CAMERON S COUNCIL TAX PLEDGE

Transcription

1 CAMERON S COUNCIL TAX PLEDGE A REPORT BY LIBERAL CONSPIRACY / THE MINISTRY OF TRUTH OCTOBER 2009

2

3 SUMMARY FINDINGS On Friday 2 nd October 2009, The Sun newspaper unveiled David Cameron s 10 Key Pledges for his Conservative government, should it win the next general election. The first pledge on the list promised The Sun s readers that: We [The Conservative Party] will work with councils to freeze Council Tax for two years saving over 200 for the typical family. Using data from the Department of Communities and Local Government, the Department of Work and Pensions, the Council of Mortgage Lenders and the Land Registry, we have analysed Cameron s Council Tax Pledge in detail and had determined that: a) A two year Council Tax freeze will cost Local Authorities in England between 2.48 billion and 2.53 billion in lost revenues. The Conservatives have yet to indicate how they will fund their proposed Council Tax freeze, through cuts in local public services or by increasing the level of central government grants paid to local councils. An increase in central government grants to cover the shortfall in Council Tax revenues would mean either cuts in central government expenditure, increased taxes or more public sector borrowing. b) At present, 3.7 million households in England would not benefit at all from a Council Tax freeze because they receive full Council Tax benefit, including 1.7 million pensioner households who current receive pension credit/minimum income guarantee. The number of households who will not benefit from a Council Tax freeze will increase over the next months, as unemployment increases. c) To save over 200 in Council Tax over the course of a two year freeze, the typical family referred by David Cameron in his pledge would, in at least 300 of England s 315 Local Authorities, need to living in a Band E property and paying more than a year in Council Tax. A Band E property would have been valued at between 88,000 and 120,000 in 1991, when the current Council Tax bands were set. In the current housing market, a Band E property would cost anything from 241,000 in the East/West Midlands to 493,000+ in Greater London. Only 9.5% of properties in England are Council Tax Band E, placing these properties amongst the 20% most valuable in the country. d) The average family home in England (2-3 bed semi/terraced) is typically found in Council Tax Band B or C and has a current market value ranging from 109,000 in the West/East Midlands to 279,000 in Greater London. Band B & C properties make up 41.2% of England total housing stock. We estimate that a typical family living in a Band B/C property (a typical family home) will save, on average, between 136 and 158 during a two year Council Tax freeze, not over 200 as David Cameron has pledged.

4

5 Index ANALYSIS... 7 Assumptions/Data Sources... 7 How Much Will Cameron s Pledge Cost?... 7 How will the pledge be paid for?... 8 Who won t benefit from a Council Tax freeze?... 8 Will a typical family really save over 200?... 9 How much will a typical family actually save if Council Tax is frozen for two years? Conclusion Cameron s Pledge Does Not Add Up APPENDICES Appendix A - Estimated Area council tax for a dwelling occupied by 2 adults by band (2% increase) Appendix B - Estimated Area council tax for a dwelling occupied by 2 adults by band (4% increase) Appendix C Council Tax Valuation Bands (1991) and Estimated Equivalent Valuation (2009) by Region Appendix D - Estimated total saving over 2 year Council Tax freeze by Council Tax Band based on projected 2% rise in tax rates in 2010/ Appendix E - Estimated total saving over 2 year Council Tax freeze by Council Tax Band based on projected 4% rise in tax rates in 2010/

6

7 ANALYSIS Assumptions/Data Sources In analysing Cameron s Council Tax Pledge we have made the following assumptions: a) That the Conservative s proposed Council Tax freeze will come into effect, if they win the next General Election, in April 2011 and that Council Tax rates will be frozen during cover the years 2011/12 and 2012/13 at 2010/11 levels. b) That the average increase in Council Tax rates for 2010/11, which will be set before next year s General Election takes place, will be between 2% and 4%, with calculations made for both figures. c) That the average increase in Council Tax rates for 2011/12 and 2012/13 would, if not frozen, be 4%. This is the average annual rate at which Council Tax bills have risen over the last five years. The data used to compile with analysis has been sourced from the Department of Communities and Local Government and the Department of Work and Pensions. Housing market data used to calculate the average increase in property values between 1991 and 2009 comes from the Council of Mortgage Lenders and the Land Registry. All figures given are for England only. How Much Will Cameron s Pledge Cost? Subject to collection rates, we estimate that this year (2009/10) Local Authorities in England will raise just over 20 billion in revenue from Council Tax, a figure that will rise, in 2010/11, to between 20.4 billion and 20.8 billion depending on the size of the average increase imposed in April 2010, which we estimate will fall somewhere between 2% and 4%. Based on these estimates we project that a two year freeze on Council Tax rates, starting from April 2011, will cut Local Authority revenues from Council Tax, in England, by between 816 million and 832 million in the first year of the freeze and by between 1.66 billion and 1.69 billion in year two, when compared to the revenue that Local Authorities would raise were Council Tax rate to continue to rise at the same rate that they have risen over the last five year, an average of 4% per year. In total, we estimate that a two year freeze in Council Tax rates, in England, will cut Local Authority revenues by between 2.48 billion and 2.53 billion over the two year that the freeze is in effect. This is the equivalent of one full year s Local Authority expenditure on Fire and Rescue Services or approximately one fifth of the sum that Local Council s contribute, annually, to the costs of local policing.

8 How will the pledge be paid for? At present we do not know. The Conservative Party have not, as yet, indicated how this proposed Council Tax freeze will be funded, or even if it will be funded. They have said only that they will work with councils to freeze Council Tax for two years. Without Central Government help, in the form of increased revenue support grants, a 2.5 billion cut in Local Authority revenues over two years will inevitably lead to significant job losses and cuts in local public services at a time when demand for many of these services is rising due to rising unemployment. As an alternative to cutting local public sector services, the Conservative s could compensate Local Authorities for their loss of Council Tax revenues by increasing the level of revenue support grant paid to Councils by Central Government. In the current financial climate such an increase would have to be met by either (or a combination of) parallel cuts in Central Government expenditure, increases in direct or indirect taxation or Increased public sector borrowing. If Cameron s pledge is to be taken seriously then the Conservatives need to spell out, in detail, how the proposed two year Council Tax freeze will be funded (if at all) and how this will impact on public sector services, jobs and/or taxation/public sector borrowing. Who won t benefit from a Council Tax freeze? Based on data from the Department of Work and Pensions, we estimate that at least 3.7 million households in England would not benefit, at all, from The Conservative s proposed Council Tax freeze. This is because these household receive full Council Tax benefit, which is paid directly to their Local Authority. Of these households, which make up approximately 17.5% of all households in England, 1.7 million (46%) are pensioner households in receipt of pension credit and/or the minimum income guarantee. A further 1.66 million low income households will benefit from a Council tax freeze to a significantly lower extent than a typical family on account of having part of their annual Council Tax bill met by Council Tax benefit.

9 Will a typical family really save over 200? No. We calculate, based on the assumptions listed earlier, that in order for a typical family (i.e. household with two adults) to save exactly 200 during a two year Council Tax freeze, that family would have had to have received a Council Tax bill of for the financial year prior to the freeze coming into effect. In at least 300 of England s 315 Local Authorities, we estimate that a two adult household ( typical family ) would receive a Council Tax Bill of or more in April 2010 and, therefore, save over 200 during Cameron s two year Council Tax freeze only if they occupy a Band E (or higher) property. The table (below) shows the number of Local Authorities (by type of authority) in which a saving of over 200 could be realised, during a two year council tax freeze, and the lowest Council Tax band at which this saving could be made. Band D Band E Band F Band G Band H N/A Total Inner London 2/3 7/ Outer London 1/2 17/ Metropolitan 26/29 10/7 36 Unitaries 2/3 50/ Shire Districts 2/10 188/ Total 5/15 283/277 23/ Note. Where two figures are given in the table above, the first is based on a projected 2% rise in Council Tax bills in 2010/11, the second on a projected 4% increase. There are two councils in Inner London (Westminster and Wandsworth) where no household could save over 200 on a single property due to the low Council Tax rates levied by these councils. Appendices A and B provide estimated bills for all Local Authorities in England at all Council Tax bands (based on 2010/11 increases of 2% and 4%). All Council Tax bands at which a two adult household would save 200 or more during a two year freeze are highlighted in yellow. Band E properties account for only 9.5% of England s total housing stock and would have been valued, in 1991 when the current Council Tax bands were set, at between 88,000 and 120,000. In the current housing market, we estimate that a Band E property would be valued at somewhere between 241,000 and 329,000 in the East/West Midlands and at between 361,000 and 493,000 in Greater London. The table (below) gives a breakdown, by region, of the estimated value of Band E properties in the current housing market. Estimates are extrapolated from 1991 valuation band ( 88, ,000) based on the regional change in average house prices between 1991 and 2009.

