March 2011

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Indicator	Dwelling size>> Council tax bands
Analysis	March 2011

Source	Valuation Office Agency (VOA)
Date Released	November 2011
Date range	March 2011
Published by Profile Online	January 2012

Data Time Series Comparisons Commentary Confidence Levels Notes

Commentary

The latest data on Council Tax banding available throughout the UK in January 2012 relates to 27 March 2011. Within Basingstoke and Deane, the largest proportion of properties, nearly 25,000 out of over 70,700 homes, are classified under band C, while the most expensive band H contains fewer than 400 homes. Relatively few homes fall within the cheapest-rated band A (less than 2,200) or within the second most expensive band G (just over 3,000).
Despite considerable growth in the local dwelling stock over the past decade, there has been little change in the overall profile of the stock by Council Tax band.

Confidence Levels

Not applicable - 100% data.

Data

Basingstoke and Deane housing stock at 27 March 2011:

Within Basingstoke and Deane, more than 35% of residential properties fall into band C, reflecting the high volume of 3-bedroom terraced houses built in Basingstoke under the Town Development scheme during the 1960’s and 1970’s.
Fewer than 3.1% of dwellings fall within the cheapest-rated band A, and little more than 0.5% within the most expensive band H.

For a break down of residential properties by Council Tax bands within smaller geographical areas, data for each of the 22 Middle Layer Super Output Areas (MSOA's), 104 Lower Layer Super Output Areas (LSOA's), and 506 Output Areas (OA's) in the borough can be found on the Neighbourhood Statistics website at: Council Tax Bands

Time Series

Basingstoke and Deane housing stock at 27 March 2011 compared with 31 March 2001:

	2001		2011		Change 2001-2011
	Number of dwellings	Percentage of stock	Number of dwellings	Percentage of stock	Dwelling stock increase	Percentage increase
Total	61636	100.0%	70705	100.0%	9069	14.7%
Band A	1995	3.2%	2188	3.1%	193	9.7%
Band B	10278	16.7%	11235	15.9%	957	9.3%
Band C	21256	34.5%	24927	35.3%	3671	17.3%
Band D	10531	17.1%	12902	18.2%	2371	22.5%
Band E	8994	14.6%	10157	14.4%	1163	12.9%
Band F	5558	9.0%	5883	8.3%	325	5.8%
Band G	2687	4.4%	3041	4.3%	354	13.2%
Band H	336	0.5%	372	0.5%	36	10.7%

Data from the Valuation Office Agency (VOA), shows that between 31 March 2001 and 27 March 2011 the total number of banded dwellings in the borough increased by more than 9,000, an increase of 14.7%.
The number of homes in every Council Tax band increased over the decade, ranging from a 5.8% increase in Band F to a 22.5% increase in Band D.
The overall profile of the borough's housing stock by Council Tax band changed very little over the last decade, with slight increases in the proportions within Bands C and D, and similar reductions in the proportions within Bands B and F.

Comparisons

The graph below shows the percentage of dwellings in each Council Tax band within the borough in 2011 compared with England as a whole, the South East, other parts of Hampshire, the Enterprise M3 Local Enterprise Partnership area, and neighbouring unitary authorities. The graph demonstrates significant differences, both between England as a whole and the South East, and between the various parts of Hampshire and the Enterprise M3 LEP. It provides a good indicator of the profile of relative property values within each area.

The Basingstoke and Deane pattern of Council Tax bands is in part similar to that of the South East region, except that the borough has a much lower percentage of band A properties, a higher proportion of band C, and lower proportions of bands D and G.

Among the Hampshire districts, the profile of the borough dwelling stock displays similarities with Fareham and with neighbouring Test Valley District. The latter includes the expanded town of Andover, which would also have experienced a high volume of 3-bedroom terraced houses built during the 1960’s and 1970’s.