Council Tax overview and paying
Council Tax overview
Council Tax is your contribution towards the vital services we provide.
Great Yarmouth Borough Council is required by law to protect the public funds it administers. Therefore we may share Council Tax information provided to us with other bodies responsible for auditing or administering public funds or where undertaking a public function in order to prevent and detect fraud. For further information see our National Fraud Initiative page.
Great Yarmouth Borough Council sends out and collects the Council Tax bills to the residents of the Borough. However, most of the this is collected on behalf of Norfolk County Council, Norfolk Police Authority with a small portion being collected for parish councils in the Borough.
Council Tax for 2026/27 | Total Precept to be collected | Council Tax Band D charge for the Year | Per Pound of Council Tax Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
Great Yarmouth Borough Council | £6,350,397 | £198 | £0.08 |
Norfolk County Council | £59,048,992 | £1,843 | £0.77 |
Norfolk Police Authority | £11,044,658 | £345 | £0.14 |
Parish Councils (average as applicable) | £896,695 | £28 | £0.01 |
Total | £77,340,741 | £2,414 | £1.00 |
85% of the residents, are within Band A to Band C properties so will pay less the amount given above in the 2026/27 financial year.
| Norfolk County Council | 77% |
|---|---|
| Norfolk Police Authority | 14% |
| Great Yarmouth Borough Council | 8% |
| Parish Councils (average) | 1% |
Based on the Band D charge residents will pay approximately £3.81 per week to Great Yarmouth Borough Council to cover the services provided by the Borough Council, which include the following with the 2026/27 budget costs given:
Service Area | 2026/27 Budgeted Cost £m |
|---|---|
waste collection and recycling | £1.4 |
street and beach cleansing | £2.2 |
footway lighting* | £0.3 |
public toilets | £0.6 |
CCTV* | £0.3 |
leisure and open spaces* | £3.5 |
*where these are the responsibility of the Borough Council.
The full budget for Great Yarmouth Borough Council 2026/27 is available along with other information on actual spend.
