The amount of Council Tax that you have to pay, whether your home is owned or rented, is determined by the 'valuation banding', which is assessed by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA), part of Her Majesty's Revenues & Customs. The banding is not set by the Council.
Your Council Tax bill shows which band your property is in, or you can check your Council Tax band and how much you should pay by using the GOV.UK postcode search below:
Find out which Council Tax band you are in
Council Tax bands
Each property is in one of eight bands:
- A – Up to and including £40,000
- B – £40,001 - £52,000
- C – £52,001 - £68,000
- D – £68,001 - £88,000
- E – £88,001 - £120,000
- F – £120.001 - £160,000
- G – £160,001 - £320,000
- H – More than £320,000
Council Tax bands in England have been in effect since 1993 and properties are allocated a band based on their value at 1 April 1991. Increases or decreases in housing market value do not affect a property's valuation or Council Tax band.
Amount of Council Tax payable
The amount of Council Tax payable in each band is set each year. Details of the amount payable for each Council Tax band can be found below (all PDF documents).
- Council Tax Payable 2024 / 2025
- Council Tax Payable 2023 / 2024
- Council Tax Payable 2022 / 2023
- Council Tax Payable 2021 / 2022
- Council Tax Payable 2020 / 2021
- Council Tax Payable 2019 / 2020
- Council Tax Payable 2018 / 2019
- Council Tax Payable 2017 / 2018
- Council Tax Payable 2016 / 2017
- Council Tax Payable 2015 / 2016 (following the Council Tax increase referendum)