Property numbers
| 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of properties | 228,996 | 230,896 | 234,283 | 238,807 | 243,478 |
The table below provides a breakdown of properties by their band at 1 April 2022
| Band A | Band B | Band C | Band D | Band E | Band F | Band G | Band H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of properties | 135,401 | 42,021 | 36,074 | 18,982 | 6,469 | 3,151 | 1,241 | 139 |
Yearly figures for reminders, summonses and cases sent to enforcement companies. An amended approach to reporting what has been sent to enforcement companies has been applied since 2018/19. The new approach provides a clearer picture of what is being sent to enforcement companies:
- The number of cases issued is the total number of liability orders
- The number of accounts relates to people liable to pay Council Tax
| 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reminders | 120,300 | 118,537 | 110,414 | 72,017 | 107,580 |
| Summonses | 57,800 | 55,964 | 52,040 | 20,479 | 39,574 |
| Cases to enforcement companies | no data | 19,263 | 18,521 | 0 | 22,933 |
| Accounts to enforcement companies | no data | 8,558 | 8,485 | 0 | 8,459 |
Council Tax 'in-year' collection rates - the rates don't include amounts for a particular year that were collected in following years:
| 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-year collection rate | 93.2% | 92.81% | 92.73% | 90.15% | 89.81% |
Costs charged to residents who did not pay their Council Tax, or did not keep to an arrangement to pay, at the liability order stage. These are costs added to the council tax bill when the magistrates' court grants a liability order to allow the council to take enforcement action to recover council tax:
| 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costs charged | £2.97m | £2.77m | £2.56m | £1.30m | £1.70m |
Level of costs at the liability order stage:
| 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level of costs | £82 | £79.50 | £79.50 | £79.50 | £79.50 |