Woodley Town Council keeps Precept at £106.69 per year for a Band D property in Woodley
Each year, the Town Council considers its proposed budget for the coming year and assesses the funding that will be required to deliver its services. It is estimated that the Council’s total expenditure in 2025/26 will be £2,368,501. This will be funded from anticipated income of around £1,064,190 from the Council’s income generating activities, £138,552 from the Council’s general reserve, and £1,165,759 from the precept levy on Wokingham Borough Council.
This equates to a charge of £106.69 per year for a band D property in Woodley, to deliver the Town Council’s services. This remains the same from the 2024/25 precept level.
Income from Woodford Park Leisure Centre, the Oakwood Centre and the community halls has been strong through the year, and we continue to invest in our facilities and services to ensure they remain high quality value for residents.
Woodley Town Council Leader, Cllr Keith Baker said: “I am so pleased that we have managed to freeze the Town Council Tax at last year’s levels. It was a difficult decision to go for a zero increase with all the pressures of cost of living including things like the increased National Insurance but on balance we supported being on the side of residents, especially as they will have to pay the maximum Borough Council Tax increase next year. This means that we will have reduced our Town Council tax by an overall total of 7% since 2013 when the control of the council changed. For the last 13 years Woodley Town Council always had the highest Town / Parish Council Tax but not anymore. My thanks go to the officers and councillors who over that 13-year period who have worked tirelessly to close the gap with our neighbouring Councils.”
