How Council Tax is spent

Your Council Tax payments for 2025/26 are shared between:

  • us, your local council - 9.49%
  • Surrey County Council - 76.52%
  • Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner (Surrey Police) - 13.99%

We provide the following local services including:

  • collecting household waste and recycling
  • street cleaning
  • day centres for the elderly
  • community transport and meals
  • parks
  • CCTV and other measures to keep our borough safe
  • planning and building control
  • environmental health

Surrey County Council provide the following services:

  • education
  • children's and adults' social care
  • libraries
  • fire and rescue
  • Trading Standards
  • public transport
  • roads maintenance

How the 2025-2026 Council Tax increase has been calculated

  Increase Band D Percentage
Surrey County Council 4.99% £1,846.35 76.52
Surrey Police and Crime Commissioner 4.3% £337.57 13.99
Spelthorne Borough Council 2.9% £228.86 9.49
Total   £2,412.78  

The Council Tax charges for 2025-2026 are:-

Band Amount
Band A £1,608.51
Band B £1,876.60
Band C £2,144.69
Band D £2,412.78
Band E £2,948.95
Band F £3,485.13
Band G £4,021.29
Band H £4,825.56

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Last modified: 30/09/2025