Council tax banding and charges

What are council tax valuation bands?

Domestic properties are put into one of eight bands (A-H) depending on the price they would have sold for in April 1991. Even if the property did not exist then, it is valued on what it would have been worth.

The council tax bill for your property is based on which property band your home is in.

Council tax valuation bands
Valuation band	Values as at 1 April 1991 (£)
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	More than 320,000

Can I appeal against my property’s valuation band?

The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) values domestic properties for council tax. This valuation is used to set your council tax band. You might need to contact the VOA if you think your council tax band is wrong.

You can find out more about when you can challenge your band and what you need to do at gov.uk/challenge-council-tax-band. If you challenge your band, you must continue to pay council tax at your current band until your appeal is decided.

If you are unable to use the online service you can also contact the VOA on 03000 501 501.

Challenge my council tax banding

Find our your valuation band

Use the council tax band checker on GOV.UK website to find out the council tax band for your property:

GOV.UK council tax band checker (external website)

The banding for your property is also shown on your council tax bill.

How is council tax calculated?

The exact amount of council tax you pay depends on:

the council tax band for your property
the amount we need to raise from council tax to provide council services to the people of East Riding of Yorkshire, including a separate amount for adult social care
how much we are asked to collect on behalf of Humberside Police, Humberside Fire and Rescue and your local town or parish council (where relevant)
any special expenses for services we provide that would normally be provided by a town or parish council

The table below shows how much of your council tax goes to the council, Humberside Police and Humberside Fire and Rescue. It also shows a separate amount taken for adult social care.

It does not include any amounts for town or council parish precepts or special expenses.

Council tax summary
Service	Band A (£)	Band B (£)	Band C (£)	Band D (£)	Band E (£)	Band F (£)	Band G (£)	Band H (£)
ERYC - general services	929.38	1,084.27	1,239.17	1,394.06	1,703.85	2,013.64	2,323.44	2,788.12
ERYC - adult social care precept	107.13	124.99	142.84	160.70	196.41	232.12	267.83	321.40
Humberside Fire and Rescue	58.90	68.72	78.53	88.35	107.98	127.62	147.25	176.70
Humberside Police	162.14	189.16	216.19	243.21	297.26	351.30	405.35	486.42

What is the increase in council tax?

There are two charges for East Riding of Yorkshire Council on your bill – one charge is for general services and the other is a separate charge called the adult social care precept.

In 2021/22, our council tax charge has increased by a total of 3.49 per cent compared to 2020/21. This consists of a 1.49 per cent increase for general council services and 2 per cent increase for adult social care.

The council has charged an adult social care precept on council tax of 2 per cent in 2016/17, 3 per cent in 2017/18, 3 per cent in 2018/19 0 per cent in 2019/20, 2 per cent in 2020/21 and 2 per cent in 2021/22. The amount for the adult social care precept on your 2021/22 council tax bill is the cumulative charge made since 2016-17. The Council are required by Government to show the adult social care precept in this way. This charge helps to fund 10 per cent of the Council’s gross adult social care budget in 2021/22.

Each year the Government sets a referendum threshold for council tax increases, meaning that councils that wish to set an increase in excess of this threshold have to put the proposals to a local referendum. For 2021/22, the Secretary of State has set the percentage that council tax can be increased without a referendum as 4.99 per cent. As the Council has not exceeded this limit, it means we do not need to hold a referendum.

The table below shows for each council tax band:

the East Riding of Yorkshire council charges for general services and adult social care in 2020/21
how the increase for general services and the adult social care precept is calculated
the subtotals for general services and adult social care in 2021/22
the total amount of council tax payable for each band (excluding police, fire and rescue and town and parish council precepts)

Council tax increases
Item	Row	Band A (£)	Band B (£)	Band C (£)	Band D (£)	Band E (£)	Band F (£)	Band G (£)	Band H (£)
2020/21 totals
ERYC - general amount	1	914.45	1,066.86	1,219.27	1,371.68	1,676.50	1,981.31	2,286.13	2,743.36
ERYC - adult social care precept	2	87.10	101.62	116.13	130.65	159.68	188.72	217.75	261.30
Total charge	3	1,001.55	1,168.48	1,335.40	1,502.33	1,836.18	2,170.03	2,503.88	3,004.66
2021/22 Increases
General Increase (equals row 3 x 1.49 per cent)	4	14.93	17.41	19.90	22.38	27.35	32.33	37.31	44.76
Adult Social Care precept increase (equals row 3 x 2 per cent)	5	20.03	23.37	26.71	30.05	36.73	43.40	50.08	60.10
Total ERYC increase (equals row 3 x 3.49 per cent)	6	34.96	40.78	46.61	52.43	64.08	75.73	87.39	104.86

2021/22 totals
ERYC - general amount (equals row 1 + row 4)		929.38	1,084.27	1,239.17	1,339.06	1,703.85	2,013.64	2,323.44	2,788.12
ERYC - adult social care precept (equals row 2 + row 5)		107.13	124.99	142.84	160.70	196.41	232.12	267.83	321.40
Total charge in 2021/22 (equals row 3 + row 6)		1,036.51	1,209.26	1,382.01	1,554.76	1,900.26	2,245.76	2,591.27	3,109.52

What is the adult social care precept?

