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Council tax bands in Wyre

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Wyre has the joint fourth-largest share of caravans, houseboats and mobile homes (2.4%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. Among the 35 councils in the North West, it has the largest share of bungalows (22.4%), the third-largest share of homes in band C (24.1%) and the third-smallest share of terraced houses (18.8%). It also has the second-largest share of homes built from 1945 to 1964 (22.4%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA21B23C24D14E11F5G2FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravanColour shows the band, shape the typeA21B23C24D14E11F5G2FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowCaravan

Semis and bungalows, almost level

Semi-detached houses (24.6%) only just outnumber the other types in Wyre; in order they are followed by bungalows, detached houses (19.8%), terraced houses and flats and maisonettes (11.4%). The typical home of each type sits in band E 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 nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Boston, followed by East Riding of Yorkshire and Denbighshire. The widest gap to the rest of the North West is in flats and maisonettes: 7.1 points below the share there (18.5%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes11.4%ABCTerraced houses18.8%ABCSemi-detached houses24.6%ABCDDetached houses19.8%DEFGBungalows22.4%BCDECaravans and mobile homes2.4%A

Post-war building leads

Share of homes by build period; red line: England9%Before19005%1900–191815%1919–193922%1945–196418%1965–198212%1983–19998%2000–201510%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England9%<19005%190015%191922%194518%196512%19838%200010%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1945 to 1964, from 1965 to 1982 (18.0%) and between the wars (15.4%). Homes from before 1919 make up 13.4%, 6.5 points below the share for England. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 720 homes (+1.29%). Some 5,760 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 29.1% of these newer homes and 45.5% of the older ones. By build period, the middle home sits in band C for homes built from 1945 to 1964, band C for homes built from 1965 to 1982 and band B for those built between the wars. The busiest single year was 2021, with 820 homes recorded as built.

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

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Wyre gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 49.1%, with band C the largest single band. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run C, B, A, D, E, F, G and H. Within the North West, the band mix closest to this one is that of Stockport. In band F or above the share is 7.0%, close to the 9.3% for England. Band H, the top band, holds 80 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA21.4%B22.5%C24.1%D14.1%E10.9%F4.9%G2.0%H0.1%WyreNorth WestEngland

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (45.3%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (29.2%) and four-bedroom (14.9%). 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. One-bedroom homes make up 7.6%. A detached house here has 3.7 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.5. Homes here average 2.77 bedrooms, more than the 2.66 for England.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom7.6%2 bedrooms29.2%3 bedrooms45.3%4 bedrooms14.9%5 bedrooms2.4%6+ bedrooms0.7%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Wyre are the Staffordshire Moorlands (3.0), West Northamptonshire (6.7) and Stafford (6.9); the furthest within the North West is Pendle (77.7).

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Placed in the North West

On the share of homes in band F or above, Wyre comes 10th of the 35 councils in the North West, just behind Stockport and just ahead of Chorley. All North West councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveWyre 7%1%17%