How the homes of England and Wales sit in the council tax bands

Of the 25,944,800 homes on the English valuation list at 31 March 2026, 65.1% are in the three lowest bands, A to C. This site takes the Valuation Office counts for every one of the 318 councils in England and Wales and shows, council by council, how its homes are spread across the bands, what kind of homes they are and when they were built.

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If the 25,944,800 homes in England were a street of 100, ordered from band A to band H.

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Type part of a council name

North East

North West

Yorkshire and the Humber

East Midlands

West Midlands

East of England

London

South East

South West

Wales

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How homes are spread across council tax bands
Band A holds 23.6% of English homes, yet the middle home is in band C. The spread by council and region.
Where band A council tax homes are concentrated
In 34 councils more than half of all homes are in band A; Kingston upon Hull leads with 65.6%.
Band H council tax homes: where they are
England has 155,210 homes in band H, 44.3% of them in London. Who has the most, and what they are.
How new-build homes are banded for council tax
New homes sit higher on the ladder: 13.5% of them are in band A, against 24.5% of older homes.
Council tax band by property type: flats to detached
The typical flat and terrace are band B, the semi band C, the detached house band E.
Council tax band by number of bedrooms
One bedroom, band A; three bedrooms, band C; four bedrooms, band E. And the many exceptions.
Council tax bands in Wales: the nine-band list
Nine bands, 2003 values: band C leads with 21.7%; band I holds 5,690 homes.

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The extremes

Highest share of homes in band A, England

Highest share in band F or above, England

Highest share of flats and maisonettes

Highest share built 2016 to 2026

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