Council Tax valuation bands

Most dwellings are subject to council tax. There is one bill per dwelling, whether it is a house, bungalow, flat, maisonette, mobile home or houseboat and whether it is owned or rented.

Each dwelling has been allocated to one of eight bands, according to its open market capital value at 1 st April 1991. Each of these property bands attracts a different amount of Council Tax, which is determined by its ratio to the Band D charge set by the billing authority.

Your council tax bill states which band applies to your dwelling and can be found at the the Valuation Office website.

How do I know what I will pay?

Appeals Against Banding

You may appeal against the band into which your property has been placed, if you have become the taxpayer in the previous six months. Otherwise your appeal is restricted to one of the following reasons:

• Where there has been a structural change to your property
• Where you stop or start using part of your dwelling to carry out a business, or the balance between the two parts change
• If the surroundings of the property have changed

If you have any further queries or wish to appeal against the banding of your dwelling, then please contact:

Phone: 0114 289 4600
Fax: 0114 289 4689
Website:  The Valuation Office

If you are appealing you must continue to pay your council tax as normal in the meantime.

Last updated 22/12/2011