10 % increase in average house price Estimated Current Value of Band E Property (1991= 88, ,000) Region North 205% 268, ,798 Yorks & Humber 181% 247, ,642 North West 177% 243, ,621 East Midlands 175% 241, ,692 West Midlands 174% 241, ,087 East Anglia 199% 263, ,142 Greater London 311% 361, ,120 South East 204% 267, ,324 South West 213% 275, ,791 Appendix C lists the estimated valuation ranges for each Council Tax Band (A-H) at current housing market prices. Using a property search website we were able to identify the following properties as examples of the kind of properties that lie within the estimated current valuation range for Council Tax Band E: a) A four bedroom terraced house in Ealing, West London, on offer at 575,000 and specificallly identified as a Band E property on the estate agent s website. b) A four bedroom detached house with double garage in Bromsgrove, on offer at 280,000. c) A four bedroom detached house with double garage in Rockbeare, near Exeter, also specifically identified as a Band E property and currently on offer at 325,000. d) A recently restored five bedroom detached Victorian house in Holmrook (Lake District), on offer at 350,000. Taken together, Council Tax Bands E-H consist of the 18.6% most valuable properties in England. The graph/table (on the next page) shows the actual distribution of properties between Council Tax band for England as a whole and by region.

11 Distribution of Properties in England by Region/Council Tax Band 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% % 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% North East North West Yorkshire & the Humber East Midlands West Midlands East of England London South East South West England Band H 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 0.2% 0.5% 1.7% 0.9% 0.3% 0.6% Band G 1.0% 1.9% 1.6% 1.7% 2.3% 3.9% 6.1% 6.4% 3.1% 3.5% Band F 1.7% 2.8% 2.8% 3.0% 3.7% 5.8% 7.6% 8.0% 5.4% 5.0% Band E 4.0% 5.8% 5.7% 6.3% 6.9% 10.6% 15.2% 13.3% 10.6% 9.5% Band D 7.8% 10.1% 9.2% 10.6% 11.0% 17.5% 25.5% 20.1% 15.8% 15.3% Band C 14.4% 17.4% 16.5% 17.9% 19.2% 26.2% 27.0% 25.8% 23.1% 21.7% Band B 14.6% 19.5% 19.8% 22.4% 25.1% 21.3% 13.6% 16.6% 24.4% 19.5% Band A 56.3% 42.2% 44.3% 37.8% 31.5% 14.3% 3.4% 8.8% 17.4% 25.0%

12 How much will a typical family actually save if Council Tax is frozen for two years? The majority of typical family homes in England (i.e. 2-3 Bedroom terraced or semi-detached properties) fall in Council Tax Bands B, C and D, which together make up 56.5% of the total housing stock in England. Based on our projections we estimate that, on average, a typical family living in a Band B property and paying full Council Tax would save in total, if Council Tax bills were to be frozen for two years from April For a typical family living in a Band C property, the total saving would be between 155 and 159 over two years, while for a Band D property the saving would rise to between 175 and 179. None of these typical families would save over 200 if Cameron makes good on his pledge to freeze Council Tax for two years. The table (below) shows the estimated average saving for each Council Tax Band in rates are frozen from April 2011 to March 2013, based on both a 5 and 4% increase in Council Tax bills in 2010/11. Est. Average Bill for 2010/11 (2% increase) Est. Saving over two year freeze ( ) Est. Average Bill for 2010/11 (4% increase) Est. Saving over two year freeze ( ) Band A Band B 1, , Band C 1, , Band D 1, , Band E 1, , Band F 2, , Band G 2, , Band H 2, , Appendices D & E show the estimated savings over a two year freeze for all Local Authorities in England and for all Council Tax Bands, based on projected 2% and 4% rises in Council Tax in 2010/11. Areas/Council Tax Bands in which a 200+ saving could be made are highlighted in yellow.

13 Conclusion Cameron s Pledge Does Not Add Up Our analysis clearly shows that a typical family will not save more that 200 during the course of the Conservative s proposed two year Council Tax freeze not unless they live in one of top 19% most valuable properties in England. Most typical families, i.e. those living in a Band B, C or D property, will save, on average, between 136 and 179 over the two years that Cameron s Council Tax freeze would be in effect. This seems a particularly cruel deception to have visited on The Sun s majority [63%] C2DE readership, few of whom are likely to live in Band E (or better) property. Most Sun readers will save only a week, if Cameron follows through with his pledge, enough to cover the cost of a loaf of bread or four litres of milk from a supermarket but not enough to pay for a full week s worth of The Sun. Many of the paper s readers, particularly those of pension age and receiving pension credit and/or minimum income guarantee, will get nothing, not that this is made clear in Cameron s pledge. Of particular concern here is the Conservative s failure, as yet, to explain how they intend to fund this proposed Council Tax freeze, which we estimate will cut Local Authority revenues in England by around 2.5 billion over two years. If the Conservative s intend to include this proposal in their General Election manifesto then they will need to spell out, clearly, how it will be funded. By cuts in local public services and job losses, at a time when Councils are facing a growing demand for their services and a reduction in revenues from other sources as a consequence of the current economic downturn and rise in unemployment? Or by increasing the level of central government grants to Local Authorities, in which case they will still need to explain both where the money will come from and whether this will be from cuts in Central Government spending, raising taxes and/or more borrowing, and whether they intend to maintain this increased level of grant beyond March 2013, the date at which the Council Tax freeze would come to an end. If the cost to Local Authorities of this proposed Council Tax freeze is met by Central Government, only for the increased funding to be withdrawn at the end of the two year freeze (March 2013), then we estimate that Local Authorities in England will need to raise Council Tax bills by an average of 12.48% in 2013/14 in order to bring their revenues up to the equivalent 2010/11 level.

14

15 Appendix A - Estimated Area council tax for a dwelling occupied by 2 adults by band (2% increase) Council Tax Bands at which a two year freeze starting in 2011 will result in a 200 saving are highlighted in yellow. Local authority Band A Band B Band C Band D Band E Band F Band G Band H LONDON BOROUGHS INNER LONDON City of London ,175 1,389 1,603 1,923 Camden 905 1,056 1,207 1,358 1,660 1,962 2,264 2,716 Greenwich 878 1,024 1,170 1,317 1,609 1,902 2,194 2,633 Hackney 890 1,038 1,186 1,334 1,631 1,928 2,224 2,669 Hammersmith & Fulham ,040 1,170 1,430 1,689 1,949 2,339 Islington 865 1,009 1,153 1,297 1,585 1,874 2,162 2,594 Kensington & Chelsea ,114 1,362 1,609 1,857 2,228 Lambeth ,120 1,260 1,540 1,820 2,100 2,520 Lewisham 919 1,073 1,226 1,379 1,685 1,992 2,298 2,758 Southwark ,108 1,246 1,523 1,800 2,077 2,493 Tower Hamlets ,084 1,219 1,490 1,761 2,032 2,438 Wandsworth ,012 1,168 1,402 Westminster ,013 1,169 1,403 OUTER LONDON Barking & Dagenham 902 1,052 1,202 1,353 1,653 1,954 2,255 2,705 Barnet 968 1,129 1,290 1,451 1,774 2,097 2,419 2,903 Bexley 970 1,132 1,294 1,456 1,779 2,102 2,426 2,911 Brent 931 1,086 1,241 1,396 1,706 2,017 2,327 2,792 Bromley 877 1,023 1,169 1,315 1,607 1,899 2,191 2,630 Croydon 984 1,149 1,313 1,477 1,805 2,133 2,461 2,953 Ealing 931 1,087 1,242 1,397 1,708 2,018 2,329 2,794 Enfield 959 1,119 1,279 1,438 1,758 2,078 2,397 2,877 Haringey 1,016 1,185 1,355 1,524 1,863 2,201 2,540 3,048 Harrow 1,018 1,187 1,357 1,526 1,865 2,205 2,544 3,053 Havering 1,027 1,199 1,370 1,541 1,884 2,226 2,569 3,082 Hillingdon 967 1,129 1,290 1,451 1,774 2,096 2,419 2,902 Hounslow 952 1,111 1,270 1,428 1,746 2,063 2,381 2,857 Kingston-upon-Thames 1,109 1,294 1,479 1,663 2,033 2,403 2,772 3,327 Merton 974 1,136 1,298 1,461 1,785 2,110 2,435 2,922 Newham ,138 1,281 1,565 1,850 2,134 2,561 Redbridge 956 1,115 1,274 1,433 1,752 2,071 2,389 2,867 Richmond-upon-Thames 1,086 1,267 1,448 1,629 1,991 2,353 2,715 3,258 Sutton 986 1,151 1,315 1,480 1,809 2,137 2,466 2,959 Waltham Forest 994 1,160 1,326 1,491 1,823 2,154 2,485 2,983

