FOI Request - Second Home Rate of Council Tax
Request 101003751012
I am writing to request geographical information on the number of properties paying the second home rate of council tax in Moray for the financial years 2024/25, 2023/24, 2022/23 and 2021/22.
I am writing to request whether the number of properties paying the rate for each of the above years can be broken down geographically, ideally by postcode as far as five characters (for example, IV30 1, IV36 1, AB56 1, etc), or alternatively by community grouping (for example, Elgin, Buckie, Lossiemouth etc)
Response 16-04-2025
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
| Property Post Code | Properties classed as Second Homes | Properties classed as Second Homes | Properties classed as Second Homes | Properties classed as Second Homes |
| AB37 | 100 | 96 | 96 | 92 |
| AB38 | 55 | 56 | 59 | 51 |
| AB54 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 |
| AB55 | 45 | 46 | 49 | 33 |
| AB56 | 239 | 234 | 246 | 233 |
| IV30 | 98 | 96 | 103 | 83 |
| IV31 | 52 | 61 | 55 | 44 |
| IV32 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 27 |
| IV36 | 129 | 130 | 137 | 110 |
| Total: | 754 | 757 | 785 | 686 |
Please note, a five-digit post code has not been used to prevent possible identification of properties