Your council tax bill explained

Information about your council tax bill.

Council tax information for 2025/2026


Council tax charges

View the council tax charges for all bands in Denbighshire


Paying your council tax

You must pay your council tax by the date requested on your bill.

More information about paying 


Discounts and exemptions

There are discounts and exemptions are available which could reduce your council tax bill.

View the discounts and exemptions available


Changes in your circumstances

If there is a change in your circumstances that may alter the amount you have to pay or you have moved house, you must inform us as soon as possible. 

Let us know about a change in your circumstances


Property bands

The amount you pay depends on which of the bands your property has been allocated to according to its value on April 1, 2003. 

We calculate each valuation band as a proportion of Council Tax compared to a Band D, for example, a Band A charge is 6/9ths of a Band D charge.

View all property bands, values and details of how to appeal a property band

View a Schedule of council tax for a Band D property in Denbighshire


Appeal your council tax bill 

You can appeal to the Valuation Tribunal for Wales (external website) if you believe you are not liable to pay council tax because:

  • you do not consider that you are the liable person
  • your property is exempt from payment
  • we have made a mistake in calculating your bill.

If you challenge your banding level or make any other type of appeal against payment you must still pay the current bill until the appeal is settled.


Request a bill in another format 

Council tax bills are available in braille, large print or on audio CD. If you'd like to receive your bill in another format, please call 01824 706000.


Where the money goes

The council tax you pay is collected to deliver most local services in Denbighshire and is divided between three authorities;

  • Denbighshire County Council 80%
  • Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales 17%
  • City/Town/Community Councils 3%

Facts and figures

For 2025/26 the average Council Tax bill will be £2,217.08 (based on the average property band D), compared to £2,090.11 for 2024/25. This is an increase of 6.07%.

Council tax increase 
Authority2024/20252025/2026Increase
Denbighshire County Council £1,678.75 £1,779.48 6%
Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales  £349.65 £372.15 6.44%
City/Town/Community Councils (Average) £61.71 £65.45 6.05
Total adjustment £2,090.11 £2,217.08 6.07%

Revenue budget

Our budget for 2025/26 is £290.735m which is £19.713m more than last year’s budget of £271.022m.

This breaks down as:

  • Inflation / Pressures: +£23,261,000
  • Grants now included within or transferred out of the settlement: +£372,000
  • Investment to support previous Council/Cabinet decisions: +£250,000
  • Efficiencies/Savings: -£4,170,000

The budget of £290.735m is £3.796m above the Standard Spending Assessment of £286.939m – the Welsh Government’s estimate of what is needed to provide a ‘standard level of service’.

The Welsh Government has left the final decision on the level of expenditure and council tax to councils to enable them to address the problem of under provision of services and in recognition of the flaws in the method of allocating Assembly funds.

Funding of Denbighshire County Council

The funding of Denbighshire County Council comes from:

  • Welsh Government: 54%
  • Specific grants: 15%
  • Council tax: 19%
  • Other income: 12%
  • Reserves: 0%
Balances

The Council started the year with general balances of £5.531m.

The 2025/26 budget has been set without the use of reserves.

Capital spending

Capital expenditure refers to spending on assets, such as road improvements, which are expected to have a benefit lasting more than one year.

Payments made to external organisations and individuals which have a similar long term benefit, such as the payment of home improvement grants, are also treated as capital expenditure.

In 2025/26 spending of £43.4m is expected to be incurred. Major expenditure will be incurred on coastal defence schemes, school building works, including Health and Safety and Levelling Up schemes.

