Make a payment
You can pay for the following services using a number of payment methods.
- Council tax
- Business Rates
- Parking fine
- Housing benefit repayment
- Property debtors invoices
- Business Improvement Districts (BIDs)
- Planning applications and enquiries
- Sundry debtor invoices
- Other miscellaneous payments
- Pay by direct debit
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Setting up a direct debit is quick and easy
Council Tax
You'll need:
- council tax account number
- bank name, branch and sort code
- bank account number and name(s) on the account
You can either email your completed and signed form to localtax@basingstoke.gov.uk or post it to us: Council Tax, Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council, Civic Offices, London Road, Basingstoke RG21 4AH.
You can also set up a direct debit over the phone by calling 01256 844844, selecting option 2 and then 4.
Download a council tax direct debit mandate
Business Rates
- business rate account number
- bank name, branch and sort code
- bank account number and name(s) on the account
You can either email your completed and signed form to localtax@basingstoke.gov.uk or post it to us: Local Tax, Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council, Civic Offices, London Road, Basingstoke RG21 4AH.
You can also set up a direct debit over the phone by calling 01256 844844, selecting option 2 and then 4.
Download a business rates direct debit mandate
Housing benefit repayment
- housing benefit repayment account number
- bank name, branch and sort code
- bank account number and name(s) on the account
You can either email your completed and signed form to localtax@basingstoke.gov.uk or post it to us: Local Tax, Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council, Civic Offices, London Road, Basingstoke RG21 4AH.
You can also set up a direct debit over the phone by calling 01256 844844, selecting option 2 and then 4.
Download a housing benefit repayment direct debit mandate
Property debtors invoices:
You will need
- your account reference number
- bank name, branch and sort code
- bank account number and name(s) on the account.
Download a property debtors invoice direct debit mandate - Pay online
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We accept most of the major debit and credit cards and our payments are processed by Capita Software Services.
Using a highly secure link you can pay for the following services online at any time, please make sure you have the relevant reference number:
- Council tax - council tax reference number which you can find on your bill (an eight digit number starting with a 6).
- Non-domestic rates (NDR) - NDR reference number which you can find on your bill (an eight digit number starting with a 5)
- Parking fine - Penalty Charge Number (PCN) reference number
- Property debtors invoices - customer reference and invoice number
- Sundry debtors invoices - customer reference and invoice number
- Invoice (miscellaneous debtors) including allotments - please refer to the payment help text on the input screen for the correct use of account references
- Housing benefit repayment - reference number
- Other miscellaneous payments, including:
- various permits
- licences
- tree work
- fixed penalty notices (FPN)
- penalty notices for disorder (PND)
- various courses
(if you have a notice with a reference number, please quote it when making payment)
- Planning applications and enquiries - reference number, name, address and contact details
- My Basingstoke - online account
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By signing up for a My Basingstoke account you will only need to enter your details once to be able to:
- Check your council tax account
- Check your bin collections
- Sign up to Garden Waste collection
- Make payments to us
- Pay by bank transfer
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To pay your bill via telephone or online banking, or by standing order with your bank you will need our bank details.
- B&DBC General Account
- Account number: 51521691
- Sort code: 40-09-18
You MUST quote your billing reference shown on the front of your bill as the reference for your payment (or we won't be able to allocate it to your specific bill and it may show as unpaid).
- By post
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You can send us a cheque or postal order made payable to Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council for the following please ensure that you quote your account reference number for the relevant service. If you require a receipt please enclose a stamped addressed envelope.
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
Civic Offices
London Road
Basingstoke
RG21 4AH- Council tax
- Business rates
- Parking fine
- Housing benefit repayment
- Property debtors invoices
- Business Improvement Districts (BIDs)
- Planning applications and enquiries
- By phone
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Call 01256 844844 during council opening hours (Monday to Thursday 8.30am to 5.30pm and Friday 8.30am to 5pm, excluding Bank and Public holidays) for the following payments:
- Planning applications and enquiries
- Property debtors invoices
- Sundry debtors invoices
- Other miscellaneous payments
Call 01256 845757 for our automated service, which is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week for the following payments:
- Council tax
- Business rates
- Parking fine
- Housing and/or council tax benefit repayment
Please have your reference number (which you’ll find on your bill) and credit or debit card ready when calling. You'll need a pen and paper ready to note down your payment reference number at the end of the call.
During council opening hours you can also call 01256 844844 to pay.
- Pay in person
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You can pay by cash, cheque, credit or debit card at Parklands reception between 8:30am and 4pm Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays), via the self-service payment machines.
You must bring your payment slip, reference number, bill or penalty charge notice with you.
Privacy Statement
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council is the data controller for the personal information you provide.
The personal information you provide will be used to process your request. It is necessary for you to provide this information to us so that we can process your request/provide the service you have requested.
- We may share your information with other teams within the council in order to provide a service to you, to ensure our records are kept up to date or otherwise where we are required to do so.
- We will not disclose any information to other organisations unless we are required by law to do so or to prevent fraud
- Your personal details will only be held as long as is needed for this purpose and in accordance with our retention policy.
For further details on how your information is used; who we may share your information with; how we maintain the security of your information and your rights, including how to access information we hold on you and how to complain if you have any concerns about how your personal details are processed, please read our privacy statement.