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Council Tax information 2022/23

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%

Council Tax leaflets

Download the Council Tax leaflets:

Waverley Borough Council Council Tax leaflet 2022/23 (PDF)

Surrey County Council Council Tax leaflet 2022/23 (PDF - opens in new window)

Police Council Tax leaflet 2022/23 (PDF - opens in new window)

How much is your Council Tax?

Council Tax charges 2022/23

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:


Cranleigh Parish Council precepts

Cranleigh Parish Council's estimated precept for 2022/23 is £445,582 (Net). Below is a full breakdown of the figures for estimated spend:

  2021/22 - Gross (£) 2021/22 - Net (£) 2022/23 - Gross (£) 2022/23 - Net (£)
Office and general services 105,314 105,214 112,429 112,324
Recreation 191,487 160,537 213,296 173,711
Village Hall 36,547 30,547 39,020 32,720
Cemetery 81,567 55,567 86,326 59,026
Other 27,951 27,951 26,361 26,361
Use of /contribution to balances 41,934 40,344 45,500 45,500
Compensatory grant 0 -8,120 0 -4,060
Precept 484,800 412,040 522,932 445,582

Farnham Town Council precepts

Farnham Town Council's estimated precept for 2022/23 is £1,231,570 (Net). Below is a full breakdown of the figures for estimated spend:

  2021/22 - Gross (£) 2021/22 - Net(£) 2022/23 - Gross (£) 2022/23 - Net(£)
Professional services and administration 111,350 111,350 120,350 120,350
Governance and democratic services 154,250 154,250 163,200 163,200
Office and customer services 85,150 85,150 90,950 90,950
Grant funding 72,000 72,000 72,000 72,000
Planning, elections and publicity 49,200 49,200 56,700 56,700
Community development / community safety / CIL / Covid-19 149,000 142,750 128,000 121,750
Grounds services, open spaces and gardens 166,200 165,700 186,700 181,700
Farnham In Bloom 118,300 106,300 127,550 103,050
Allotments 19,700 900 19,350 650
Public Conveniences 82,500 82,500 75,700 75,700
Town centre including infrastructure project,  Christmas lights and rural development 73,500 68,000 92,500 87,000
Tourism, events and farmers' market 187,500 124,250 208,200 120,950
Cemeteries 131,200 47,200 133,600 49,600
Bank interest and dividends 0 -8,500 0 -9,000
Subtotal  1,399,850 1,201,050 1,474,800 1,234,600
Less Government local parish Council Tax support funding   -6,070 0 -3,030
Less Funding from Council Reserves   -25,150 0 0
Precept 1,399,850 1,169,830 1,474,800 1,231,570

Godalming Town Council precepts

Godalming Town Council's estimated precept for 2022/23 is £928,755 (Net). Below is a full breakdown of the figures for estimated spend:

  2021/22 - Gross (£) 2021/22 - Net (£) 2022/23 - Gross (£) 2022/23 - Net (£)
Administration 555,139 504,230 619,916 559,010
Civic expenses 23,760 23,760 17,680 17,680
Community buildings 86,784 21,274 70,008 29,008
Other land and property (including allotments) 41,670 39,270 38,330 35,830
Festivals and markets 14,397 2,477 14,744 744
Christmas lights 35,500 35,500 39,050 39,050
Neighbourhood Plan 0 0 0 0
Museum 86,042 65,008 81,185 66,776
Youth service 0 0 108,953 102,953
Debt charges 77,706 77,706 77,704 77,704
Precept 920,998 769,225 1,067,570 928,755

Haslemere Town Council precepts

Haslemere Town Council's estimated precept for 2022/23 is £370,937 (Net). Below is a full breakdown of the figures for estimated spend:

  2021/22 - Gross (£) 2021/22 - Net (£) 2022/23 - Gross (£) 2022/23 - Net (£)
Administration 170,362 165,292 180,047 173,047
Premises 13,370 13,120 11,950 11,850
External maintenance 47,800 45,800 44,300 42,300
Discretionary expenditure 79,445 71,720 96,835 90,740
Grants, special projects, use of balances 101,000 71,000 242,000 53,000
Precept 411,977 366,932 575,132 370,937

Witley Parish Council precepts

Witley Parish Council's estimated precept for 2022/23 is £231,471 (Net). Below is a full breakdown of the figures for estimated spend:

  2021/22 - Gross (£) 2021/22 - Net (£) 2022/23 - Gross (£) 2022/23 - Net (£)
Office and general services 131,408 131,308 137,031 136,931
Recreation, land and property management 105,869 95,154 108,916 98,409
Neighbourhood Plan and other special projects 19,450 19,450 10,025 10,025
Cemetery and closed churchyard 8,350 -3,650 8,998 -3,002
Grants and donations 4,000 4,000 3,000 3,000
Compensatory and other grant 0 -6,710 0 -2,830
Use of reserves/balances 0 -19,781 0 -11,062
Precept 269,077 219,771 267,970 231,471

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 following document details their expenditure and council tax requirement.

Environment Agency (PDF) [141KB]

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.

More information

Find out more about the Environment Agency on gov.uk

You can also call the Environment Agency's:

  • Customer service Line: 03708 506 506
  • Incident Hotline: 0800 80 70 60
  • Floodline: 0345 988 1188