Homes that are second homes, every council ranked
Homes furnished but no one's main home, out of every home on the council tax list. England's count: Wales and Scotland count second homes their own way. Figures for autumn 2025, published for 296 councils in England. Lowest first: the order says where a council sits, not whether that is good.
Lowest: Tamworth, 0.02%. The council in the middle: Mid Devon, 0.51%. Highest: City of London, 23.9%.
| Place | Council | Figure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TamworthWest Midlands | 0.02% |
| 2 | GraveshamSouth East | 0.03% |
| 3 | BexleyLondon | 0.04% |
| 4 joint | HaveringLondon | 0.05% |
| 4 joint | South GloucestershireSouth West | 0.05% |
| 4 joint | South TynesideNorth East | 0.05% |
| 7 | Bracknell ForestSouth East | 0.06% |
| 8 | BarnsleyYorkshire and the Humber | 0.07% |
| 9 joint | Castle PointEast of England | 0.08% |
| 9 joint | South RibbleNorth West | 0.08% |
| 11 joint | MiddlesbroughNorth East | 0.09% |
| 11 joint | TamesideNorth West | 0.09% |
| 11 joint | Three RiversEast of England | 0.09% |
| 11 joint | WatfordEast of England | 0.09% |
| 15 joint | HaltonNorth West | 0.1% |
| 15 joint | KnowsleyNorth West | 0.1% |
| 15 joint | SwindonSouth West | 0.1% |
| 15 joint | West LancashireNorth West | 0.1% |
| 19 | HyndburnNorth West | 0.11% |
| 20 | StevenageEast of England | 0.12% |
| 21 joint | BroxbourneEast of England | 0.13% |
| 21 joint | MeltonEast Midlands | 0.13% |
| 23 joint | CroydonLondon | 0.14% |
| 23 joint | LutonEast of England | 0.14% |
| 25 joint | MansfieldEast Midlands | 0.15% |
| 25 joint | NewhamLondon | 0.15% |
| 25 joint | WyreNorth West | 0.15% |
| 28 joint | BirminghamWest Midlands | 0.17% |
| 28 joint | BrentLondon | 0.17% |
| 28 joint | BromleyLondon | 0.17% |
| 31 joint | Central BedfordshireEast of England | 0.18% |
| 31 joint | DudleyWest Midlands | 0.18% |
| 31 joint | Epsom and EwellSouth East | 0.18% |
| 31 joint | HounslowLondon | 0.18% |
| 31 joint | LiverpoolNorth West | 0.18% |
| 31 joint | North WarwickshireWest Midlands | 0.18% |
| 31 joint | RochfordEast of England | 0.18% |
| 38 joint | BraintreeEast of England | 0.19% |
| 38 joint | SuttonLondon | 0.19% |
| 40 joint | BuryNorth West | 0.2% |
| 40 joint | CrawleySouth East | 0.2% |
| 40 joint | MaidstoneSouth East | 0.2% |
| 40 joint | West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands | 0.2% |
| 44 joint | BedfordEast of England | 0.21% |
| 44 joint | ChorleyNorth West | 0.21% |
| 44 joint | GloucesterSouth West | 0.21% |
| 44 joint | RushmoorSouth East | 0.21% |
| 44 joint | WalsallWest Midlands | 0.21% |
| 49 joint | Cannock ChaseWest Midlands | 0.22% |
| 49 joint | HartlepoolNorth East | 0.22% |
| 49 joint | Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands | 0.22% |
| 49 joint | RochdaleNorth West | 0.22% |
| 49 joint | Waltham ForestLondon | 0.22% |
| 54 joint | Barking and DagenhamLondon | 0.23% |
| 54 joint | DerbyEast Midlands | 0.23% |
| 54 joint | SpelthorneSouth East | 0.23% |
| 54 joint | Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands | 0.23% |
| 54 joint | Test ValleySouth East | 0.23% |
| 59 joint | East HertfordshireEast of England | 0.24% |
| 59 joint | LichfieldWest Midlands | 0.24% |
| 61 joint | HartSouth East | 0.25% |
| 61 joint | North HertfordshireEast of England | 0.25% |
| 61 joint | Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands | 0.25% |
| 64 | GedlingEast Midlands | 0.26% |
| 65 joint | Kingston upon HullYorkshire and the Humber | 0.27% |
| 65 joint | MedwaySouth East | 0.27% |
| 65 joint | West BerkshireSouth East | 0.27% |
| 68 joint | HertsmereEast of England | 0.28% |
| 68 joint | ThurrockEast of England | 0.28% |
| 70 joint | Blackburn with DarwenNorth West | 0.29% |
