Council tax bands in West Suffolk

West Suffolk has the joint sixth-largest share of homes in band B (34.4%) of the 296 councils in England. Among the 45 councils in the East of England, it has the third-largest share of homes built from 1965 to 1982 (29.2%). Among the five councils in Suffolk, it has the largest share of terraced houses (27.3%), the smallest share of semi-detached houses (18.2%) and the largest share of two-bedroom homes (28.5%).

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982, from 1983 to 1999 (16.5%) and from 2000 to 2015 (14.7%). Some 7,710 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band C, a higher band than the middle home built before 2016 (band B). Bands A and B take 35.8% of these newer homes and 50.9% of the older ones. Homes from before 1919 make up 13.7%, 6.2 points below the share for England. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 730 homes (+0.87%). By build period, the middle home sits in band B for homes built from 1965 to 1982, band C for homes built from 1983 to 1999 and band C for those built from 2000 to 2015. The busiest single year was 2022, with 1,000 homes recorded as built.

Band B is the largest band

Band B is the most common band in West Suffolk, though the middle home on the list is in band C. The share in bands A and B, 49.5%, is 6.4 points above the figure for England as a whole. Across the East of England it is 34.9%. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run B, C, A, D, E, F, G and H. Within the East of England, the band mix closest to this one is that of Huntingdonshire. Band H, the top band, holds 200 homes.

Terraced houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in West Suffolk is terraced houses, followed in turn by detached houses (22.9%), semi-detached houses, bungalows (17.1%) and flats and maisonettes (12.7%). The typical home of each type sits in band D 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 Gwynedd, followed by Teignbridge and South Hams. The list also counts 650 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes. The widest gap to the rest of the East of England is in flats and maisonettes: 6.0 points below the share there (18.7%).

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (43.4%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom and four-bedroom (16.0%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band B with two, band C with three, band D with four and band F with five. One-bedroom homes make up 8.8%. A detached house here has 3.7 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. Homes here average 2.77 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England.

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to West Suffolk are Hinckley and Bosworth (7.5), Blaby (10.6) and Gosport (12.6); the furthest within the East of England is St Albans (94.3).

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Placed in the East of England

On the share of homes in band F or above, West Suffolk comes 32nd of the 45 councils in the East of England, just behind North Norfolk and just ahead of King's Lynn and West Norfolk. All East of England councils.