Due to essential maintenance, the following systems will be unavailable from 6.00pm on Monday 2 October until 8.00am on Tuesday 3 October: our online council tax, business rates and housing benefit services, and our welfare assistance form. You will also not be able to register to pay council tax online, make a change of address for council tax or cancel single person discount. You are still able to make a payment during this time. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Contact us in person

You can get help and information about council services from our Customer Access Points if you can't complete your request online or over the phone

Customer Access Points

Make an appointment to visit one of our customer access points if you need help with our services, and are having difficulty contacting us online or over the phone. The following links give details of our opening hours and the services we can help you with:

Administrative headquarters

For some services such as the Durham County Record Office or to view certain planning applications you may be asked to visit our administrative headquarters which is located on the outskirts of Durham City. Find out more about County Hall and how to get there.

Customer Services
: help@durham.gov.uk
: 03000 26 0000