Major items of expected capital spending can be analysed as follows:

  • School Building Works including Health and Safety: £9.1m
  • Housing Improvement Grants: £1.5m
  • Highways, Fleet, Bridges and Flood Alleviation Works: £3.6m
  • Prestatyn Central Coastal Defence Scheme: £6.7m
  • Rhyl Central Coastal Defence Scheme: £11m
  • Levelling up schemes: £4.4m
  • Essential Maintenance and Minor adaptations: £1.2m
  • Installation of salt barns: £1.7m
  • Carbon reduction schemes: £1m
  • Waste Service and depots: £1m
  • Total Major items: £41.2m
  • Other: £2.2m
  • Total Proposed Programme: £43.4m
Denbighshire County Council budget summary 2025/2026
Budget for 2025/2026
ServiceGross expenditureIncomeNet expenditure
Schools Delegated Budget £107,461,000 £13,500,000 £93,961,000
Education and Children’s Services £39,854,000 £11,656,000 £28,198,000
Highways and Environmental Services £30,804,000 £10,383,000 £20,421,000
Finance and Audit  £5,334,000 £2,263,000 £3,071,000
Planning, Public Protection and Countryside Services £20,016,000 £8,442,000 £11,574,000
Adult Social Care and Homelessness Service £85,658,000 £22,331,000 £63,327,000
Other Support Services £25,045,000 £6,667,000 £18,378,000
Corporate and Miscellaneous £53,666,000 £29.271,000 £24,395,000
Capital Financing £21,068,000 £936,000 £20,132,000
Levies £7,278,000 £0 £7,278,000
Total £369,184,000 £105,449,000 £290,735,000
Funded by:
  • Welsh Government funding: £215,252,000
  • Council tax payers: £75,483,000
  • Use of reserves: 0

Total: £290,735,000


Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales

The Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales sets their own element of the Council Tax (known as a precept).

For 2025/26 they have decided to increase funding by 8.03%, resulting in a council tax element increase of 6.44%.

This element is beyond the control of the County Council.

The following table shows the 2025/2026 charges for the Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales:

2025/2026 charges for the Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales
Tax bandCharges for the Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales
A £248.10
B £289.45
C £330.80
D £372.15
E £454.85
F £537.55
G £620.25
H £744.30
I £868.35

Find out more on the  Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales website (external website)


City, town and community councils

The city, town and community councils have the authority to set their own council tax elements.

Precept

The precept is the town, city and community council’s share of the council tax. The precept demand goes to the billing authority, which collects the tax for the town, city or community council. The precept is converted into an amount per council tax band that is added onto the council tax bill.

The net amount (the precept) is paid to town, city or community councils in two six-monthly instalments.

2025/2026 Town, city and community council precept and charges
Town, city or communityPrecept amount Town, city or community council charge
Aberwheeler £5,350 £28.16
Betws Gwerfil Goch £4,074 £24.54
Bodelwyddan £60,000 £58.14
Bodfari £16,540 £76.22
Bryneglwys £6,195 £35.00
Cefn Meiriadog £7,319 £34.04
Clocaenog £6,300 £48.09
Corwen £132,575 £123.33
Cyffylliog £13,530 £55.00
Cynwyd £13,200 £44.30
Denbigh £261,240 £70.00
Derwen £8,001 £32.00
Dyserth £51,750 £43.93
Efenechtyd £8,198 £26.28
Gwyddelwern £4,086 £18.00
Henllan £18,270 £45.00
Llanarmon yn Ial £23,562 £36.87
Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd £20,160 £38.69
Llandegla £10,446 £31.00
Llandrillo £10,086 £30.84
Llandyrnog £12,993 £24.29
Llanelidan £6,048 £34.17
Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd £24,000 £36.25
Llanferres £25,075 £59.42
Llangollen £169,816 £87.67
Llangynhafal £5,250 £14.71
Llanrhaeadr £18,744 £33.00
Llantysilio £12,720 £47.82
Llanynys £10,035 £26.00
Nantglyn £8,169 £47.77
Prestatyn £634,875 £79.50
Rhuddlan £199,674 £116.70
Rhyl £580,000 £58.15
Ruthin £195,000 £75.14
St Asaph £169,940 £101.15
Trefnant £6,963 £9.99
Tremeirchion £21,000 £30.26

Find out how to contact a city, town and community council

Information about previous year's council tax