Council tax compared: every council, every band

What each of 290 English billing authorities charges in 2026-27, for any band you pick. The England-wide Band D average is £2,409, with Wandsworth cheapest at £1,028 and Dorset highest at £2,765.

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#	Council	Band D per year	Per month	vs average
1	Wandsworth	£1,028	£103	−£1,381
2	Westminster	£1,050	£105	−£1,359
3	City of London	£1,330	£133	−£1,079
4	Hammersmith and Fulham	£1,520	£152	−£889
5	Kensington and Chelsea	£1,667	£167	−£742
6	Tower Hamlets	£1,838	£184	−£571
7	Newham	£1,944	£194	−£465
8	Windsor and Maidenhead	£1,953	£195	−£456
9	Southwark	£1,967	£197	−£442
10	Hillingdon	£2,045	£205	−£364
11	Lambeth	£2,047	£205	−£362
12	Isles of Scilly	£2,048	£205	−£361
13	Hackney	£2,060	£206	−£349
14	Greenwich	£2,108	£211	−£301
15	Islington	£2,108	£211	−£301
16	Barnet	£2,133	£213	−£276
17	Ealing	£2,139	£214	−£270
18	Bromley	£2,140	£214	−£269
19	Dudley	£2,145	£214	−£264
20	Merton	£2,147	£215	−£262
21	Wigan	£2,153	£215	−£256
22	Doncaster	£2,168	£217	−£241
23	Stoke-on-Trent	£2,183	£218	−£226
24	Hounslow	£2,186	£219	−£223
25	Sunderland	£2,197	£220	−£212
26	Solihull	£2,197	£220	−£212
27	Barking and Dagenham	£2,199	£220	−£210
28	Camden	£2,208	£221	−£201
29	Brent	£2,235	£224	−£174
30	Lewisham	£2,237	£224	−£172
31	Sandwell	£2,244	£224	−£165
32	Thurrock	£2,255	£225	−£154
33	Basingstoke and Deane	£2,255	£226	−£154
34	Telford and Wrekin	£2,256	£226	−£153
35	Brentwood	£2,258	£226	−£151
36	South Kesteven	£2,260	£226	−£149
37	Bracknell Forest	£2,265	£226	−£144
38	Southend-on-Sea	£2,265	£227	−£144
39	Enfield	£2,268	£227	−£141
40	Tendring	£2,270	£227	−£139
41	Fareham	£2,271	£227	−£138
42	East Lindsey	£2,276	£228	−£133
43	Epping Forest	£2,277	£228	−£132
44	South Holland	£2,278	£228	−£131
45	Braintree	£2,280	£228	−£129
46	Colchester	£2,283	£228	−£126
47	Leeds	£2,284	£228	−£125
48	York	£2,287	£229	−£122
49	Trafford	£2,292	£229	−£117
50	Portsmouth	£2,292	£229	−£117
51	Peterborough	£2,293	£229	−£116
52	Redbridge	£2,295	£229	−£114
53	Wakefield	£2,297	£230	−£112
54	Harlow	£2,299	£230	−£110
55	Chelmsford	£2,300	£230	−£109
56	Tamworth	£2,301	£230	−£108
57	Stafford	£2,303	£230	−£106
58	Test Valley	£2,306	£231	−£103
59	Derby	£2,306	£231	−£103
60	Broxbourne	£2,306	£231	−£103
61	Boston	£2,309	£231	−£100
62	Manchester	£2,312	£231	−£97
63	South Staffordshire	£2,314	£231	−£95
64	Haringey	£2,314	£231	−£95
65	Mid Suffolk	£2,317	£232	−£92
66	Castle Point	£2,319	£232	−£90
67	Havant	£2,320	£232	−£89
68	Rushmoor	£2,320	£232	−£89
69	Lincoln	£2,323	£232	−£86
70	Barnsley	£2,326	£233	−£83
71	Basildon	£2,327	£233	−£82
72	Maldon	£2,328	£233	−£81
73	Medway	£2,329	£233	−£80
74	Uttlesford	£2,334	£233	−£75
75	Newcastle-under-Lyme	£2,334	£233	−£75
76	East Suffolk	£2,335	£233	−£74
77	North Kesteven	£2,338	£234	−£71
78	Staffordshire Moorlands	£2,338	£234	−£71
79	Chesterfield	£2,339	£234	−£70
80	South Derbyshire	£2,340	£234	−£69
81	Tewkesbury	£2,341	£234	−£68
82	Babergh	£2,342	£234	−£67
83	Eastleigh	£2,342	£234	−£67
84	East Hampshire	£2,344	£234	−£65
85	Gosport	£2,344	£234	−£65
86	North Lincolnshire	£2,348	£235	−£61
87	East Staffordshire	£2,351	£235	−£58
88	West Suffolk	£2,351	£235	−£58
89	Lichfield	£2,352	£235	−£57
90	West Lindsey	£2,354	£235	−£55
91	Gloucester	£2,356	£236	−£53
92	Winchester	£2,360	£236	−£49
