Welsh land and property data landscape

Property and land usage data

Special Category Code (SCat Code)

Special category (SCat) code is a classification of property detailing the basis on which it was rated. ¹²

• Custodian: Valuation Office Agency
• Example: 114 (garden Centres)
• Documentation  (see Appendix 2 for a full list of codes)

Primary Description Code / Secondary Description Code

A code providing a high-level description of a property

• Example: LH1 (Beach hut and premises)
• Custodian: VAO
• Documentation  (see Appendix 2 for a full list of codes)

1. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/820492/Background_Information.pdf ↩

2. https://voaratinglists.blob.core.windows.net/html/documents/2017%20Compiled%20List%20and%20SMV%20Data%20Specification.pdf ↩