How council tax is spent
How much do I pay?
See Council tax charges for charges that apply.
Council tax money is shared with other local service providers (known as preceptors). For 2019-2020:
- Buckinghamshire County Council: 75.1 per cent
- Police and Crime Commissioner for the Thames Valley Area: 10.6 per cent
- Wycombe District Council: 8.0 per cent
- Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Fire Authority: 3.7 per cent
- Parish and town councils (average) 2.6 per cent; the charges for parish and town councils vary according to local needs
The table provides details of the total council tax for each area of the district across all the different bands.
Parish area |
Precept 2018 to 2019 |
Band D charge 2018 to 2019 |
Precept 2019 to 2020 |
Band D Charge 2019 to 2020 |
Bledlow-cum-Saunderton |
£18,147 |
£15.02 |
£18,216 |
£15.02 |
Bradenham |
£7,140 |
£30.83 |
£7,290 |
£31.21 |
Chepping Wycombe |
£354,159 |
£55.20 |
£354,429 |
£55.20 |
Downley |
£98,012 |
£49.66 |
£104,035 |
£52.43 |
Ellesborough |
£18,636 |
£42.26 |
£18,000 |
£41.01 |
Fawley (Parish Meeting) |
£0 |
£0 |
£0 |
£0 |
Great & Little Hampden |
£3,148 |
£19.16 |
£6,150 |
£37.24 |
Great & Little Kimble cum Marsh |
£44,999 |
£91.29 |
£41,515 |
£84.01 |
Great Marlow |
£12,363 |
£17.18 |
£12,730 |
£17.52 |
Hambleden |
£31,997 |
£37.94 |
£32,000 |
£37.86 |
Hazlemere |
£284,860 |
£71.19 |
£291,549 |
£72.61 |
Hedsor (Parish Meeting) |
£0 |
£0 |
£0 |
£0 |
High Wycombe Town – Special Expenses |
£381,306 |
£16.82 |
£274,324 |
£11.82 |
High Wycombe Town – Charter Trustee |
£60,755 |
£2.68 |
£62,199 |
£2.68 |
Hughenden |
£211,613 |
£52.99 |
£211,624 |
£53.12 |
Ibstone |
£7,000 |
£47.96 |
£7,000 |
£47.88 |
Lacey Green |
£25,974 |
£20.79 |
£25,774 |
£20.67 |
Lane End |
£151,962 |
£106.75 |
£165,000 |
£115.27 |
Little Marlow |
£50,457 |
£62.99 |
£52,283 |
£64.94 |
Longwick-cum-Ilmer |
£27,553 |
£40.35 |
£28,225 |
£40.34 |
Marlow Bottom |
£38,000 |
£24.96 |
£38,000 |
£24.95 |
Marlow Town |
£342,020 |
£51.24 |
£347,768 |
£51.24 |
Medmenham |
£19,800 |
£38.26 |
£22,000 |
£42.03 |
Piddington & Wheeler End |
£22,249 |
£83.66 |
£23,250 |
£87.45 |
Princes Risborough |
£354,151 |
£99.87 |
£378,211 |
£101.85 |
Radnage |
£27,650 |
£71.87 |
£29,032 |
£75.39 |
Stokenchurch |
£79,197 |
£40.50 |
£79,200 |
£40.72 |
Turville |
£5,500 |
£25.23 |
£6,000 |
£27.53 |
West Wycombe - Parish Council |
£43,000 |
£78.77 |
£43,500 |
£79.37 |
West Wycombe - Special Expenses |
£3,200 |
£5.86 |
£7,000 |
£12.77 |
Wooburn and Bourne End |
£348,985 |
£73.19 |
£348,992 |
£71.07 |
Parish and town council budgets
Details of parish and town councils that have budgets greater than £140,000 for 2019 to 2020 are as follows:
Budget requirements of parish and town councils spending over £140,000 |
2018 to 2019 |
|
2019 to 2020 |
Gross cost |
Gross income |
Net cost |
Parish/town council (or equivalent) |
Gross cost |
Gross income* |
Net cost |
£396,468 |
£42,305 |
£354,163 |
Chepping Wycombe |
TBC |
TBC |
TBC |
TBC |
TBC |
TBC |
Hazlemere |
TBC |
TBC |
TBC |
£559,000 |
£139,300 |
£419,700 |
High Wycombe Special Expenses |
TBC |
TBC |
TBC |
£249,733 |
£37,438 |
£211,613 |
Hughenden |
TBC |
TBC |
TBC |
£471,940 |
£121,103 |
£342,019 |
Marlow Town |
TBC |
TBC |
TBC |
£598,826 |
£244,675 |
£354,151 |
Princes Risborough |
TBC |
TBC |
TBC |
£387,383 |
£38,391 |
£348,992 |
Wooburn and Bourne End |
TBC |
TBC |
TBC |
*Gross income includes council tax reduction scheme income and use of working balances.
For further details of parish/town council services see:
Our income and spending
For the financial year 2019-2020, people living in an average Band D home in Wycombe District will pay £136.99 a year.
2019/2020 budget summary by portfolio holder |
Portfolio holder |
Net approved budget 2018/2019 |
Movements |
Net budget 2019/2020 |
Community |
£2,029,000 |
£246,000 |
£2,275 |
Youth |
£78,000 |
- |
£78,000 |
Economic Development and Regeneration |
-£4,930,000 |
£434,000 |
-£4,496,000 |
Environment |
£5,472,000 |
-£1,074,000 |
£4,398,000 |
Housing |
£1,898,000 |
£57,000 |
£1,955,000 |
Digital Development and Customer Service |
£5,364,000 |
£253,000 |
£5,617,000 |
Strategy and Communications |
£3,231,000 |
£1,203,000 |
£4,434,000 |
Planning |
£1,492,000 |
-£428,000 |
£1,064,000 |
Finance and Resources |
£2,396,000 |
£3,560,000 |
£5,956,000 |
Net cost of services |
£17,030,000 |
£4,252,000 |
£21,282,000 |
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|
Interest receipt |
-£539,000 |
-£390,000 |
-£929,000 |
Capital financing charges |
-£2,193,000 |
£176,000 |
-£2,017,000 |
Net movement to/(from) earmarked reserves |
-£587,000 |
-£1,449,000 |
-£2,036,000 |
Revenue contribution to capital outlay |
£685,000 |
-£25,000 |
£660,000 |
Payment to parishes |
£94,000 |
-£94,000 |
- |
Corporate items |
-£2,540,000 |
-£1,782,000 |
-£4,322,000 |
Net budget requirement |
£14,490,000 |
£2,471,000 |
£16,961,000 |
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Funded by: |
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|
|
Collection fund surplus |
-£261,000 |
£122,000 |
-£139,000 |
Business rates |
-£3,225,000 |
-£2,595,000 |
-£5,820,000 |
Revenue support grant |
-£117,000 |
£117,000 |
- |
New home bonus |
-£1,560,000 |
£25,000 |
-£1,535,000 |
Net expenditure before council tax |
£9,327,000 |
£140,000 |
£9,467,000 |
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Council tax base |
£68,084 |
£1,021 |
£69,105 |
Council tax band D |
£137 |
£0 |
£137 |
Demand on collection fund |
-£9,327,000 |
-£140,000 |
-£9,467,000 |
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