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Council Tax: Valuation

Asked by Sir James CleverlyConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 1 July 2026UIN 12144

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 15 March 2010, Official Report, House of Commons, Column 674W on Council Tax: Valuation and the Answer of 2 March 2026 to Question 113651 on Council tax: valuation, how many properties each had an individual (a) dwelling house code and (b) value significant code in each billing authority in (1) Wales and (2) England for which the latest data is available.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson

As of 14 April 2026 there are 25,950,670 dwellings on the Council Tax list in England. Of these, 25,781,260 (99.3%) have a dwelling group, and 25,784,950 (99.4%) have a dwelling type, and 6,755,400 (26.0%) have at least one value significant code.

In Wales, there are 1,494,410 dwellings on the Council Tax list. Of these, 1,494,180 (>99.9%) have a dwelling group, and 1,494,060 (>99.9%) have a dwelling type. 403,610 (27.0%) have at least one value significant code.

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