Council tax bands in the South East
EnglandValuation lists as at 31 March 2026
The South East has 4,202,990 homes on the Council Tax valuation list across 64 councils. Band C is its most common band (25.8%), and bands A and B together hold 25.3% of homes, 17.8 points below the England figure. The share in bands A and B runs from 3.9% in Elmbridge to 65.4% in Southampton. Buckinghamshire is the largest council by number of homes (240,030); Brighton and Hove has the highest share of flats (53.4%); and the Vale of White Horse has the newest stock, with 17.7% of its homes built from 2016 to 2026.
If the 4,202,990 homes in the South East were a street of 100, ordered from band A to band H.
Every council in the South East
| Council | Homes | Bands A–B | Band F+ | Most common | Main type | Bands A to H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adur | 29,280 | 27.3% | 3.9% | Band C | Bungalows | |
| Arun | 80,680 | 26.8% | 11.9% | Band C | Flats | |
| Ashford | 59,760 | 30.8% | 16.9% | Band B | Terraced houses | |
| Basingstoke and Deane | 82,400 | 19.5% | 13.3% | Band C | Terraced houses | |
| Bracknell Forest | 55,190 | 13.3% | 15.5% | Band C | Terraced houses | |
| Brighton and Hove | 136,830 | 44.3% | 5.8% | Band C | Flats | |
| Buckinghamshire | 240,030 | 14.0% | 28.0% | Band C | Detached houses | |
| Canterbury | 72,830 | 30.3% | 9.2% | Band C | Flats | |
| Cherwell | 72,980 | 31.6% | 10.6% | Band C | Semi-detached houses | |
| Chichester | 62,120 | 15.9% | 22.5% | Band C | Detached houses | |
| Crawley | 47,360 | 19.0% | 6.0% | Band C | Terraced houses | |
| Dartford | 51,130 | 16.8% | 8.3% | Band C | Terraced houses | |
| Dover | 56,480 | 43.9% | 7.6% | Band B | Terraced houses | |
| East Hampshire | 57,230 | 16.7% | 22.7% | Band C | Detached houses | |
| Eastbourne | 49,960 | 44.6% | 6.6% | Band B | Flats | |
| Eastleigh | 61,840 | 28.1% | 7.8% | Band C | Detached houses | |
| Elmbridge | 60,540 | 3.9% | 40.0% | Band D | Detached houses | |
| Epsom and Ewell | 33,350 | 4.3% | 27.5% | Band D | Semi-detached houses | |
| Fareham | 51,530 | 21.5% | 10.6% | Band C | Detached houses | |
| Folkestone and Hythe | 54,160 | 37.5% | 9.1% | Band C | Flats | |
| Gosport | 37,920 | 51.6% | 5.2% | Band B | Terraced houses | |
| Gravesham | 45,310 | 23.7% | 7.3% | Band C | Terraced houses | |
| Guildford | 63,190 | 9.7% | 26.1% | Band D | Semi-detached houses | |
| Hart | 43,270 | 7.9% | 26.8% | Band C | Detached houses | |
| Hastings | 45,100 | 61.6% | 2.4% | Band A | Flats | |
| Havant | 57,570 | 40.9% | 6.3% | Band B | Terraced houses | |
| Horsham | 67,020 | 13.8% | 26.2% | Band D | Detached houses | |
| Isle of Wight | 73,280 | 40.1% | 6.8% | Band B | Semi-detached houses | |
| Lewes | 47,580 | 23.0% | 12.6% | Band C | Bungalows | |
| Maidstone | 79,180 | 17.9% | 14.9% | Band C | Semi-detached houses | |
| Medway | 122,610 | 41.2% | 5.0% | Band B | Terraced houses | |
| Mid Sussex | 71,260 | 14.4% | 20.7% | Band D | Detached houses | |
| Milton Keynes | 128,300 | 42.4% | 8.3% | Band B | Terraced houses | |
| Mole Valley | 40,050 | 11.1% | 38.0% | Band D | Detached houses | |
| New Forest | 83,690 | 23.4% | 14.9% | Band D | Detached houses | |
| Oxford | 64,030 | 20.1% | 11.3% | Band C | Flats | |
| Portsmouth | 94,250 | 62.8% | 2.6% | Band B | Terraced houses | |
| Reading | 77,920 | 28.7% | 7.0% | Band C | Flats | |
| Reigate and Banstead | 65,120 | 8.5% | 25.2% | Band D | Flats | |
| Rother | 47,150 | 26.5% | 15.2% | Band C | Detached houses | |
| Runnymede | 39,980 | 10.4% | 22.0% | Band D | Flats | |
| Rushmoor | 43,240 | 24.8% | 4.1% | Band C | Flats | |
| Sevenoaks | 52,860 | 10.2% | 30.0% | Band D | Terraced houses | |
| Slough | 57,570 | 21.8% | 3.6% | Band C | Flats | |
| South Oxfordshire | 68,140 | 12.2% | 21.1% | Band C | Detached houses | |
| Southampton | 111,740 | 65.4% | 1.7% | Band A | Flats | |
| Spelthorne | 45,100 | 5.0% | 15.7% | Band D | Flats | |
| Surrey Heath | 38,850 | 8.8% | 30.5% | Band D | Detached houses | |
| Swale | 67,910 | 39.8% | 6.3% | Band C | Terraced houses | |
| Tandridge | 38,430 | 8.3% | 33.1% | Band D | Detached houses | |
| Test Valley | 59,140 | 22.3% | 16.6% | Band C | Detached houses | |
| Thanet | 70,740 | 52.2% | 3.7% | Band B | Flats | |
| Tonbridge and Malling | 58,350 | 10.1% | 19.4% | Band C | Semi-detached houses | |
| Tunbridge Wells | 53,270 | 16.8% | 21.8% | Band C | Flats | |
| Vale of White Horse | 66,150 | 13.6% | 18.3% | Band C | Detached houses | |
| Waverley | 58,070 | 7.8% | 32.1% | Band D | Detached houses | |
| Wealden | 76,490 | 17.2% | 21.6% | Band C | Detached houses | |
| West Berkshire | 72,810 | 14.0% | 17.8% | Band C | Semi-detached houses | |
| West Oxfordshire | 54,430 | 14.6% | 15.0% | Band C | Detached houses | |
| Winchester | 59,760 | 17.9% | 23.5% | Band C | Detached houses | |
| Windsor and Maidenhead | 68,000 | 9.1% | 30.2% | Band D | Flats | |
| Woking | 44,820 | 8.7% | 23.2% | Band D | Flats | |
| Wokingham | 75,560 | 8.4% | 24.7% | Band D | Detached houses | |
| Worthing | 52,170 | 38.6% | 6.6% | Band C | Flats |
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 | South East | England |
|---|---|---|
| Flats and maisonettes | 23.6% | 24.4% |
| Terraced houses | 23.5% | 25.6% |
| Semi-detached houses | 21.3% | 23.6% |
| Detached houses | 20.4% | 16.1% |
| Bungalows | 9.4% | 9.0% |