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Council tax bands in Walsall

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Walsall has the seventh-largest share of homes built from 1945 to 1964 (31.0%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 30 councils in the West Midlands, it has the largest share of three-bedroom homes (55.9%), the third-largest share of homes in band A (44.1%) and the joint second-smallest share of homes built from 2016 to 2026 (4.1%). It also has the third-largest share of its 2016 to 2026 homes placed in bands A and B (63.0%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA44B23C16D9E5F2G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowColour shows the band, shape the typeA44B23C16D9E5F2G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalow

Post-war building leads

Share of homes by build period; red line: England8%Before19002%1900–191819%1919–193931%1945–196417%1965–19829%1983–19999%2000–20154%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England8%<19002%190019%191931%194517%19659%19839%20004%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1945 to 1964, between the wars (18.7%) and from 1965 to 1982 (17.3%). Homes from before 1919 make up 10.9%, 9.0 points below the share for England. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band B, the same as the middle home built before 2016. Homes from the three largest building periods share the same middle band, band B. The busiest single year was 2016, with 900 homes recorded as built. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 350 homes (+0.30%).

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

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes are the most common size, then two-bedroom (26.0%) and one-bedroom (8.5%). 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 F with five. Homes with four or more bedrooms make up 9.6%. A detached house here has 3.5 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. Homes here average 2.68 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom8.5%2 bedrooms26.0%3 bedrooms55.9%4 bedrooms8.4%5 bedrooms1.0%6+ bedrooms0.2%

Most homes are in the two lowest bands

Bands A and B hold 67.6% of the homes in Walsall. The share in the middle bands, C to E, 29.7%, is 17.9 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across the West Midlands it is 38.9%. Within the West Midlands, the band mix closest to this one is that of Coventry. Band H, the top band, holds 60 homes. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H.

Share of homes in each bandA44.1%B23.5%C16.0%D8.9%E4.8%F2.0%G0.7%H0.1%WalsallWest MidlandsEngland

Semi-detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Walsall is semi-detached houses at 34.8%, followed in turn by terraced houses (26.8%), flats and maisonettes (18.4%), detached houses (14.1%) and bungalows (5.5%). The typical home of each type sits in band D for detached houses, band C 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 Wirral, followed by Stockport and Derby. The widest gap to the rest of the West Midlands is in semi-detached houses: 4.8 points above the share there (30.0%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes18.4%ABTerraced houses26.8%ABSemi-detached houses34.8%ABCDDetached houses14.1%CDEFBungalows5.5%ABCDE

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Walsall are Wigan (3.9), St Helens (4.9) and Salford (6.5); the furthest within the West Midlands is Stratford-on-Avon (98.1).

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Placed in the West Midlands

On the share of homes in band F or above, Walsall comes 22nd of the 30 councils in the West Midlands (joint), just behind Coventry and just ahead of Dudley. All West Midlands councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveWalsall 3%0%20%