Written question asked by Lord Pickles (Conservative) on Friday, 23 January 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 27 January 2009. It was answered by John Healey (Labour) on Monday, 2 February 2009 on behalf of the Department for Communities and Local Government.

Valuation Office: Databases

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many (a) domestic and (b) composite properties in England have an entry on the Valuation Office Agency's automated valuation model database; and how many have one or more digital photographs associated with an entry on the Agency's databases.

Answer: The Valuation Office Agency's Automated Valuation Model is not in itself a database. The Agency's central database stores the data that feeds into its automated valuation modelling.The number of domestic properties in England with a live council tax band was 22,354,681 as at 30 November 2008. Of these, 832,982 had one or more digital photographs associated with them. The number of composite properties in England with a live council tax band was 284,843 as at 30 November 2008. Of these, 13,190 had one or more digital photographs associated with them.

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