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Council tax bands in Waverley

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Waverley has the ninth-largest share of homes in band F or above (32.1%) of the 296 councils in England. Among the eleven councils in Surrey, it has the smallest share of flats and maisonettes (19.2%), the largest share of homes built before 1919 (20.9%) and the smallest share built from 2000 to 2015 (7.5%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA2B6C19D24E17F13G15H4FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowAnnexeColour shows the band, shape the typeA2B6C19D24E17F13G15H4FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowAnnexe

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Waverley gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 60.1%, with band D the largest single band (23.6%). The share in bands A and B, 7.8%, is 35.3 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across the South East it is 25.3%. Band H, the top band, holds 2,200 homes, about one in every 26. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run D, C, E, G, F, B, H and A. Within the South East, the band mix closest to this one is that of Sevenoaks.

Share of homes in each bandA1.8%B6.0%C19.0%D23.6%E17.5%F12.8%G15.5%H3.8%WaverleySouth EastEngland

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England16%Before19005%1900–191814%1919–193916%1945–196420%1965–198211%1983–19998%2000–201510%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England16%<19005%190014%191916%194520%196511%19838%200010%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (19.7%), before 1900 (16.3%) and from 1945 to 1964 (16.2%). Some 5,600 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band D, a lower band than the middle home built before 2016 (band E). Bands A and B take 5.9% of these newer homes and 8.1% of the older ones. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 480 homes (+0.83%). By build period, the middle home sits in band D for homes built from 1965 to 1982, band E for homes built before 1900 and band D for those built from 1945 to 1964. The busiest single year was 2022, with 810 homes recorded as built.

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

Detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Waverley is detached houses at 31.1%, followed in turn by semi-detached houses (22.2%), flats and maisonettes, terraced houses (15.3%) and bungalows (10.7%). The typical home of each type sits in band G for detached houses, band E for bungalows, band D for semi-detached houses, band D for terraced houses and band C for flats and maisonettes. The widest gap to the rest of the South East is in detached houses: 10.7 points above the share there (20.4%). It also counts 330 annexes, separate living quarters attached to another home. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Horsham, followed by Mole Valley and Tandridge.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes19.2%BCDTerraced houses15.3%CDESemi-detached houses22.2%CDEFDetached houses31.1%EFGHBungalows10.7%CDEFGCaravans and mobile homes0.5%ABAnnexes0.6%A

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (37.5%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (24.9%) and four-bedroom (18.5%). 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. Homes here average 2.87 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. A detached house here has 3.8 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. One-bedroom homes make up 11.8%.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom11.8%2 bedrooms24.9%3 bedrooms37.5%4 bedrooms18.5%5 bedrooms5.2%6+ bedrooms2.1%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Waverley are Three Rivers (9.6), Windsor and Maidenhead (10.0) and Tandridge (10.9); the furthest within the South East is Portsmouth (119.8).

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Placed in the South East

On the share of homes in bands C to E, Waverley comes 39th of the 64 councils in the South East (joint), just behind Horsham and just ahead of Sevenoaks. All South East councils.

Share of homes in bands C to EWaverley 60%33%79%