Adult social care provides care for older and vulnerable people (such as people with a learning or physical disability) in their own homes, or in a residential or nursing care home.

The Government recognises that due to the numbers of people living longer with conditions that require some assistance with daily living, the cost of providing adult social care across the UK is rising.

To help local authorities, like us, generate funds to pay for adult social care, the Government introduced an additional council tax charge in 2016-17. This is called the ‘adult social care precept’ and must be shown as a separate amount on your council tax bill.

Statement concerning adult social care funding

The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government has made an offer to adult social care authorities. (“Adult social care authorities” are local authorities which have functions under Part 1 of the Care Act 2014, namely county councils in England, district councils for an area of England for which there is no county council, London borough councils, the Common Council of the City of London and the Council of the Isles of Scilly.)

The offer was the option of an adult social care authority being able to charge an additional “precept” on its council tax without holding a referendum, to assist the authority in meeting its expenditure on adult social care from the financial year 2016-17. It was originally made in respect of the financial years up to and including 2019-20. If the Secretary of State chooses to renew this offer in respect of a particular financial year, this is subject to the approval of the House of Commons. Approval was granted for the financial year 2021-22.

What are precepts and special expenses?

Police, fire and rescue

Your council tax bill includes a charge for police, fire and rescue services. We are required to collect this on behalf of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Humberside and Humberside Fire and Rescue. You can find out how much of your council tax money is required to provide their services and how the money will be spent in their precept leaflets.

Humberside Police precept (357kb)

Humberside Fire and Rescue precept (external website)

Town and parish councils

Each town or parish council provides a different level of service based on the individual requirements of the area it serves. This means they are responsible for setting their own budgets and each year they make a request to us to include a charge for their services in your council tax bill.

This charge is known as a ‘precept’ and the precept for the town or parish council you live in is shown as a separate item on your bill.

Town or parish councils that have a budget of £140,000 or more must provide us with detailed budget information and how they are going to spend it. You can access this information below:

Beverley town council precept (pdf 238kb)

Bridlington town council precept (pdf 186kb)

Cottingham parish council precept (pdf 213kb)

Driffield town council precept (pdf 124kb)

Elloughton cum Brough town council precept (pdf 26kb)

Goole town council precept (pdf 473kb)

Hedon town council precept (pdf 381kb)

Hessle town council precept (pdf 129kb)

Hornsea town council precept (pdf 119kb)

Howden town council precept (pdf 25kb)

Pocklington town council precept (pdf 48kb)

Withernsea town council precept (pdf 82kb)

To find out more about the precepts above, or find out about town or parish councils with a budget less than £140,000, please contact the relevant town or parish clerk.

Use our parish finder to find town or parish council contact details.

Special expenses

Special expenses are charges for services we provide, such as maintenance of parks, open spaces and closed churchyards, which in other areas of the East Riding are provided by town and parish councils. If you want to find out about the special expenses relevant to the area you live in, see below:

Anlaby with Anlaby Common Special Expenses (pdf 68kb)

Beverley Special Expenses (pdf 59kb)

Bridlington Special Expenses (pdf 62kb)

Burton Pidsea Special Expenses (pdf 53kb)

Cottingham Special Expenses (pdf 67kb)

Driffield Special Expenses (pdf 54kb)

Hessle Special Expenses (pdf 43kb)

Hook Special Expenses (pdf 61kb)

Kirk Ella and West Ella Special Expenses (pdf 58kb)

Molescroft Special Expenses (pdf 62kb)

Snaith & Cowick Special Expenses (pdf 71kb)

Woodmansey Special Expenses (pdf 54kb)

What are levies?

The Environmental Agency, Hull and Goole Port Health Authority and Internal Drainage Boards can request money from us for the services they provide in a financial year. This is known as a 'levy'.

Levies are included in your council tax charge but are not detailed separately on your council tax bill.

Environment Agency levies

The Yorkshire region of the Environment Agency has responsibility for flood defence along main rivers and flood defence and the maintenance of the river system in the catchments of the River Severn and River Trent.

The levies on East Riding of Yorkshire Council in 2021/22 total £0.206m, compared to £0.201m in 2020/21.

The gross expenditure and levies of the two regions are detailed in the tables below.

