Council Tax

What is Council Tax?

The Council Tax is a local tax set by local councils to help pay for local services.

The amount you pay is based upon the property band into which your home falls and the level of tax set for each band. Generally, you pay more the higher the capital value of your home. The value of your home has been assessed by the Valuation Office Agency (part of the Inland Revenue), not by the Council, and is based on its estimated sale price on 1 April 1991. Your home was valued to establish its relative value compared with other homes and any changes in property values, either up or down, since then cannot be taken into account.

The relationship between the amounts for each band has been set by the Government and the basic rate is fixed at Band D's level that, for Woking, in 2009/2010 is £1486.08.

If you live in a Band A property you pay two thirds of the basic rate and if you live in a Band H property you pay twice the basic rate. Your Council Tax bill shows which band applies to your home and the table below sets out the amounts due for 2009/2010.

You are entitled to a discount if you live alone and other reductions, such as those for people on low incomes, may be available. Details of these can be found on other pages.

Further information regarding Council Tax can be found here.

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How Much Is It?
Council Tax by band for 2009/2010

 

Property Values
(1 April 1991)		 Band Surrey County Council Surrey Police Woking Borough Council Total Council Tax
£40,000 or less A £726.12 £131.40 £133.20 £990.72
£40,001 to £52,000 B £847.14 £153.30 £155.40 £1155.84
£52,001 to £68,000 C £968.16 £175.20 £177.60 £1320.96
£68,001 to £88,000 D £1089.18 £197.10 £199.80 £1486.08
£88,001 to £120,000 E £1331.22 £240.90 £244.20 £1816.32
£120,001 to £160,000 F £1573.26 £284.70 £288.60 £2146.56
£160,001 to £320,000 G £1815.30 £328.50 £333.00 £2476.80
£320,001 or more H £2178.36 £394.20 £399.60 £2972.16

The changes in the level of charge from last year as follows:-

Surrey County Council 2.9%

Surrey Police Authority 4.9%

 Woking 4.8%

This gives an overall increase of 3.4%