Council tax bands in the East of England
EnglandValuation lists as at 31 March 2026
The East of England has 2,890,140 homes on the Council Tax valuation list across 45 councils. Band C is its most common band (25.8%), and bands A and B together hold 34.9% of homes, 8.2 points below the England figure. The share in bands A and B runs from 6.5% in St Albans to 75.7% in Norwich. Central Bedfordshire is the largest council by number of homes (136,210); Watford has the highest share of flats (41.0%); and Mid Suffolk has the newest stock, with 16.0% of its homes built from 2016 to 2026.
If the 2,890,140 homes in the East of England were a street of 100, ordered from band A to band H.
Every council in the East of England
| Council | Homes | Bands A–B | Band F+ | Most common | Main type | Bands A to H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babergh | 44,880 | 39.6% | 10.6% | Band B | Detached houses | |
| Basildon | 80,600 | 31.6% | 8.9% | Band C | Terraced houses | |
| Bedford | 81,610 | 36.8% | 11.7% | Band C | Semi-detached houses | |
| Braintree | 71,750 | 33.4% | 10.9% | Band C | Semi-detached houses | |
| Breckland | 66,740 | 52.5% | 4.2% | Band B | Detached houses | |
| Brentwood | 35,580 | 10.6% | 26.4% | Band D | Flats | |
| Broadland | 63,420 | 33.5% | 5.4% | Band C | Bungalows | |
| Broxbourne | 42,810 | 10.3% | 13.4% | Band D | Terraced houses | |
| Cambridge | 61,180 | 25.4% | 12.7% | Band C | Flats | |
| Castle Point | 39,580 | 24.5% | 7.0% | Band C | Bungalows | |
| Central Bedfordshire | 136,210 | 27.3% | 12.2% | Band C | Semi-detached houses | |
| Chelmsford | 82,430 | 19.6% | 14.3% | Band C | Detached houses | |
| Colchester | 87,210 | 37.8% | 8.2% | Band B | Semi-detached houses | |
| Dacorum | 68,490 | 14.0% | 17.6% | Band C | Terraced houses | |
| East Cambridgeshire | 41,960 | 40.2% | 8.2% | Band B | Detached houses | |
| East Hertfordshire | 68,840 | 11.0% | 22.0% | Band D | Semi-detached houses | |
| East Suffolk | 123,500 | 48.3% | 7.3% | Band B | Detached houses | |
| Epping Forest | 58,890 | 12.5% | 25.2% | Band D | Semi-detached houses | |
| Fenland | 48,750 | 63.7% | 2.0% | Band A | Detached houses | |
| Great Yarmouth | 50,490 | 67.0% | 1.8% | Band A | Terraced houses | |
| Harlow | 40,650 | 27.0% | 4.1% | Band C | Terraced houses | |
| Hertsmere | 46,000 | 8.6% | 23.1% | Band D | Flats | |
| Huntingdonshire | 84,700 | 40.9% | 8.0% | Band B | Detached houses | |
| Ipswich | 62,930 | 68.2% | 2.2% | Band B | Semi-detached houses | |
| King's Lynn and West Norfolk | 76,740 | 55.9% | 5.5% | Band A | Bungalows | |
| Luton | 85,570 | 58.1% | 1.6% | Band B | Terraced houses | |
| Maldon | 30,880 | 21.0% | 16.7% | Band C | Detached houses | |
| Mid Suffolk | 51,580 | 38.4% | 10.3% | Band B | Detached houses | |
| North Hertfordshire | 60,500 | 21.4% | 14.9% | Band C | Terraced houses | |
| North Norfolk | 56,870 | 47.3% | 6.4% | Band B | Bungalows | |
| Norwich | 69,270 | 75.7% | 2.3% | Band A | Flats | |
| Peterborough | 92,630 | 63.8% | 3.5% | Band A | Terraced houses | |
| Rochford | 38,670 | 14.8% | 11.3% | Band C | Semi-detached houses | |
| South Cambridgeshire | 76,120 | 15.6% | 18.8% | Band C | Detached houses | |
| South Norfolk | 68,570 | 38.1% | 7.5% | Band B | Detached houses | |
| Southend-on-Sea | 83,390 | 40.0% | 6.6% | Band C | Flats | |
| St Albans | 63,700 | 6.5% | 30.4% | Band D | Flats | |
| Stevenage | 39,010 | 22.2% | 3.9% | Band C | Terraced houses | |
| Tendring | 76,700 | 41.8% | 4.3% | Band C | Bungalows | |
| Three Rivers | 39,300 | 8.4% | 28.9% | Band D | Semi-detached houses | |
| Thurrock | 70,490 | 30.7% | 4.7% | Band C | Terraced houses | |
| Uttlesford | 41,570 | 13.6% | 26.3% | Band C | Detached houses | |
| Watford | 43,480 | 11.4% | 9.7% | Band C | Flats | |
| Welwyn Hatfield | 50,960 | 14.0% | 18.2% | Band C | Terraced houses | |
| West Suffolk | 85,010 | 49.5% | 6.3% | Band B | Terraced houses |
Councils shown without a link either sit close to the common pattern on every measure or have a housing mix almost identical to a neighbouring council with its own page, so their figures are given here and in the comparison tool rather than on a page of their own.
Kinds of home against England
| Type | East of England | England |
|---|---|---|
| Flats and maisonettes | 18.7% | 24.4% |
| Terraced houses | 24.1% | 25.6% |
| Semi-detached houses | 22.2% | 23.6% |
| Detached houses | 20.7% | 16.1% |
| Bungalows | 12.7% | 9.0% |