Council Tax Dwellings, 2010-11

This release provides details on the number of dwellings liable for council tax in Welsh local authorities for the period 2010-11.

The key points from the latest release are:

• The total number of dwellings liable for council tax in Wales for 2010-11 is 1,320,647, a rise of 0.6% over the previous year.  This total is equivalent to 1,178,237 band D dwellings.  Gwynedd is showing the highest increase at 1.5%, followed by Monmouthshire at 1.3%.
• Rhondda Cynon Taf has the highest number of band A properties (44,152).  Blaenau Gwent has the highest proportion of dwellings in bands A and B (84%), Monmouthshire has the lowest (9%).
• Around a third of dwellings in Wales receive a 25% discount, generally due to being occupied by only one liable person.
• There are 49,255 dwellings in Wales that are exempt from council tax, this represents 4% of all dwellings. The largest exempt category being empty and unfurnished at 16,105, followed by student dwellings at 11,662, with 4,906 dwellings being exempt as a result of being vacant on death.

Further information can be found on the StatsWales website.

Contact

Tel: 029 2082 3519
E-mail: stats.finance@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Next update

January 2011 (provisional - to be confirmed on the 'Due Out Soon' page)