16 Local authority METROPOLITAN AREAS Band A Band B Band C Band D Band E Band F Band G Band H GREATER MANCHESTER Bolton 944 1,101 1,259 1,416 1,731 2,045 2,360 2,832 Bury 955 1,114 1,273 1,432 1,750 2,069 2,387 2,864 Manchester 895 1,044 1,193 1,342 1,640 1,938 2,237 2,684 Oldham 1,032 1,205 1,377 1,549 1,893 2,237 2,581 3,097 Rochdale 970 1,132 1,293 1,455 1,778 2,102 2,425 2,910 Salford 1,028 1,199 1,371 1,542 1,885 2,228 2,570 3,084 Stockport 1,024 1,195 1,366 1,536 1,878 2,219 2,561 3,073 Tameside 906 1,058 1,209 1,360 1,662 1,964 2,266 2,719 Trafford 865 1,009 1,153 1,297 1,585 1,873 2,162 2,594 Wigan 914 1,066 1,218 1,371 1,675 1,980 2,284 2,741 MERSEYSIDE Knowsley 963 1,124 1,284 1,445 1,766 2,087 2,408 2,889 Liverpool 1,028 1,199 1,370 1,541 1,884 2,226 2,569 3,083 St Helens 919 1,073 1,226 1,379 1,686 1,992 2,298 2,758 Sefton 985 1,149 1,313 1,477 1,805 2,133 2,462 2,954 Wirral 979 1,143 1,306 1,469 1,795 2,122 2,448 2,938 SOUTH YORKSHIRE Barnsley 928 1,082 1,237 1,392 1,701 2,010 2,319 2,783 Doncaster 869 1,014 1,158 1,303 1,593 1,882 2,172 2,607 Rotherham 960 1,120 1,281 1,441 1,761 2,081 2,401 2,881 Sheffield 990 1,154 1,319 1,484 1,814 2,144 2,474 2,969 TYNE AND WEAR Gateshead 1,068 1,246 1,424 1,602 1,958 2,313 2,669 3,203 Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1,013 1,182 1,351 1,520 1,857 2,195 2,533 3,039 North Tyneside 986 1,150 1,315 1,479 1,808 2,136 2,465 2,958 South Tyneside 959 1,119 1,279 1,438 1,758 2,078 2,397 2,877 Sunderland 902 1,052 1,203 1,353 1,654 1,954 2,255 2,706 WEST MIDLANDS Birmingham ,123 1,263 1,543 1,824 2,105 2,526 Coventry 978 1,141 1,304 1,466 1,792 2,118 2,444 2,933 Dudley ,137 1,279 1,563 1,847 2,131 2,557 Sandwell 890 1,038 1,187 1,335 1,632 1,928 2,225 2,670 Solihull 890 1,038 1,186 1,334 1,631 1,927 2,224 2,669 Walsall 1,005 1,172 1,340 1,507 1,842 2,177 2,512 3,014 Wolverhampton 994 1,160 1,325 1,491 1,822 2,153 2,485 2,982 WEST YORKSHIRE Bradford 863 1,007 1,150 1,294 1,582 1,869 2,157 2,588 Calderdale 969 1,130 1,292 1,453 1,776 2,099 2,422 2,906 Kirklees 936 1,092 1,248 1,404 1,717 2,029 2,341 2,809 Leeds 871 1,016 1,161 1,306 1,596 1,886 2,176 2,612 Wakefield 867 1,011 1,156 1,300 1,589 1,878 2,167 2,600

17 Local authority SHIRE UNITARY AUTHORITIES Band A Band B Band C Band D Band E Band F Band G Band H Bath & North East Somerset UA 967 1,129 1,290 1,451 1,774 2,096 2,418 2,902 Bedford UA 1,039 1,212 1,385 1,558 1,904 2,250 2,597 3,116 Blackburn with Darwen UA 985 1,150 1,314 1,478 1,807 2,135 2,463 2,956 Blackpool UA 1,002 1,169 1,336 1,503 1,837 2,171 2,505 3,005 Bournemouth UA 988 1,153 1,318 1,482 1,812 2,141 2,470 2,965 Bracknell Forest UA 904 1,054 1,205 1,356 1,657 1,958 2,259 2,711 Brighton & Hove UA 984 1,148 1,312 1,476 1,804 2,132 2,460 2,952 Bristol UA 1,042 1,216 1,390 1,563 1,911 2,258 2,605 3,126 Central Bedfordshire UA 1,085 1,266 1,447 1,628 1,989 2,351 2,713 3,255 Cheshire East UA 966 1,127 1,287 1,448 1,770 2,092 2,414 2,897 Cheshire West and Chester UA 985 1,149 1,313 1,477 1,805 2,134 2,462 2,954 Cornwall UA 960 1,120 1,280 1,440 1,759 2,079 2,399 2,879 Darlington UA 942 1,099 1,256 1,413 1,728 2,042 2,356 2,827 Derby UA 902 1,052 1,203 1,353 1,654 1,955 2,255 2,706 Durham UA 1,066 1,243 1,421 1,598 1,954 2,309 2,664 3,197 East Riding of Yorkshire UA 1,004 1,172 1,339 1,506 1,841 2,176 2,511 3,013 Halton UA 900 1,050 1,200 1,350 1,649 1,949 2,249 2,699 Hartlepool UA 1,108 1,292 1,477 1,662 2,031 2,400 2,769 3,323 Herefordshire UA 989 1,154 1,319 1,484 1,813 2,143 2,473 2,967 Isle of Wight Council UA 969 1,130 1,291 1,453 1,776 2,098 2,421 2,906 Isles of Scilly ,029 1,158 1,415 1,672 1,930 2,315 Kingston-upon-Hull UA 908 1,060 1,211 1,362 1,665 1,968 2,271 2,725 Leicester UA 939 1,095 1,252 1,408 1,721 2,034 2,347 2,817 Luton UA 914 1,066 1,219 1,371 1,676 1,981 2,285 2,742 Medway UA 881 1,028 1,175 1,322 1,616 1,910 2,204 2,644 Middlesbrough UA 1,003 1,170 1,338 1,505 1,839 2,174 2,508 3,009 Milton Keynes UA 925 1,079 1,233 1,387 1,695 2,003 2,312 2,774 North East Lincolnshire UA 1,019 1,189 1,358 1,528 1,868 2,207 2,547 3,056 North Lincolnshire UA 1,028 1,200 1,371 1,542 1,885 2,228 2,570 3,084 North Somerset UA 946 1,104 1,262 1,419 1,735 2,050 2,366 2,839 Northumberland UA 983 1,146 1,310 1,474 1,802 2,129 2,457 2,948 Nottingham UA 1,030 1,202 1,374 1,546 1,889 2,233 2,576 3,091 Peterborough UA 881 1,028 1,175 1,322 1,615 1,909 2,203 2,643 Plymouth UA 971 1,133 1,295 1,457 1,780 2,104 2,428 2,913 Poole UA 956 1,116 1,275 1,435 1,753 2,072 2,391 2,869 Portsmouth UA 919 1,072 1,225 1,379 1,685 1,991 2,298 2,757

