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Council tax bands in Wirral

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Wirral has the joint ninth-smallest share of homes built from 2000 to 2015 (5.4%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 35 councils in the North West, it has the third-smallest share of two-bedroom homes (22.2%) and the third-smallest share of homes built from 2016 to 2026 (3.5%). Among the five councils in Merseyside, it has the largest share of bungalows (7.8%) and the largest share of annexes (0.1%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA40B22C18D9E6F3G2FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowColour shows the band, shape the typeA40B22C18D9E6F3G2FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalow

The inter-war years built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England15%Before190012%1900–191821%1919–193918%1945–196417%1965–19828%1983–19995%2000–20154%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England15%<190012%190021%191918%194517%19658%19835%20004%2016

The biggest building periods here were between the wars (20.8%), from 1945 to 1964 (17.8%) and from 1965 to 1982 (16.9%). Homes from before 1919 make up 26.9%, 7.0 points above the share for England. By build period, the middle home sits in band C for homes built between the wars, band B for homes built from 1945 to 1964 and band B for those built from 1965 to 1982. 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 59.1% of these newer homes and 62.1% of the older ones. The busiest single year was 2021, with 680 homes recorded as built. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 580 homes (+0.38%).

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026ABCDEBuilt before 2016ABCD

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (50.9%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom and four-bedroom (13.9%). 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. Homes here average 2.84 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. One-bedroom homes make up 8.8%. A detached house here has 3.8 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.7.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom8.8%2 bedrooms22.2%3 bedrooms50.9%4 bedrooms13.9%5 bedrooms2.7%6+ bedrooms1.5%

Semi-detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Wirral is semi-detached houses at 35.4%, followed in turn by terraced houses (25.7%), flats and maisonettes (19.1%), detached houses (11.7%) and bungalows. The typical home of each type sits in band E 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 Walsall, followed by North Tyneside and Stockport. The widest gap to the rest of the North West is in semi-detached houses: 7.1 points above the share there (28.3%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes19.1%ABTerraced houses25.7%ABSemi-detached houses35.4%ABCDDetached houses11.7%CDEFGBungalows7.8%ABCDEF

Most homes are in the two lowest bands

Bands A and B hold 62.0% of the homes in Wirral, and band A on its own accounts for 40.2%. The share in the middle bands, C to E, 32.8%, is 14.8 points below the figure for England as a whole. Within the North West, the band mix closest to this one is that of St Helens. Band H, the top band, holds 290 homes. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H.

Share of homes in each bandA40.2%B21.8%C18.2%D9.0%E5.6%F2.9%G2.1%H0.2%WirralNorth WestEngland

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Wirral are Bradford (4.0), Leeds (6.1) and Amber Valley (7.5); the furthest within the North West is Ribble Valley (60.4).

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Placed in the North West

On the share of homes in band F or above, Wirral comes 13th of the 35 councils in the North West, just behind Sefton and just ahead of Preston. All North West councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveWirral 5%1%17%