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Council tax bands in West Lindsey

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West Lindsey has the fourth-smallest share of flats and maisonettes (5.2%), the fourth-smallest share of one-bedroom homes (4.3%) and the joint eighth-largest share of caravans, houseboats and mobile homes (2.1%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. It also has the joint seventh-largest share of homes built from 2000 to 2015 (16.6%). Among the 35 councils in the East Midlands, it has the third-smallest share of semi-detached houses (21.3%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA37B19C18D13E8F4G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanColour shows the band, shape the typeA37B19C18D13E8F4G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravan

Detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in West Lindsey is detached houses at 30.8%, followed in turn by bungalows (21.3%), semi-detached houses, terraced houses (18.3%) and flats and maisonettes. The widest gap to the rest of the East Midlands is in bungalows: 9.2 points above the share there (12.1%). 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 South Norfolk, followed by East Cambridgeshire and Breckland.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes5.2%ATerraced houses18.3%ABSemi-detached houses21.3%ABCDetached houses30.8%BCDEFBungalows21.3%ABCDCaravans and mobile homes2.1%A

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (46.6%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (25.1%) and four-bedroom (19.4%). Homes here average 2.96 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. 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 E with five. A detached house here has 3.7 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom4.3%2 bedrooms25.1%3 bedrooms46.6%4 bedrooms19.4%5 bedrooms3.8%6+ bedrooms0.9%

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England17%Before19004%1900–19185%1919–193915%1945–196418%1965–198212%1983–199917%2000–201511%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England17%<19004%19005%191915%194518%196512%198317%200011%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (18.1%), before 1900 (16.9%) and from 2000 to 2015. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 650 homes (+1.39%). Some 5,190 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band B, the same as the middle home built before 2016. Bands A and B take 52.8% of these newer homes and 56.0% of the older ones. By build period, the middle home sits in band C for homes built from 1965 to 1982, band B for homes built before 1900 and band C for those built from 2000 to 2015. The busiest single year was 2022, with 740 homes recorded as built.

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 Lindsey (36.9%), though the middle home on the list is in band B. The share in bands A and B, 55.6%, is 12.5 points above the figure for England as a whole. Within the East Midlands, the band mix closest to this one is that of Newark and Sherwood. Band H, the top band, holds 70 homes. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H.

Share of homes in each bandA36.9%B18.7%C17.5%D13.5%E8.5%F3.6%G1.1%H0.1%West LindseyEast MidlandsEngland

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to West Lindsey are Stockton-on-Tees (7.1), North East Derbyshire (9.1) and Amber Valley (9.6); the furthest within the East Midlands is Rutland (54.5).

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Placed in the East Midlands

On the share of homes in band F or above, West Lindsey comes 19th of the 35 councils in the East Midlands, just behind Oadby and Wigston and just ahead of Gedling. All East Midlands councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveWest Lindsey 5%1%18%