18 Local authority Band A Band B Band C Band D Band E Band F Band G Band H Reading UA 998 1,164 1,330 1,497 1,829 2,162 2,495 2,994 Redcar & Cleveland UA 1,031 1,203 1,375 1,546 1,890 2,234 2,577 3,093 Rutland UA 1,126 1,314 1,502 1,690 2,065 2,440 2,816 3,379 Shropshire UA 1,001 1,167 1,334 1,501 1,835 2,168 2,502 3,002 Slough UA 912 1,064 1,216 1,368 1,672 1,976 2,280 2,735 South Gloucestershire UA 1,013 1,181 1,350 1,519 1,857 2,194 2,532 3,038 Southampton UA 960 1,120 1,280 1,440 1,760 2,079 2,399 2,879 Southend-on-Sea UA 871 1,017 1,162 1,307 1,598 1,888 2,179 2,614 Stockton-on-Tees UA 987 1,151 1,316 1,480 1,809 2,138 2,467 2,961 Stoke-on-Trent UA 918 1,071 1,224 1,377 1,683 1,989 2,295 2,754 Swindon UA 929 1,084 1,239 1,394 1,703 2,013 2,323 2,787 Telford & Wrekin UA 946 1,103 1,261 1,419 1,734 2,049 2,364 2,837 Thurrock UA 861 1,005 1,148 1,292 1,579 1,866 2,153 2,583 Torbay UA 986 1,150 1,314 1,479 1,807 2,136 2,464 2,957 Warrington UA 909 1,060 1,212 1,363 1,666 1,969 2,272 2,726 West Berkshire UA 1,001 1,168 1,335 1,502 1,836 2,169 2,503 3,004 Wiltshire UA 1,003 1,170 1,337 1,505 1,839 2,173 2,508 3,009 Windsor & Maidenhead UA 869 1,013 1,158 1,303 1,592 1,882 2,171 2,606 Wokingham UA 975 1,138 1,301 1,463 1,788 2,114 2,439 2,926 York UA 905 1,056 1,207 1,358 1,659 1,961 2,263 2,716 SHIRE DISTRICTS BUCKINGHAMSHIRE Aylesbury Vale 995 1,161 1,326 1,492 1,824 2,155 2,487 2,984 Chiltern 1,002 1,169 1,336 1,504 1,838 2,172 2,506 3,007 South Bucks 990 1,155 1,320 1,484 1,814 2,144 2,474 2,969 Wycombe 972 1,134 1,296 1,457 1,781 2,105 2,429 2,915 CAMBRIDGESHIRE Cambridge 953 1,111 1,270 1,429 1,746 2,064 2,381 2,858 East Cambridgeshire 964 1,125 1,286 1,447 1,768 2,090 2,411 2,893 Fenland 1,017 1,186 1,356 1,525 1,864 2,203 2,542 3,050 Huntingdonshire 970 1,132 1,294 1,456 1,779 2,102 2,426 2,911 South Cambridgeshire 960 1,119 1,279 1,439 1,759 2,079 2,399 2,879 CUMBRIA Allerdale 1,022 1,193 1,363 1,533 1,874 2,215 2,556 3,067 Barrow-in-Furness 1,044 1,218 1,391 1,565 1,913 2,261 2,609 3,131 Carlisle 1,040 1,214 1,387 1,561 1,908 2,254 2,601 3,121 Copeland 1,034 1,207 1,379 1,551 1,896 2,241 2,585 3,102 Eden 1,031 1,203 1,375 1,547 1,891 2,235 2,578 3,094 South Lakeland 1,035 1,208 1,380 1,553 1,898 2,243 2,588 3,105 DERBYSHIRE

19 Local authority Band A Band B Band C Band D Band E Band F Band G Band H Amber Valley 1,001 1,167 1,334 1,501 1,834 2,168 2,502 3,002 Bolsover 1,047 1,221 1,396 1,570 1,919 2,268 2,617 3,140 Chesterfield 976 1,139 1,301 1,464 1,789 2,115 2,440 2,928 Derbyshire Dales 1,027 1,198 1,369 1,540 1,882 2,225 2,567 3,080 Erewash 992 1,158 1,323 1,489 1,820 2,150 2,481 2,977 High Peak 1,004 1,172 1,339 1,506 1,841 2,176 2,511 3,013 North East Derbyshire 1,040 1,213 1,387 1,560 1,907 2,253 2,600 3,120 South Derbyshire 988 1,153 1,317 1,482 1,811 2,140 2,470 2,964 DEVON East Devon 993 1,158 1,323 1,489 1,820 2,151 2,481 2,978 Exeter 974 1,136 1,299 1,461 1,786 2,111 2,435 2,922 Mid Devon 1,035 1,208 1,380 1,553 1,898 2,243 2,588 3,106 North Devon 1,029 1,201 1,372 1,544 1,887 2,230 2,573 3,087 South Hams 1,007 1,175 1,343 1,511 1,847 2,183 2,518 3,022 Teignbridge 1,019 1,188 1,358 1,528 1,867 2,207 2,546 3,056 Torridge 1,011 1,180 1,348 1,517 1,854 2,191 2,528 3,034 West Devon 1,053 1,229 1,404 1,580 1,931 2,282 2,633 3,160 DORSET Christchurch 1,045 1,219 1,393 1,567 1,915 2,263 2,611 3,134 East Dorset 1,080 1,260 1,440 1,620 1,980 2,340 2,700 3,240 North Dorset 1,045 1,220 1,394 1,568 1,917 2,265 2,614 3,136 Purbeck 1,072 1,251 1,430 1,608 1,966 2,323 2,681 3,217 West Dorset 1,055 1,231 1,407 1,583 1,935 2,287 2,639 3,166 Weymouth & Portland 1,108 1,293 1,477 1,662 2,031 2,400 2,770 3,324 EAST SUSSEX Eastbourne 1,062 1,239 1,415 1,592 1,946 2,300 2,654 3,185 Hastings 1,070 1,249 1,427 1,605 1,962 2,319 2,675 3,210 Lewes 1,087 1,268 1,449 1,630 1,992 2,354 2,716 3,260 Rother 1,051 1,226 1,401 1,577 1,927 2,277 2,628 3,153 Wealden 1,079 1,259 1,438 1,618 1,978 2,337 2,697 3,236 ESSEX Basildon 1,030 1,202 1,374 1,545 1,889 2,232 2,576 3,091 Braintree 985 1,150 1,314 1,478 1,807 2,135 2,464 2,956 Brentwood 977 1,140 1,302 1,465 1,791 2,116 2,442 2,930 Castle Point 1,014 1,183 1,352 1,521 1,858 2,196 2,534 3,041 Chelmsford 985 1,149 1,313 1,478 1,806 2,134 2,463 2,955 Colchester 982 1,146 1,310 1,473 1,801 2,128 2,456 2,947 Epping Forest 993 1,158 1,324 1,489 1,820 2,151 2,482 2,979 Harlow 1,027 1,199 1,370 1,541 1,884 2,226 2,569 3,082 Maldon 996 1,162 1,328 1,494 1,826 2,159 2,491 2,989 Rochford 1,011 1,179 1,348 1,516 1,853 2,190 2,527 3,033 Tendring 977 1,140 1,302 1,465 1,791 2,116 2,442 2,930 Uttlesford 992 1,157 1,323 1,488 1,819 2,149 2,480 2,976 GLOUCESTERSHIRE Cheltenham 983 1,147 1,311 1,475 1,803 2,131 2,458 2,950

