Property Values

The Council Tax on your property is worked out using the property's Band.

This band is allocated by the Valuation Office Agency(VOA) and is based on what the property's value would have been in 1991. Even if you live in a new property the VOA will work out the band based on what the property value would have been in 1991.

Although there has been a lot of speculation about changing the way in which property's are banded, as of yet there are no firm proposals to change the banding system.

The table below shows the valuation ranges for each Council Tax Band

Council Tax Band	Property Value
A		Up to £40,000
B		£40,001 to £52,000
C		£52,001 to £68,000
D		£68,001 to £88,000
E		£88,001 to £120,000
F		£120,001 to £160,000
G		£160,001 to £320,000
H		Over £320,000

Your property's banding will be shown on your Council Tax bill or you can find by entering your postcode in the My West Oxfordshire box on the left hand side of this page.

If you disagree with the banding you may be able to appeal to the Valuation Office.

Grounds for appeal are limited. Some of the circumstances where an appeal would be possible are :

It is less than 6 months since you became the Council Tax payer
If the banding of a similar property is changed
If there are physical changes in the locality which affects the value
If there are physical changes to the property, or its use changes

If you wish to make an appeal you must contact the Valuation Office.

You can contact them at:

The Valuation Office Agency
4400 Nash Court
Oxford Business Park South
Garsington Road
Oxford
OX4 2RU

Or telephone: 01865 441200

Please note: If you do appeal against your property's band you must continue to pay the amount of Council Tax shown on your bill while you are waiting for your appeal to be determined.