A house in Leeds lived in only by full-time students pays no council tax. At Leeds City Council's Band D charge of £2,272 a year, that exemption is worth about £189 a month — but only if you actually claim it.
| All-student household | Fully exempt |
| How to claim | One online form covering the whole property, giving each student's student number, course dates and institution. |
| Evidence they want | Nothing uploaded up front — you supply student numbers and course dates, and the council contacts you only if it needs proof. |
| Band D charge, 2026/27 | £2,272 |
One application per property is enough — the form has space for every student. If it succeeds the council sends an exemption notice worth keeping. Parish areas of Leeds pay slightly more than the figure shown.
No discount at all if the household contains two or more people who are not full-time students.
The councils nearest Leeds City Council on the Band D charge — what the exemption is worth where you might have gone instead. The full table has every one.
| City | Council | Band D |
|---|---|---|
| Dundee | Dundee City Council | £1,730 |
| London (Lambeth) | Lambeth Council | £2,047 |
| Stoke-on-Trent | Stoke-on-Trent City Council | £2,183 |
| Colchester | Colchester City Council | £2,241 |
| York | City of York Council | £2,270 |
| Leeds | Leeds City Council | £2,272 |
| Portsmouth | Portsmouth City Council | £2,292 |
| Hull | Hull City Council | £2,295 |
| Lincoln | City of Lincoln Council | £2,323 |
| Bradford | City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council | £2,333 |
| Birmingham | Birmingham City Council | £2,353 |
No, not if every adult in the property is a full-time student — the household is exempt. The exemption has to be claimed; it does not apply itself just because you are a student.
One online form covering the whole property, giving each student's student number, course dates and institution.
Nothing uploaded up front — you supply student numbers and course dates, and the council contacts you only if it needs proof.
No discount at all if the household contains two or more people who are not full-time students.
Checked 18 August 2026 against leeds.gov.uk. Councils change their forms and evidence rules; the council's own page is the authority when you claim.
Processes checked 19 August 2026 against each council's own pages. This is information, not advice, and the council's page is the authority when you claim.