Bands and charges

Your council tax bill is based on the estimated open market value of your property on 1st April 1991. If your property was built after the 1st April 1991 the Valuation Office must band the property according to what they think its value would have been on 1st April 1991. This means that recent sale prices are not necessarily a good guide to the correct band for a property.

When valued, properties are placed into one of the bands as shown in the table below. The table shows the bands for England, together with the charge factor for each band. For example, a property in band A would pay two thirds (6/9ths) of the amount of a property in band D (9/9ths).

Table showing Council Tax bands and charges

Band	Range of Values	Charge Factor
A	Up to £40,000	6/9
B	£40,001 to £52,000	7/9
C	£52,001 to £68,000	8/9
D	£68,001 to £88,000	9/9
E	£88,001 to £120,000	11/9
F	£120,001 to £160,000	13/9
G	£160,001 to £320,000	15/9
H	over £320,000	18/9

The charges levied for council tax help pay for the services of a number of different bodies. The table below shows how the amount you pay is shared between the different bodies:

	A £	B £	C £	D £	E £	F £	G £	H £
Herefordshire Council	754.09	879.77	1005.45	1131.13	1382.49	1633.85	1885.22	2262.26
West Mercia Police Authority	110.30	128.69	147.07	165.45	202.22	238.99	275.75	330.90
Herefordshire and Worcester Fire and Rescue Authority	45.47	53.05	60.63	68.21	83.37	98.53	113.68	136.42
Parish Precept	25.14	29.33	33.52	37.71	46.09	54.47	62.85	75.42
Total Payable	935.00	1090.84	1246.67	1402.50	1714.17	2025.84	2337.50	2805.00

The figures demonstrated here are using the parish precept for Hereford City Council. The amount each parish council levies varies. Herefordshire Council has a considerable number of parishes. To see a table showing the full list of charges by band for each parish please click on the link at the foot of the page.

If you wish to check your council tax banding or that of any other property, follow the link to the Valuation Office website at the foot of this page. Search facilities are provided to help you find the property you are looking for. Further information about how the Valuation Office Agency carried out the bandings is also available on these pages.

If you would like more information, please click on "Contact Information" on the left.

Last Updated: 01 April 08,
Review Date: 20 September 2005