Pay your Council Tax

The easiest way to pay your Council Tax is to set up a Direct Debit in My Account and pay in monthly instalments.

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You will need:

• your Council Tax account number, which you can find on the front of your bill
• your bank or building society details

Choose your payment date

You can choose to set up Direct Debit payments for 3 different days of the month:

• 1st
• 15th
• 25th 

You can also choose to spread your payments over 12 months, rather than the standard 10 months. 

Set up a Direct Debit by post

You can also set up a Direct Debit by post (pdf, 1 page(s), 34.03 KB). 

Complete the form and post it back to us.

The benefits of paying by Direct Debit

Direct Debits:

• are secure
• save you time and effort
• offer guaranteed payments  
• allow you to cancel at any time
• are protected by the Direct Debit Guarantee