Council Tax (Hansard, 24 November 1994)

§ Mr. Cox
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the average council tax in England and Wales for each of the property bandings.
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§ Mr. Robert B. Jones
The average council tax in 1994–95, before transitional relief and council tax benefit, for a property containing two adults, is as follows:

Band England £ Wales £

A 387 234

B 451 272

C 516 311

D 580 350

E 709 428

F 838 506

G 967 584

H 1,160 701

Averages cannot be calculated for England and Wales combined because a different banding structure operates in each country.

§ Mr. Gerrard
To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many appeals against council tax valuation banding have been received; and what percentage of these appeals have been (i) resolved, (ii) withdrawn or (iii) are still outstanding(a) nationally and (b) by valuation office.

§ Mr. Robert B. Jones
As at the end of October the Valuation Office had received 946,149 council tax banding appeals in respect of dwellings in England. Of these (i) 63.9 per cent. had been resolved, (ii) 20.7 per cent. had been withdrawn before a tribunal hearing, and (iii) 36.1 per cent. were outstanding.
The numbers of appeals received as at 31 October and the percentage for (i), (ii) and (iii) by VOA office are as follows:

Region: East Anglia Office Received (i) (ii) (iii)

Bedford 9,829 62.3 18.9 37.7

Cambridge 10,108 59.7 25.0 40.3

Chelmsford 15,805 70.9 13.8 29.1

Colchester 17,253 61.1 11.9 38.9

Ipswich 11,416 55.3 9.5 44.7

Norwich 14,421 54.8 9.5 45.2

Peterborough 11,327 58.3 8.0 41.7

St Albans 9,480 61.0 20.7 39.0

Stevenage 8,291 54.4 13.3 45.6

Region: East Midland Office Received (i) (ii) (iii)

Derby 12,654 65.6 12.8 34.4

Doncaster 6,410 71.1 9.3 28.9

Grimsby 7,295 63.7 10.2 36.3

Hull 9,459 66.4 18.5 33.6

Leicester 6,858 66.2 22.0 33.8

Lincoln 10,327 68.5 11.6 31.5

Loughborough 8,090 66.0 15.3 34.0

Mansfield 7,470 70.5 10.6 29.5

Northampton 7,811 70–5 18–6 29.5

Nottingham 8,375 72.7 11.1 27.3

Sheffield 7,942 63.6 15.9 36.4

Region: London Office Received (i) (ii) (iii)

Barking 4,175 58.1 21.1 41.9

Bromley 18,112 60.1 12.3 39.9

Camden 7,983 59.9 14.8 40.1

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Region: London Office Received (i) (ii) (iii)

City 224 86.2 37.9 13.8

Ealing 9,877 65.1 14.4 34.9

Enfield 20,442 58.6 21.2 41.4

Greenwich 11,788 55.1 13.2 44.9

Harrow 10,167 59.7 12.8 40.3

Islington 8,873 59.1 12.3 40.9

Kensington 16,561 60.3 13.2 39.7

Lambeth 13,354 65.0 14.8 35.0

Redbridge 6,564 61.7 23.6 38.3

Tower Hamlets 3,867 60.7 14.9 39.3

Westminster 1 3,096 61.2 13.3 38.8

Westminster 2 5,921 78.7 15.1 21.3

Wimbledon 12,850 59.3 14.2 40.7

Region: North Western Office Received (i) (ii) (iii)

Bolton 6,450 65.9 6.8 34.1

Burnley 8,515 63.0 8.1 37.0

Chester 7,846 61.9 8.9 38.1

Crewe 10,286 60.1 14.5 39.9

Lancaster 9,557 69.0 8.3 31.0

Liverpool 8,797 62.4 6.1 37.6

Manchester 2,509 61.4 9.6 38.6

Preston 7,629 62.1 6.5 37.9

Rochdale 3,539 76.0 13.2 24.0

Salford 6,496 73.8 6.5 26.2

Stockport 7,197 60.7 9.6 39.3

Warrington 10,042 65.0 11.3 35.0

Region: Northern Office Received (i) (ii) (iii)

