We will be texting or emailing residents who are late paying their Council Tax. This communication is genuine but if you’d like reassurance you can log in to check your online account or pay online. There is no need to contact us if you've already paid.

Council Tax bands and charges

Check your property's Council Tax band and charge

The amount of Council Tax you pay will depend on:

the valuation band for your property- you can check your property's Council Tax band on GOV.UK
how much we charge for your Council Tax band in the financial year
whether you get any discounts or exemptions

Find out more about your Council Tax band

The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) maintains the Council Tax Valuation List. This includes placing new properties within a Council Tax band and changing bands for properties when necessary.

To understand why your property is in a certain band, see how domestic properties are assessed for Council Tax bands.

Council Tax bills 2024 to 2025

Your Council Tax bill will show your charge from 1 April 2024.

This is made up of charges from:

Buckinghamshire Council including adult social care charges
Police and Crime Commissioner for the Thames Valley Area
Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Fire Authority
Parish and town councils

Find out how much of your Council Tax goes towards town and parish councils: Parish precepts 2024/25 PDF, 219KB.

You may appeal against your Council Tax banding.

Changes to your Council Tax

There are two changes to your Council Tax in 2024 to 2025:

An increase of 2.99% to meet increasing costs and maintain council services.
An increase of 2% to be allocated specifically to Adult Social Care, in line with government legislation.

More details about how these figures are calculated can be found on our Adult Social Care Precept webpage.

Bands and charges for previous years

View the Council Tax bands and parish precepts for previous years:

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Texts and emails from us about late payments