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Council tax bands in Wychavon

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Wychavon has the joint eighth-largest share of caravans, houseboats and mobile homes (2.1%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 30 councils in the West Midlands, it has the largest share of homes in band F (11.1%), the largest share of detached houses (32.8%) and the largest share of homes with four or more bedrooms (25.5%). It also has the second-largest share of homes in band G (7.8%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA12B19C23D14E13F11G8FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanAnnexeColour shows the band, shape the typeA12B19C23D14E13F11G8FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanAnnexe

Detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Wychavon is detached houses, followed in turn by semi-detached houses (23.7%), terraced houses (18.3%), bungalows (11.6%) and flats and maisonettes (10.7%). 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. It also counts 420 annexes, separate living quarters attached to another home. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Uttlesford, followed by Herefordshire and Huntingdonshire. The widest gap to the rest of the West Midlands is in flats and maisonettes: 6.9 points below the share there (17.6%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes10.7%ABCTerraced houses18.3%ABCDSemi-detached houses23.7%BCDDetached houses32.8%DEFGBungalows11.6%ABCDEFCaravans and mobile homes2.1%AAnnexes0.7%A

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England14%Before19002%1900–19187%1919–193912%1945–196421%1965–198219%1983–199912%2000–201513%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England14%<19002%19007%191912%194521%196519%198312%200013%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (20.7%), from 1983 to 1999 (18.6%) and before 1900 (14.2%). Some 8,140 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 26.4% of these newer homes and 31.6% of the older ones. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 510 homes (+0.82%). By build period, the middle home sits in band C for homes built from 1965 to 1982, band D for homes built from 1983 to 1999 and band D for those built before 1900. The busiest single year was 2019, with 1,260 homes recorded as built.

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

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Wychavon gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 49.8%, with band C the largest single band (23.5%). The share in bands A and B, 30.9%, is 12.2 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across the West Midlands it is 54.5%. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run C, B, D, E, A, F, G and H. Within the West Midlands, the band mix closest to this one is that of Lichfield. Band H, the top band, holds 240 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA11.6%B19.3%C23.5%D13.7%E12.6%F11.1%G7.8%H0.4%WychavonWest MidlandsEngland

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (40.6%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (25.2%) and four-bedroom (20.1%). 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. Homes here average 2.90 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England. One-bedroom homes make up 8.7%. A detached house here has 3.7 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.5.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom8.7%2 bedrooms25.2%3 bedrooms40.6%4 bedrooms20.1%5 bedrooms4.2%6+ bedrooms1.2%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Wychavon are the Malvern Hills (6.8), Wiltshire (13.8) and the Derbyshire Dales (13.9); the furthest within the West Midlands is Stoke-on-Trent (98.4).

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Placed in the West Midlands

On the share of homes in band F or above, Wychavon comes 2nd of the 30 councils in the West Midlands, just behind Stratford-on-Avon and just ahead of the Malvern Hills. All West Midlands councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveWychavon 19%0%20%