Property valuation bands
The amount of council tax you pay depends on which of the eight valuation bands it falls into
Property band value
Each home has been placed in one of these bands, according to its value on the open market, on 1 April 1991, so recent purchase prices are no guide to the band a property is, or should be in.
Bands | Band Value |
| A | Up to and including £40,000 |
| B | £40,001 to £52,000 |
| C | £52,001 to £68,000 |
| D | £68,001 to £88,000 |
| E | £88,001 to £120,000 |
| F | £120,001 to £160,000 |
| G | £160,001 to £320,000 |
H | £320,001 and over |
Appealing against your band
The government's Valuation Officer assesses the value of the band of a property.
You can appeal against the band your home is in:
- after it is demolished
- if it is a house, which is then converted to flats
- if the area changes, and this drastically affects the value of your home
- if the balance between domestic and business use changes
- if your property is derelict and uninhabitable
The Valuation Office can only delete a band if property refurbishments are of a substantial nature, not simply because they are in poor repair.
Further information on domestic properties in disrepair or derelict.
You can also appeal within six months of:
- the listing officer placing your property in a different band
- the Valuation Office changing the band of a property similar to yours
- you becoming liable to pay Council Tax for the first time
If, as a result of your appeal, your property is placed in a different band, this will still depend on the value your property would have had on 1 April 1991.
Making an appeal does not allow you to withhold council tax owed in the meantime. If your appeal is successful, you will be entitled to a refund of any overpaid tax.
To make an appeal, or challenge your banding, click here.
Further information on Property Bands can be found on the Valuation Office website.
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