Alnwick 7,146 68.6 11.7 31.4

Bradford 6,250 63.1 13.6 36.9

Carlisle 6,978 65.0 11.1 35.0

Durham 8,280 71.3 21.1 28.7

Halifax 11,706 72.7 9.8 27.3

Harrogate 12,538 69.3 11.0 30.7

Leeds 8,654 67.6 13.7 32.4

Middlesborough 4,935 77.8 12.0 22.2

Newcastle 4,607 75.7 21.1 24.3

Sunderland 4,971 77.5 14.3 22.5

Ulverston 6,658 60.8 16.0 39.2

York 10,688 65.7 11.1 34.3

Region: South Eastern Office Received (i) (ii) (iii)

Brighton 11,533 71.8 13.9 28.2

Chatham 7,610 65.2 20.2 34.8

Eastbourne 11,184 58.4 9.3 41.6

Folkestone 9,464 67.1 14.8 32.9

Guildford 12,273 59.1 9.9 40.9

Reigate 18,047 54.8 19.3 45.2

Tunbridge Wells 16,189 61.0 7.2 39.0

Worthing 15,495 60.9 12.6 39.1

Region: Southern Office Received (i) (ii) (iii)

Aylesbury 15,662 64.9 11.3 35.1

Basingstoke 12,280 59.5 11.6 40.5

Bournemouth 12,697 63.0 14.1 37.0

Dorchester 7,377 59.8 15.6 40.2

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Region: Southern Office Received (i) (ii) (iii)

Oxford 14,830 72.7 14.3 27.3

Portsmouth 7,173 63.0 13.8 37.0

Portsmouth (IOW) 4,259 60.0 13.5 40.0

Reading 17,720 60.8 15.0 39.2

Southampton 16,324 64.5 8.5 35.5

Swindon 12,854 66.4 9.5 33.6

Region: West Midland Office Received (i) (ii) (iii)

Birmingham 8,958 69.3 17.0 30.7

Coventry 7,241 63.1 15.8 36.9

Kidderminster 7,150 62.1 13.0 37.9

Lichfield 6,082 61.4 12.6 38.6

Sandwell 1,814 75.6 22.0 24.4

Shrewsbury 11,821 63.5 11.7 36.5

Stoke 7,796 65.2 8.4 34.8

Warwick 10,319 62.5 8.7 37.5

Wolverhampton 5,870 75.8 25.3 24.2

Worcester 15,135 62.5 15.9 37.5

Region: Western Office Received (i) (ii) (iii)

Barnstaple 8,704 65.7 11.7 34.3

Bath 8,889 69.8 11.3 30.2

Bristol 11,779 64.8 14.8 35.2

Exeter 14,742 63.4 16.3 36.6

Gloucester 18,140 67.7 11.2 32.3

Plymouth 13,942 64.1 10.9 35.9

St Austell 13,235 63.6 13.1 36.4

Taunton 13,902 53.2 13.1 36.8

Band	England £	Wales £
A	387	234
B	451	272
C	516	311
D	580	350
E	709	428
F	838	506
G	967	584
H	1,160	701

Region: East Anglia Office	Received	(i)	(ii)	(iii)
Bedford	9,829	62.3	18.9	37.7
Cambridge	10,108	59.7	25.0	40.3
Chelmsford	15,805	70.9	13.8	29.1
Colchester	17,253	61.1	11.9	38.9
Ipswich	11,416	55.3	9.5	44.7
Norwich	14,421	54.8	9.5	45.2
Peterborough	11,327	58.3	8.0	41.7
St Albans	9,480	61.0	20.7	39.0
Stevenage	8,291	54.4	13.3	45.6

