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Council tax bands in Tower Hamlets

151,640 homesLondonInner London

Tower Hamlets has the joint smallest share of detached houses (0.1%), the largest share of homes built from 2000 to 2015 (26.2%) and the third-largest share of flats and maisonettes (88.9%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. It also has the fifth-smallest share of terraced houses (9.1%) and the second-smallest share of semi-detached houses (0.3%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA3B17C27D21E18F10G4FlatTerracedNot recordedColour shows the band, shape the typeA3B17C27D21E18F10G4FlatTerracedNot recorded

The early 2000s built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England11%Before19001%1900–19184%1919–193912%1945–196412%1965–198213%1983–199926%2000–201519%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England11%<19001%19004%191912%194512%196513%198326%200019%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 2000 to 2015, from 2016 to 2026 (19.2%) and from 1983 to 1999 (13.0%). The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band E, a higher band than the middle home built before 2016 (band C). Bands A and B take 2.7% of these newer homes and 23.1% of the older ones. Homes from before 1919 make up 11.6%, 8.3 points below the share for England. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 1,640 homes (+1.09%). By build period, the middle home sits in band D for homes built from 2000 to 2015, band E for homes built from 2016 to 2026 and band D for those built from 1983 to 1999. The busiest single year was 2019, with 4,340 homes recorded as built.

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026CDEFGBuilt before 2016BCDEF

Two bedrooms is the usual size

Two-bedroom homes (40.0%) are the most common size, then one-bedroom (35.8%) and three-bedroom (18.6%). Homes here average 1.96 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.66 for England. Homes with four or more bedrooms make up 5.6%. Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band C with one bedroom, band D with two, band D with three, band E with four and band E with five. A detached house here has 3.2 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.8.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom35.8%2 bedrooms40.0%3 bedrooms18.6%4 bedrooms4.1%5 bedrooms0.9%6+ bedrooms0.6%

More than half are flats and maisonettes

Flats and maisonettes make up more than half of the homes in Tower Hamlets; after them come terraced houses, semi-detached houses, bungalows (0.1%) and detached houses. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Westminster, followed by Camden and Islington. The typical home of each type sits in band E for detached houses, band E for semi-detached houses, band E for terraced houses, band C for bungalows and band C for flats and maisonettes.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes88.9%BCDEFTerraced houses9.1%DEFSemi-detached houses0.3%CDEFDetached houses0.1%CDEFGHBungalows0.1%BCDE

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Tower Hamlets gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 66.6%, with band C the largest single band (27.0%). The middle home on the list is in band D. The share in bands A and B, 19.6%, is 23.5 points below the figure for England as a whole. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run C, D, E, B, F, G, A and H. Band H, the top band, holds 780 homes. Within London, the band mix closest to this one is that of Redbridge.

Share of homes in each bandA3.0%B16.6%C27.0%D21.5%E18.1%F9.6%G3.7%H0.5%Tower HamletsLondonEngland

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Tower Hamlets are Test Valley (12.3), Arun (15.2) and Fareham (15.8); the furthest within London is the City of London (86.9).

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Placed in London

On the share of homes in band F or above, Tower Hamlets comes 13th of the 33 councils in London, just behind Harrow and just ahead of Merton. All London councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveTower Hamlets 14%1%53%