Your Council Tax bill will depend on what Council Tax band your property is in.
A government agency called the Valuation Office Agency decides which council band your home is in.
Your property will fall into one of eight valuation bands A-H. The valuation bands were set in 1991 and reflect what a property would have sold for at that time.
| Band | Property valuation on 1 April 1991 |
|---|---|
| Band A | Up to and including £40,000 |
| Band B | £40,001 - £52,000 |
| Band C | £52,001 - £68,000 |
| Band D | £68,001 - £88,000 |
| Band E | £88,001 - £120,000 |
| Band F | £120,001 - £160,000 |
| Band G | £160,001 - £320,000 |
| Band H | More than £320,000 |
You can ask the Valuation Office Agency to review your Council Tax band if you think it is wrong and you have been the taxpayer for less than 6 months or your band has changed in the last X months.
If this does not apply, you can still ask the Valuation Office Agency to review your Council Tax band. You will need to give them strong evidence to show why you think your property is in the wrong band.
The Valuation Office Agency sets your Council Tax band. They are separate from the council.
It can take up to 90 working days for the Valuation Office Agency to tell us about the banding of a property. While the property remains unbanded, we cannot tell you how much you will need to pay.
You don't need pay us while your property is unbanded, but if you don't you might have to pay higher instalments later. This is because once the banding is confirmed we'll send you a backdated bill. We can arrange for you to make provisional monthly payments to help spread the cost.
Once the band has been confirmed, your remaining instalments will be recalculated. This will take into account any payments already made.
You should contact us to ask for a provisional band to be applied on a new property.