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Council tax bands in Winchester

59,760 homesSouth EastHampshire

Winchester has the joint second-largest share of annexes (1.0%) and the third-fastest net growth in homes on the list over the year to March 2026 (+1.68%) of the 64 councils in the South East. Among the eleven councils in Hampshire, it has the largest share of homes in band H (1.3%), the largest share in band G (10.1%) and the largest share of homes built before 1919 (17.6%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA5B13C23D20E16F12G10H1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanAnnexeColour shows the band, shape the typeA5B13C23D20E16F12G10H1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanAnnexe

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England14%Before19004%1900–19186%1919–193914%1945–196418%1965–198216%1983–199912%2000–201515%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England14%<19004%19006%191914%194518%196516%198312%200015%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (18.1%), from 1983 to 1999 (15.7%) and from 2016 to 2026 (14.7%). The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band D, the same as the middle home built before 2016. Bands A and B take 18.0% of these newer homes and 17.8% of the older ones. Homes from the three largest building periods share the same middle band, band D. The busiest single year was 2021, with 1,220 homes recorded as built.

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026ABCDEFGBuilt before 2016BCDEFG

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Winchester gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 58.7%, with band C the largest single band (23.5%). The middle home on the list is in band D. The share in bands A and B, 17.9%, is 25.2 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across the South East it is 25.3%. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run C, D, E, B, F, G, A and H. Within the South East, the band mix closest to this one is that of Buckinghamshire.

Share of homes in each bandA5.1%B12.8%C23.5%D19.6%E15.6%F12.1%G10.1%H1.3%WinchesterSouth EastEngland

Detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Winchester is detached houses at 27.1%, followed in turn by terraced houses (21.2%), semi-detached houses (20.6%), flats and maisonettes (18.4%) and bungalows (9.6%). The list also counts 960 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes. The typical home of each type sits in band F for detached houses, band E for bungalows, band D for semi-detached houses, band C for terraced houses and band B for flats and maisonettes. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Horsham, followed by Buckinghamshire and Eastleigh. The widest gap to the rest of the South East is in detached houses: 6.7 points above the share there (20.4%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes18.4%ABCDTerraced houses21.2%BCDESemi-detached houses20.6%CDEDetached houses27.1%DEFGBungalows9.6%BCDEFCaravans and mobile homes1.6%AAnnexes1.0%A

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (38.0%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (25.8%) and four-bedroom (19.0%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band B with one bedroom, band C with two, band D with three, band F with four and band G with five. Homes here average 2.89 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. A detached house here has 3.9 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.7. One-bedroom homes make up 10.3%.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom10.3%2 bedrooms25.8%3 bedrooms38.0%4 bedrooms19.0%5 bedrooms4.7%6+ bedrooms2.2%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Winchester are East Hampshire (5.2), Wealden (6.6) and Chichester (8.0); the furthest within the South East is Southampton (95.0).

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Placed in the South East

On the share of homes in band F or above, Winchester comes 15th of the 64 councils in the South East, just behind Wokingham and just ahead of Woking. All South East councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveWinchester 24%2%40%