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Council tax bands in West Northamptonshire

East Midlands

West Northamptonshire has the largest number of homes built from 2016 to 2026 (20,380 homes), the largest number of homes on the valuation list (187,610 homes) and the second-largest share of homes in band C (24.9%) of the 35 councils in the East Midlands. It also has the second-smallest share of its 2016 to 2026 homes placed in bands A and B (26.2%) and the second-largest net number of homes added to the list over the year to March 2026 (1,600 homes).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA21B22C25D13E10F6G3FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowColour shows the band, shape the typeA21B22C25D13E10F6G3FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalow

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England12%Before19002%1900–19189%1919–193912%1945–196423%1965–198217%1983–199912%2000–201511%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England12%<19002%19009%191912%194523%196517%198312%200011%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (23.4%), from 1983 to 1999 (17.2%) and from 1945 to 1964 (12.4%). By build period, the middle home sits in band B for homes built from 1965 to 1982, band D for homes built from 1983 to 1999 and band C for those built from 1945 to 1964. Homes from before 1919 make up 14.3%, 5.6 points below the share for England. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band C, the same as the middle home built before 2016. The busiest single year was 2018, with 2,680 homes recorded as built.

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

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in West Northamptonshire gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 47.8%, with band C the largest single band. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run C, B, A, D, E, F, G and H. Within the East Midlands, the band mix closest to this one is that of Charnwood. Band H, the top band, holds 490 homes. In bands A and B the share is 42.7%, close to the 43.1% for England. Across the East Midlands it is 58.5%.

Share of homes in each bandA20.7%B22.0%C24.9%D13.2%E9.7%F5.8%G3.5%H0.3%West NorthamptonshireEast MidlandsEngland

Terraced houses and detached houses, almost level

Terraced houses (27.1%) only just outnumber the other types in West Northamptonshire; in order they are followed by detached houses (25.9%), semi-detached houses (21.7%), flats and maisonettes (14.2%) and bungalows (10.1%). The typical home of each type sits in band E for detached houses, band C for bungalows, band C for semi-detached houses, band B for terraced houses and band A for flats and maisonettes. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Ashford, followed by East Staffordshire and Sevenoaks. The widest gap to the rest of the East Midlands is in semi-detached houses: 6.1 points below the share there (27.8%). It also counts 440 annexes, separate living quarters attached to another home.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes14.2%ABCTerraced houses27.1%ABCDSemi-detached houses21.7%BCDDetached houses25.9%CDEFGBungalows10.1%ABCDE

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (42.7%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (25.3%) and four-bedroom (18.7%). 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. Homes here average 2.83 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. A detached house here has 3.8 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.5. One-bedroom homes make up 9.5%.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom9.5%2 bedrooms25.3%3 bedrooms42.7%4 bedrooms18.7%5 bedrooms3.0%6+ bedrooms0.7%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to West Northamptonshire are Wyre (6.7), the Staffordshire Moorlands (8.1) and Rugby (8.2); the furthest within the East Midlands is Nottingham (83.5).

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Placed in the East Midlands

On the share of homes in band F or above, West Northamptonshire comes 6th of the 35 councils in the East Midlands, just behind Melton and just ahead of Newark and Sherwood. All East Midlands councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveWest Northamptonshire 10%1%18%