A house in Nottingham lived in only by full-time students pays no council tax. At Nottingham City Council's Band D charge of £2,755 a year, that exemption is worth about £230 a month — but only if you actually claim it.
| All-student household | Fully exempt |
| How to claim | Contact the council tax office with details of all the students — there is no dedicated online student form. |
| Evidence they want | Nothing for University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent students, whose details the council checks against university lists; a student certificate for everyone else, and for UoN or NTU students missing from those lists. |
| University sends your data directly | Yes |
| Band D charge, 2026/27 | £2,755 |
The highest Band D in this table. Exemption status can change year to year, because the moment not everyone in the house is a student the property stops qualifying. Backdated claims may need supporting evidence.
The councils nearest Nottingham 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 |
|---|---|---|
| London (Kingston) | Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames | £2,608 |
| Reading | Reading Borough Council | £2,613 |
| Liverpool | Liverpool City Council | £2,674 |
| Oxford | Oxford City Council | £2,676 |
| Bristol | Bristol City Council | £2,714 |
| Nottingham | Nottingham City Council | £2,755 |
| Aberdeen | Aberdeen City Council | — |
| Belfast | Belfast City Council | — |
| Chester | Cheshire West and Chester Council | — |
| London (Greenwich) | Royal Borough of Greenwich | — |
| London (Hillingdon) | London Borough of Hillingdon | — |
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.
Contact the council tax office with details of all the students — there is no dedicated online student form.
Nothing for University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent students, whose details the council checks against university lists; a student certificate for everyone else, and for UoN or NTU students missing from those lists.
Checked 18 August 2026 against nottinghamcity.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.