Midlands and Trent region

Income and expenditure	2020/21 (£)	2021/22 (£)	Increase or decrease (-)
Gross expenditure	75,473,000	58,034,000	-17,439,000
Levy requirement for all areas	2,137,291	2,180,037	42,746
Levy requirement for East Riding of Yorkshire Council	149	152	3

Yorkshire region

The Yorkshire region of the Environmental Agency has responsibility for flood defence along main rivers and sea defence in the Yorkshire region.

Income and expenditure	2020/21 (£)	2021/22 (£)	Increase or decrease (-)
Gross expenditure	127,742,000	146,951,000	19,209,000
Levy requirement for all areas	2,592,545	2,644,396	51,851
Levy requirement for East Riding of Yorkshire Council	200,746	206,014	5,268

Changes between the years reflects the impact of the Government Spending Review and the national prioritisation of capital projects.

North Eastern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (NEIFCA)

The North Eastern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (NEIFCA) is responsible for managing and conserving marine resources between the River Tyne and North East Lincolnshire.

The authority is made up of 10 local authorities that have part of England's coast within their area, plus members of the Marine Management Organisation, the Environment Agency and Natural England. The total membership of the authority is 30.

Further information can be found on the NEIFCA website (external website)

Income and expenditure	2020/21 (£)	2021/22 (£)	Increase or decrease (-)
Gross expenditure	1,285,536	1,298,392	12,856
Levy requirement for East Riding of Yorkshire Council	285,645	288,503	2,858

Administrative and financial functions are undertaken by the East Riding of Yorkshire Council – one of the member authorities.

The increase in gross expenditure and the levy requirement for ERYC is due to inflationary pressures.

Hull and Goole Port Health Authority

The Hull & Goole Port Health Authority is a Joint Board local authority partnership originally constituted as the Hull & Goole Port Sanitary Authority on 11 June 1887 by virtue of a Statutory Instrument (Port Order) by Parliament.

The foremost objective is the protection of public, animal and environmental health.

Additional costs are due to the extensive additional staff, resources and equipment required for the transition to the new EU food import checks, which are being phased in from 1 January 2021.

Income and expenditure	2020/21 (£)	2021/22 (£)	Increase or decrease (-)
Gross expenditure	462,471	1,201,139	738,668
Levy requirement for East Riding of Yorkshire Council	35,816	35,816	0

Internal drainage boards (IDB)

An internal drainage board (IDB) is a type of operating authority which is established in areas of special drainage need in England and Wales with permissive powers to undertake work to secure clean water drainage and water level management within drainage districts. The area of an IDB is not determined by county or council boundaries, but by water catchment areas within a given region.

Beverley and North Holderness and Foss IDB

Beverley and North Holderness IDB and Foss IDB are managed by the York Consortium of Drainage Boards:

York Consortium Drainage Boards (external website)

Refer to the tables below for their gross expenditure and levy requirements.

Beverley and North Holderness IDB

The Boards income of rates and levies has a small increase to cover increasing costs of providing its maintenance programme.

Income and expenditure	2020/21 (£)	2021/22 (£)	Increase or decrease (-)
Gross expenditure	838,213	891,351	53,138
Levy requirement for East Riding of Yorkshire Council	355,751	361,953	6,201

Foss IDB

The Boards income of rates and levies has a small increase to cover increasing costs of providing its maintenance programme.

Income and expenditure	2020/21 (£)	2021/22 (£)	Increase or decrease (-)
Gross expenditure	707,440	761,501	54,061
Levy requirement for East Riding of Yorkshire Council	16,250	16,476	226

Shire Group of IDBs

The following IDBs are managed by Yorkshire Humber Drainage:

Shire Group of IDBs (external website)

Goole Fields District Drainage Board

Income and expenditure	2020/21 (£)	2021/22 (£)	Increase or decrease (-)
Gross expenditure	26,657	27,620	963
Levy requirement for East Riding of Yorkshire Council	6,213	6,502	289

Goole & Airmyn substation 1 & 2

Income and expenditure	2020/21 (£)	2021/22 (£)	Increase or decrease (-)
Gross expenditure	287,870	288,959	1,089
Levy requirement for East Riding of Yorkshire Council	253,084	257,414	4,330

Yorkshire & Humber Drainage Boards

The following IDBs are now managed by Yorkshire & Humber Drainage Boards: Black Drain, Cowick & Snaith, Danvm, Dempster, Ouse and Humber, Rawcliffe, Reedness and Swinefleet.