20 Local authority Band A Band B Band C Band D Band E Band F Band G Band H Cotswold 987 1,152 1,316 1,481 1,810 2,139 2,468 2,961 Forest of Dean 997 1,163 1,329 1,495 1,828 2,160 2,492 2,991 Gloucester 980 1,143 1,307 1,470 1,796 2,123 2,450 2,940 Stroud 1,017 1,187 1,357 1,526 1,865 2,205 2,544 3,052 Tewkesbury 949 1,107 1,266 1,424 1,740 2,057 2,373 2,848 HAMPSHIRE Basingstoke & Deane 910 1,062 1,213 1,365 1,668 1,971 2,275 2,730 East Hampshire 953 1,112 1,271 1,430 1,748 2,066 2,383 2,860 Eastleigh 954 1,113 1,272 1,431 1,749 2,067 2,385 2,862 Fareham 925 1,080 1,234 1,388 1,696 2,005 2,313 2,776 Gosport 968 1,129 1,291 1,452 1,774 2,097 2,420 2,904 Hart 969 1,131 1,292 1,454 1,777 2,100 2,423 2,907 Havant 961 1,121 1,281 1,442 1,762 2,082 2,403 2,883 New Forest 977 1,140 1,303 1,465 1,791 2,117 2,442 2,931 Rushmoor 953 1,112 1,270 1,429 1,747 2,064 2,382 2,858 Test Valley 929 1,084 1,239 1,393 1,703 2,013 2,322 2,787 Winchester 955 1,115 1,274 1,433 1,752 2,070 2,389 2,866 HERTFORDSHIRE Broxbourne 935 1,091 1,247 1,402 1,714 2,026 2,337 2,805 Dacorum 977 1,140 1,303 1,466 1,792 2,118 2,443 2,932 East Hertfordshire 1,004 1,172 1,339 1,506 1,841 2,176 2,511 3,013 Hertsmere 980 1,144 1,307 1,471 1,797 2,124 2,451 2,941 North Hertfordshire 1,008 1,176 1,344 1,512 1,848 2,184 2,520 3,024 St Albans 998 1,165 1,331 1,498 1,831 2,163 2,496 2,995 Stevenage 986 1,150 1,315 1,479 1,808 2,137 2,465 2,958 Three Rivers 989 1,154 1,319 1,484 1,814 2,143 2,473 2,968 Watford 1,030 1,202 1,374 1,545 1,889 2,232 2,576 3,091 Welwyn Hatfield 1,018 1,188 1,358 1,527 1,867 2,206 2,546 3,055 KENT Ashford 937 1,094 1,250 1,406 1,718 2,031 2,343 2,812 Canterbury 960 1,120 1,281 1,441 1,761 2,081 2,401 2,881 Dartford 958 1,118 1,277 1,437 1,756 2,076 2,395 2,874 Dover 969 1,131 1,292 1,454 1,777 2,100 2,423 2,908 Gravesham 948 1,106 1,264 1,422 1,739 2,055 2,371 2,845 Maidstone 992 1,158 1,323 1,488 1,819 2,150 2,481 2,977 Sevenoaks 997 1,163 1,329 1,495 1,828 2,160 2,492 2,991 Shepway 1,020 1,190 1,360 1,530 1,869 2,209 2,549 3,059 Swale 951 1,109 1,268 1,426 1,743 2,060 2,377 2,852 Thanet 983 1,147 1,311 1,474 1,802 2,130 2,457 2,949 Tonbridge & Malling 972 1,134 1,296 1,458 1,782 2,106 2,430 2,916 Tunbridge Wells 952 1,111 1,270 1,429 1,746 2,064 2,381 2,857 LANCASHIRE Burnley 1,065 1,243 1,420 1,598 1,953 2,308 2,663 3,196 Chorley 1,026 1,197 1,368 1,540 1,882 2,224 2,566 3,079 Fylde 1,025 1,196 1,367 1,538 1,879 2,221 2,563 3,076

21 Local authority Band A Band B Band C Band D Band E Band F Band G Band H Hyndburn 1,050 1,225 1,400 1,575 1,925 2,275 2,625 3,149 Lancaster 1,027 1,198 1,369 1,540 1,882 2,225 2,567 3,080 Pendle 1,065 1,243 1,420 1,598 1,953 2,308 2,663 3,196 Preston 1,066 1,244 1,422 1,599 1,955 2,310 2,666 3,199 Ribble Valley 997 1,163 1,330 1,496 1,828 2,161 2,493 2,992 Rossendale 1,067 1,244 1,422 1,600 1,956 2,311 2,667 3,200 South Ribble 1,035 1,208 1,380 1,553 1,898 2,243 2,588 3,106 West Lancashire 1,026 1,198 1,369 1,540 1,882 2,224 2,566 3,079 Wyre 1,017 1,186 1,355 1,525 1,864 2,202 2,541 3,050 LEICESTERSHIRE Blaby 991 1,156 1,322 1,487 1,817 2,148 2,478 2,974 Charnwood 968 1,130 1,291 1,453 1,775 2,098 2,421 2,905 Harborough 989 1,154 1,319 1,484 1,814 2,143 2,473 2,968 Hinckley & Bosworth 954 1,113 1,271 1,430 1,748 2,066 2,384 2,861 Melton 986 1,150 1,315 1,479 1,808 2,136 2,465 2,958 North West Leicestershire 1,001 1,167 1,334 1,501 1,834 2,168 2,502 3,002 Oadby & Wigston 988 1,152 1,317 1,482 1,811 2,140 2,470 2,964 LINCOLNSHIRE Boston 948 1,106 1,264 1,422 1,738 2,054 2,370 2,843 East Lindsey 919 1,072 1,225 1,379 1,685 1,991 2,298 2,757 Lincoln 982 1,146 1,309 1,473 1,800 2,128 2,455 2,946 North Kesteven 956 1,115 1,275 1,434 1,753 2,071 2,390 2,868 South Holland 947 1,105 1,263 1,421 1,737 2,053 2,369 2,842 South Kesteven 935 1,091 1,247 1,402 1,714 2,026 2,337 2,805 West Lindsey 979 1,142 1,305 1,468 1,795 2,121 2,447 2,937 NORFOLK Breckland 972 1,134 1,296 1,458 1,782 2,106 2,430 2,916 Broadland 1,003 1,170 1,337 1,504 1,838 2,173 2,507 3,008 Great Yarmouth 994 1,160 1,326 1,491 1,823 2,154 2,486 2,983 King's Lynn & West Norfolk 993 1,159 1,325 1,490 1,821 2,152 2,484 2,980 North Norfolk 1,004 1,171 1,339 1,506 1,841 2,176 2,510 3,012 Norwich 1,041 1,214 1,387 1,561 1,908 2,255 2,601 3,122 South Norfolk 1,019 1,189 1,359 1,529 1,869 2,208 2,548 3,058 NORTH YORKSHIRE Craven 1,006 1,174 1,342 1,509 1,845 2,180 2,516 3,019 Hambleton 955 1,114 1,273 1,433 1,751 2,069 2,388 2,865 Harrogate 1,031 1,202 1,374 1,546 1,890 2,233 2,577 3,092 Richmondshire 1,017 1,187 1,356 1,526 1,865 2,204 2,543 3,051 Ryedale 1,017 1,186 1,355 1,525 1,864 2,203 2,541 3,050 Scarborough 1,027 1,198 1,369 1,540 1,882 2,224 2,567 3,080 Selby 1,011 1,180 1,348 1,517 1,854 2,191 2,528 3,033 NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Corby 921 1,075 1,228 1,382 1,689 1,996 2,303 2,764 Daventry 927 1,082 1,236 1,391 1,700 2,009 2,318 2,781 East Northamptonshire 926 1,080 1,235 1,389 1,698 2,007 2,315 2,778

22 Local authority Band A Band B Band C Band D Band E Band F Band G Band H Kettering 938 1,094 1,251 1,407 1,720 2,032 2,345 2,814 Northampton 951 1,109 1,268 1,426 1,743 2,060 2,377 2,852 South Northamptonshire 952 1,110 1,269 1,428 1,745 2,062 2,380 2,856 Wellingborough 900 1,051 1,201 1,351 1,651 1,951 2,251 2,701 NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Ashfield 1,076 1,256 1,435 1,615 1,973 2,332 2,691 3,229 Bassetlaw 1,079 1,259 1,439 1,619 1,979 2,339 2,699 3,238 Broxtowe 1,083 1,263 1,443 1,624 1,985 2,345 2,706 3,248 Gedling 1,064 1,241 1,418 1,596 1,950 2,305 2,659 3,191 Mansfield 1,085 1,266 1,447 1,628 1,989 2,351 2,713 3,256 Newark & Sherwood 1,114 1,299 1,485 1,670 2,042 2,413 2,784 3,341 Rushcliffe 1,078 1,258 1,437 1,617 1,977 2,336 2,695 3,234 OXFORDSHIRE Cherwell 1,009 1,177 1,345 1,513 1,849 2,185 2,521 3,026 Oxford 1,049 1,224 1,399 1,574 1,924 2,274 2,624 3,148 South Oxfordshire 1,000 1,167 1,334 1,501 1,834 2,168 2,501 3,001 Vale of White Horse 984 1,148 1,312 1,476 1,804 2,132 2,460 2,952 West Oxfordshire 962 1,123 1,283 1,443 1,764 2,085 2,405 2,887 SOMERSET Mendip 987 1,152 1,316 1,481 1,810 2,139 2,468 2,961 Sedgemoor 968 1,129 1,290 1,452 1,774 2,097 2,419 2,903 South Somerset 995 1,161 1,327 1,492 1,824 2,156 2,487 2,985 Taunton Deane 952 1,111 1,270 1,428 1,746 2,063 2,381 2,857 West Somerset 975 1,138 1,300 1,463 1,788 2,113 2,438 2,926 STAFFORDSHIRE Cannock Chase 992 1,157 1,322 1,488 1,818 2,149 2,479 2,975 East Staffordshire 992 1,157 1,323 1,488 1,819 2,149 2,480 2,976 Lichfield 967 1,128 1,289 1,451 1,773 2,095 2,418 2,901 Newcastle-under-Lyme 972 1,134 1,297 1,459 1,783 2,107 2,431 2,917 South Staffordshire 944 1,102 1,259 1,416 1,731 2,046 2,360 2,833 Stafford 961 1,121 1,281 1,441 1,761 2,082 2,402 2,882 Staffordshire Moorlands 971 1,133 1,294 1,456 1,780 2,103 2,427 2,912 Tamworth 948 1,106 1,264 1,421 1,737 2,053 2,369 2,843 SUFFOLK Babergh 988 1,152 1,317 1,482 1,811 2,140 2,470 2,963 Forest Heath 991 1,157 1,322 1,487 1,818 2,148 2,479 2,974 Ipswich 1,063 1,240 1,417 1,594 1,949 2,303 2,657 3,189 Mid Suffolk 989 1,153 1,318 1,483 1,813 2,142 2,472 2,966 St Edmundsbury 995 1,161 1,326 1,492 1,824 2,155 2,487 2,984 Suffolk Coastal 980 1,143 1,306 1,470 1,796 2,123 2,449 2,939 Waveney 959 1,119 1,279 1,439 1,758 2,078 2,398 2,877 SURREY Elmbridge 1,011 1,179 1,348 1,516 1,853 2,190 2,527 3,032 Epsom & Ewell 983 1,147 1,310 1,474 1,802 2,129 2,457 2,949 Guildford 986 1,150 1,314 1,479 1,807 2,136 2,465 2,957

