Council Tax Bands and Charges

The Council Tax you pay is shared between the following organisations:

  • Huntingdonshire District Council

  • Cambridgeshire County Council

  • Cambridgeshire Police

  • Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Fire Authority

  • town and parish councils in Huntingdonshire.

Further information on how your council tax is spent can be found in our Council Tax Guide 2020/21.

The amount of Council Tax you have to pay depends on:

Charges

View the Council Tax charges for 2020/21 [PDF, 0.2MB]

View the Council Tax charges for 2019/20 [PDF, 0.2MB]

Valuation bands

Council Tax bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) and are based on the value of your property on 1 April 1991. Properties built after this date are assessed using 1991 values.

  • Band A: up to and including £40,000

  • Band B: £40,001 to £52,000

  • Band C: £52,001 to £68,000

  • Band D: £68,001 to £88,000

  • Band E: £88,001 to £120,000

  • Band F: £120,001 to £160,000

  • Band G: £160,001 to £320,000

  • Band H: over £320,000

To check a property banding visit the VOA website.

Changes that may affect your Council Tax band

Your property band may change in certain circumstances, for example if:

  • you make improvements or alterations to your property such as adding an extension – the band won’t change until you sell the property or there is a revaluation

  • you split a single property into self-contained flats

  • you convert flats into a single property

  • you starting working at or from home - you may have to pay business rates on the area used for business purposes and council tax for the rest of the property

  • there are significant changes to your local area, such as a new road being built.

Further information can be found on the VOA website and the Home-Based Businesses Guide [PDF, size unavailable].

What if I don’t agree with my band?

If you think your property is in the wrong band, you can ask the VOA to check it, but you must continue to pay your Council Tax while they do this.

View information about Council Tax band appeal scams. 

 

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