Region: East Midland Office	Received	(i)	(ii)	(iii)
Derby	12,654	65.6	12.8	34.4
Doncaster	6,410	71.1	9.3	28.9
Grimsby	7,295	63.7	10.2	36.3
Hull	9,459	66.4	18.5	33.6
Leicester	6,858	66.2	22.0	33.8
Lincoln	10,327	68.5	11.6	31.5
Loughborough	8,090	66.0	15.3	34.0
Mansfield	7,470	70.5	10.6	29.5
Northampton	7,811	70–5	18–6	29.5
Nottingham	8,375	72.7	11.1	27.3
Sheffield	7,942	63.6	15.9	36.4

Region: London Office	Received	(i)	(ii)	(iii)
Barking	4,175	58.1	21.1	41.9
Bromley	18,112	60.1	12.3	39.9
Camden	7,983	59.9	14.8	40.1

Region: North Western Office	Received	(i)	(ii)	(iii)
Bolton	6,450	65.9	6.8	34.1
Burnley	8,515	63.0	8.1	37.0
Chester	7,846	61.9	8.9	38.1
Crewe	10,286	60.1	14.5	39.9
Lancaster	9,557	69.0	8.3	31.0
Liverpool	8,797	62.4	6.1	37.6
Manchester	2,509	61.4	9.6	38.6
Preston	7,629	62.1	6.5	37.9
Rochdale	3,539	76.0	13.2	24.0
Salford	6,496	73.8	6.5	26.2
Stockport	7,197	60.7	9.6	39.3
Warrington	10,042	65.0	11.3	35.0

Region: Northern Office	Received	(i)	(ii)	(iii)
Alnwick	7,146	68.6	11.7	31.4
Bradford	6,250	63.1	13.6	36.9
Carlisle	6,978	65.0	11.1	35.0
Durham	8,280	71.3	21.1	28.7
Halifax	11,706	72.7	9.8	27.3
Harrogate	12,538	69.3	11.0	30.7
Leeds	8,654	67.6	13.7	32.4
Middlesborough	4,935	77.8	12.0	22.2
Newcastle	4,607	75.7	21.1	24.3
Sunderland	4,971	77.5	14.3	22.5
Ulverston	6,658	60.8	16.0	39.2
York	10,688	65.7	11.1	34.3

Region: South Eastern Office	Received	(i)	(ii)	(iii)
Brighton	11,533	71.8	13.9	28.2
Chatham	7,610	65.2	20.2	34.8
Eastbourne	11,184	58.4	9.3	41.6
Folkestone	9,464	67.1	14.8	32.9
Guildford	12,273	59.1	9.9	40.9
Reigate	18,047	54.8	19.3	45.2
Tunbridge Wells	16,189	61.0	7.2	39.0
Worthing	15,495	60.9	12.6	39.1

Region: Southern Office	Received	(i)	(ii)	(iii)
Aylesbury	15,662	64.9	11.3	35.1
Basingstoke	12,280	59.5	11.6	40.5
Bournemouth	12,697	63.0	14.1	37.0
Dorchester	7,377	59.8	15.6	40.2

Region: West Midland Office	Received	(i)	(ii)	(iii)
Birmingham	8,958	69.3	17.0	30.7
Coventry	7,241	63.1	15.8	36.9
Kidderminster	7,150	62.1	13.0	37.9
Lichfield	6,082	61.4	12.6	38.6
Sandwell	1,814	75.6	22.0	24.4
Shrewsbury	11,821	63.5	11.7	36.5
Stoke	7,796	65.2	8.4	34.8
Warwick	10,319	62.5	8.7	37.5
Wolverhampton	5,870	75.8	25.3	24.2
Worcester	15,135	62.5	15.9	37.5

Region: Western Office	Received	(i)	(ii)	(iii)
Barnstaple	8,704	65.7	11.7	34.3
Bath	8,889	69.8	11.3	30.2
Bristol	11,779	64.8	14.8	35.2
Exeter	14,742	63.4	16.3	36.6
Gloucester	18,140	67.7	11.2	32.3
Plymouth	13,942	64.1	10.9	35.9
St Austell	13,235	63.6	13.1	36.4
Taunton	13,902	53.2	13.1	36.8