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Council Tax information 2023/24

We work together with Surrey County Council, Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner and towns and parishes to provide local services and amenities in Waverley.

Although we collect all your Council Tax, we only keep 9%, with the rest being split to cover all the services delivered by each authority.

Breakdown of Council Tax

  • Surrey County Council: 74%
  • Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey: 14%
  • Waverley Borough Council: 9%
  • Town and parish councils: 3%

How much is your Council Tax?

Council Tax charges 2023/24

Town and parish councils with a budget over £140,000 have to publish details about their spending plans. A precept is the amount of money towns/ parishes say they need to raise from Council Tax to fund their activities.

Click on a town or parish below to see a breakdown of their precepts:

Chiddingfold Parish Council precepts

Chiddingfold Parish Council's estimated precept for 2023/24 is £145,000 (Net). Below is a full breakdown of the figures for estimated spend:

  2022/23 - Gross (£) 2022/23 - Net (£) 2023/24 - Gross (£) 2023/24 - Net (£)
Office and general services 79,750 77,320 91,250 89,020
Grass and hedge cutting 16,000 14,000 16,500 15,180
Other/external maintenance 20,000 18,500 28,523 24,231
Projects 1,534 1,534 - -
Discretionary expend and donations (incl. s137 grants) 10,500 10,500 12,000 12,000
Debt repayments 4,569 4,569 4,569 4,569
Transfer to/from EMRs  13,527 13,527 5,000 -
Precept 145,880 139,950 157,842 145,000

Cranleigh Parish Council precepts

Cranleigh Parish Council's estimated precept for 2023/24 is £487,004 (Net). Below is a full breakdown of the figures for estimated spend:

  2022/23 - Gross (£) 2022/23 - Net (£) 2023/24 - Gross (£) 2023/24 - Net (£)
Office and general services 112,429 112,324 127,260 126,260
Recreation 213,296 173,711 239,650 197,229
Village hall 39,020 32,720 38,782 21,782
Cemetery 86,326 59,026 100,805 74,025
Other 26,361 26,361 27,648 27,648
(Use of)/contribution to balances 45,500 45,500 40,060 40,060
Compensatory grant - -4,060   -
Precept 522,932 445,582 574,205 487,004

Farnham Town Council precepts

Farnham Town Council's estimated precept for 2023/24 is £1,315,900 (Net). Below is a full breakdown of the figures for estimated spend:

  2022/23 - Gross (£) 2022/23 - Net (£) 2023/24 - Gross (£) 2023/24 - Net (£)
Professional services and administration 120,350 120,350 125,850 106,850
Governance and democratic services 163,200 163,200 145,750 145,750
Office and customer services 90,950 90,950 125,900 125,900
Grant funding 72,000 72,000 74,500 74,500
Planning, elections and publicity 56,700 56,700 56,100 56,100
Community development/community safety/CIL/Covid-19 128,000 121,750 131,750 123,750
Grounds services, open spaces and gardens 186,700 181,700 214,600 209,600
Farnham in Bloom 127,550 103,050 158,800 133,800
Allotments 19,350 650 18,450 350
Public conveniences 75,700 75,700 88,500 88,500
Town centre incl. infrastructure project, Christmas lights and rural development  92,500 87,000 131,250 123,750
Tourism, events and farmers' market 208,200 120,950 227,400 133,150
Cemeteries 133,600 49,600 144,900 42,900
Bank interest and dividends - -9,000 - -29,000
Subtotal 1,474,800 1,234,600 1,643,750 1,335,900
Less Government local parish Council Tax support funding - -3,030 - -
Less funding from council reserves - - - -20,000
Precept 1,474,800 1,231,570 1,643,750 1,315,900

Godalming Town Council precepts

Godalming Town Council's estimated precept for 2023/24 is £1,041,644 (Net). Below is a full breakdown of the figures for estimated spend:

  2022/23 - Gross (£) 2022/23 - Net (£) 2023/24 - Gross (£) 2023/24 - Net (£)
Administration 619,916 559,010 693,795 629,916
Civic expenses 17,680 17,680 17,760 17,760
Community buildings 70,008 29,008 80,038 18,738
Other land and property (incl. allotments) 38,330 35,830 40,440 37,740
Festivals and markets 14,744 744 15,331 1,281
Christmas lights 39,050 39,050 43,700 43,700
Neighbourhood plan     0 0
Museum 81,185 66,776 78,620 70,836
Youth service 108,953 102,953 151,770 143,970
Debt charges 77,704 77,704 77,703 77,703
Precept 1,067,570 928,755 1,199,157 1,041,644

Haslemere Town Council precepts

Haslemere Town Council's estimated precept for 2023/24 is £410,115 (Net). Below is a full breakdown of the figures for estimated spend:

  2022/23 - Gross (£) 2022/23 - Net (£) 2023/24 - Gross (£) 2023/24 - Net (£)
Administration 180,047 173,047 203,025 196,025
Premises 11,950 11,850 15,275 15,175
External maintenance 44,300 42,300 50,335 48,335
Discretionary expenditure 96,835 90,740 101,825 95,730
Grants, special projects, use of balances 242,000 53,000 116,850 54,850
Precept 575,132 370,937 487,310 410,115

Witley and Milford Parish Council precepts

Witley Parish Council's estimated precept for 2023/24 is £244,966 (Net). Below is a full breakdown of the figures for estimated spend:

  2022/23 - Gross (£) 2022/23 - Net (£) 2023/24 - Gross (£) 2023/24 - Net (£)
Office and general services 137,031 136,931 146,876 141,676
Recreation, land and property management 108,916 98,409 100,050 90,007
Neighbourhood plan and other community projects 10,025 10,025 12,165 12,165
Cemetery and closed churchyard 8,998 -3,002 9,852 -2,148
Grants and donations 3,000 3,000 2,000 2,000
Compensatory and other grant - -2,830 - -
Use of reserves/balances - -11,062 1,266 1,266
Precept 267,970 231,471 272,209 244,966

The Environment Agency's flood defence work is funded in part by a levy on local councils. Surrey is covered by the agency's Southern and Thames Regional Flood and Coastal Committees. 

The Environment Agency's expenditure and council tax requirement.

The Environment Agency spend money on the construction of new flood defence schemes, the maintenance of the river system and existing flood defences, together with the operation of a flood warning system and management of the risk of coastal erosion.

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