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Council tax bands in Ribble Valley

Ribble Valley is a district council in North West. It sends the council tax bill. The Valuation Office Agency, not the council, decides the band. In England that band is based on what the home would have sold for on 1 April 1991, not on what it would sell for today.

In a two-tier area the bill also includes the county, police, and fire shares. They all use the same band. The band itself is still set by the Valuation Office Agency.

Value ranges at 1 April 1991

Band	Value at 1 April 1991
A	Up to £40,000
B	£40,001 to £52,000
C	£52,001 to £68,000
D	£68,001 to £88,000
E	£88,001 to £120,000
F	£120,001 to £160,000
G	£160,001 to £320,000
H	Over £320,000

England has not been revalued. There are eight bands, A to H, still based on 1 April 1991. A home built later is banded as if it had existed then, in its current form, subject to the statutory assumptions.

How to challenge a band

Check the band and gather similar homes. Bandplain can do the first pass.
If it still looks high, and you accept that the band can go up, use the free GOV.UK challenge form.
The council can explain the bill. Only the Valuation Office Agency can change the band.
A tribunal appeal exists only after a formal proposal, not after every band review. In England the usual limit is 3 months from the decision. In Wales it is 4 months. Tribunal details.

You can do this yourself. A claims firm often takes 25–40% of any refund. Read the comparison.

Sources and dates

Band thresholds: GOV.UK, "How domestic properties are assessed for council tax bands", and for Wales the Council Tax (Valuation Bands) (Wales) Order 2003.
Local Authority Districts (April 2025) Names and Codes in the UK, Office for National Statistics, geography at 2025-04-01. Open Government Licence v3.0. Code E07000124.
Page prepared November 2026. Council names change. Check GOV.UK before you rely on a contact detail.

Find Ribble Valley on GOV.UK if you need the council for a bill question.