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Domestic valuation

Find out how domestic properties in Northern Ireland are assessed for payment of rates and how to find your individual valuation.

Valuing your home

Valuations for domestic properties are assessed on the capital value of your property based on 1 January 2005 prices. When assessing the capital value, Land & Property Services (LPS) used information on the sale prices of houses in the area. They also made assumptions that all properties had an average state of internal repair and fittings, such as a standard kitchen and bathroom.

If your property was built after 2005, the capital value was assessed by comparing it with similar properties that had been built and valued already.

The factors that are taken into consideration when valuing your property include:

  • size and type of property, such as detached, semi, terrace or flat
  • location of the property
  • whether or not the property has a garage or other domestic outbuildings
  • whether or not the property has central heating

Size means the external area of your property if it is a house and the internal area if it is an apartment.

You can use the link below to find the capital value of any domestic property in Northern Ireland. You can also use this link to make an online submission to have your valuation reviewed if you feel that your rate bill is not correct. To use the online facility, you should input your property details on the first page and click on the search button. This will then bring up the address, size, valuation etc. When you are satisfied that this is the correct property, you can then click on the submit query button and follow the instructions on the subsequent pages:

Mixed use properties

If your property has a mixed use such as a shop, which is classed as non-domestic and a flat, which is classed as domestic, each part is assessed separately for rates. The non-domestic part is assessed on the basis of its Net Annual Value and the domestic part is assessed on the basis of its capital value.

You will receive a single rate bill covering the domestic and non-domestic portions.

Farmhouses

Farmhouses are valued in the same way as other domestic properties, but there is a 20 per cent reduction, if they meet the following criteria:

  • they are occupied in connection with agricultural land
  • the main occupation of the person who lives in the house is farming that land

Contact details for valuation

  • phone: 0300 200 7801 (charged at local rate)
  • textphone: 1800 1101

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