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Council tax bands in Torfaen

43,540 homesWalesIn Welsh: Tor-faen

Torfaen has the largest share of homes built from 1945 to 1964 (24.2%) and the second-smallest share built from 2000 to 2015 (5.9%) of the 22 councils in Wales.

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA14B30C28D10E10F6G2FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowColour shows the band, shape the typeA14B30C28D10E10F6G2FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalow

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: Wales13%Before19007%1900–19187%1919–193924%1945–196426%1965–198211%1983–19996%2000–20156%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: Wales13%<19007%19007%191924%194526%196511%19836%20006%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (26.1%), from 1945 to 1964 and before 1900 (13.4%). Some 2,530 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 21.4% of these newer homes and 46.2% of the older ones. By build period, the middle home sits in band B for homes built from 1965 to 1982, band C for homes built from 1945 to 1964 and band B for those built before 1900. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 200 homes (+0.46%). The busiest single year was 2019, with 390 homes recorded as built.

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

Band B is the largest band

Band B is the most common band in Torfaen (30.1%), though the middle home on the list is in band C. The share in bands A and B, 44.6%, is 9.5 points above the figure for Wales as a whole. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run B, C, A, D, E, F, G, H and I. Within Wales, the band mix closest to this one is that of Bridgend. Band I, the top band, holds 30 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA14.5%B30.1%C27.7%D10.2%E10.1%F5.6%G1.6%H0.2%I0.1%TorfaenWales

Terraced houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Torfaen is terraced houses at 43.1%, followed in turn by semi-detached houses (22.0%), detached houses (15.9%), flats and maisonettes (13.1%) and bungalows (5.5%). The widest gap to the rest of Wales is in terraced houses: 14.1 points above the share there (29.0%). The typical home of each type sits in band E for detached houses, band D for bungalows, band C for semi-detached houses, band B for terraced houses and band A for flats and maisonettes. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Rossendale, followed by Blackburn with Darwen and Calderdale.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes13.1%ABTerraced houses43.1%ABCSemi-detached houses22.0%BCDEDetached houses15.9%DEFGBungalows5.5%ABCDEF

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (52.9%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (24.4%) and four-bedroom (13.2%). 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 F with five. A detached house here has 3.6 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.5. Homes here average 2.77 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.83 for Wales. One-bedroom homes make up 7.9%.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom7.9%2 bedrooms24.4%3 bedrooms52.9%4 bedrooms13.2%5 bedrooms1.4%6+ bedrooms0.3%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Torfaen are Caerphilly (18.7), Swansea (22.2) and Gwynedd (24.4); the furthest within Wales is Monmouthshire (94.3).

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Placed in Wales

On the share of homes in band F or above, Torfaen comes 17th of the 22 councils in Wales, just behind Gwynedd and just ahead of Rhondda Cynon Taf. All Wales councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveTorfaen 8%1%36%