Council Tax bands and bills

What the bill is spent on

For information about how we spend your Council Tax please see the latest Council Tax booklet.

Part of your Council Tax also goes to the Greater London Authority and you can see a break down of the spend in our Greater London Authority Budget downloads.

Your Council Tax bill

Your Council Tax bill for 2024/25 will show an increase of 2.9 percent for London Borough of Havering.

The actual increase is 2.99 percent.

This percentage is shown to one decimal place in line with statutory requirements.

To calculate your bill, the Valuation Office Agency decides the band your property is in. There are eight bands (A-H) depending on the property market value on 1 April 1991.

The band will determine how much Council Tax you will have to pay and the full Council Tax bill is based on two or more adults living in your property.

Bills are sent out every March.

Get a copy of your Council Tax bill

Your Council Tax band

You can check your Council Tax band by visiting the Valuation Office Agency website.

Check your band

If you want to challenge your band you can do so online by completing the Council Tax band formal challenge form. Please be aware that following the outcome bands can go up, down or stay the same.

The list below shows the bands for Council Tax for 2024 to 2025 based on a full charge.

  • Band A - £1,471.95
  • Band B - £1,717.27
  • Band C - £1,962.59
  • Band D - £2,207.92
  • Band E - £2,698.57
  • Band F - £3,189.22
  • Band G - £3,679.87
  • Band H - £4,415.84

The list below shows the bands for Council Tax for 2024 to 2025 based on a single resident discount charge.

  • Band A – £1,103.96
  • Band B – £1,287.95
  • Band C – £1,471.94
  • Band D – £1,655.94
  • Band E – £2,023.93
  • Band F – £2,391.92
  • Band G – £2,759.90
  • Band H – £3,311.88

If you have moved into your property part way through the year then your bill will be worked out from when you became liable until 31 March.

Council Tax has been set at £2,207.92 for a band D property for 2024 to 2025. This means your Council Tax bill has increased by 5.7 percent compared to the previous year.