Council tax bands

Council tax property bands

The level of council tax for your property is based upon a valuation set by the Valuation Office Agency, which is part of the HM Revenue and Customs.

There are eight separate bands (A to H).

You can check the value of your property on the Valuation Office Agency website.

Council tax rates
BandValue of propertyCouncil tax payable
AnnualWeekly
AUp to £40,000£967.53£18.61
B£40,001 to £52,000£1128.79£21.71
C£52,001 to £68,000£1290.05£24.81
D£68,001 to £88,000£1451.30£27.91
E£88,001 to £120,000£1773.81£34.12
F£120,001 to £160,000£2096.32£40.32
G£160,001 to £320,000£2418.83£46.52
HOver £320,000£2902.60£55.82

Exempt properties

Some properties are exempt from council tax.

If you own or live in a property described below and your bill does not show that the property is exempt from council tax, please contact us for advice.

Exempt properties
BandDescription
ARequire or are undergoing major repair or undergoing structural alteration (exemption allowed for up to one year only or 6 months from completion of the works, whichever is sooner)
BAre owned by a charity (exemption allowed for up to six months only)
CAre unfurnished (exemption allowed for up to six months only)
DAre left empty by someone who has gone to prison
E/IAre left empty by someone who has moved to receive personal care in a hospital or a home, or elsewhere
FAre waiting for probate or letters of administration to be granted (exemption continues for up to six months after being granted).
GAre empty because occupation is forbidden by law
HAre waiting to be occupied by a minister of religion
JAre left empty by someone who has moved out to provide personal care to another person
KAre owned by a student and were last occupied by that student
LHave been repossessed
QAre the responsibility of a bankrupt's trustee
RAre sites for an individual caravan or mobile home, or a mooring
TAre difficult to let because they are linked to, or in the grounds of, another property and may not be let separately from that other property without breaching, planning permission. The liable person must, however, live in the other property to qualify.

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