Council Tax in Hertfordshire

Contact your district or borough council for help with:

• registering for Council Tax
• billing enquiries and payments
• Council Tax benefits, discounts and exemptions
• changing address
• appeals (including appeals against banding and / or payment)
• valuation information.

Read the full detail about how your Council Tax is spent

Find out more about our plan to deliver a sustainable inclusive and thriving Hertfordshire.

The county council's element of Council Tax

We spend more than £1.2 billion every year to deliver over 500 council services, which benefit every resident, business and community in Hertfordshire. 

On 17 February 2026, Hertfordshire's county councillors agreed our budget for 2026/27.

This year, we've raised our element of your Council Tax bill by 4.99% (2% for the adult social care precept and 2.99% for general Council Tax).

This increase is essential to meet the challenges we're facing.

The county council element of Council Tax for band D households:

• Yearly bill for 2024/25 was £1,789.87
• Council Tax increase: £88.32
• Yearly bill for 2025/26: £1,858.19.

Our Council Tax increase works out to be just over £1.70 extra a week for the average household, which will be invested into vital services.

We ensure and deliver vital care to over 38,000 adults each year.

In the last year we’ve assisted over 12,000 residents to leave hospital and receive care in the community.

We’ve also supported more than 11,000 residents to live safer and more independent lives at home for longer.

We look after 3,200 miles of road, carry out more than 1,000 maintenance works annually, and continue to trial new ways to fix potholes.

We’re improving buses and investing in active travel infrastructure so that residents can feel safe walking and cycling across the county.

We are implementing 20mph limits in the communities that want them and improving road safety.

Our services help people to make healthy choices and lifestyle changes, reducing their risk of long-term illness and helping them live a long life well.

This includes checking the weight and development of every child born in the county and providing services that help residents quit smoking and access support for alcohol and substance misuse.

Our libraries continue to see an increase in visitors, who borrow over six million items each year.

We register 3,500 civil marriages and partnerships and almost 18,000 births and deaths each year.

Our Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies service holds a huge range of documents, maps and records relevant to our county to preserve our history for future generations.

Where we spend your money

Each household in Hertfordshire will receive a Council Tax bill from their district or borough council.

The money raised through Council Tax is shared between the following authorities, which provide a range of services.