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Council tax bands in West Lancashire

53,060 homesNorth WestLancashire

West Lancashire has the fifth-largest share of homes built from 1965 to 1982 (32.6%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 35 councils in the North West, it has the highest average number of bedrooms per home (2.92 bedrooms). Among the twelve councils in Lancashire, it has the smallest share of two-bedroom homes (22.6%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA28B19C20D15E10F5G3FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanColour shows the band, shape the typeA28B19C20D15E10F5G3FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravan

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (48.2%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom and four-bedroom (18.2%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band B with two, band C with three, band E with four and band F with five. One-bedroom homes make up 6.7%. A detached house here has 3.7 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.8.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom6.7%2 bedrooms22.6%3 bedrooms48.2%4 bedrooms18.2%5 bedrooms3.2%6+ bedrooms1.1%

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England11%Before19002%1900–191810%1919–193915%1945–196433%1965–198211%1983–19998%2000–20159%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England11%<19002%190010%191915%194533%196511%19838%20009%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982, from 1945 to 1964 (15.3%) and from 1983 to 1999 (10.9%). Homes from before 1919 make up 12.7%, 7.2 points below the share for England. By build period, the middle home sits in band A for homes built from 1965 to 1982, band C for homes built from 1945 to 1964 and band C for those built from 1983 to 1999. Some 4,640 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band C, the same as the middle home built before 2016. Bands A and B take 39.9% of these newer homes and 47.6% of the older ones. The busiest single year was 2022, with 680 homes recorded as built. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 210 homes (+0.40%).

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

Band A is the largest band

Band A is the most common band in West Lancashire (28.2%), though the middle home on the list is in band C. In bands A and B the share is 46.6%, close to the 43.1% for England. Across the North West it is 60.3%. Within the North West, the band mix closest to this one is that of Stockport. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run A, C, B, D, E, F, G and H. Band H, the top band, holds 110 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA28.2%B18.4%C20.0%D14.5%E10.3%F5.1%G3.2%H0.2%West LancashireNorth WestEngland

Semi-detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in West Lancashire is semi-detached houses at 27.9%, followed in turn by terraced houses (23.2%), detached houses (22.8%), bungalows (13.4%) and flats and maisonettes (10.7%). The typical home of each type sits in band E for detached houses, band C for bungalows, band C for semi-detached houses, band A for flats and maisonettes and band A for terraced houses. The widest gap to the rest of the North West is in detached houses: 9.1 points above the share there (13.7%). The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Northumberland, followed by Wrexham and Cheshire West and Chester.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes10.7%ABCTerraced houses23.2%ABCSemi-detached houses27.9%ABCDDetached houses22.8%CDEFGBungalows13.4%ABCDECaravans and mobile homes0.5%A

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to West Lancashire are Westmorland and Furness (8.0), Warrington (8.8) and Chorley (9.4); the furthest within the North West is Pendle (64.0).

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Placed in the North West

On the share of homes in band F or above, West Lancashire comes 7th of the 35 councils in the North West, just behind Westmorland and Furness and just ahead of Warrington. All North West councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveWest Lancashire 8%1%17%