Christmas opening hours

Please note that some of our services will operate under revised hours during the festive season. We want to ensure you have all the information you need to plan ahead.

Christmas opening hours

Our council tax charges

Adult social care precept

New legislation has removed the requirement for billing authorities to show the adult social care precept on Council Tax bills with effect from 1 April 2025. This means that the adult social care element is now included within the city council precept.

We have increased council tax for 2025/26 by a total of 4.99%, 2% of which is to be spent on Adult Social Care.

This table shows the city council's charges for 2024/25 and 2025/26 and how the percentage increases have been worked out.

Band
City council excluding adult social care precept 2024/25
Adult social care precept 2024/25
Total city council 2024/25
4.99% increase 2025/26
Total city council 2025/26
A
£936.04
£142.79
£1078.83
£53.84
£1132.67
B
£1092.04
£166.59
£1258.63
£62.81
£1321.44
C
£1248.06
£190.39
£1438.45
£71.77
£1510.22
D
£1404.05
£214.20
£1618.25
£80.75
£1699.00
E
£1716.06
£261.81
£1977.87
£98.69
£2076.56
F
£2028.09
£309.38
£2337.47
£116.64
£2454.11
G
£2340.10
£356.98
£2697.08
£134.59
£2831.67
H
£2808.11
£428.39
£3236.50
£161.50
£3398.00