How council tax works in England
Council tax funds local services such as waste collection, libraries and policing precepts. Your home sits in a valuation band from A (lowest) to H (highest), and your billing authority sets the annual charge for each band.
Bands reflect April 1991 property values in England and Scotland. Wales and Northern Ireland use different rules. Rebanding is uncommon and follows an official process.
What this checker shows
Enter a UK postcode to see your billing authority. Where we hold published rates, you get a year-on-year table for bands A–H plus optional annual, monthly and weekly figures for a band you select.
These are published authority charges, not a bill. Discounts, exemptions, empty-home rules and separate precepts are not included.
When we cannot show a table
If we recognise your council but have not imported its schedule yet, we say so clearly and do not show placeholder figures. Use GOV.UK, the VOA or your council for authoritative amounts while coverage expands.
Discounts and exemptions
Single-person discount, student homes, severe mental impairment disregards and disabled band reductions can lower what you pay. Our table shows the standard charge before those adjustments — check GOV.UK or your council for eligibility.
Planning your household budget
Many councils collect over ten months with two payment holidays, or twelve equal instalments on request. Monthly figures here are simple averages for budgeting. To track council tax with energy, water and broadband in one place, you can use the UtilityPilot bill workspace after uploading real bills.
Explore more on free tools, read our blog, or return to the UtilityPilot home page.