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Council tax bands in Wyre Forest

49,380 homesWest MidlandsWorcestershire

Wyre Forest has the third-largest share of caravans, houseboats and mobile homes (3.1%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the six councils in Worcestershire, it has the largest share of homes in band A (23.6%), the smallest share in band E (7.4%) and the largest share of three-bedroom homes (49.5%). It also has the smallest share of homes with four or more bedrooms (15.7%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA24B24C25D13E7F4G3FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanColour shows the band, shape the typeA24B24C25D13E7F4G3FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravan

Semi-detached houses are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Wyre Forest is semi-detached houses at 29.8%, followed in turn by detached houses (22.6%), terraced houses (20.6%), flats and maisonettes (12.8%) and bungalows (10.6%). The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Charnwood, followed by Wrexham and Cheshire West and Chester. The typical home of each type sits in band D for detached houses, band C for bungalows, band C for semi-detached houses, band B for terraced houses and band A for flats and maisonettes. The widest gap to the rest of the West Midlands is in flats and maisonettes: 4.8 points below the share there (17.6%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes12.8%ABCTerraced houses20.6%ABCDSemi-detached houses29.8%ABCDetached houses22.6%CDEFGBungalows10.6%ABCDECaravans and mobile homes3.1%A

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Wyre Forest gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 45.5%, with band C the largest single band (24.7%). In bands A and B the share is 47.9%, close to the 43.1% for England. Across the West Midlands it is 54.5%. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run C, B, A, D, E, F, G and H. Within the West Midlands, the band mix closest to this one is that of the Staffordshire Moorlands. Band H, the top band, holds 140 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA23.6%B24.3%C24.7%D13.4%E7.4%F3.7%G2.7%H0.3%Wyre ForestWest MidlandsEngland

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes are the most common size, then two-bedroom (25.3%) and four-bedroom (13.0%). 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 F with five. A detached house here has 3.5 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.5. One-bedroom homes make up 9.5%. Homes here average 2.75 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom9.5%2 bedrooms25.3%3 bedrooms49.5%4 bedrooms13.0%5 bedrooms2.1%6+ bedrooms0.6%

The 1960s and 1970s built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England14%Before19002%1900–191812%1919–193919%1945–196425%1965–198211%1983–199911%2000–20157%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England14%<19002%190012%191919%194525%196511%198311%20007%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1965 to 1982 (24.8%), from 1945 to 1964 (18.6%) and before 1900 (13.7%). Some 3,540 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 44.1% of these newer homes and 48.1% of the older ones. By build period, the middle home sits in band C for homes built from 1965 to 1982, band C for homes built from 1945 to 1964 and band B for those built before 1900. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 230 homes (+0.47%). The busiest single year was 2024, with 470 homes recorded as built.

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

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Wyre Forest are North Kesteven (7.3), North Warwickshire (7.3) and Exeter (8.0); the furthest within the West Midlands is Stoke-on-Trent (70.5).

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Placed in the West Midlands

On the share of homes in band F or above, Wyre Forest comes 15th of the 30 councils in the West Midlands, just behind East Staffordshire and just ahead of the Staffordshire Moorlands. All West Midlands councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveWyre Forest 7%0%20%