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Council tax bands in Westmorland and Furness

118,060 homesNorth West

Westmorland and Furness has the second-largest share of annexes (0.3%) and the second-slowest net growth in homes on the list over the year to March 2026 (+0.17%) of the 35 councils in the North West.

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA25B21C20D15E11F5G3FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanColour shows the band, shape the typeA25B21C20D15E11F5G3FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravan

Terraced houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Westmorland and Furness is terraced houses at 30.9%, followed in turn by semi-detached houses (22.3%), detached houses (17.6%), bungalows (14.2%) and flats and maisonettes (12.9%). The typical home of each type sits in band E for detached houses, band D 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 Swale, followed by Dover and North East Lincolnshire. The widest gap to the rest of the North West is in semi-detached houses: 6.0 points below the share there (28.3%). The list also counts 850 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes12.9%ABCTerraced houses30.9%ABCDSemi-detached houses22.3%ABCDEDetached houses17.6%CDEFGBungalows14.2%BCDEFCaravans and mobile homes0.7%AB

Homes from before 1900 lead

Share of homes by build period; red line: England28%Before19007%1900–19189%1919–193912%1945–196416%1965–198213%1983–19998%2000–20156%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England28%<19007%19009%191912%194516%196513%19838%20006%2016

The biggest building periods here were before 1900 (28.3%), from 1965 to 1982 (15.9%) and from 1983 to 1999 (13.1%). Some 6,670 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 29.2% of these newer homes and 46.7% of the older ones. Homes from the three largest building periods share the same middle band, band C. The busiest single year was 2023, with 880 homes recorded as built.

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

Band A is the largest band

Band A is the most common band in Westmorland and Furness (24.8%), though the middle home on the list is in band C. Within the North West, the band mix closest to this one is that of Cheshire West and Chester. In bands A and B the share is 45.6%, close to the 43.1% for England. Across the North West it is 60.3%. Band H, the top band, holds 330 homes. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H.

Share of homes in each bandA24.8%B20.8%C19.8%D15.1%E10.9%F5.5%G2.9%H0.3%Westmorland and FurnessNorth WestEngland

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (44.3%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (30.2%) and four-bedroom (13.8%). 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 E with five. One-bedroom homes make up 7.5%. A detached house here has 3.6 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.7. Homes here average 2.78 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom7.5%2 bedrooms30.2%3 bedrooms44.3%4 bedrooms13.8%5 bedrooms2.9%6+ bedrooms1.3%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Westmorland and Furness are Stockport (5.7), East Riding of Yorkshire (5.8) and West Lancashire (8.0); the furthest within the North West is Pendle (71.0).

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Placed in the North West

On the share of homes in band F or above, Westmorland and Furness comes 6th of the 35 councils in the North West, just behind Trafford and just ahead of West Lancashire. All North West councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveWestmorland and Furness 9%1%17%