§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will set out the distribution of properties, by council tax band, in(a) Newcastle upon Tyne, (b) the London borough of Wandsworth and (c) the London borough of Richmond; and what the average distribution by band is in each Government office region of England. [52116]
§ Dr. WhiteheadInformation on the number of properties in each council tax band is shown on the valuation list, compiled by the Valuation Office Agency. The latest information available is at 26 March 2002. The number of properties in each council tax band, and the distribution of properties by council tax band, for Newcastle upon Tyne, the London borough of Wandsworth and the London borough of Richmond are shown in the table. The table also gives information for each Government office region of England.
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Number and percentage of properties in each council tax band Band A Band B Band C Band D Band E Band F Band G Band H Total West Midlands Number 732,699 559,441 427,208 238,448 149,545 81,514 49,742 5,017 2,243,614 Percentage 32.7 24.9 19 10.6 6.7 3.6 2.2 0.2 100.0 East Number 338,768 497,471 617,989 402,793 243,008 132,541 90,901 10,783 2,334,254 Percentage 14.5 21.3 26.5 17.3 10.4 5.7 3.9 0.5 100.0 London Number 109,217 424,581 832,400 794,520 478,877 237,732 195,448 52,909 3,125,684 Percentage 3.5 13.6 26.6 25.4 15.3 7.6 6.3 1.7 100.0 South East Number 297,106 561,367 883,401 681,627 459,244 276,049 223,648 30,091 3,412,533 Percentage 8.7 16.5 25.9 20 13.5 8.1 6.6 0.9 100.0 South West Number 378,657 538,373 508,093 343,986 232,043 117,013 69,361 6,596 2,194,122 Percentage 17.3 24.5 23.2 15.7 10.6 5.3 3.2 0.3 100.0 England Number 5,562,268 4,131,021 4,613,612 3,199,973 1,997,602 1,054,129 760,300 117,936 21,436,841 Percentage 25.9 19.3 21.5 14.9 9.3 4.9 3.5 0.6 100.0 Note:
Percentage figures are subject to rounding.