| 70 joint | North TynesideNorth East | 0.29% |
| 72 joint | DarlingtonNorth East | 0.3% |
| 72 joint | HarlowEast of England | 0.3% |
| 72 joint | HorshamSouth East | 0.3% |
| 72 joint | SolihullWest Midlands | 0.3% |
| 72 joint | Telford and WrekinWest Midlands | 0.3% |
| 77 joint | ElmbridgeSouth East | 0.31% |
| 77 joint | Mid SussexSouth East | 0.31% |
| 77 joint | North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands | 0.31% |
| 77 joint | RedditchWest Midlands | 0.31% |
| 77 joint | Surrey HeathSouth East | 0.31% |
| 77 joint | WiganNorth West | 0.31% |
| 83 joint | BromsgroveWest Midlands | 0.32% |
| 83 joint | North SomersetSouth West | 0.32% |
| 83 joint | Stockton-on-TeesNorth East | 0.32% |
| 86 joint | BasildonEast of England | 0.33% |
| 86 joint | Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East | 0.33% |
| 86 joint | ErewashEast Midlands | 0.33% |
| 86 joint | Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands | 0.33% |
| 86 joint | Redcar and ClevelandNorth East | 0.33% |
| 91 joint | BlabyEast Midlands | 0.34% |
| 91 joint | OldhamNorth West | 0.34% |
| 91 joint | StaffordWest Midlands | 0.34% |
| 94 joint | BolsoverEast Midlands | 0.35% |
| 94 joint | DartfordSouth East | 0.35% |
| 94 joint | HavantSouth East | 0.35% |
| 94 joint | Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands | 0.35% |
| 94 joint | RugbyWest Midlands | 0.35% |
| 99 joint | BuckinghamshireSouth East | 0.36% |
| 99 joint | CalderdaleYorkshire and the Humber | 0.36% |
| 99 joint | SheffieldYorkshire and the Humber | 0.36% |
| 99 joint | WokinghamSouth East | 0.36% |
| 103 joint | StockportNorth West | 0.37% |
| 103 joint | Tonbridge and MallingSouth East | 0.37% |
| 105 joint | BoltonNorth West | 0.38% |
| 105 joint | PeterboroughEast of England | 0.38% |
| 105 joint | South OxfordshireSouth East | 0.38% |
| 108 joint | BostonEast Midlands | 0.39% |
| 108 joint | BurnleyNorth West | 0.39% |
| 108 joint | RossendaleNorth West | 0.39% |
| 111 | EastleighSouth East | 0.4% |
| 112 joint | North East DerbyshireEast Midlands | 0.41% |
| 112 joint | South DerbyshireEast Midlands | 0.41% |
| 112 joint | WirralNorth West | 0.41% |
| 115 joint | GreenwichLondon | 0.42% |
| 115 joint | SloughSouth East | 0.42% |
| 117 joint | HarrowLondon | 0.43% |
| 117 joint | HuntingdonshireEast of England | 0.43% |
| 117 joint | LewishamLondon | 0.43% |
| 117 joint | WarringtonNorth West | 0.43% |
| 121 joint | BrentwoodEast of England | 0.44% |
| 121 joint | North West LeicestershireEast Midlands | 0.44% |
| 121 joint | Reigate and BansteadSouth East | 0.44% |
| 121 joint | SeftonNorth West | 0.44% |
| 121 joint | WakefieldYorkshire and the Humber | 0.44% |
| 121 joint | Welwyn HatfieldEast of England | 0.44% |
| 121 joint | WokingSouth East | 0.44% |
| 128 joint | ChesterfieldEast Midlands | 0.45% |
| 128 joint | FenlandEast of England | 0.45% |
| 128 joint | North LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber | 0.45% |
| 128 joint | Tunbridge WellsSouth East | 0.45% |
| 132 joint | ChelmsfordEast of England | 0.46% |
| 132 joint | RotherhamYorkshire and the Humber | 0.46% |
| 132 joint | RushcliffeEast Midlands | 0.46% |
| 132 joint | St AlbansEast of England | 0.46% |
| 136 joint | SandwellWest Midlands | 0.47% |
| 136 joint | South KestevenEast Midlands | 0.47% |
| 136 joint | South StaffordshireWest Midlands | 0.47% |
| 136 joint | TandridgeSouth East | 0.47% |
| 136 joint | Vale of White HorseSouth East | 0.47% |
| 141 | GosportSouth East | 0.48% |
| 142 joint | BassetlawEast Midlands | 0.49% |
| 142 joint | PendleNorth West | 0.49% |
| 142 joint | TewkesburySouth West | 0.49% |
| 145 joint | EnfieldLondon | 0.5% |