23 Local authority Band A Band B Band C Band D Band E Band F Band G Band H Mole Valley 980 1,143 1,307 1,470 1,797 2,124 2,450 2,940 Reigate & Banstead 1,010 1,178 1,347 1,515 1,852 2,189 2,525 3,030 Runnymede 965 1,126 1,287 1,448 1,769 2,091 2,413 2,895 Spelthorne 988 1,153 1,318 1,483 1,812 2,142 2,471 2,965 Surrey Heath 1,010 1,178 1,346 1,515 1,851 2,188 2,524 3,029 Tandridge 1,011 1,180 1,348 1,517 1,854 2,191 2,528 3,034 Waverley 1,010 1,178 1,347 1,515 1,852 2,189 2,525 3,030 Woking 1,011 1,179 1,347 1,516 1,853 2,189 2,526 3,032 WARWICKSHIRE North Warwickshire 1,050 1,225 1,400 1,575 1,926 2,276 2,626 3,151 Nuneaton & Bedworth 1,021 1,191 1,361 1,531 1,872 2,212 2,552 3,063 Rugby 1,011 1,179 1,348 1,516 1,853 2,190 2,527 3,033 Stratford-on-Avon 1,004 1,172 1,339 1,506 1,841 2,176 2,510 3,012 Warwick 995 1,160 1,326 1,492 1,823 2,155 2,486 2,984 WEST SUSSEX Adur 1,053 1,229 1,404 1,580 1,931 2,282 2,633 3,160 Arun 1,008 1,177 1,345 1,513 1,849 2,185 2,521 3,025 Chichester 978 1,141 1,304 1,467 1,793 2,119 2,445 2,934 Crawley 989 1,154 1,319 1,483 1,813 2,143 2,472 2,967 Horsham 981 1,145 1,308 1,472 1,799 2,126 2,453 2,943 Mid Sussex 998 1,164 1,331 1,497 1,830 2,162 2,495 2,994 Worthing 1,006 1,173 1,341 1,509 1,844 2,179 2,515 3,017 WORCESTERSHIRE Bromsgrove 996 1,162 1,328 1,494 1,826 2,158 2,489 2,987 Malvern Hills 980 1,143 1,306 1,470 1,796 2,123 2,450 2,939 Redditch 995 1,161 1,327 1,493 1,824 2,156 2,488 2,985 Worcester 966 1,127 1,287 1,448 1,770 2,092 2,414 2,897 Wychavon 956 1,115 1,274 1,434 1,752 2,071 2,389 2,867 Wyre Forest 996 1,162 1,328 1,494 1,826 2,158 2,490 2,988

24

25 Appendix B - Estimated Area council tax for a dwelling occupied by 2 adults by band (4% increase) Council Tax Bands at which a two year freeze starting in 2011 will result in a 200 saving are highlighted in yellow. Local authority Band A Band B Band C Band D Band E Band F Band G Band H LONDON BOROUGHS INNER LONDON City of London ,198 1,416 1,634 1,961 Camden 923 1,077 1,231 1,385 1,693 2,000 2,308 2,770 Greenwich 895 1,044 1,193 1,342 1,641 1,939 2,237 2,685 Hackney 907 1,058 1,209 1,361 1,663 1,965 2,268 2,721 Hammersmith & Fulham ,060 1,193 1,458 1,723 1,988 2,385 Islington 882 1,029 1,176 1,323 1,616 1,910 2,204 2,645 Kensington & Chelsea ,010 1,136 1,388 1,641 1,893 2,272 Lambeth ,142 1,285 1,570 1,855 2,141 2,569 Lewisham 937 1,094 1,250 1,406 1,718 2,031 2,343 2,812 Southwark ,130 1,271 1,553 1,836 2,118 2,542 Tower Hamlets ,105 1,243 1,519 1,796 2,072 2,486 Wandsworth ,032 1,191 1,429 Westminster ,033 1,192 1,431 OUTER LONDON Barking & Dagenham 920 1,073 1,226 1,379 1,686 1,992 2,299 2,759 Barnet 987 1,151 1,316 1,480 1,809 2,138 2,467 2,960 Bexley 989 1,154 1,319 1,484 1,814 2,144 2,473 2,968 Brent 949 1,107 1,265 1,424 1,740 2,056 2,373 2,847 Bromley 894 1,043 1,192 1,341 1,638 1,936 2,234 2,681 Croydon 1,004 1,171 1,338 1,506 1,840 2,175 2,509 3,011 Ealing 950 1,108 1,266 1,425 1,741 2,058 2,374 2,849 Enfield 978 1,141 1,304 1,467 1,792 2,118 2,444 2,933 Haringey 1,036 1,209 1,381 1,554 1,899 2,245 2,590 3,108 Harrow 1,037 1,210 1,383 1,556 1,902 2,248 2,594 3,112 Havering 1,048 1,222 1,397 1,571 1,921 2,270 2,619 3,143 Hillingdon 986 1,151 1,315 1,480 1,808 2,137 2,466 2,959 Hounslow 971 1,133 1,295 1,456 1,780 2,104 2,427 2,913 Kingston-upon-Thames 1,131 1,319 1,508 1,696 2,073 2,450 2,827 3,392 Merton 993 1,158 1,324 1,489 1,820 2,151 2,482 2,979 Newham 870 1,016 1,161 1,306 1,596 1,886 2,176 2,611 Redbridge 974 1,137 1,299 1,462 1,786 2,111 2,436 2,923 Richmond-upon-Thames 1,107 1,292 1,477 1,661 2,030 2,399 2,768 3,322 Sutton 1,006 1,173 1,341 1,509 1,844 2,179 2,515 3,017 Waltham Forest 1,014 1,183 1,352 1,521 1,858 2,196 2,534 3,041

