broadland and just ahead of Tendring. All East of England councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveThurrock 5%2%30%