| 145 joint | North East LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber | 0.5% |
| 147 joint | HarboroughEast Midlands | 0.51% |
| 147 joint | Mid DevonSouth West | 0.51% |
| 147 joint | Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands | 0.51% |
| 147 joint | RedbridgeLondon | 0.51% |
| 151 joint | AdurSouth East | 0.52% |
| 151 joint | AshfieldEast Midlands | 0.52% |
| 151 joint | Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West | 0.52% |
| 154 joint | DacorumEast of England | 0.53% |
| 154 joint | FarehamSouth East | 0.53% |
| 154 joint | GatesheadNorth East | 0.53% |
| 157 joint | WaverleySouth East | 0.54% |
| 157 joint | WorcesterWest Midlands | 0.54% |
| 157 joint | YorkYorkshire and the Humber | 0.54% |
| 160 joint | DoncasterYorkshire and the Humber | 0.55% |
| 160 joint | West SuffolkEast of England | 0.55% |
| 162 | South CambridgeshireEast of England | 0.56% |
| 163 joint | Richmond upon ThamesLondon | 0.57% |
| 163 joint | WolverhamptonWest Midlands | 0.57% |
| 165 joint | KirkleesYorkshire and the Humber | 0.58% |
| 165 joint | UttlesfordEast of England | 0.58% |
| 165 joint | WiltshireSouth West | 0.58% |
| 168 | North KestevenEast Midlands | 0.59% |
| 169 joint | Amber ValleyEast Midlands | 0.6% |
| 169 joint | West LindseyEast Midlands | 0.6% |
| 171 joint | South HollandEast Midlands | 0.61% |
| 171 joint | WychavonWest Midlands | 0.61% |
| 173 joint | CharnwoodEast Midlands | 0.62% |
| 173 joint | County DurhamNorth East | 0.62% |
| 173 joint | HillingdonLondon | 0.62% |
| 176 joint | GuildfordSouth East | 0.63% |
| 176 joint | IpswichEast of England | 0.63% |
| 178 joint | Cheshire EastNorth West | 0.64% |
| 178 joint | St. HelensNorth West | 0.64% |
| 180 joint | BroadlandEast of England | 0.65% |
| 180 joint | SevenoaksSouth East | 0.65% |
| 180 joint | Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands | 0.65% |
| 183 joint | ColchesterEast of England | 0.66% |
| 183 joint | East StaffordshireWest Midlands | 0.66% |
| 185 | Mole ValleySouth East | 0.67% |
| 186 joint | MaldonEast of England | 0.69% |
| 186 joint | WealdenSouth East | 0.69% |
| 188 | ExeterSouth West | 0.7% |
| 189 | East CambridgeshireEast of England | 0.71% |
| 190 joint | IslingtonLondon | 0.72% |
| 190 joint | SunderlandNorth East | 0.72% |
| 192 | Southend-on-SeaEast of England | 0.73% |
| 193 joint | High PeakEast Midlands | 0.75% |
| 193 joint | LewesSouth East | 0.75% |
| 195 joint | BrecklandEast of England | 0.76% |
| 195 joint | East HampshireSouth East | 0.76% |
| 197 joint | Epping ForestEast of England | 0.77% |
| 197 joint | NottinghamEast Midlands | 0.77% |
| 199 | PlymouthSouth West | 0.79% |
| 200 joint | Forest of DeanSouth West | 0.81% |
| 200 joint | Mid SuffolkEast of England | 0.81% |
| 200 joint | RunnymedeSouth East | 0.81% |
| 200 joint | WinchesterSouth East | 0.81% |
| 204 | Bath and North East SomersetSouth West | 0.82% |
| 205 | WorthingSouth East | 0.83% |
| 206 joint | HackneyLondon | 0.84% |
| 206 joint | SomersetSouth West | 0.84% |
| 208 | TraffordNorth West | 0.86% |
| 209 | SouthamptonSouth East | 0.87% |
| 210 | South NorfolkEast of England | 0.88% |
| 211 joint | AshfordSouth East | 0.89% |
| 211 joint | BarnetLondon | 0.89% |
| 211 joint | BroxtoweEast Midlands | 0.89% |
| 211 joint | RutlandEast Midlands | 0.89% |
| 215 | LeedsYorkshire and the Humber | 0.91% |
| 216 | Malvern HillsWest Midlands | 0.92% |
| 217 | Ribble ValleyNorth West | 0.93% |
| 218 | Wyre ForestWest Midlands | 0.95% |
| 219 | HerefordshireWest Midlands | 1.01% |
| 220 | BaberghEast of England | 1.03% |
| 221 | CherwellSouth East | 1.04% |
| 222 | Milton KeynesSouth East | 1.05% |
| 223 | EalingLondon | 1.06% |
| 224 | StroudSouth West | 1.07% |
| 225 joint | BradfordYorkshire and the Humber | 1.08% |
