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Council tax bands in Wakefield

165,780 homesYorkshire and the HumberWest Yorkshire

Wakefield has the second-slowest net growth in homes on the list over the year to March 2026 (+0.36%) of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber. Among the five councils in West Yorkshire, it has the largest share of homes in bands A and B (67.2%), the smallest share in band F or above (2.4%) and the smallest share in band C (15.1%). It also has the smallest share of homes in band E (5.4%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA48B19C15D10E5F2G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowColour shows the band, shape the typeA48B19C15D10E5F2G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalow

Most homes are in the two lowest bands

Band A is the single largest band in Wakefield, with 48.2% of homes. The share in the middle bands, C to E, 30.4%, is 17.2 points below the figure for England as a whole. Within Yorkshire and the Humber, the band mix closest to this one is that of Calderdale. Band H, the top band, holds 100 homes. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H.

Share of homes in each bandA48.2%B19.0%C15.1%D9.9%E5.4%F1.6%G0.7%H0.1%WakefieldYorkshire and the HumberEngland

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England9%Before19007%1900–191815%1919–193919%1945–196420%1965–198211%1983–199910%2000–20159%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England9%<19007%190015%191919%194520%196511%198310%20009%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (19.8%), from 1945 to 1964 (19.3%) and between the wars (15.4%). Some 14,620 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 A). Bands A and B take 36.6% of these newer homes and 70.3% of the older ones. Homes from before 1919 make up 15.4%, 4.5 points below the share for England. By build period, the middle home sits in band B for homes built from 1965 to 1982, band A for homes built from 1945 to 1964 and band A for those built between the wars. The busiest single year was 2017, with 2,100 homes recorded as built.

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

Semi-detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Wakefield is semi-detached houses at 35.9%, followed in turn by terraced houses (23.6%), detached houses (15.9%), bungalows (12.2%) and flats and maisonettes (11.4%). The typical home of each type sits in band D for detached houses, band B for bungalows, band B for semi-detached houses, band A for flats and maisonettes and band A for terraced houses. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Doncaster, followed by Newcastle-under-Lyme and Wigan. The widest gap to the rest of Yorkshire and the Humber is in semi-detached houses: 6.8 points above the share there (29.1%). The list also counts 380 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes11.4%ABTerraced houses23.6%ABCSemi-detached houses35.9%ABCDetached houses15.9%CDEFBungalows12.2%ABCD

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (47.4%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (31.3%) and four-bedroom (12.2%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band A with two, band B with three, band D with four and band E with five. One-bedroom homes make up 7.4%. A detached house here has 3.7 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. Homes here average 2.70 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom7.4%2 bedrooms31.3%3 bedrooms47.4%4 bedrooms12.2%5 bedrooms1.4%6+ bedrooms0.3%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Wakefield are Cumberland (5.4), North Lincolnshire (5.6) and Derby (7.1); the furthest within Yorkshire and the Humber is York (68.0).

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Placed in Yorkshire and the Humber

On the share of homes in bands C to E, Wakefield comes 7th of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber, just behind Kirklees and just ahead of Calderdale. All Yorkshire and the Humber councils.

Share of homes in bands C to EWakefield 30%14%52%