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Council Tax: Valuation

Asked by Sir James CleverlyConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 2 March 2026UIN 113651

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what each (a) value significant and (b) dwellinghouse code used by the Valuation Office Agency for council tax valuations is in (1) England and (2) Wales; and whether any other codes are used.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson

For Council Tax valuations, the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) uses ‘Value Significant Codes’ to indicate specific features that are likely to affect the value of a property.

Dwelling house codes allow the VOA to classify dwellings by their architectural style, characteristics and physical property type. They are made up of two parts: ‘Group’ and ‘Type’.

The property data the VOA records is set out here: Property attribute data (PAD) - GOV.UK

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