Pay your Council Tax
There are a number of ways you can pay your Council Tax.
The quickest and easiest way to pay - set up a direct debit.
Pay online
Pay your council tax online using our Council Tax payment system.
You will need a debit/credit card, and your Council Tax account number, which is on the front of your bill.
Phone
Contact us on our 24 hour payment line. Pay with your credit or debit card using our automated service. You'll need your card, the account number from the front of your bill and a pen to note your receipt number.
Through your bank
Make payments, through your bank, to Lloyds Bank Plc, account number 51009868, sort code 30-92-79. Please make sure you quote your Council Tax account number, which is on the front of your bill
At the post office or a PayPoint outlet
All council tax bills contain a bar code. Take your bill to any Post Office or PayPoint outlet where it can be scanned and you can make a payment. You can find your nearest outlet using the following:
By post
Send payment to the address included in 'Contact us' '(top right of the page). Please do not send cash through the post. Cheques should be made payable to Durham County Council. Your council tax account number should be quoted on the back of the cheque.
- Contact Council tax
- counciltax@durham.gov.uk
- 03000 26 4000
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Our address is:
- Transactional and Customer Services
- PO Box 238
- Stanley
- County Durham
- United Kingdom
- DH8 1FP
- 24 hour payment line
- 0300 456 2771
