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Your local council sets the council tax every year. The amount of tax you pay depends on how much your council, and certain other public bodies in your area, need to spend on services and how much money they get from elsewhere.
Each householder is billed is proportionately according to the council tax band of their home. The band is set by the Valuation Office Agency, for more details about this view our ‘ How your property is valued’ page. Certain reductions can also affect the size of your final bill. For instance, if you are the only adult living in the property as a main residence you will generally be entitled to a 25% reduction on the bill. Discounts or exemptions must be claimed from your council. You will find links to individual council websites on our ‘Where to find us’ pages under the Group offices links.
The amount of tax you pay varies from year to year depending on the factors above, but the band of your property remains the same unless the property is altered (please see ‘Increases in band following improvements’ ) or there is a council tax revaluation. For more information about council tax revaluation, see the council tax homepage on this website.
Once you know your band you will need to contact your local council to find out how much you will actually be asked to pay.
If you are moving to a new area and would like to find out how much tax you will pay on your new home, you need to contact the council of the area you are moving to.
To find the band of your new home you may use our ‘ Check your band’ link. To do this, you need to know the postcode OR the name of the billing authority (council) and the address. You will find useful links to council websites on the top of the search page.
If your property is new and has not been listed yet, you may contact your local Valuation Office to find out how soon the property will be banded. It may also be possible to give you some idea of what the band will be.
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