Your Council Tax bill explained

Find out what each section of your Council Tax bill means.

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Photo of council tax billWhat each section of your bill means

1. The name of the person responsible for paying the bill and the billing address.

2. The date the bill was printed, any payments made after this date will not be on the bill.

3. Your Council Tax account number. You will need this number to manage your account online.

4. Your address if different from the billing address

5. The unique reference for your property

6. Your council tax band.  More information on bands can be found on our council tax bill and valuation band

7. The reason you have received the bill. In this case your annual bill.

8. The total amount you must pay for the year ahead, broken down by money owed to us and the Greater London Authority.

9. Bar code to be scanned when making payments at the Post Office or a pay point.

10. The dates covered by your annual bill. Any discounts and exemptions will also be shown here.

11. The final amount you owe for the year.

12. If you have setup a direct debit, the information such as due dates and amounts will be shown here.

13. If you still have any monies outstanding to be paid for previous years, it will show here.