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Council tax bands in Warwick

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Warwick has the largest share of homes in band D (19.8%), the smallest share of three-bedroom homes (39.3%) and the second-smallest share of homes in bands A and B (25.2%) of the 30 councils in the West Midlands. It also has the second-largest share of homes in the middle bands C, D and E (59.2%) and the second-largest share in band C (27.1%).

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The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Warwick gather in the middle of the ladder, with band C the largest single band. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run C, D, B, E, F, A, G and H. The share in band F or above, 15.8%, is 6.5 points above the figure for England as a whole. Across the West Midlands it is 6.6%. Band H, the top band, holds 460 homes. Within the West Midlands, the band mix closest to this one is that of Bromsgrove.

Share of homes in each bandA7.2%B18.0%C27.1%D19.8%E12.3%F8.3%G6.8%H0.7%WarwickWest MidlandsEngland

Semi-detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Warwick is semi-detached houses at 26.1%, followed in turn by flats and maisonettes (22.9%), terraced houses (22.9%), detached houses (20.6%) and bungalows (6.2%). The typical home of each type sits in band F for detached houses, band D for bungalows, band D for semi-detached houses, band C for terraced houses and band B for flats and maisonettes. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to St Albans, followed by Three Rivers and Epping Forest. The widest gap to the rest of the West Midlands is in flats and maisonettes: 5.3 points above the share there (17.6%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes22.9%ABCDTerraced houses22.9%BCDESemi-detached houses26.1%BCDEDetached houses20.6%DEFGBungalows6.2%BCDEF

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes are the most common size, then two-bedroom (29.8%) and four-bedroom (15.1%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band B with one bedroom, band C with two, band D with three, band F with four and band G with five. A detached house here has 3.8 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.8. Homes here average 2.77 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. One-bedroom homes make up 10.5%.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom10.5%2 bedrooms29.8%3 bedrooms39.3%4 bedrooms15.1%5 bedrooms3.7%6+ bedrooms1.6%

Post-war building leads

Share of homes by build period; red line: England14%Before19002%1900–19188%1919–193920%1945–196419%1965–198212%1983–199912%2000–201512%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England14%<19002%19008%191920%194519%196512%198312%200012%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1945 to 1964 (20.2%), from 1965 to 1982 (18.9%) and before 1900 (14.3%). Some 8,580 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 18.4% of these newer homes and 26.0% of the older ones. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 840 homes (+1.20%). By build period, the middle home sits in band D for homes built from 1945 to 1964, band C for homes built from 1965 to 1982 and band C for those built before 1900. The busiest single year was 2017, with 1,180 homes recorded as built.

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026BCDEFGBuilt before 2016ABCDEFG

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Warwick are Central Bedfordshire (7.0), Test Valley (7.5) and Arun (12.2); the furthest within the West Midlands is Stoke-on-Trent (110.0).

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Placed in the West Midlands

On the share of homes in band F or above, Warwick comes 6th of the 30 councils in the West Midlands, just behind Solihull and just ahead of Lichfield. All West Midlands councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveWarwick 16%0%20%