| 225 joint | Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East | 1.08% |
| 227 | PortsmouthSouth East | 1.09% |
| 228 | Kingston upon ThamesLondon | 1.1% |
| 229 | ShropshireWest Midlands | 1.18% |
| 230 | LambethLondon | 1.2% |
| 231 | Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands | 1.22% |
| 232 | East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber | 1.24% |
| 233 | MertonLondon | 1.29% |
| 234 | CheltenhamSouth West | 1.32% |
| 235 | BristolSouth West | 1.33% |
| 236 | WarwickWest Midlands | 1.34% |
| 237 | West OxfordshireSouth East | 1.36% |
| 238 joint | BlackpoolNorth West | 1.41% |
| 238 joint | HaringeyLondon | 1.41% |
| 240 | NorwichEast of England | 1.45% |
| 241 | LeicesterEast Midlands | 1.46% |
| 242 | WandsworthLondon | 1.54% |
| 243 | LancasterNorth West | 1.57% |
| 244 | TendringEast of England | 1.6% |
| 245 | TeignbridgeSouth West | 1.61% |
| 246 | HastingsSouth East | 1.62% |
| 247 | PrestonNorth West | 1.69% |
| 248 | CoventryWest Midlands | 1.7% |
| 249 | New ForestSouth East | 1.74% |
| 250 joint | Brighton and HoveSouth East | 1.78% |
| 250 joint | Newcastle upon TyneNorth East | 1.78% |
| 252 | ArunSouth East | 1.79% |
| 253 | FyldeNorth West | 1.8% |
| 254 joint | Folkestone and HytheSouth East | 1.83% |
| 254 joint | SwaleSouth East | 1.83% |
| 256 | SouthwarkLondon | 1.84% |
| 257 | CanterburySouth East | 1.85% |
| 258 | EastbourneSouth East | 1.88% |
| 259 | TorbaySouth West | 1.95% |
| 260 joint | DoverSouth East | 2.02% |
| 260 joint | RotherSouth East | 2.02% |
| 262 | CambridgeEast of England | 2.04% |
| 263 | CumberlandNorth West | 2.05% |
| 264 | OxfordSouth East | 2.06% |
| 265 joint | East LindseyEast Midlands | 2.08% |
| 265 joint | West DevonSouth West | 2.08% |
| 267 | NorthumberlandNorth East | 2.13% |
| 268 | SalfordNorth West | 2.17% |
| 269 | LincolnEast Midlands | 2.21% |
| 270 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West | 2.25% |
| 271 | North YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber | 2.39% |
| 272 | ThanetSouth East | 2.42% |
| 273 | Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands | 2.52% |
| 274 | ReadingSouth East | 2.55% |
| 275 | ManchesterNorth West | 2.69% |
| 276 | Hammersmith and FulhamLondon | 2.71% |
| 277 | DorsetSouth West | 3.18% |
| 278 | East SuffolkEast of England | 3.25% |
| 279 | East DevonSouth West | 3.26% |
| 280 | CamdenLondon | 3.48% |
| 281 | CotswoldSouth West | 3.95% |
| 282 | ChichesterSouth East | 3.97% |
| 283 | North DevonSouth West | 4.02% |
| 284 | King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England | 4.17% |
| 285 | Westmorland and FurnessNorth West | 4.63% |
| 286 | TorridgeSouth West | 4.74% |
| 287 | CornwallSouth West | 4.86% |
| 288 | Isle of WightSouth East | 4.94% |
| 289 | Tower HamletsLondon | 5.02% |
| 290 | Great YarmouthEast of England | 5.18% |
| 291 | WestminsterLondon | 8.22% |
| 292 | South HamsSouth West | 8.73% |
| 293 | Kensington and ChelseaLondon | 8.81% |
| 294 | Isles of ScillySouth West | 9.85% |
| 295 | North NorfolkEast of England | 10.21% |
| 296 | City of LondonLondon | 23.9% |
Not in this list
- Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland has domestic rates rather than council tax, so it keeps no count of second homes.
- Scotland. Scotland counts second homes its own way, only those lived in 25 days a year, so plans carry its figure as Scotland's own.
- Wales. Wales counts second homes its own way, wider for holiday lets, so plans carry its figure as Wales's own.
MHCLG, Council Taxbase 2025 in England, local authority level data, Tables 1.01 and 1.11 · autumn 2025 · fetched 4 October 2026 · How this is measured
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