{"metric":"dwellings_total","title":"Dwellings on the Council Tax valuation lists","topic":"housing","unit":"dwellings","measure_type":"stock","geography":"K04000001","comparison_method":"previous_period","latest":{"period_start":"2024-04-01","period_end":"2025-03-31","period_label":"Year ending March 2025","value":27240040,"status":"final","vintage":"2025-09-25"},"source":{"publisher":"VOA","publication":"Council Tax: stock of properties","landing_url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/council-tax-stock-of-properties-2025","sheet":"CTSOP1.0","table":"Table CTSOP1.0: number of properties by Council Tax band","row":"England and Wales","column":"All properties","raw_value":"27240040","file_url":"https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a0c5ee5c510c3913d826863/2025_CT_SoP_Summary_Tables.xlsx","file_sha256":"dee4a50bebe96b0774eee4210f0293ba698a160d72de345d36f0c088bb46500b","release_date":"2025-09-25","release_label":"2025, as at 31 March 2025"},"definition":"The number of domestic properties on the Council Tax valuation lists for England and Wales as at 31 March, from the Valuation Office Agency's administrative database — every dwelling a council tax band has been assigned to, whether occupied or not.","does_not_measure":"Households or occupied homes: empty dwellings and second homes are on the list, and one dwelling can hold more than one household. Not a measure of housebuilding in-year — the list also grows when existing buildings are split or brought into banding. Counts are rounded to the nearest 10.","links":{"page":"/housing/dwellings","series":"/api/metrics/dwellings_total/series","vintages":"/api/metrics/dwellings_total/vintages"}}