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Data Provider: Welsh Government National Statistics Chargeable empty and second homes, by local authority (number of dwellings)
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Click here to sortH1 - Chargeable empty properties with no discount or premiumClick here to sortH2 - Chargeable second homes with no discount or premiumClick here to sortH3b - Empty property discount 25%Click here to sortH3c - Empty property discount 50%Click here to sortH3e - Empty property discount 100%Click here to sortH3g - Empty property discount totalClick here to sortH4b - Long term empty property premium 25%Click here to sortH4c - Long term empty property premium 50%Click here to sortEP75 - Long term empty property premium 75%Click here to sortH4e - Long term empty property premium 100%Click here to sortEP150 - Long term empty property premium 150%Click here to sortEP200 - Long term empty property premium 200%Click here to sortEP300 - Long term empty property premium 300%Click here to sortH4g - Long term empty property premium totalClick here to sortH5b - Second homes discount 25%Click here to sortH5c - Second homes discount 50%Click here to sortH5e - Second homes discount 100%Click here to sortH5g - Second homes discount totalClick here to sortH6b - Second homes premium 25%Click here to sortH6f - Second homes premium 35%Click here to sortH6c - Second homes premium 50%Click here to sortSHP75 - Second homes premium 75%Click here to sortH6e - Second homes premium 100%Click here to sortSHP150 - Second homes premium 150%Click here to sortSHP200 - Second homes premium 200%Click here to sortH6g - Second homes premium totalClick here to sortH7 - Total chargeable empty propertiesClick here to sortH8 - Total chargeable second homes
[Collapse]Total Unitary Authorities11,0404,9020138013802,3245877,77025216535811,4560160160.The data item is not applicable6581,2098,4243,3933,32917,01322,63421,931
Total Unitary AuthoritiesIsle of Anglesey00000000.The data item is not applicable346.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable34600000.The data item is not applicable0.The data item is not applicable1,954.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,9543461,954
Gwynedd3681,04203703700.The data item is not applicable1,057.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,05700000.The data item is not applicable0.The data item is not applicable03,393.The data item is not applicable3,3931,4624,435
Conwy33810703103100.The data item is not applicable549.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable54900000.The data item is not applicable0.The data item is not applicable1,264.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,2649181,371
Denbighshire4170000000.The data item is not applicable467167.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable63407070.The data item is not applicable0.The data item is not applicable415.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable4151,051422
Flintshire3801020000005870.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable58706060.The data item is not applicable0.The data item is not applicable168.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable168967276
Wrexham370000000.The data item is not applicable243.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable24300000.The data item is not applicable0.The data item is not applicable0.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable02800
Powys235212000000.The data item is not applicable705.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable70500000.The data item is not applicable01,2090.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,2099401,421
Ceredigion20493000000.The data item is not applicable2198534.The data item is not applicable33800000.The data item is not applicable0.The data item is not applicable1,236.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,2365421,329
Pembrokeshire970540000000.The data item is not applicable144.The data item is not applicable10927552800000.The data item is not applicable0.The data item is not applicable0.The data item is not applicable3,3293,3291,4983,869
Carmarthenshire619335000001,845.The data item is not applicable0.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,84500000.The data item is not applicable658.The data item is not applicable0.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable6582,464993
Swansea882165000000.The data item is not applicable1,111.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,11100000.The data item is not applicable0.The data item is not applicable1,395.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,3951,9931,560
Neath Port Talbot1,146555000000.The data item is not applicable0.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable000000.The data item is not applicable0.The data item is not applicable0.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable01,146555
Bridgend38585000000.The data item is not applicable618.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable61803030.The data item is not applicable0.The data item is not applicable0.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable01,00388
Vale of Glamorgan263248000000.The data item is not applicable392.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable39200000.The data item is not applicable0.The data item is not applicable254.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable254655502
Rhondda Cynon Taf61600680680479.The data item is not applicable934.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable1,41300000.The data item is not applicable0.The data item is not applicable564.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable5642,097564
Merthyr Tydfil1740020200.The data item is not applicable334.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable33400000.The data item is not applicable0.The data item is not applicable263.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable263510263
Caerphilly1,157252000000.The data item is not applicable0.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable000000.The data item is not applicable0.The data item is not applicable0.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable01,157252
Blaenau Gwent6830000000.The data item is not applicable0.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable000000.The data item is not applicable0.The data item is not applicable0.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable06830
Torfaen3108000000.The data item is not applicable0.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable000000.The data item is not applicable0.The data item is not applicable0.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable03108
Monmouthshire90000000.The data item is not applicable39.The data item is not applicable228314400000.The data item is not applicable0.The data item is not applicable54.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable5415354
Newport1,15015000000.The data item is not applicable0.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable000000.The data item is not applicable0.The data item is not applicable0.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable01,15015
Cardiff6971,143000000.The data item is not applicable612.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable61200000.The data item is not applicable0.The data item is not applicable857.The data item is not applicable.The data item is not applicable8571,3092,000

Metadata

Title

Council tax dwellings

Last update

January 2024 January 2024

Next update

January 2025

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Council tax dwellings (CT1) data collection, Welsh Government

Contact email

stats.finance@gov.wales

Designation

National Statistics

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Local authorities

Geographical coverage

Local authorities

Languages covered

English and Welsh

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

General description

The Welsh Government conducts the council tax dwellings survey (CT1 form). Data are available on the number of dwellings eligible for the council tax in each local authority for the next financial year, analysed by council tax band, including the numbers of properties eligible for council tax discounts and exemptions.

