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Second homes premium and parish council tax precepts

Information for parish and town councils about their parish tax bases

Your Parish Precept

As a Parish or Town Council you are required to set a parish precept for the forthcoming year and notify it to us by 31 January each year.

The amount of council tax charged to your residents for your parish precept depends on your taxbase and the precept you set.

Your taxbase is an estimate of how much council tax you can raise in your area. It counts the number of domestic properties, and adjusts for the impact of discounts, exemptions, premiums and council tax support.

All the figures are worked out using council tax band D. This is then converted to the charge for the other council tax bands as below. For example, if your band D council tax charge is £9, your band A charge is £6 and your band H charge is £18.

Council tax charge bands
Council tax band A-D Council tax band E-H
A - 6/9ths E - 11/9ths
B - 7/9ths F - 13/9ths
C - 8/9ths G - 15/9ths
D - 9/9ths H - 18/9ths

Calculating your Parish Precept

Your parish precept should always reflect the amount you wish to raise for the year. However you will need to be aware of how the calculation works to ensure you take into account the extra council tax premium from second homes.

There are two ways of calculating the figures:

Option 1

Based on the total Precept you want to raise.

Calculating your parish precept - option 1
Precept required £15,000
Council Taxbase 600 band D equivalent properties
Band D council tax charge
(£15,000 divided by 600)
£25.00

Option 2

Based on the council tax Band D you want to charge.

Calculating your parish precept - option 2
Band D council tax charge £30.00
Council Taxbase 600 band D equivalent properties
Precept raised
(£30.00 multiplied by 600)
£15,750

You can use the drop-down below to select your Parish or Town Council and see your taxbase figure, precept, and council tax charge for 2024/2025

The new council tax premium for Second Homes

From 1 April 2025 we will charge second homeowners an additional 100% council tax, so they pay double the usual council tax charge.

If you have second homes in your area this will affect your parish taxbase. The extra charge raises extra council tax so any second homes in your area increase your parish taxbase.

The figures below show your taxbase figure for 2025/2026, including the additional taxbase for the second homes premium where applicable.