Black Drain Drainage Board

Income and expenditure	2020/21 (£)	2021/22 (£)	Increase or decrease (-)
Gross expenditure	110.336	119,138	8,802
Levy requirement for East Riding of Yorkshire Council	548	568	20

Cowick and Snaith

Income and expenditure	2020/21 (£)	2021/22 (£)	Increase or decrease (-)
Gross expenditure	100,969	109,478	8,509
Levy requirement for East Riding of Yorkshire Council	68,250	69,704	1,454

Danvm Drainage Commissioners

Income and expenditure	2020/21 (£)	2021/22 (£)	Increase or decrease (-)
Gross expenditure	1,270,894	1,715,679	444,785
Levy requirement for East Riding of Yorkshire Council	28,924	30,026	1,102

Dempster

Income and expenditure	2020/21 (£)	2021/22 (£)	Increase or decrease (-)
Gross expenditure	37,457	39,299	1,842
Levy requirement for East Riding of Yorkshire Council	25,313	26,929	1,616

Ouse & Humber Drainage Board

Income and expenditure	2020/21 (£)	2021/22 (£)	Increase or decrease (-)
Gross expenditure	1,649,477	2,131,677	482,200
Levy requirement for East Riding of Yorkshire Council	704,181	718,650	14,469

Rawcliffe

Income and expenditure	2020/21 (£)	2021/22 (£)	Increase or decrease (-)
Gross expenditure	85,974	89,578	3,604
Levy requirement for East Riding of Yorkshire Council	71,584	75,351	3,767

Reedness and Swinefleet

Income and expenditure	2019/20 (£)	2020/21 (£)	Increase or decrease (-)
Gross expenditure	93,429	92,093	-1,336
Levy requirement for East Riding of Yorkshire Council	28,747	31,269	2,522

Isle of Axholme and North Nottinghamshire

This Internal Drainage Board is managed by the Ouse and Humber Drainage Board. The large increase is in relation to a number of Engineering projects/schemes that are in urgent need of refurbishment. These project costs have increased from £318,700 in 20/21 to £2,401,700 in 21/22. For more information please visit www.wmc-idbs.org.uk

Isle of Axholme & North Nottinghamshire

Income and expenditure	2020/21 (£)	2021/22 (£)	Increase or decrease (-)
Gross expenditure	1,763,088	3,909,685	2,146,597
Levy requirement for East Riding of Yorkshire Council	10,041	10,440	399

South Holderness IDB

More information about this IDB is available by emailing info@southholdernessidb.co.uk

Income and expenditure	2020/21 (£)	2021/22 (£)	Increase or decrease (-)
Gross expenditure	207,050	241,601	34,551
Levy requirement for East Riding of Yorkshire Council	59,549	59,549	0

Thorntree IDB

The levy has an increase from 2020/21 due to increased running costs of the Board’s pumps.

Income and expenditure	2019/20 (£)	2020/21 (£)	Increase or decrease (-)
Gross expenditure	17,450	18,113	663
Levy requirement for East Riding of Yorkshire Council	2,334	2,424	90

How much is my council tax?

If you know the band that your property is in, you can check to see how much the council tax is for your property using the filter below:

You can also view the charges for all the areas in East Riding in the document below:

Council tax charges - What you pay at a glance (pdf 79kb)

When will I receive my 2021/22 annual council tax bill?

The council tax charge for 2021/22 was agreed at full council on 24 February 2021. Council tax bills for the new financial year will be sent from 11 March 2021 onwards. Bills are issued based on your payment date rather than your location so households in the same area may receive their bills on different dates. If you have not received your bill by 28 March 2021 please contact us to let us know. If you have notified us of any changes in the weeks running up to 26 February 2021 we may not have updated your account yet. You will still receive the annual bill and an amended bill will be issued as soon as possible.

Additional Information

The reverse of your council tax bill, has various information about how to pay, and make changes to your council tax account online:

Reverse of your council tax bill (pdf 132kb opens in new window)

Are there any changes in council tax charges in 2021/22?

At present, East Riding of Yorkshire Council charge a 100% empty home premium on properties that have been unoccupied and substantially unfurnished for two years or more. The council tax payer has to pay 200% of the council tax charge.

We also charge a 200% empty home premium on properties that have been unoccupied and substantially unfurnished for five years or more. The council tax payer has to pay 300% of the council tax charge.

From 1 April 2021, the council has determined that properties that have been unoccupied and substantially unfurnished for ten years or more, will be subject to a 300% premium. This means that the council tax payer will have to pay 400% of the council tax charge. The council will write to those who will be affected by the changes.

Those properties that have been unoccupied and substantially unfurnished for between two and five years will remain subject to a 100% premium, and those that have been unoccupied and substantially unfurnished for between five and ten years will remain subject to a 200% premium. Once a property has been unoccupied and substantially unfurnished for ten years or more, the 300% premium will then apply and be automatically calculated.

The legislation that has enabled this is Pursuant to Section 11b of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 as emended by the Local Government Finance Act 2012 and the Rating (Property in Common Occupation) and Council Tax (Empty Dwellings) Act 2018.