Bandings and charges

The amount of Council Tax you pay depends on your property's band.

You can find out what band your property is on the Valuation Office Agency website.

2019/20 Annual Council Tax charges by band:

A: £1,252.44
B: £1,461.18
C: £1,669.92
D: £1,878.66
E: £2,296.14
F: £2,713.62
G: £3,131.10
H: £3,757.32

Where your payments go

Your Council Tax payments for 2019/20 are shared between:
•    us, your local council - we receive 8.76 per cent.
•    Surrey County Council (including Surrey Fire and Rescue) - which receives 77.37 per cent.
•    Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey (Surrey Police) - which receives 13.87 per cent.
Your payments to us go towards local services including:
•    collecting household waste and recycling
•    street cleaning
•    day centres for the elderly
•    community transport and meals
•    parks
•    CCTV and other measures to keep our borough safe
•    planning and building control.
Your payments to Surrey County Council go towards:
•    education
•    children's and adults' social care
•    libraries
•    fire and rescue
•    Trading Standards
•    public transport
•    roads maintenance.

Surrey County Council's website section on Council Tax has more detail about it's section of your bill. Your payments to the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey (Surrey Police) cover policing services across the county. The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey (Surrey Police) website section on Council Tax has more information.

Appealing against your property band

The Valuation Office Agency sets the property Council Tax bands across the country. If you think your band is wrong you can challenge it.

Student households annual review - apply online

Every year we ask student households to resubmit their application for Council Tax exemption. You can do this online.

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