To work out the tax for each band, we divide Southwark’s total council tax requirement by a number known as the council tax base.
This gives the Council Tax for band D. The other bands are calculated as a proportion of this.
For 2024-25, band D is £1,321.58 which is £148,236,342 divided by 112,166 (council tax base).
How Southwark Council Tax is calculated
In 2024-25 a band D charge will be £1,321.58 which is a £62.80 increase from the band D Council Tax charge in 2023-24 as shown in the table below.
Charge |
£ |
2023-24 band D charge |
1,258.78 |
Add 4.99% increase |
62.80 |
2024-25 band D charge |
1,321.58 |
Adult social care
We have increased the rate of tax charged for adult social care in 2024-25 by 2% in line with government guidance. This will raise an additional £2.8 million. The adult social care spending plans assume this level of funding will be available. A 2% increase for the adult social care precept is an increase of £25.17 for a band D equivalent.