My South Norfolk Council Tax bill

Where your Council Tax goes - 2025-26

Council Tax increase - 2025-26

On average Council Tax bills for 2025/26 across South Norfolk have increased by 4.9%

The percentage increases compared to 2024-25 for the different precepting bodies:

South Norfolk Council sends out Council Tax bills on behalf of Norfolk County Council, Norfolk Police and Crime Commissioner and Parish/Town Councils

South Norfolk Council has no control over the level of Council Tax set by these bodies

Council Tax bills will vary depending on which Parish/Town you live in

Charges are calculated for a Band D property. The figures detailed below relate to the band D equivalents.

Bills for properties in other bands will vary in accordance with the relevant proportions of Band D values. Further details are available within South Norfolk Councils Council Tax and Budget Information 2025/26, available here:

Budget information and Council Tax | Broadland and South Norfolk

Total Council Tax Charges 2025-26

The total charges across all parishes in 2025-26, 2024-25, and the leaflet that accompanied your bill can be viewed here:

South Norfolk Council

The overall charge levied by South Norfolk has increased by 2.9%

The increase in precept for South Norfolk results in a 0.0% change and the band D amount remains at £134.91.

South Norfolk Council is the billing authority for Council Tax. We use your Council Tax band, as determined by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) to work out your Council Tax bill and are responsible for Council Tax payment, discounts, exemptions and reductions.

You can find out your Council Tax band on the government's website.

Further band information can be obtained via The Valuation Office Agency website

You can reduce the amount you pay us each month if you currently pay your Council Tax over 10 monthly instalments by switching to pay over 12 instead. If you’d like us to make this change, please email us.

Full details of South Norfolk Councils Council Tax and Budget Information 2025/26 is available here:

Budget information and Council Tax | Broadland and South Norfolk

Norfolk County Council

The overall charge levied by Norfolk County Council has increased by 5.0%

This increase in precept for Norfolk County Council of £83.52 is 5.0% and takes the band D amount to £1755.63.

More details about Norfolk County Council’s Budget and Council Tax can be viewed here: norfolk.gov.uk

You can contact Norfolk County Council via:

Webform Norfolk County Council - General Enquiry webform

Phone 0344 800 8020.

Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC)

The overall charge levied by The Office for PCC has increased by 4.4%.

This increase in precept of £12.96 is 4.4% and takes the band D amount to £329.85.

You can find details of the Police Budget and Council Tax on the Police and Crime Commissioner’s website:

norfolk-pcc.gov.uk/key-information

The Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner

Parish and Town Councils

Details of the Parish and Town Council Precepts and Council Tax amounts for Band D can be found in the South Norfolk Council - Council Tax and Budget Information 2025/26 here:

Budget information and Council Tax | Broadland and South Norfolk

South Norfolk Council is not responsible for setting parish council precepts and has no power to control them. Your local town or parish clerk will be able to answer this question for you.

Find the contact details for the clerks of town and parish councils.

Special Expenses

Special expenses are used as a mechanism to charge elements of the Council Tax to specific areas of the district.

These are services that we carry out on behalf of the parish council in specific parishes only.

South Norfolk Council provides footway lighting in the parishes of:

• Costessey
• Gillingham

Further details regarding Special Expenses are available within South Norfolk Councils Council Tax and Budget Information 2025/26, available here:

Budget information and Council Tax | Broadland and South Norfolk