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Council Tax: Valuation

Asked by Sir James CleverlyConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 8 September 2026UIN 20400

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) dwellinghouse codes and (b) value significant codes does the HMRC Valuation Office use for council tax valuations in (i) England and (ii) Wales.

Answered by Treasury

For Council Tax valuations in England and Wales, the Valuation Office can use 37 value significant codes.

Dwelling house codes are used internally to describe information pertaining to a dwelling. The number of codes that can be used are conditional to group and type of property. Property data the Valuation Office records is set out here: Property attribute data (PAD) - GOV.UK.

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