§ Mr. PikeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many residential properties, by number and percentage per region, have a rateable value. [50441]
§ Angela EagleNo rateable values have been set or updated for residential properties since 31 March 1990 when the domestic rating system was abolished. The following table estimates the dwelling stock in each region at the end of December 1997, less the number of those dwellings built since 31 March 1990.
Government office region Dwellings (000) Percentage of dwelling stock North East 1,047 95 Yorkshire and the Humber 1,999 95 East Midlands 1,614 93 Eastern 2,066 92 Greater London 3,136 96 South East 2,807 93 South West 1,940 93 West Midlands 2,047 94 North West 2,168 94 Merseyside 580 95 England 19,406 94