Bands and charges

Council tax bands and charges for 2025 to 2026 

We group each home in Redbridge into eight council tax bands (A to H) based on their property value.  

Each band has its own set council tax amount for 2025 to 2026: 

• A (up to £40,000): £1459.78 

• B (£40,001-£52,000): £1703.08 

• C (£52,001-£68,000): £1946.37 

• D (£68,001-£88,000): £2189.67 

• E (£88,001-120,000): £2676.26

• F (£120,001-£160,000): £3162.86 

• G (£160,001-£320,000): £3649.45 

• H (More than £320,000): £4379.34 

 

Delays to banding

The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) are experiencing delays in assessments for new developments, banding changes and splitting or merging of properties.

It's currently taking the VOA up to:

• six months to resolve proposal reports and requests about banding
• 12 months to resolve band reviews

You'll need to contact the Valuation Office Agency for an update on your case.

 

Check the band of a property 

You can check the council tax band for the property you live in and find out how much your Council Tax rate is. 

 

How your council tax band is worked out 

How much council tax you pay depends on which council tax band your property is in.  

The bands are based on the value of the property you live in at a specific point in time. Current council tax bands are based on what a home might have sold for in April 1991. 

Even if the property you live in was built recently, its band is based on an estimation of what its value would have been in 1991. 

 

Houses in multiple occupation (HMOs)

If you believe your property should be banded as a single property see the GOV.UK guidance on how houses in multiple occupation are valued for council tax.

 

Appeal your council tax band 

We do not decide which council tax band your home is in. This is done by the Valuation Office Agency. 

If you think your band is wrong, you can make an appeal on GOV.UK  

You must continue to pay Council Tax even if you're appealing a council tax band.  

 

Exemption or discounts 

You may be able to apply for a discount or exemption on your council tax because for example you:  

• have no income or a low income 

• are disabled 

• live alone 

See discounts and exemptions