Council Tax Band Checker
Is your band too high? We compare your home with similar homes in your postcode using the Valuation Office list and the EPC register, then sanity-check your 1991 value (2003 in Wales) — the two checks the VOA and MoneySavingExpert both say to do before you challenge.
Two checks, not one
Neighbour comparison and a back-cast to 1991 values, or 2003 values in Wales. We only call a case strong when both agree.
Official data
Bands from the Valuation Office Agency list; size and age from the EPC register. Challenging on GOV.UK is free.
Can my band go up? Yes. The VOA can move a band up as well as down, and can re-band neighbours it looks at. In the last published year (2023-24) fewer than 1% of resolved challenges ended in an increase, and 27% in a decrease — but that is exactly why we run both checks.
CourtPilot is independent and not affiliated with the VOA, HMRC or any council. Read the full guide to challenging your band.