Council Tax
Council Tax is a local tax set by local councils to help pay for local
services. Each dwelling within the district is placed in one of eight
valuation bands (from A to H) by the Valuation Office Agency (part of
the Inland Revenue).
The valuation is based on the 'capital value' of the dwelling as at 1
April 1991. The banding of a dwelling establishes its value relative to
other dwellings in a local area. Changes in the housing market mean that
house prices vary over time. However as such changes will generally
affect the value of all properties in the area they will not affect the
relative values which the bandings represent.
The range of values, based on 1991 prices, which each band covers, for England, is as follows:
| Band |
Range of values (as at 1 April 1991)
|
| A |
Up to £40,000
|
B
|
Over £40,000 and up to £52,000
|
| C |
Over £52,000 and up to £68,000
|
| D |
Over £68,000 and up to £88,000
|
| E |
Over £88,000 and up to £120,000
|
| F |
Over £120,000 and up to £160,000
|
| G |
Over £160,000 and up to £320,000
|
| H |
Over £320,000
|
So, for example if the Council Tax for a dwelling in band A is
£1000, the bill for one in band D will be one and a half times that
amount (6:9) - £1500 -for one in band H three times that amount (6:18) -
£3000 - and for a dwelling in band F, it will be £2166.67 (6:13).
If you disagree with the Band in which your property has been placed,
you have the right of appeal. The grounds for appeal are however
limited. As a rule, you can only appeal if:
-
You have either become the new owner or leaseholder of the property within the last six months
-
Your home has undergone structural alterations
-
There has been a change in the local environment, which has had a detrimental effect on the value of your property.
You MUST continue to pay your Council Tax pending the outcome of any appeal.
Any appeal should be made to:
The Listing Officer,
Council Tax East Valuation Office Agency
Ferrers House
Castle Meadow Road
Nottingham
NG2 1AB
Telephone Number 03000 501501
Email:
cteast@voa.gsi.gov.uk
The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) also have a website
www.voa.gov.uk which gives details of the valuation bands allocated to all properties in the country.
COUNCIL TAX CHARGES
South Bucks District Council is a Billing Authority and as such
in addition to its own requirements, collects on behalf of other bodies
i.e. Buckinghamshire County Council, Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley (PCC) and
parishes within SouthBucks.
At a meeting on 26th February 2013, the Council set the following amounts as the amount of Council Tax for the
year 2013/2014 for each of the categories of dwellings shown below, in accordance with Section 30 of the Local
Government Finance Act 1992:
TOTAL COUNCIL TAX FOR YOUR BAND
|
| TOWN OR PARISH |
A
£
|
B
£
|
C
£
|
D
£
|
E
£
|
F
£
|
G
£
|
H
£
|
Beaconsfield
|
986.32
|
1,150.73 |
1,315.11 |
1,479.50 |
1,808.27 |
2,137.05 |
2,465.82 |
2,959.00 |
Burnham
|
1,026.06 |
1,197.08 |
1,368.09 |
1,539.10 |
1,881.12 |
2,223.14 |
2,565.16 |
3,078.20 |
| Denham |
977.68 |
1,140.65 |
1,303.59 |
1,466.54 |
1,792.43 |
2,118.33 |
2,444.22 |
2,933.08 |
Dorney
|
991.44 |
1,156.69 |
1,321.93 |
1,487.17 |
1,817.65 |
2,148.13 |
2,478.61 |
2,974.34 |
Farnham Royal
|
982.81 |
1,146.63 |
1,310.43 |
1,474.23 |
1,801.83 |
2,129.44 |
2,457.04 |
2,948.46 |
Fulmer
|
1,002.43 |
1,169.52 |
1,336.59 |
1,503.66 |
1,837.80 |
2,171.95 |
2,506.09 |
3,007.32 |
Gerrards Cross
|
987.76 |
1,152.40 |
1,317.02 |
1,481.65 |
1,810.90 |
2,140.15 |
2,469.41 |
2,963.30 |
Hedgerley
|
990.09 |
1,155.12 |
1,320.13 |
1,485.15 |
1,815.18 |
2,145.21 |
2,475.24 |
2,970.30 |
Iver
|
1,009.48 |
1,177.74 |
1,345.98 |
1,514.23 |
1,850.72 |
2,187.21 |
2,523.71 |
3,028.46 |
Stoke Poges
|
1,011.16 |
1,179.71 |
1,348.23 |
1,516.76 |
1,853.81 |
2,190.87 |
2,527.92 |
3,033.52 |
Taplow
|
970.38 |
1,132.13 |
1,293.86 |
1,455.59 |
1,779.05 |
2,102.51 |
2,425.97 |
2,911.18 |
Wexham
|
979.30 |
1,142.54 |
1,305.75 |
1,468.97 |
1,795.40 |
2,121.84 |
2,448.27 |
2,937.94 |
| |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
|
Up to
£40,000
|
£40,001
to £52,000 |
£52,001
to £68,000
|
£68,001
to £88,000
|
£88,001
to £120,000
|
£120,001
to £160,000
|
£160,001
to £320,000
|
Over
£320,000
|
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In each case the amount includes an element for precepts issued to the Council by Buckinghamshire County
Council, the Police and Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley, the Bucks & Milton Keynes Fire Authority and the relevant Parish or Town Council.
Further information may be found in the Council Tax Guide document available to download below.
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Contact Information
Address: South Bucks DC, PO Box 990, Denham, Uxbridge
UB8 9LU
National Non Domestic Rates - 01895 837540
Housing Benefit / Council Tax Benefit - (01895 837515)
Benefit Fraud - 01494 732210
Tel: 01895 837500
Email: ctax@southbucks.gov.uk