How much is Council Tax?
Find out how Council Tax bands are decided, which band your property is in, and the amount of Council Tax you need to pay.
Council Tax bands
The amount you need to pay depends on which Council Tax band your property is in.
We base your property's band on the market value of the property from April 1991.
You can check your property's Council Tax band.
If you don't think it's right, you can challenge your Council Tax band.
Council Tax charges for 1 April 2020 to March 2021
The table below shows the yearly Council Tax charge for each property band, starting 1 April 2020.
| Band | Yearly Council Tax charge |
|---|---|
| A* disabled band reduction | £1,085.86 |
| A | £1,303.03 |
| B | £1,520.21 |
| C | £1,737.38 |
| D | £1,954.55 |
| E | £2,388.89 |
| F | £2,823.24 |
| G | £3,257.58 |
| H | £3,909.10 |
We'll then adjust your Council Tax bill if you have any discounts or exemptions.
Council Tax charges for enclosures and Rottingdean Parish, from April 2020 to March 2021
The charges are different for properties in Hanover Crescent, Marine Square, Royal Crescent and Rottingdean Parish.
| Band | Yearly Council Tax charge for: | |||
| Hanover Crescent | Marine Square | Royal Crescent | Rottingdean Parish | |
| A* | £1,200.45 | £1,174.06 | £1,230.66 | £1,103.50 |
| A | £1,440.55 | £1,408.88 | £1,476.80 | £1,324.21 |
| B | £1,680.64 | £1,643.70 | £1,722.94 | £1,544.91 |
| C | £1,920.74 | £1,878.51 | £1,969.07 | £1,765.62 |
| D | £2,160.82 | £2,113.32 | £2,215.20 | £1,986.31 |
| E | £2,641.00 | £2,582.94 | £2,707.46 | £2,427.71 |
| F | £3,121.19 | £3,052.58 | £3,199.74 | £2,869.12 |
| G | £3,601.37 | £3,522.20 | £3,692.00 | £3,310.52 |
| H | £4,321.64 | £4,226.64 | £4,430.40 | £3,972.62 |
Previous Council Tax charges
You can also view Council Tax charges for 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020.