Council Tax
These pages tell you all you need to know about Council Tax in North Dorset.
Revenue & Benefits Services also administer Business Rates (Non-Domestic Rates), to find out more information about Business Rates please visit the Business Rates page.
What is Council Tax?
Council Tax is a payment for services provided by your local Council (These include services from the Dorset Police and Dorset Fire Authorities). Council Tax is charged on most dwellings and is made up of two elements – property (50%) and person (50%) on the assumption that two or more adults live in the dwelling.
There is one Council Tax bill per household. Discounts and exemptions from Council Tax may apply according to the number of people resident and the circumstances of the household. To find out more information on Council Tax discounts and exemptions you can click on the links below.
 Discounts and Disregards
Exemptions
Who pays the Council Tax?
The person liable to pay must be over 18 years of age and is decided by their legal interest in the property. Whoever comes first in the following list is the person liable to pay.
- Resident owner.
- Resident long leaseholder.
- Resident statutory, statutory assured or secure tenant.
- Resident sub-tenant.
- Resident licensee.
- Any other resident.
If nobody lives in the property, the owner must pay the Council Tax. The owner is the freeholder or leaseholder.
What are the Valuation Bands?
Your property, be it a house, bungalow, flat, maisonette or mobile home has been placed into one of eight valuation bands by the Listing Officer of the Valuation Office according to it’s value at 1st April 1991.
Valuation Band | Value of Property |
A | £0 – £40,000 |
B | £40,001 - £52,000 |
C | £52,001 - £68,000 |
D | £68,001 - £88,000 |
E | £88,001 - £120,000 |
F | £120,001 - £160,000 |
G | £160,001 - £320,000 |
H | Over £320,000 |
Find out what your Valuation Band is
Council Tax Bands for all domestic properties in North Dorset can be viewed at the Valuation Office website. Please click on the link below.
Find Valuation band for property
If you believe that your Council Tax band is incorrect and would like to appeal then click here for more details.
See our financial information to find out about this year's Budget.
Council Tax Charges
2006/07 Charges part 1
2006/07 Charges part 2
2007/08 Charges
2008/09 Charges
Our promise to you
Council Tax and Non-domestic Rates
Our promise is to provide correct bills at the right time and collect all sums due courteously and efficiently. We also aim to make payment as easy as possible for customers, with a variety of ways to pay.
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