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Council tax bands in Wandsworth

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Wandsworth has the eighth-smallest share of bungalows (0.2%), the joint tenth-largest share of two-bedroom homes (37.6%) and the tenth-smallest share of three-bedroom homes (23.8%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 33 councils in London, it has the third-largest number of homes on the valuation list (159,480 homes). Among the 14 councils in Inner London, it has the largest share of detached houses (1.3%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA4B8C24D22E17F13G10H2FlatTerracedSemiDetachedColour shows the band, shape the typeA4B8C24D22E17F13G10H2FlatTerracedSemiDetached

Two bedrooms is the usual size

Two-bedroom homes are the most common size, then one-bedroom (26.9%) and three-bedroom. Homes here average 2.26 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.66 for England. Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band C with one bedroom, band D with two, band E with three, band F with four and band G with five. A detached house here has 4.5 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.8. Homes with four or more bedrooms make up 11.7%.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom26.9%2 bedrooms37.6%3 bedrooms23.8%4 bedrooms7.4%5 bedrooms2.8%6+ bedrooms1.5%

More than half are flats and maisonettes

Flats and maisonettes make up more than half of the homes in Wandsworth (71.8%); after them come terraced houses (22.2%), semi-detached houses (3.8%), detached houses and bungalows. The widest gap to the rest of London is in flats and maisonettes: 14.3 points above the share there (57.5%). The typical home of each type sits in band G for detached houses, band G for semi-detached houses, band E for terraced houses, band D for flats and maisonettes and band C for bungalows. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Hammersmith and Fulham, followed by Lambeth and Southwark.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes71.8%BCDEFTerraced houses22.2%DEFGSemi-detached houses3.8%DEFGHDetached houses1.3%FGHBungalows0.2%BCDEFG

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Wandsworth gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 62.9%, with band C the largest single band (23.5%). The middle home on the list is in band D. The share in bands A and B, 12.4%, is 30.7 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across London it is 16.7%. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run C, D, E, F, G, B, A and H. Band H, the top band, holds 3,070 homes, about one in every 52. Within London, the band mix closest to this one is that of Bromley.

Share of homes in each bandA4.1%B8.3%C23.5%D22.2%E17.2%F13.1%G9.6%H1.9%WandsworthLondonEngland

Homes from before 1900 lead

Share of homes by build period; red line: England32%Before190011%1900–19187%1919–193911%1945–196410%1965–19826%1983–199910%2000–201511%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England32%<190011%19007%191911%194510%19656%198310%200011%2016

The biggest building periods here were before 1900 (31.9%), from 1945 to 1964 (11.2%) and from 1900 to 1918 (11.1%). Some 17,770 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band E, a higher band than the middle home built before 2016 (band D). Bands A and B take 4.8% of these newer homes and 13.4% of the older ones. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 1,510 homes (+0.96%). By build period, the middle home sits in band D for homes built before 1900, band C for homes built from 1945 to 1964 and band D for those built from 1900 to 1918. The busiest single year was 2023, with 2,690 homes recorded as built.

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026DEFGBuilt before 2016BCDEFG

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Wandsworth are Epping Forest (8.9), East Hampshire (9.2) and Horsham (9.2); the furthest within London is Barking and Dagenham (96.2).

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Placed in London

On the share of homes in band F or above, Wandsworth comes 8th of the 33 councils in London, just behind Barnet and just ahead of Bromley. All London councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveWandsworth 25%1%53%