How is council tax calculated?

The table below shows how council tax is calculated.

In determining the level of council tax, we have to firstly determine our budget requirement for the financial year (£459.5M).  

This is our planned spending after deducting any funding from reserves and income it expects to raise.  

We then deduct the total amount of Central Government Funding to establish the total amount to be financed by council tax.

This amount is then divided by the council tax base for us (the council tax base for us is equal to the number of band D equivalent properties). 

The table below shows how council tax is calculated:

The calculation of the Council Tax level£m
Actual Budget Requirement459.5
Less Revenue Support Grant20.2
Less National Non-Domestic Rates145.4
Less Area Based Grant  32.4
Amount to be financed by Council Tax261.5
Number of Band D Properties253,827
Band D Council Tax£1,030.98
Actual increase in Council Tax3.5%


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