Find out which council tax band your property is in, how much you have to pay and how to appeal if you think your band is wrong.
Council tax bands and charges
Each property in Bristol is in a council tax band. These bands are based on the property's value on 1 April 1991.
What band you're in
Search for your council tax band on the GOV.UK website
| Band | Property value range | Council tax charge |
|---|---|---|
| A | Up to and including £40,000 | £1,809.12 |
| B | £40,001 to £52,000 | £2,110.64 |
| C | £52,001 to £68,000 | £2,412.17 |
| D | £68,001 to £88,000 | £2,713.68 |
| E | £88,001 to £120,000 | £3,316.72 |
| F | £120,001 to £160,000 | £3,919.76 |
| G | £160,001 to £320,000 | £4,522.80 |
| H | Over £320,000 | £5,427.36 |
| Band | Property value range | Council tax charge |
|---|---|---|
| A | Up to and including £40,000 | £1,722.60 |
| B | £40,001 to £52,000 | £2,009.68 |
| C | £52,001 to £68,000 | £2,296.79 |
| D | £68,001 to £88,000 | £2,583.89 |
| E | £88,001 to £120,000 | £3,158.10 |
| F | £120,001 to £160,000 | £3,732.28 |
| G | £160,001 to £320,000 | £4,306.49 |
| H | Over £320,000 | £5,167.78 |
| Band | Property value range | Council tax charge |
|---|---|---|
| A | Up to and including £40,000 | £1,640.20 |
| B | £40,001 to £52,000 | £1,913.60 |
| C | £52,001 to £68,000 | £2,186.95 |
| D | £68,001 to £88,000 | £2,460.32 |
| E | £88,001 to £120,000 | £3,007.05 |
| F | £120,001 to £160,000 | £3,553.80 |
| G | £160,001 to £320,000 | £4,100.53 |
| H | Over £320,000 | £4,920.65 |
How to appeal if you think your council tax band is wrong
Visit the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) for more information about how to challenge your band.
You can also read their Evidence to support your Council Tax band challenge page for advice on what you evidence you may need, or watch their information video on proposals and band reviews below. There are more of their videos on the VOA YouTube channel.
If your challenge is successful
If you challenge your band, you must continue to pay council tax until your challenge is decided.
We aim to issue an adjusted bill within 4 weeks of being told of the change.
Council tax list
The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) maintains the Council Tax Valuation List.
This includes placing new properties within a Council Tax band and changing bands for properties when necessary.
To understand why your property is in a certain band, view how domestic properties are assessed for Council Tax bands (GOV.UK).
New properties and provisional bands
When a new property or property conversion becomes liable for council tax, the Valuation Office (VO) is responsible for determining the official council tax band.
We may sometime use a provisional council tax band for billing purposes while we're awaiting the VO's decision. We may apply a provisional band, or a customer may request one, so council tax payments can begin before the offical band is confirmed.
This helps you to:
- apply for discounts, exemptions or council tax reduction
- understand the likely level of council tax that may be due
- plan and budget for future council tax charges and make payments towards your council tax account if you wish
You can request a provisional band to your account while we await the VO's decision if you have moved into:
- a newly built property
- a converted property
- another property that has not yet been formally banded
This can help avoid a larger backdated council tax charge building up before we confirm the official band.
The provisional band
A provisional band:
- is used for billing purposes only
- is not an official Council tax band
- does not influence the band the VO will eventually set
- may be based on comparable properties or other information available at the time
- may be changed once the VO has issued the official band
While your account remains subject to a provisional band, any unpaid amounts shown on your bill will not be subject to the Council's standard recovery process.
You remain responsible for any Council tax that becomes due once the official band is confirmed.
When the Valuation Office issues the official band
Once the VO has determined the official council tax band, we must update your account to reflect that decision.
If the official band is:
- higher than the provisional band, you may need to pay additional Council Tax from the effective date set by VO
- lower than the provisional band, we'll adjust your account and credit any overpayment to your account or refunded
Any adjustment is required by law and will be based on the official council tax band set by the VO.
What we cannot do
We cannot determine or amend Council tax bands. Only the VO can make a formal banding decision.
If the official band differs from the provisional band used for billing purposes, we'll recalculate your account from the effective date set by the VO and pay any difference accordingly.
Use our Contact us form if you have questions about provisional bands.