Council tax statistics (2024/25)
Introduction
This document details statistical information relating to council tax, including:
- the council tax collection fund
- the 2024-25 Borough budget
- changes within the budget from the previous year
- average council tax for a Band D property
- parish precepts and Band D council tax
Council Tax Collection Fund
Council Tax Collection Fund by Authority| Authority | 2023/24
£'000 | 2024/25
£'000 |
|---|
| Norfolk County Council | 47,542 | 51,135 |
| Norfolk Police Authority | 9,043 | 9,661 |
| Great Yarmouth Borough Council | 5,417 | 5,715 |
| Parish Council (aggregate) | 672 | 797 |
| Total | 62,674 | 67,308 |
How the Borough budget is funded
The 2024-25 Borough Budget| The 2024-25 Borough Budget | £'000 | £ per head of population |
|---|
| Gross Expenditure | 61,054 | 614 |
| Parish Purposes | 797 | 8 |
Loans and investments as at 31 March 2023| Loans and investments as at 31 March 2023 | £'000 |
|---|
| Borrowing | 122,493 |
| Investments | 3,160 |
People employed by the Borough| People employed by the Borough | 2023-24 | 2024-25 |
|---|
| Part Time (head count) | 117 | 137 |
| Full Time (head count) | 344 | 343 |
| Estimated Full Time equivalents | 413 | 436 |
| Population basis | 99,370 | |
Borough budget for 2024/25
The 2024-25 Borough Budget| The 2024-25 Borough Budget | Income
£'000 | Expenditure
£'000 | Net
£'000 |
|---|
| Executive and Resources | (1,098) | 5,319 | 4,221 |
| Housing | (1,895) | 3,085 | 1,190 |
| Inward Investment | (2,338) | 2,471 | 133 |
| Planning and Growth | (952) | 1,565 | 613 |
| Customer Services | (25,931) | 25,872 | (59) |
| Property and Asset Management | (5,194) | 5,422 | 228 |
| Communications and Marketing | (162) | 2,345 | 2,183 |
| Environmental Services | (2,418) | 9,047 | 6,629 |
| Health, Integration and Communities | (2,423) | 3,119 | 696 |
| Non-service | (464) | | (464) |
| Interest payable on borrowings | | 2,012 | 2,012 |
| Interest and investment incomes | (766) | | (766) |
| Parish Precept | | 797 | 797 |
| Total Expenditure | (43,641) | 61,054 | 17,413 |
Financed by| Financed by | £'000 |
|---|
| Revenue Support Grant | (2,706) |
| Business Rates | (6,268) |
| Council Tax | (6,513) |
| New Homes Grant | (479) |
| Taken from balances | (758) |
Totals| Total | (16,724) |
|---|
| 2024-25 Budget deficit (surplus) | 689 |
|---|
Changes within the budget from previous year
Figures below indicate and increase or (decrease) and are in £'000s
2024-25 Budget| 2023-24 Budget | 1,114 |
|---|
Corporate priority service changes| Corporate priority service changes | Value |
|---|
| Executive and Resources | 417 |
| Housing | 274 |
| Inward Investment | (353) |
| Planning and Growth | (43) |
| Customer Services | 228 |
| Property and Asset Management | (197) |
| Communications and Marketing | 58 |
| Environmental Services | 373 |
| Health, Integration and Communities | 149 |
| Savings to be allocated to service | (41) |
Other non-service cost items| Other non-service cost items | Value |
|---|
| Pension costs | 3 |
| Interest on borrowing | 191 |
| Interest received | (291) |
| Parish Council Precepts | 126 |
| Capital charges | (72) |
| Recharges to the Housing Revenue account | (869) |
| Transfers for earmarked reserves | 387 |
| Business Rates income | (203) |
| Council Tax income | (424) |
| Other changes | (167) |
2024-25 Budget| 2024-25 Budget | 689 |
|---|
Average council tax for a Band D property
Average Council Tax for a Band D Property| Authority | 2023-24 | 2024-25 |
|---|
| Norfolk County Council | £1,592.64 | £1,672.11 |
| Norfolk Police Authority | £302.94 | £315.90 |
| Great Yarmouth Borough Council | £181.48 | £186.90 |
| Parish Councils (Average) | £22.50 | £26.07 |
| Total | £2,099.56 | £2,200.98 |
Parish Precepts and Band D Council Tax
Breakdown of Parishes| Parish | Parish Tax base | Parish Precept
£ | Parish Council Tax Band D
£ |
|---|
| Ashby with Oby | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Belton with Browston | 1,148 | 77,326 | 67.37 |
| Bradwell | 4,029 | 98,874 | 24.54 |
| Burgh Castle | 457 | 13,639 | 29.86 |
| Caister on Sea | 2,867 | 134,000 | 46.75 |
| Filby | 352 | 17,785 | 50.58 |
| Fleggburgh | 427 | 8,417 | 19.70 |
| Fritton with St Olaves | 261 | 8,756 | 33.54 |
| Hemsby | 1,515 | 96,787 | 63.89 |
| Hopton | 1,129 | 41,581 | 36.84 |
| Martham | 1,333 | 95,000 | 71.25 |
| Mautby | 147 | 13,602 | 92.34 |
| Ormesby St Margaret with Scratby | 1,793 | 81,975 | 45.72 |
| Ormesby St Michael | 116 | 5,548 | 47.83 |
| Repps with Bastwick | 155 | 11,690 | 75.42 |
| Rollesby | 361 | 32,799 | 90.98 |
| Somerton | 116 | 8,000 | 69.08 |
| Stokesby | 119 | 6,928 | 58.22 |
| Thume | 53 | 1,120 | 21.13 |
| West Caister | 76 | 0 | 0 |
| Winterton | 584 | 43,475 | 74.47 |
| Great Yarmouth and Gorleston | 13,522 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 30,581 | 797,302 | |
