If your council’s Band D charge is £2,280 a year, then a Band A home pays £1,520, Band D pays £2,280 and Band H pays £4,560. Enter your council’s Band D figure and pick your band to see your exact bill — plus all eight bands compared.
England · enter your council’s Band D charge
Council tax in England is charged in eight bands, A to H. Your council sets a single Band D charge each year, and every other band is a fixed statutory fraction of that figure — so the bands rise in a set ratio whatever your council’s Band D happens to be. Band A is two-thirds (6/9) of Band D; Band H is double (18/9). The ratios are the same across every English council.
| Band | Ratio to Band D | Bill if Band D = £2,280 |
|---|---|---|
| A | 6/9 | £1,520 |
| B | 7/9 | £1,773 |
| C | 8/9 | £2,027 |
| D | 9/9 | £2,280 |
| E | 11/9 | £2,787 |
| F | 13/9 | £3,293 |
| G | 15/9 | £3,800 |
| H | 18/9 | £4,560 |
Band E is charged at 11/9 of Band D. With a Band D charge of £2,280, the Band E bill is £2,280 × 11 ÷ 9 = £2,787 a year. Spread over the usual 10 instalments that’s £278.70 a month; over 12 instalments it’s about £232.25 a month.
In England your band is based on what your property was worth on 1 April 1991 — not its value today. That 1991 valuation date is why a modest home can sit in a higher band than you’d expect, and why recent sale prices don’t change your band. The 1991 value ranges are:
| Band | 1991 property value |
|---|---|
| A | Up to £40,000 |
| B | £40,001 – £52,000 |
| C | £52,001 – £68,000 |
| D | £68,001 – £88,000 |
| E | £88,001 – £120,000 |
| F | £120,001 – £160,000 |
| G | £160,001 – £320,000 |
| H | Over £320,000 |
You can look up your band on GOV.UK council tax bands. Wales uses nine bands (A–I) valued at 1 April 2003, and Scotland uses 1991 values but with its own band charges — so this England calculator won’t match a Welsh or Scottish bill.
Every band is a fixed fraction of your council’s Band D charge: A is 6/9, B 7/9, C 8/9, D 9/9, E 11/9, F 13/9, G 15/9 and H 18/9. So if Band D is £2,280, a Band A home pays £1,520 and a Band H home pays £4,560.
In England your band is based on what the property was worth on 1 April 1991, not today. The ranges are A up to £40,000, B £40,001–£52,000, C £52,001–£68,000, D £68,001–£88,000, E £88,001–£120,000, F £120,001–£160,000, G £160,001–£320,000 and H over £320,000. Check yours on GOV.UK.
Band E is 11/9 of Band D, so it’s £2,280 × 11 ÷ 9 = £2,787 a year — about £278.70 a month over 10 instalments, or £232.25 over 12.
No. This calculator uses the England bands and the 1 April 1991 valuation. Wales has nine bands (A–I) valued at 1 April 2003, and Scotland sets its own band charges — so a Welsh or Scottish bill will differ.
