The fine print

This tool is designed to give you (the ratepayer) an idea of the impact of these projects on your rates for the future. Please note that these figures are estimates based on sample properties from each ward, property type and three sample values. These figures are compared to the equivalent 2017/18 sample property rates.

The rates increase for each option in this rates calculator may differ from increases stated in other areas of this website and in our We need to talk consultation document, which are based on averages. Rates are indicative only, as some projects will not have an impact on rates bills until future years.

The property values listed are as at 1 July 2015 and don’t reflect the significant increase in the property market since then. These are the values that we will use to set our rates in 2018/19.