93	Erewash	£2,361	£236	−£48
94	Bradford	£2,361	£236	−£48
95	Birmingham	£2,363	£236	−£46
96	Rochford	£2,363	£236	−£46
97	Bexley	£2,366	£237	−£43
98	Halton	£2,367	£237	−£42
99	Cheltenham	£2,370	£237	−£39
100	Milton Keynes	£2,372	£237	−£37
101	Wychavon	£2,373	£237	−£36
102	Dartford	£2,375	£238	−£34
103	Cannock Chase	£2,376	£238	−£33
104	Sutton	£2,379	£238	−£30
105	Southampton	£2,381	£238	−£28
106	Rotherham	£2,382	£238	−£27
107	Hinckley and Bosworth	£2,383	£238	−£26
108	Bath and North East Somerset	£2,383	£238	−£26
109	High Peak	£2,385	£238	−£24
110	Ribble Valley	£2,387	£239	−£22
111	Waltham Forest	£2,387	£239	−£22
112	Harborough	£2,390	£239	−£19
113	Cotswold	£2,392	£239	−£17
114	Stevenage	£2,392	£239	−£17
115	Bolton	£2,400	£240	−£9
116	Hart	£2,400	£240	−£9
117	Charnwood	£2,406	£241	−£3
118	Swale	£2,406	£241	−£3
119	Worcester	£2,406	£241	−£3
120	Hertsmere	£2,406	£241	−£3
121	Oadby and Wigston	£2,407	£241	−£2
122	Amber Valley	£2,408	£241	−£1
123	Gravesham	£2,408	£241	−£1
124	Dacorum	£2,409	£241	−£0
125	Ashford	£2,410	£241	+£1
126	Great Yarmouth	£2,414	£241	+£5
127	Slough	£2,414	£241	+£5
128	North West Leicestershire	£2,418	£242	+£9
129	Crawley	£2,418	£242	+£9
130	St Albans	£2,419	£242	+£10
131	Canterbury	£2,419	£242	+£10
132	New Forest	£2,420	£242	+£11
133	Calderdale	£2,420	£242	+£11
134	Three Rivers	£2,422	£242	+£13
135	North Northamptonshire	£2,424	£242	+£15
136	Havering	£2,425	£242	+£16
137	Melton	£2,430	£243	+£21
138	Chorley	£2,430	£243	+£21
139	South Tyneside	£2,434	£243	+£25
140	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	£2,436	£244	+£27
141	Broadland	£2,438	£244	+£29
142	Swindon	£2,438	£244	+£29
143	Luton	£2,440	£244	+£31
144	Horsham	£2,441	£244	+£32
145	Kirklees	£2,441	£244	+£32
146	Plymouth	£2,442	£244	+£33
147	South Ribble	£2,443	£244	+£34
148	Forest of Dean	£2,443	£244	+£34
149	Breckland	£2,444	£244	+£35
150	Derbyshire Dales	£2,445	£244	+£36
151	Tunbridge Wells	£2,446	£245	+£37
152	Watford	£2,447	£245	+£38
153	Tameside	£2,447	£245	+£38
154	Warrington	£2,448	£245	+£39
155	North Hertfordshire	£2,449	£245	+£40
156	Malvern Hills	£2,451	£245	+£42
157	Welwyn Hatfield	£2,452	£245	+£43
158	East Hertfordshire	£2,455	£245	+£46
159	Cheshire East	£2,455	£245	+£46
160	Blackburn with Darwen	£2,455	£246	+£46
161	Worthing	£2,456	£246	+£47
162	West Lancashire	£2,456	£246	+£47
163	North Norfolk	£2,460	£246	+£51
164	Wyre	£2,461	£246	+£52
165	Warwick	£2,462	£246	+£53
166	Dover	£2,462	£246	+£53
167	North Tyneside	£2,462	£246	+£53
168	Redditch	£2,463	£246	+£54
169	Hyndburn	£2,466	£247	+£57
170	East Riding of Yorkshire	£2,466	£247	+£57
171	North East Derbyshire	£2,467	£247	+£58
172	Cambridge	£2,467	£247	+£58
173	Ipswich	£2,468	£247	+£59
174	Chichester	£2,470	£247	+£61
175	Torbay	£2,470	£247	+£61
176	Bedford	£2,472	£247	+£63
177	Tonbridge and Malling	£2,472	£247	+£63
178	Mid Sussex	£2,474	£247	+£65
179	Bromsgrove	£2,479	£248	+£70
180	South Norfolk	£2,483	£248	+£74
181	Rugby	£2,483	£248	+£74
182	North East Lincolnshire	£2,484	£248	+£75
183	Fylde	£2,484	£248	+£75
184	Stratford-on-Avon	£2,484	£248	+£75
185	East Cambridgeshire	£2,485	£249	+£76
186	Richmond upon Thames	£2,486	£249	+£77
187	West Northamptonshire	£2,487	£249	+£78
188	Arun	£2,487	£249	+£78
189	Knowsley	£2,488	£249	+£79
190	Blaby	£2,490	£249	+£81
191	Thanet	£2,491	£249	+£82
192	North Somerset	£2,491	£249	+£82
