This Year’s Council Tax: What You Will Pay

Published on: 18 Mar, 2025
Updated on: 21 Mar, 2025

By Emily Dalton

local democracy reporter

Residents will face another jump in council tax bills from April 1 as local authorities have announced their budgets for the coming year.

Surrey County Council, the Police and Crime Commissioner, and each of the county’s 11 districts and boroughs, confirmed their increases separately last month, with council tax bills and collection being the responsibility of the districts and boroughs.

Police and Crime Commissioner Lisa Townsend confirmed a rise of £14 per year for residents amid an increase in national insurance contributions and officer pay rises. While Surrey County Council, responsible for adult social care as well as services including road repairs and schools, increased its tax by 4.99 per cent on Band D homes.

Meanwhile, many local authorities have had to make tough decisions to balance the books. Councils slammed the government for giving an ‘unkind’ or ‘difficult’ financial settlement, meaning they have had no increase in spending power. Inflation, wage rises and rocketing costs for employer’s national insurance contributions have all pulled at the seams of councils’ pockets.

See a breakdown below of the council tax bands in Guildford and as comparisons, those for neighbouring Woking and Waverley.

Guildford Borough Council

The bill for Band D households in Guildford will be £2,388.01, excluding parish and town councils. For Band D, adding the parish council tax share ranges from no extra charge in Wisley to £2,291.71 for a Band D property in Normandy.

Band A: £1592.00

Band B: £1,857.34

Band C: £2,122.67

Band D: £2,388.01

Band E: £2,918.67

Band F: £3,449.35

Band G: £3,980.01

Band H: £4,776.02

Waverley Borough Council

A Band D home, excluding parish council charges, is set at £2,397.78 in Waverley.

Band A: £1,598.52

Band B: £1,864.94