Council tax bands in Orkney Islands
Orkney Islands is a billing authority in Scotland. Band-D Council Tax for 2026-27 is £1,669 per year — that's the headline rate the bands above and below scale from.
- Band-D charge: £1,669 per year (2026-27)
Council tax by band in Orkney Islands (2026-27)
Every band is a fixed proportion of the Band-D charge (£1,669), so here's the full ladder for Orkney Islands — council tax only; Scottish Water and waste charges are billed on top.
| Band | Council tax (2026-27) |
|---|---|
| Band A | £1,113 per year |
| Band B | £1,298 per year |
| Band C | £1,484 per year |
| Band D | £1,669 per year |
| Band E | £2,193 per year |
| Band F | £2,712 per year |
| Band G | £3,268 per year |
| Band H | £4,089 per year |
Derived from the 2026-27 Band-D charge using the statutory band proportions (reformed 2017 multipliers for Scotland). Source: gov.scot (Open Government Licence v3.0).
Property-band distribution data for Orkney Islands isn't yet ingested into our v1 dataset. You can still run the band check below — it pulls live data per address.
Check your specific band
How to challenge your band in Orkney Islands
In Scotland, band challenges go to the local Assessor for Orkney Islands (find them at saa.gov.uk). The valuation date is 1 April 1991. If the Assessor rejects, you have 6 weeks to appeal to the First-tier Tribunal Local Taxation Chamber.