Manage your council tax
If you've signed up to online billing, you won't get a council tax bill for 2026/27 in the post - but it will be available to download or print in your MyLewisham account. If your email receipt's not in your inbox, please check your spam or junk folders.
With an online My Lewisham account, you can access your council tax information, including:
- payment history
- a breakdown of charges and payments in previous years
- copies of letters we’ve sent to you
Tell us you’ve moved
If you're moving home, leaving or moving into Lewisham, let us know so we can update your council tax account.
You'll need to log into your My Lewisham account. If you don’t have one already, please click 'tell us you’ve moved' below, then choose 'register' and follow the instructions to create your account.
Get your council tax bills by email
Paperless billing means you can stop receiving a paper bill and start receiving your bill via email. It's a fast, efficient, environmentally friendly way to get your bills.
By accessing your council tax bills, statement or balance, you will automatically sign up for electronic billing. This means we will send your council tax bills to your email address and you will no longer get paper bills in the post.
Your council tax number
Your council tax account number is an 8-digit number that usually starts with a 4 or a 7. You’ll need this number to manage your account, make payments, or contact the council.
I don't know my council tax number
If you’ve lost or can’t find your number, here are the easiest ways to locate it:
- check your council tax bill
You can find your council tax account number on your annual bill, just below the heading.
- sign in to your MyLewisham account
If you’ve already registered, your number will be available in your account.
Sign in to MyLewisham to view your details.
- request your council tax number
If you don’t have access to your bill or online account, you can contact the council:
- use the council tax contact form to request your account number
- if the form asks for an account number and you don’t have it, enter: '77777777'
- this will allow you to submit your request so the team can help you
I have just moved in and don't know my council tax number
If you’ve recently moved into a property in Lewisham, you’ll need to register for council tax before you receive your account number.
- use the change of address form to tell us you’ve moved in
- once registered, we’ll create your council tax account and send you your number