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Data Provider: Welsh Government National Statistics Composition of average band D council tax, by tier
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[Collapse]Total CT for billing authority areaTotal average band D council tax including community council and police authority elements. This amount is net of Council Tax Reduction Scheme (CTRS) or Transitional Grant.Click here to sortTotal CT for billing authority areaTotal average band D council tax including community council and police authority elements. This amount is net of Council Tax Reduction Scheme (CTRS) or Transitional Grant.
[Expand]Click here to sortCounty council CT (inc. community councils)This is the county council average band D tax, including amounts raised for community councils.[Expand]Click here to sortPolice council tax within county areaThis is the police authority average band D tax for the billing authority area.[Expand]Click here to sortCT Reduction schemeCouncil Tax Reduction Scheme (CTRS) was used between 1996-97 and 2000-01 to limit council tax rises. It was replaced in 2001-02 and 2002-03 by Transitional Grant (TG). TG was netted off the amount to be raised from council tax and not shown seperately on bills.
1997-98463.0048.89-16.32495.57
1998-99528.4157.03-30.70554.74
1999-00558.2165.91-22.42601.69
2000-01606.5879.84-16.98669.43
2001-02624.1685.54.The data item is not applicable709.70
2002-03668.3393.87.The data item is not applicable762.20
2003-04721.63115.60.The data item is not applicable837.23
2004-05754.09133.34.The data item is not applicable887.42
2005-06In 2005-06, the council tax bands in Wales were revalued.782.78138.22.The data item is not applicable921.00
2006-07816.98145.07.The data item is not applicable962.05
2007-08851.76153.03.The data item is not applicable1,004.79
2008-09883.71160.32.The data item is not applicable1,044.03
2009-10918.26168.17.The data item is not applicable1,086.43
2010-11951.45175.09.The data item is not applicable1,126.54
2011-12979.29182.67.The data item is not applicable1,161.96
2012-13998.10189.74.The data item is not applicable1,187.84
2013-141,027.01198.86.The data item is not applicable1,225.87
2014-151,070.53205.32.The data item is not applicable1,275.85
2015-161,117.10210.52.The data item is not applicable1,327.62
2016-171,157.89216.33.The data item is not applicable1,374.21
2017-181,193.30226.70.The data item is not applicable1,420.00
2018-191,253.33238.70.The data item is not applicable1,492.03
2019-201,330.41260.44.The data item is not applicable1,590.85
2020-211,392.17274.77.The data item is not applicable1,666.94
2021-221,441.22289.76.The data item is not applicable1,730.98
2022-231,473.49303.69.The data item is not applicable1,777.18
2023-241,555.10324.36.The data item is not applicable1,879.46
2024-251,676.77347.55.The data item is not applicable2,024.31

Metadata

Title

Council tax levels

Last update

March 2024 March 2024

Next update

March 2025

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Budget Requirement (BR1) data collection, Welsh Government

Contact email

stats.finance@gov.wales

Designation

National Statistics

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Local authorities

Geographical coverage

Local authorities

Languages covered

English and Welsh

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

General description

Council tax is a charge levied on each domestic dwelling for the provision of local authority services. This includes elements for the county or county borough council, together with elements for the police authority and, if one exists, for the local community council.

In 1991, the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) assessed the properties in each county or county borough area and placed each dwelling in a valuation band, ranging from A to H. Dwellings in new buildings are placed in one of the bands according to the value that such a dwelling would have been worth in 1991. The dwellings were revalued in 2003 and the bandings revised for the 2005-06 year onwards.

The bandings for Wales based on the 1991 valuation were:

A - Up to £30,000
B - £30,001 to £39,000
C - £39,001 to £51,000
D - £51,001 to £66,000
E - £66,001 to £90,000
F - £90,001 to £120,000
G - £120,001 to £240,000
H - £240,001 - No upper limit

The bandings for Wales based on the 2003 valuation are:

A - under £44,000
B - £44,001 to £65,000
C - £65,001 to £91,000
D - £91,001 to £123,000
E - £123,001 to £162,000
F - £162,001 to £223,000
G - £223,001 to £324,000
H - £324,001 to £424,000
I - £424,001 and above

Data collection and calculation

The information presented here is collected via annual returns from Welsh Local Authorities.

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

Data are shown for each financial year from 1996-97 onwards.

Statistical quality

See weblinks

Weblinks

The associated statistical releases can be found via the links at the following webpage:
https://gov.wales/council-tax-levels

A statistical quality report relating to all Local Government Finance statistical releases can be found at the following webpage:
https://gov.wales/local-government-finance-statistics-quality-report


Keywords

Local Government Finance, council tax band