How Council Tax is spent

Your Council Tax helps to fund many different local services, like schools, the police and waste collections.

The council not only delivers valuable services for the district and its residents, but it is also responsible for grassland management, parks, and delivers projects that celebrate the district’s diverse communities.

Click the button below to find out just some of the interesting facts and figures about the services the council delivers.

What your council does for you (first published 2024)

Your council tax bill is made up of four elements. Your council tax which is collected by Three Rivers District Council pays for the services you receive from

Your parish/community council
Three Rivers District Council
Police and Crime Commissioner
Hertfordshire County Council

These are known as the precepting authorities. The charge for Hertfordshire County Council also includes a levy for: Environmental Agency and Lee Valley Regional Park Authority. Full information about how the County Council's element of Council Tax is spent can be found on Hertfordshire County Council website.

Listed below are the parish/community councils within the Three Rivers District Council area:

Abbots Langley
Batchworth
Chorleywood
Croxley Green
Sarratt
Watford Rural
Unparished

The document below sets out the breakdown of your Council Tax Bill. The ‘Parish Council Precept’ and ‘Parish Special Expenses’ have been added together on the Council Tax Bills from 2022/23 onwards. Prior to that, the ‘Parish Special Expenses’ figure was included within the Three Rivers charge.