Water Rate's Have you had Yours

[ginger ninger]

Ah, we're in Band Government

*Sprays lappy*....

[Jeanied]

My middle terrace is 2/3 bedrooms, (1 being the attic which they don't class as a bedroom, don't know why) front room, dinning room, kitchen + Bathroom extension and a big double cellar. I think its still done on the old ratable value of the house, its the same with the council tax, were in band A.

OMG - ditto to the house, minus the cellar - change the attic to a loft and I'm in Band D! Such is the price of living in the smoke.

[Jeanied]

Ah, we're in Band Government

so you are really a MOD band!

[piskieinboots]

so you are really a MOD band!

*covers Snowdrops eyes and points him to lovely Harley D

[SueA]

We're in 'Band A' too & our water rates for water & wastewater is about £350 in total (£168 for water) it's actually gone down £9 from last year. I'm not sure if we would save money on a meter as they say if you have more bedrooms than people (we do) you may do but also if you have a high rateable value you may save so being in the lowest band we may not. I might chek it out though, I'd just have to go round after the O.H. checking he'd turned the taps off though!

[Jeanied]

This any better, Piskie? Clearly Band rocker after all.

[northepaul]

We're metered moved in last year and it was a bit of a shock!
Used to do DD for £32 a month unmetered same size house, although we never had a shower only a bath - now our water is £60 a month (double ) - and we only use the shower and have one less person living here (most of the time)...so how unfair is that?!?

[jackie j]

I am shocked at the difference across the country I am seeing here!!

We have Jackie on £855.37pa through to Ginge at £131.00 - why is there so much difference

The west country is one of the highest due to all the coast we have, this is a well known fact. Local MP'S are always trying to get the amount redudced to no avail. Living in a tourist area doesnt help either.

Wasn't the old water rate (before metering) based on the rateable value of the house? JJ may live in a mansion!

I wish I did live in a mansion, just an old ( 100 years ) mid terrace house 4 bed ( 3 small bed rooms ) lounge, diningroom, breakfastroom, kitchen and bathroom. The band for council tax is one of the low ones is D low ??? that seems to ring a bell, last years council tax was £1340

[Bigmallly]

No Jackie, band D is high, A is the lowest.

[pigletwillie]

Ours has just come and its £330 and a bit.

[jackie j]

No Jackie, band D is high, A is the lowest.

Deffo not in band D then.

[lottie dolly]

Jackie,that sounds extortionatly high ,
ours is £435+this year,last year it was £439+,so it's a bit cheaper
we are unmetered thankfully,

[Jeanied]

Council Tax bands replaced the rates and run from Band A - the lowest, to Band H, the highest. Band D is around the middle. The valuation banding was based on what the average houses in your postcode area were worth when the tax was introduced. You can check what houses close to yours are banded at on this link, and you can appeal if it is not right.

Council Tax - who pays and how much : Directgov - Home and community

[kernowyon]

we appealed our banding a couple of years back and got a refund of £850 and downgraded to band D.

the water bills for the south west are one of the few things i do not miss about not living there anymore, pure extortion aka clean sweep? where the company charges extra to clean up the beaches and considering the mileage of coast line in the south west it always just did not seem fair that the locals, a majority who are paid less than the national average, are expected to stump up for it. sorry rant over.

[chris]

Band E here, (just checked: Valuation Office Agency - homepage) ours is £452 p/a - just had it through.

Seems quite cheap in comparison ? (probablythe area, so that's one benefit of me moving to Wales )