Bands and Appeals
Each property has been valued and placed in one of eight Council Tax bands, ranging from A to H. This has been done by the Valuation Office Agency which is part of HM Revenues and Customs.
Your Council Tax charge will depend on the band on your property, and this is shown on the front of your bill. You can also check the band on your property using our band search or by going to the Valuation Office Agency's website.
The Valuation Office places a band on a property based on what it would have been worth on 1st April 1991. This means that properties not built until after this date are still valued as if they had been built on the 1st April 1991.
The current table of bands and values are:
- Band A - Up to and including £40,000
- Band B - £40,001 to £52,000
- Band C - £52,001 to £68,000
- Band D - £68,001 to £88,000
- Band E - £88,001 to £120,000
- Band F - £120,001 to £160,000
- Band G - £160,001 to £320,000
- Band H - More than £320,000
Banding Appeals
You can make an appeal to the Valuation Office if you think your band is too high, although this would normally have to be made within 6 months of moving into a property or becoming the owner of a property.
You MUST carry on paying your original bill if you do appeal. We will refund any money that you have overpaid if your appeal is successful.
To make an appeal call the Valuation Office on 01522 340300 or write to them at:
The Listing Officer, Valuation Office Agency, Queensgate House, 12 Silver Street, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN2 1EW.