26 Local authority METROPOLITAN AREAS Band A Band B Band C Band D Band E Band F Band G Band H GREATER MANCHESTER Bolton 962 1,123 1,283 1,444 1,764 2,085 2,406 2,887 Bury 973 1,136 1,298 1,460 1,785 2,109 2,434 2,920 Manchester 912 1,064 1,216 1,368 1,672 1,976 2,280 2,737 Oldham 1,053 1,228 1,404 1,579 1,930 2,281 2,632 3,158 Rochdale 989 1,154 1,319 1,483 1,813 2,143 2,472 2,967 Salford 1,048 1,223 1,398 1,572 1,922 2,271 2,621 3,145 Stockport 1,044 1,218 1,392 1,567 1,915 2,263 2,611 3,133 Tameside 924 1,078 1,232 1,386 1,694 2,003 2,311 2,773 Trafford 882 1,029 1,175 1,322 1,616 1,910 2,204 2,645 Wigan 932 1,087 1,242 1,397 1,708 2,019 2,329 2,795 MERSEYSIDE Knowsley 982 1,146 1,309 1,473 1,800 2,127 2,455 2,946 Liverpool 1,048 1,222 1,397 1,572 1,921 2,270 2,619 3,143 St Helens 937 1,094 1,250 1,406 1,719 2,031 2,343 2,812 Sefton 1,004 1,171 1,339 1,506 1,841 2,175 2,510 3,012 Wirral 999 1,165 1,331 1,498 1,831 2,163 2,496 2,996 SOUTH YORKSHIRE Barnsley 946 1,104 1,261 1,419 1,734 2,050 2,365 2,838 Doncaster 886 1,034 1,181 1,329 1,624 1,919 2,215 2,658 Rotherham 979 1,142 1,306 1,469 1,795 2,122 2,448 2,938 Sheffield 1,009 1,177 1,345 1,513 1,850 2,186 2,522 3,027 TYNE AND WEAR Gateshead 1,089 1,270 1,452 1,633 1,996 2,359 2,722 3,266 Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1,033 1,205 1,377 1,550 1,894 2,238 2,583 3,099 North Tyneside 1,005 1,173 1,341 1,508 1,843 2,178 2,514 3,016 South Tyneside 978 1,141 1,304 1,467 1,793 2,118 2,444 2,933 Sunderland 920 1,073 1,226 1,379 1,686 1,992 2,299 2,759 WEST MIDLANDS Birmingham 858 1,001 1,145 1,288 1,574 1,860 2,146 2,575 Coventry 997 1,163 1,329 1,495 1,827 2,160 2,492 2,990 Dudley 869 1,014 1,159 1,304 1,593 1,883 2,173 2,607 Sandwell 908 1,059 1,210 1,361 1,664 1,966 2,269 2,723 Solihull 907 1,058 1,209 1,361 1,663 1,965 2,268 2,721 Walsall 1,024 1,195 1,366 1,537 1,878 2,220 2,561 3,073 Wolverhampton 1,013 1,182 1,351 1,520 1,858 2,196 2,533 3,040 WEST YORKSHIRE Bradford 880 1,026 1,173 1,319 1,613 1,906 2,199 2,639 Calderdale 988 1,152 1,317 1,482 1,811 2,140 2,470 2,963 Kirklees 955 1,114 1,273 1,432 1,750 2,068 2,387 2,864 Leeds 888 1,036 1,184 1,332 1,627 1,923 2,219 2,663 Wakefield 884 1,031 1,178 1,325 1,620 1,915 2,209 2,651

27 Local authority SHIRE UNITARY AUTHORITIES Band A Band B Band C Band D Band E Band F Band G Band H Bath & North East Somerset UA 986 1,151 1,315 1,480 1,808 2,137 2,466 2,959 Bedford UA 1,059 1,236 1,412 1,589 1,942 2,295 2,648 3,177 Blackburn with Darwen UA 1,005 1,172 1,340 1,507 1,842 2,177 2,512 3,014 Blackpool UA 1,021 1,192 1,362 1,532 1,873 2,213 2,554 3,064 Bournemouth UA 1,008 1,176 1,343 1,511 1,847 2,183 2,519 3,023 Bracknell Forest UA 921 1,075 1,229 1,382 1,689 1,996 2,304 2,764 Brighton & Hove UA 1,003 1,170 1,338 1,505 1,839 2,173 2,508 3,009 Bristol UA 1,063 1,240 1,417 1,594 1,948 2,302 2,656 3,188 Central Bedfordshire UA 1,106 1,291 1,475 1,659 2,028 2,397 2,766 3,319 Cheshire East UA 985 1,149 1,313 1,477 1,805 2,133 2,461 2,954 Cheshire West and Chester UA 1,004 1,171 1,339 1,506 1,841 2,176 2,510 3,012 Cornwall UA 979 1,142 1,305 1,468 1,794 2,120 2,446 2,936 Darlington UA 961 1,121 1,281 1,441 1,761 2,082 2,402 2,882 Derby UA 920 1,073 1,226 1,380 1,686 1,993 2,299 2,759 Durham UA 1,087 1,268 1,449 1,630 1,992 2,354 2,716 3,260 East Riding of Yorkshire UA 1,024 1,195 1,365 1,536 1,877 2,219 2,560 3,072 Halton UA 917 1,070 1,223 1,376 1,682 1,988 2,293 2,752 Hartlepool UA 1,129 1,318 1,506 1,694 2,071 2,447 2,824 3,388 Herefordshire UA 1,008 1,177 1,345 1,513 1,849 2,185 2,521 3,025 Isle of Wight Council UA 987 1,152 1,317 1,481 1,810 2,140 2,469 2,962 Isles of Scilly ,049 1,180 1,443 1,705 1,967 2,361 Kingston-upon-Hull UA 926 1,080 1,235 1,389 1,698 2,007 2,315 2,778 Leicester UA 957 1,117 1,276 1,436 1,755 2,074 2,393 2,872 Luton UA 932 1,087 1,243 1,398 1,709 2,019 2,330 2,796 Medway UA 899 1,049 1,198 1,348 1,648 1,947 2,247 2,696 Middlesbrough UA 1,023 1,193 1,364 1,534 1,875 2,216 2,557 3,068 Milton Keynes UA 943 1,100 1,257 1,414 1,728 2,043 2,357 2,828 North East Lincolnshire UA 1,039 1,212 1,385 1,558 1,904 2,251 2,597 3,116 North Lincolnshire UA 1,048 1,223 1,398 1,572 1,922 2,271 2,621 3,145 North Somerset UA 965 1,126 1,286 1,447 1,769 2,090 2,412 2,895 Northumberland UA 1,002 1,169 1,336 1,503 1,837 2,171 2,505 3,006 Nottingham UA 1,051 1,226 1,401 1,576 1,926 2,276 2,626 3,152 Peterborough UA 898 1,048 1,198 1,347 1,647 1,946 2,246 2,695 Plymouth UA 990 1,155 1,320 1,485 1,815 2,145 2,475 2,970 Poole UA 975 1,138 1,300 1,463 1,788 2,113 2,438 2,925 Portsmouth UA 937 1,093 1,249 1,406 1,718 2,030 2,343 2,811

28 Local authority Band A Band B Band C Band D Band E Band F Band G Band H Reading UA 1,017 1,187 1,357 1,526 1,865 2,204 2,544 3,052 Redcar & Cleveland UA 1,051 1,226 1,402 1,577 1,927 2,278 2,628 3,154 Rutland UA 1,148 1,340 1,531 1,723 2,105 2,488 2,871 3,445 Shropshire UA 1,020 1,190 1,360 1,530 1,870 2,211 2,551 3,061 Slough UA 930 1,085 1,240 1,395 1,704 2,014 2,324 2,789 South Gloucestershire UA 1,033 1,205 1,377 1,549 1,893 2,237 2,581 3,098 Southampton UA 979 1,142 1,305 1,468 1,794 2,120 2,446 2,936 Southend-on-Sea UA 888 1,037 1,185 1,333 1,629 1,925 2,221 2,665 Stockton-on-Tees UA 1,006 1,174 1,342 1,509 1,845 2,180 2,516 3,019 Stoke-on-Trent UA 936 1,092 1,248 1,404 1,716 2,028 2,340 2,808 Swindon UA 947 1,105 1,263 1,421 1,737 2,052 2,368 2,842 Telford & Wrekin UA 964 1,125 1,286 1,446 1,768 2,089 2,411 2,893 Thurrock UA 878 1,024 1,171 1,317 1,610 1,902 2,195 2,634 Torbay UA 1,005 1,173 1,340 1,508 1,843 2,178 2,513 3,015 Warrington UA 927 1,081 1,235 1,390 1,699 2,008 2,316 2,780 West Berkshire UA 1,021 1,191 1,361 1,531 1,872 2,212 2,552 3,063 Wiltshire UA 1,023 1,193 1,364 1,534 1,875 2,216 2,557 3,068 Windsor & Maidenhead UA 886 1,033 1,181 1,328 1,623 1,919 2,214 2,657 Wokingham UA 995 1,160 1,326 1,492 1,823 2,155 2,487 2,984 York UA 923 1,077 1,231 1,384 1,692 2,000 2,307 2,769 SHIRE DISTRICTS BUCKINGHAMSHIRE Aylesbury Vale 1,014 1,183 1,352 1,521 1,860 2,198 2,536 3,043 Chiltern 1,022 1,192 1,363 1,533 1,874 2,214 2,555 3,066 South Bucks 1,009 1,177 1,345 1,514 1,850 2,186 2,523 3,027 Wycombe 991 1,156 1,321 1,486 1,816 2,147 2,477 2,972 CAMBRIDGESHIRE Cambridge 971 1,133 1,295 1,457 1,781 2,104 2,428 2,914 East Cambridgeshire 983 1,147 1,311 1,475 1,803 2,131 2,458 2,950 Fenland 1,037 1,209 1,382 1,555 1,901 2,246 2,592 3,110 Huntingdonshire 989 1,154 1,319 1,484 1,814 2,144 2,473 2,968 South Cambridgeshire 978 1,141 1,304 1,468 1,794 2,120 2,446 2,935 CUMBRIA Allerdale 1,042 1,216 1,390 1,563 1,911 2,258 2,606 3,127 Barrow-in-Furness 1,064 1,241 1,419 1,596 1,951 2,305 2,660 3,192 Carlisle 1,061 1,238 1,414 1,591 1,945 2,299 2,652 3,183 Copeland 1,054 1,230 1,406 1,582 1,933 2,285 2,636 3,163 Eden 1,052 1,227 1,402 1,577 1,928 2,278 2,629 3,155 South Lakeland 1,055 1,231 1,407 1,583 1,935 2,287 2,639 3,166 DERBYSHIRE