193	Stroud	£2,491	£249	+£82
194	Runnymede	£2,493	£249	+£84
195	Darlington	£2,494	£249	+£85
196	Exeter	£2,495	£250	+£86
197	Wokingham	£2,498	£250	+£89
198	Wirral	£2,501	£250	+£92
199	Nuneaton and Bedworth	£2,502	£250	+£93
200	Maidstone	£2,503	£250	+£94
201	Lancaster	£2,503	£250	+£94
202	Norwich	£2,503	£250	+£94
203	West Berkshire	£2,505	£251	+£96
204	Westmorland and Furness	£2,508	£251	+£99
205	Sheffield	£2,510	£251	+£101
206	Harrow	£2,511	£251	+£102
207	Cumberland	£2,511	£251	+£102
208	Wyre Forest	£2,512	£251	+£103
209	Blackpool	£2,513	£251	+£104
210	Central Bedfordshire	£2,516	£252	+£107
211	Coventry	£2,517	£252	+£108
212	Cheshire West and Chester	£2,517	£252	+£108
213	Mole Valley	£2,520	£252	+£111
214	Rossendale	£2,520	£252	+£111
215	Sevenoaks	£2,522	£252	+£113
216	Spelthorne	£2,526	£253	+£117
217	Buckinghamshire	£2,527	£253	+£118
218	Shropshire	£2,528	£253	+£119
219	Leicester	£2,529	£253	+£120
220	Epsom and Ewell	£2,531	£253	+£122
221	North Warwickshire	£2,532	£253	+£123
222	South Cambridgeshire	£2,536	£254	+£127
223	Fenland	£2,538	£254	+£129
224	Folkestone and Hythe	£2,539	£254	+£130
225	Wolverhampton	£2,539	£254	+£130
226	Newcastle upon Tyne	£2,542	£254	+£133
227	North Yorkshire	£2,544	£254	+£135
228	Redcar and Cleveland	£2,544	£254	+£135
229	Guildford	£2,547	£255	+£138
230	Adur	£2,548	£255	+£139
231	Middlesbrough	£2,549	£255	+£140
232	Burnley	£2,549	£255	+£140
233	South Gloucestershire	£2,551	£255	+£142
234	Bury	£2,555	£256	+£146
235	Huntingdonshire	£2,556	£256	+£147
236	Elmbridge	£2,558	£256	+£149
237	Bolsover	£2,559	£256	+£150
238	Hartlepool	£2,560	£256	+£151
239	Somerset	£2,561	£256	+£152
240	Reigate and Banstead	£2,567	£257	+£158
241	West Oxfordshire	£2,567	£257	+£158
242	Wiltshire	£2,572	£257	+£163
243	Preston	£2,576	£258	+£167
244	Vale of White Horse	£2,577	£258	+£168
245	Brighton and Hove	£2,581	£258	+£172
246	Cherwell	£2,583	£258	+£174
247	Sefton	£2,583	£258	+£174
248	Surrey Heath	£2,585	£259	+£176
249	Stockton-on-Tees	£2,590	£259	+£181
250	Cornwall	£2,591	£259	+£182
251	Salford	£2,594	£259	+£185
252	Tandridge	£2,595	£259	+£186
253	East Devon	£2,595	£260	+£186
254	Northumberland	£2,597	£260	+£188
255	South Oxfordshire	£2,598	£260	+£189
256	Woking	£2,598	£260	+£189
257	Croydon	£2,600	£260	+£191
258	Mansfield	£2,600	£260	+£191
259	Rochdale	£2,601	£260	+£192
260	Torridge	£2,601	£260	+£192
261	Oldham	£2,602	£260	+£193
262	Waverley	£2,605	£260	+£196
263	Ashfield	£2,609	£261	+£200
264	Kingston upon Thames	£2,609	£261	+£200
265	Gedling	£2,610	£261	+£201
266	Reading	£2,613	£261	+£204
267	South Hams	£2,615	£262	+£206
268	Broxtowe	£2,618	£262	+£209
269	Stockport	£2,619	£262	+£210
270	Isle of Wight	£2,626	£263	+£217
271	Walsall	£2,627	£263	+£218
272	Pendle	£2,640	£264	+£231
273	North Devon	£2,642	£264	+£233
274	Teignbridge	£2,643	£264	+£234
275	Rushcliffe	£2,643	£264	+£234
276	Bassetlaw	£2,645	£264	+£236
277	Eastbourne	£2,654	£265	+£245
278	Mid Devon	£2,656	£266	+£247
279	Liverpool	£2,674	£267	+£265
280	Hastings	£2,677	£268	+£268
281	Oxford	£2,678	£268	+£269
282	Newark and Sherwood	£2,682	£268	+£273
283	Rother	£2,701	£270	+£292
284	West Devon	£2,705	£271	+£296
285	Gateshead	£2,716	£272	+£307
286	Wealden	£2,728	£273	+£319
287	Rutland	£2,738	£274	+£329
288	Nottingham	£2,755	£276	+£346
289	Lewes	£2,756	£276	+£347
290	Dorset	£2,765	£277	+£356

