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Council tax bands in Wrexham

62,290 homesWalesIn Welsh: Wrecsam

Wrexham has the second-smallest share of homes built before 1919 (19.9%) and the second-largest share built from 1945 to 1964 (22.2%) of the 22 councils in Wales.

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA7B21C28D17E13F8G4H1I1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowColour shows the band, shape the typeA7B21C28D17E13F8G4H1I1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalow

Post-war building leads

Share of homes by build period; red line: Wales16%Before19004%1900–191811%1919–193922%1945–196420%1965–198212%1983–199911%2000–20154%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: Wales16%<19004%190011%191922%194520%196512%198311%20004%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1945 to 1964, from 1965 to 1982 (19.7%) and before 1900 (16.2%). Some 2,760 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band D, a higher band than the middle home built before 2016 (band C). Bands A and B take 26.1% of these newer homes and 28.0% of the older ones. By build period, the middle home sits in band B for homes built from 1945 to 1964, band D for homes built from 1965 to 1982 and band C for those built before 1900. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 380 homes (+0.61%). The busiest single year was 2023, with 340 homes recorded as built.

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

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Wrexham gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 57.9%, with band C the largest single band (27.7%). Ranked by number of homes, the bands run C, B, D, E, F, A, G, H and I. The share in bands A and B, 27.9%, is 7.2 points below the figure for Wales as a whole. Band I, the top band, holds 290 homes. Within Wales, the band mix closest to this one is that of Flintshire.

Share of homes in each bandA7.4%B20.5%C27.7%D16.8%E13.4%F8.4%G4.2%H1.2%I0.5%WrexhamWales

Semi-detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Wrexham is semi-detached houses at 30.6%, followed in turn by detached houses (23.5%), terraced houses (22.5%), flats and maisonettes (12.1%) and bungalows (10.9%). The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Charnwood, followed by Cheshire West and Chester and Wyre Forest. The typical home of each type sits in band E for detached houses, band D for bungalows, band C for semi-detached houses, band C for terraced houses and band B for flats and maisonettes. The widest gap to the rest of Wales is in terraced houses: 6.5 points below the share there (29.0%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes12.1%ABCTerraced houses22.5%BCDSemi-detached houses30.6%BCDEDetached houses23.5%DEFGBungalows10.9%ABCDEF

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (49.3%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (27.7%) and four-bedroom (12.9%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band C with two, band C with three, band F with four and band G with five. A detached house here has 3.5 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. Homes here average 2.76 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.83 for Wales. One-bedroom homes make up 7.5%.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom7.5%2 bedrooms27.7%3 bedrooms49.3%4 bedrooms12.9%5 bedrooms1.8%6+ bedrooms0.8%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Wrexham are Newport (9.0), Denbighshire (13.1) and Conwy (17.3); the furthest within Wales is Blaenau Gwent (108.6).

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Placed in Wales

On the share of homes in band F or above, Wrexham comes 6th of the 22 councils in Wales, just behind Flintshire and just ahead of Denbighshire. All Wales councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveWrexham 14%1%36%