Council Tax Dwellings, 2011-12

This release provides details on the number of dwellings liable for council tax in Welsh local authorities for the period 2011-12.

The key points from the latest release are:

• The total number of dwellings liable for council tax in Wales for 2011-12 is 1,327,012, a rise of 0.5% over the previous year.  In tax raising terms, this total is equivalent to 1,185,095 band D dwellings.  Cardiff shows the highest increase of band D equivalent dwellings at 1.6%, followed by Swansea at 1.0%.
• Rhondda Cynon Taf has the highest number of band A properties (44,183).  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 49,993 dwellings in Wales that are exempt from council tax.  This represents 3.6% of all dwellings. The largest exempt category is empty and unfurnished at 15,469, followed by student dwellings at 12,499, with 5,144 dwellings being exempt as a result of being vacant on death.

Further information

StatsWales website.

Contact

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

Next update

January 2012 (provisional - to be confirmed on the 'Due Out Soon' page)