29 Local authority Band A Band B Band C Band D Band E Band F Band G Band H Amber Valley 1,020 1,190 1,360 1,530 1,870 2,211 2,551 3,061 Bolsover 1,067 1,245 1,423 1,601 1,957 2,312 2,668 3,202 Chesterfield 995 1,161 1,327 1,493 1,824 2,156 2,488 2,985 Derbyshire Dales 1,047 1,221 1,396 1,570 1,919 2,268 2,617 3,141 Erewash 1,012 1,181 1,349 1,518 1,855 2,193 2,530 3,036 High Peak 1,024 1,195 1,365 1,536 1,877 2,218 2,560 3,072 North East Derbyshire 1,060 1,237 1,414 1,591 1,944 2,298 2,651 3,181 South Derbyshire 1,007 1,175 1,343 1,511 1,847 2,182 2,518 3,022 DEVON East Devon 1,012 1,181 1,349 1,518 1,855 2,193 2,530 3,036 Exeter 993 1,159 1,324 1,490 1,821 2,152 2,483 2,980 Mid Devon 1,055 1,231 1,407 1,583 1,935 2,287 2,639 3,166 North Devon 1,049 1,224 1,399 1,574 1,924 2,274 2,623 3,148 South Hams 1,027 1,198 1,370 1,541 1,883 2,225 2,568 3,081 Teignbridge 1,039 1,212 1,385 1,558 1,904 2,250 2,596 3,116 Torridge 1,031 1,203 1,375 1,547 1,890 2,234 2,578 3,093 West Devon 1,074 1,253 1,432 1,611 1,969 2,327 2,685 3,222 DORSET Christchurch 1,065 1,243 1,420 1,598 1,953 2,308 2,663 3,195 East Dorset 1,101 1,285 1,468 1,652 2,019 2,386 2,753 3,303 North Dorset 1,066 1,244 1,421 1,599 1,954 2,310 2,665 3,198 Purbeck 1,093 1,276 1,458 1,640 2,004 2,369 2,733 3,280 West Dorset 1,076 1,256 1,435 1,614 1,973 2,332 2,690 3,228 Weymouth & Portland 1,130 1,318 1,506 1,694 2,071 2,447 2,824 3,389 EAST SUSSEX Eastbourne 1,082 1,263 1,443 1,624 1,984 2,345 2,706 3,247 Hastings 1,091 1,273 1,455 1,637 2,000 2,364 2,728 3,273 Lewes 1,108 1,293 1,477 1,662 2,031 2,400 2,770 3,324 Rother 1,072 1,250 1,429 1,607 1,965 2,322 2,679 3,215 Wealden 1,100 1,283 1,467 1,650 2,017 2,383 2,750 3,300 ESSEX Basildon 1,050 1,226 1,401 1,576 1,926 2,276 2,626 3,151 Braintree 1,005 1,172 1,340 1,507 1,842 2,177 2,512 3,014 Brentwood 996 1,162 1,328 1,494 1,826 2,158 2,490 2,988 Castle Point 1,034 1,206 1,378 1,550 1,895 2,239 2,584 3,101 Chelmsford 1,004 1,172 1,339 1,507 1,841 2,176 2,511 3,013 Colchester 1,002 1,168 1,335 1,502 1,836 2,170 2,504 3,005 Epping Forest 1,012 1,181 1,350 1,519 1,856 2,194 2,531 3,037 Harlow 1,048 1,222 1,397 1,571 1,921 2,270 2,619 3,143 Maldon 1,016 1,185 1,354 1,524 1,862 2,201 2,539 3,047 Rochford 1,031 1,203 1,374 1,546 1,890 2,233 2,577 3,092 Tendring 996 1,162 1,328 1,494 1,826 2,158 2,490 2,988 Uttlesford 1,011 1,180 1,349 1,517 1,854 2,192 2,529 3,034 GLOUCESTERSHIRE Cheltenham 1,003 1,170 1,337 1,504 1,838 2,172 2,507 3,008

30 Local authority Band A Band B Band C Band D Band E Band F Band G Band H Cotswold 1,006 1,174 1,342 1,510 1,845 2,181 2,516 3,019 Forest of Dean 1,016 1,186 1,355 1,525 1,863 2,202 2,541 3,049 Gloucester 999 1,166 1,332 1,499 1,832 2,165 2,498 2,997 Stroud 1,037 1,210 1,383 1,556 1,902 2,248 2,594 3,112 Tewkesbury 968 1,129 1,290 1,452 1,774 2,097 2,420 2,903 HAMPSHIRE Basingstoke & Deane 928 1,082 1,237 1,392 1,701 2,010 2,319 2,783 East Hampshire 972 1,134 1,296 1,458 1,782 2,106 2,430 2,916 Eastleigh 973 1,135 1,297 1,459 1,783 2,108 2,432 2,918 Fareham 943 1,101 1,258 1,415 1,730 2,044 2,359 2,830 Gosport 987 1,151 1,316 1,480 1,809 2,138 2,467 2,961 Hart 988 1,153 1,317 1,482 1,811 2,141 2,470 2,964 Havant 980 1,143 1,307 1,470 1,797 2,123 2,450 2,940 New Forest 996 1,162 1,328 1,494 1,826 2,158 2,490 2,988 Rushmoor 972 1,133 1,295 1,457 1,781 2,105 2,429 2,915 Test Valley 947 1,105 1,263 1,421 1,736 2,052 2,368 2,841 Winchester 974 1,136 1,299 1,461 1,786 2,111 2,435 2,922 HERTFORDSHIRE Broxbourne 953 1,112 1,271 1,430 1,748 2,065 2,383 2,860 Dacorum 997 1,163 1,329 1,495 1,827 2,159 2,491 2,990 East Hertfordshire 1,024 1,195 1,365 1,536 1,877 2,219 2,560 3,072 Hertsmere 1,000 1,166 1,333 1,500 1,833 2,166 2,499 2,999 North Hertfordshire 1,028 1,199 1,370 1,542 1,884 2,227 2,569 3,083 St Albans 1,018 1,188 1,357 1,527 1,866 2,206 2,545 3,054 Stevenage 1,005 1,173 1,341 1,508 1,843 2,178 2,514 3,016 Three Rivers 1,009 1,177 1,345 1,513 1,849 2,185 2,522 3,026 Watford 1,051 1,226 1,401 1,576 1,926 2,276 2,626 3,152 Welwyn Hatfield 1,038 1,211 1,384 1,557 1,904 2,250 2,596 3,115 KENT Ashford 956 1,115 1,274 1,434 1,752 2,071 2,389 2,867 Canterbury 979 1,142 1,306 1,469 1,795 2,122 2,448 2,938 Dartford 977 1,140 1,302 1,465 1,791 2,116 2,442 2,930 Dover 988 1,153 1,318 1,483 1,812 2,141 2,471 2,965 Gravesham 967 1,128 1,289 1,450 1,773 2,095 2,417 2,901 Maidstone 1,012 1,180 1,349 1,518 1,855 2,192 2,529 3,035 Sevenoaks 1,016 1,186 1,355 1,525 1,863 2,202 2,541 3,049 Shepway 1,040 1,213 1,386 1,560 1,906 2,253 2,599 3,119 Swale 969 1,131 1,292 1,454 1,777 2,100 2,423 2,908 Thanet 1,002 1,169 1,336 1,503 1,837 2,171 2,506 3,007 Tonbridge & Malling 991 1,156 1,322 1,487 1,817 2,148 2,478 2,974 Tunbridge Wells 971 1,133 1,295 1,457 1,780 2,104 2,428 2,913 LANCASHIRE Burnley 1,086 1,267 1,448 1,629 1,991 2,354 2,716 3,259 Chorley 1,046 1,221 1,395 1,570 1,919 2,267 2,616 3,139 Fylde 1,045 1,219 1,394 1,568 1,916 2,265 2,613 3,136