The National Rural Conference 2025

Bookings are now officially open for the National Rural Conference 2025, which will take place online from Monday 15 to Thursday 18 September.
This is the Rural Services Network’s flagship event of the year, bringing together rural decision-makers, practitioners, and advocates for four days of live, interactive sessions focused on the future of rural communities.
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Council Tax Bands of Second Homes

The below analysis uses the Calculation of Council Tax Base 2019 published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government to examine the composition of house values of second homes (applying the Council Tax Bands) within local authority areas. The analysis shows the proportion of dwellings within each council tax band that are second homes for a chosen local authority, a comparative average for authorities of similar rurality, and provides the ranking in each council tax band again comparing to local authorities of same rurality.

→ Download the Council Tax Bands of Second Homes analysis here