Data cover Wales for all years since 1996-97. Data for earlier years is available from the Knowledge and Analytical Services division of the Welsh Government for the former districts of Wales, which were re-organised on 1 April 1996.

The survey has been conducted every October to December since 1993-94. Results are available in early January, approximately three months before the beginning of the reference financial year.

Council tax is a charge levied on each domestic dwelling for the provision of local authority services. This includes elements for the county or county borough council, together with elements for the police authority and, if one exists, for the local community council. In 1991, the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) assessed the properties in each county or county borough area and placed each dwelling in a valuation band, ranging from A to H. Dwellings in new buildings are placed in one of the bands according to the value that such a dwelling would have been worth in 1991. The dwellings were revalued in 2003 and the bandings revised for the 2005-06 year onwards.

The bandings for Wales based on the 1991 valuation were: A - Up to £30,000; B - £30,001 to £39,000; C - £39,001 to £51,000; D - £51,001 to £66,000; E - £66,001 to £90,000; F - £90,001 to £120,000; G - £120,001 to £240,000; H - £240,001 and above. The bandings for Wales based on the 2003 valuation are: A - under £44,000; B - £44,001 to £65,000; C - £65,001 to £91,000; D - £91,001 to £123,000; E - £123,001 to £162,000; F - £162,001 to £223,000; G - £223,001 to £324,000; H - £324,001 to £424,000; I - £424,001 and above.

Row Descriptions

A1 - All chargeable dwellings
This is not the number of dwellings in each band shown on the valuation list, because that includes dwellings that are exempt from the council tax.
A2 - Dwellings subject to disability reduction
Dwellings subject to a disability reduction are those set out in the Council Tax (Reductions for Disabilities) Regulations.
A3 - Adjusted chargeable dwellings
A dwelling in bands B to H which is subject to a disability reduction receives a reduction of one band for the purposes of calculating the council tax payable. From 1 April 2000, a ratio of 5/9 to a band D dwelling is to be applied to dwellings listed in
B1 - Dwellings with no discounts
The number of dwellings receiving no discounts, in respect of the council tax payable.
B2 - Dwellings with a discount of 25%
The number of dwellings receiving one discount in respect of the council tax payable. Dwellings subject to a discount equal to the appropriate percentage (i.e. 25 per cent) are treated as having one discount.
B3 - Dwellings with a discount of 50%
Dwellings subject to a discount equal to twice the appropriate percentage (i.e. 50 per cent) are treated as having two discounts.
B4 - Total adjusted chargeable dwellings
Total adjusted chargeable dwellings (B1+B2+B3=A3). The figures in this section are a breakdown of the adjusted chargeable dwellings shown in line A3.
C2 - Total discounted dwellings
The total discounted dwellings is calculated by A3-(C1x0.25).
C4 - Total discounted band D equivalent dwellings
The total discounted band D equivalent dwellings is calculated by multiplying the total discounted dwellings by a ratio to band D. The ratios are: A- - 5/9ths, A - 6/9ths, B - 7/9ths, C - 8/9ths, D - 9/9ths, E - 11/9ths, F - 13/9ths, G - 15/9ths, H - 18/9
D2 - Exempt dwellings class O
Exempt dwellings class O (Dwellings owned by the Secretary of State for Defence which are held for armed forces accommodation, other than visiting forces accommodation).
E1 - Total band D equivalent dwellings
Total discounted chargeable dwellings: band D equivalents (=C4 total).
E3 - E1x E2
Discounted chargeable dwellings: band D equivalents adjusted for collection rate (E1 x E2).
E4 - Class O exempt dwellings
The authority's estimate of the amount (if any) that is likely to be paid to the authority by the Secretary of State for Defence in respect of dwellings that fall within Class O.
E5 - Tax setting taxbase
Council tax base for tax-setting purposes (=E3+E4).
E6 - Council taxbase for RSG purposes
100% council tax base for calculating revenue support grant (=E1+E4).


Data collection and calculation

The information presented here is collected via annual returns from Welsh Local Authorities.

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

Data are shown for each financial year from 1996-97 onwards.

Statistical quality

See weblinks

Weblinks

The associated statistical releases can be found via the links at the following webpage:
https://gov.wales/statistics-and-research?lang=en
A statistical quality report relating to all Local Government Finance statistical releases can be found at the following webpage:
https://gov.wales/local-government-finance-statistics-quality-report


Keywords

Local Government Finance, Council tax, dwellings