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Council tax bands in York

94,410 homesYorkshire and the Humber

York has the smallest share of homes in band A (14.1%), the largest share in the middle bands C, D and E (52.4%) and the largest share in band B (27.1%) of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber. It also has the largest share of homes in band C (29.0%) and the second-smallest share of three-bedroom homes (38.7%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA14B27C29D15E9F4G2FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowColour shows the band, shape the typeA14B27C29D15E9F4G2FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalow

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in York gather in the middle of the ladder, with band C the largest single band. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run C, B, D, A, E, F, G and H. In band F or above the share is 6.2%, close to the 9.3% for England. Within Yorkshire and the Humber, the band mix closest to this one is that of North Yorkshire. Band H, the top band, holds 140 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA14.1%B27.1%C29.0%D14.8%E8.6%F4.1%G2.0%H0.1%YorkYorkshire and the HumberEngland

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes are the most common size, then two-bedroom (32.9%) and one-bedroom (12.5%). 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 3.7 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. Homes here average 2.62 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.66 for England. Homes with four or more bedrooms make up 15.7%.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom12.5%2 bedrooms32.9%3 bedrooms38.7%4 bedrooms12.3%5 bedrooms2.4%6+ bedrooms1.0%

Post-war building leads

Share of homes by build period; red line: England14%Before19002%1900–191816%1919–193919%1945–196416%1965–198214%1983–199910%2000–20157%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England14%<19002%190016%191919%194516%196514%198310%20007%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1945 to 1964 (18.9%), from 1965 to 1982 (16.4%) and between the wars (16.2%). Some 6,940 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 48.8% of these newer homes and 40.7% of the older ones. Homes from before 1919 make up 16.5%, 3.4 points below the share for England. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 610 homes (+0.65%). Homes from the three largest building periods share the same middle band, band C. The busiest single year was 2016, with 1,590 homes recorded as built.

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

Terraced houses and semis, almost level

Terraced houses (26.2%) only just outnumber the other types in York; in order they are followed by semi-detached houses (25.1%), flats and maisonettes (21.1%), detached houses (15.2%) and bungalows (11.5%). 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 flats and maisonettes and band B for terraced houses. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Lancaster, followed by Peterborough and Maidstone. The widest gap to the rest of Yorkshire and the Humber is in flats and maisonettes: 4.9 points above the share there (16.2%). The list also counts 400 caravans, houseboats and mobile homes.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes21.1%ABCDTerraced houses26.2%ABCDSemi-detached houses25.1%BCDDetached houses15.2%CDEFGBungalows11.5%BCDE

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to York are Oadby and Wigston (8.5), Charnwood (10.0) and Swindon (10.3); the furthest within Yorkshire and the Humber is Kingston upon Hull (102.8).

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Placed in Yorkshire and the Humber

On the share of homes in band F or above, York comes 3rd of the 15 councils in Yorkshire and the Humber, just behind East Riding of Yorkshire and just ahead of Leeds. All Yorkshire and the Humber councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveYork 6%0%12%