Official Statistics

Council Tax: stock of properties, 2026

Statistics on the stock of domestic properties by Council Tax Band in England and Wales.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Published: 24 September 2026

Applies to England and Wales

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Council Tax: stock of properties statistical commentary

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Background information

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Council Tax stock of properties: number of properties by Council Tax band, property type, build period, administrative area, and Westminster Parliamentary Constituency at 31 March 2026

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Council Tax stock of properties supplementary table: number of properties by Council Tax band and administrative area at 8 September 2026

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CTSOP1.1: number of properties by Council Tax band, local authority and lower and middle super output area at 31 March 2026

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CTSOP3.1: number of properties by Council Tax band, property type, local authority district and lower and middle layer super output area at 31 March 2026

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CTSOP4.1: number of properties by Council Tax band, property build period, local authority district and lower and middle layer super output area at 31 March 2026

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Details

This release provides statistics on the stock of domestic properties by Council Tax Band and property attributes in England and Wales. This publication includes statistics from 2025 to 2026.  

A supplementary table showing the number of properties by Council Tax band and region, county and local authority district as at 8 September 2026 is also included.

In 2025, the Valuation Office moved its Council Tax work onto a new, modern operating system and the data provision for statistics was updated as part of this work. For further information, please refer to the 2025 Publication Background Information.

For further details on the information included in this release, please refer to the Background Information document.

Any proposed changes to future publications will be published on the Schedule of updates and announcements for VO statistics page.

As part of our improvement programme, if you’re interested in participating in user research about this statistical release, please contact us at statisticsvo@hmrc.gov.uk.

Published 24 September 2026