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Council Tax

Council Tax Service Update

The Council Tax team is currently experiencing a high volume of work. If you’ve contacted us via email or web form, please know that we are working through enquiries in order of priority and will respond as soon as possible.

Please avoid sending follow-up messages, as this will slow down our response times by increasing the overall workload. Thank you for your patience at this time.

Council Tax

Council Tax Bands and Charges

Did you know you can manage your Council Tax online? 

Simply log in or register to find out how much Council Tax you’ve paid, tell us about changes and, if you sign up for paperless billing, you can view and receive your bills online too!   

When you sign up, we ask you to create a secure account to protect your personal information and make sure only you can see it. It’s quick and easy to do and, once registered, you will be sent a passcode via email each time you log in.

Creating an account only takes a few minutes to register. 

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

  • Huntingdonshire District Council

  • Cambridgeshire County Council

  • Cambridgeshire Police

  • Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Fire Authority

  • Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority

  • town and parish councils in Huntingdonshire.

You can find further information on how your council tax is spent in our Council Tax Guide.

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

Charges

2025/26

You can search for your Council Tax charge for 2025/26 or download a PDF copy below.

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, 0.1MB].

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.