Costs by band

England-wide averages for 2026-27. Open a band for the full breakdown and the cheapest and most expensive councils for it.

Band A

£1,606 a year

Band B

£1,874 a year

Band C

£2,141 a year

Band D

£2,409 a year

Band E

£2,944 a year

Band F

£3,480 a year

Band G

£4,015 a year

Band H

£4,818 a year

Comparing council tax: common questions

Which council has the cheapest council tax in England?

On average Band D charges for 2026-27, Wandsworth is the cheapest billing authority in our data at £1,028 a year, against an England-wide average of £2,409.

Which council has the most expensive council tax?

Dorset has the highest average Band D charge in our data for 2026-27, at £2,765 a year — around £356 above the England average.

Why do council tax bills differ so much between areas?

Each billing authority sets its own Band D charge to fund its services, then adds precepts for the county, police, fire service and any parish council. Areas with fewer high-value properties often need a higher charge per household to raise the same money.

Are these figures the exact bill I will pay?

They are the average Band D charge for the whole billing authority, including local and major precepts, published by MHCLG under the Open Government Licence. Your own bill can differ slightly by parish, and discounts such as the 25% single-person reduction are applied on top.

Does this include Scotland and Northern Ireland?

No. Scotland uses a separate valuation roll and Northern Ireland uses domestic rates rather than council tax bands, so this comparison covers England and Wales.

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