Council tax
What does Leeds pay, and who gets it?
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Three decades of the band D bill
What a band D household pays each year, split between the three bodies that levy it: Leeds City Council, West Yorkshire's police, and its fire service. The council's slice includes the adult social care precept it has charged since 2016. Figures are cash amounts, not adjusted for inflation.
How hard each year's rise bit
The annual percentage increase in the band D bill. The early-2000s rises ran well ahead of inflation until national caps arrived; since 2016 the adult social care precept has pushed rises back towards 5% a year.
What each band pays
Your band was set by your home's value in 1991 — most Leeds homes are in bands A to C, so most households pay less than the often-quoted band D figure. Band H pays double band D; band A pays two-thirds of it.
Source: Council tax charges on Datamillnorth, published by Leeds City Council. Last updated —.
Figures are the headline charge for each band before any discounts — single-person households pay 25% less, and council tax support reduces bills further. Parish areas pay a small extra precept on top (not shown). All amounts are cash-terms: £100 in 1993 bought far more than £100 today, so the long-run chart overstates how much heavier the burden has become in real terms.