Council tax · 2026/27 · 350 councils

Council Tax Bands & Rates 2026/27: Every UK Council

The full A–H charge tables (A–I in Wales) for all 350 UK billing authorities, built from the official 2026/27 releases by MHCLG, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government. Browse rates here; for the bands in a specific postcode use the council tax checker, and for a home's exact band go straight to the official VOA register.

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Average Band D · England

£2,411

296 billing authorities

Average Band D · Wales

£2,326

22 authorities

Average Band D · Scotland

£1,662

Excludes water and sewerage

2026/27 at a glance

For 2026/27, the unweighted average Band D council tax is £2,411 across England's 296 billing authorities, £2,326 across Wales' 22 and £1,662 across Scotland's 32 (Scottish figures exclude water and sewerage). The highest Band D in England is £2,765.02 (Dorset) and the lowest £1,028.21 (Wandsworth). Every other band is a fixed statutory fraction of Band D (full tables below). Sources: MHCLG, Welsh Government, gov.scot official releases (OGL v3.0); rates last verified 4 July 2026.

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How every band is worked out from Band D

Councils publish one number, the Band D charge, and every other band is a fixed proportion of it, set in law. In England (Local Government Finance Act 1992, s.5) and Wales (Council Tax (Valuation Bands) (Wales) Order 2003) the proportions run from 6/9 of Band D for Band A up to 18/9 for Band H, with Wales adding Band I at 21/9. Scotland kept the 6/9–9/9 ladder for bands A–D but raised the multipliers for E–H from April 2017 (Council Tax (Substitution of Proportion) (Scotland) Order 2016): Band E is 473/360 of Band D and Band H is 882/360. Our tables apply exactly these proportions to each council's official Band D figure.

NationABCDEFGHI
England6/97/98/99/911/913/915/918/9n/a
Wales6/97/98/99/911/913/915/918/921/9
Scotland240/360280/360320/360360/360473/360585/360705/360882/360n/a

Proportion of the Band D charge payable per band. Northern Ireland uses domestic rates, not council tax, so it has no band table.

Highest and lowest councils, 2026/27

England: highest & lowest Band D, 2026/27

Highest
  • Dorset£2,765.02
  • Lewes£2,756.17
  • Nottingham£2,755.39
  • Rutland£2,737.58
  • Wealden£2,728.43
Lowest
  • Wandsworth£1,028.21
  • Westminster£1,049.55
  • City of London£1,329.56
  • Hammersmith and Fulham£1,519.51
  • Kensington and Chelsea£1,666.65

Wales: highest & lowest Band D, 2026/27

Highest
  • Merthyr Tydfil£2,593.60
  • Neath Port Talbot£2,541.39
  • Blaenau Gwent£2,531.26
  • Bridgend£2,477.99
  • Conwy£2,472.82
Lowest
  • Cardiff£2,013.18
  • Caerphilly£2,082.88
  • Newport£2,088.48
  • Torfaen£2,155.68
  • Pembrokeshire£2,166.15

Scotland: highest & lowest Band D, 2026/27

Highest
  • Midlothian£1,816.16
  • Argyll & Bute£1,783.33
  • Stirling£1,752.87
  • East Dunbartonshire£1,751.67
  • Aberdeen City£1,747.54
Lowest
  • South Lanarkshire£1,468.47
  • Shetland Islands£1,487.90
  • Na h-Eileanan Siar£1,505.50
  • North Lanarkshire£1,554.56
  • Fife£1,573.70

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England: council tax by band, 2026/27 (296 billing authorities)

CouncilABCDEFGH
Adur£1,699£1,982£2,265£2,548£3,115£3,681£4,247£5,097
Amber Valley£1,605£1,873£2,140£2,408£2,943£3,478£4,013£4,815
Arun£1,658£1,935£2,211£2,487£3,040£3,593£4,145£4,974
Ashfield£1,739£2,029£2,319£2,609£3,188£3,768£4,348£5,218
Ashford£1,607£1,875£2,142£2,410£2,946£3,481£4,017£4,820
Babergh£1,561£1,821£2,081£2,342£2,862£3,382£3,903£4,683
Barking and Dagenham£1,466£1,710£1,954£2,199£2,687£3,176£3,664£4,397
Barnet£1,422£1,659£1,896£2,133£2,607£3,080£3,554£4,265
Barnsley£1,551£1,809£2,068£2,326£2,843£3,360£3,877£4,652
Basildon£1,551£1,810£2,069£2,327£2,844£3,362£3,879£4,654
Basingstoke and Deane£1,503£1,754£2,005£2,255£2,756£3,258£3,759£4,510
Bassetlaw£1,763£2,057£2,351£2,645£3,233£3,820£4,408£5,290
Bath and North East Somerset£1,589£1,854£2,119£2,383£2,913£3,443£3,972£4,767
Bedford£1,648£1,922£2,197£2,472£3,021£3,570£4,120£4,943
Bexley£1,578£1,841£2,103£2,366£2,892£3,418£3,944£4,733
Birmingham£1,575£1,838£2,100£2,363£2,888£3,413£3,938£4,726
Blaby£1,660£1,937£2,214£2,490£3,044£3,597£4,150£4,980
Blackburn with Darwen£1,637£1,910£2,182£2,455£3,001£3,547£4,092£4,911
Blackpool£1,675£1,955£2,234£2,513£3,072£3,630£4,189£5,026
Bolsover£1,706£1,991£2,275£2,559£3,128£3,697£4,266£5,119
Bolton£1,600£1,866£2,133£2,400£2,933£3,466£4,000£4,799
Boston£1,539£1,796£2,052£2,309£2,822£3,335£3,848£4,617
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole£1,624£1,894£2,165£2,436£2,977£3,518£4,059£4,871
Bracknell Forest£1,510£1,762£2,013£2,265£2,768£3,271£3,775£4,530
Bradford£1,574£1,836£2,098£2,361£2,885£3,410£3,935£4,721
Braintree£1,520£1,774£2,027£2,280£2,787£3,294£3,801£4,561
Breckland£1,629£1,901£2,172£2,444£2,987£3,530£4,073£4,887
Brent£1,490£1,739£1,987£2,235£2,732£3,229£3,725£4,471
Brentwood£1,505£1,756£2,007£2,258£2,760£3,262£3,764£4,516
Brighton and Hove£1,720£2,007£2,294£2,581£3,154£3,727£4,301£5,161
Bristol£1,809£2,111£2,412£2,714£3,317£3,920£4,523£5,427
Broadland£1,625£1,896£2,167£2,438£2,980£3,521£4,063£4,876
Bromley£1,427£1,664£1,902£2,140£2,616£3,091£3,567£4,280
Bromsgrove£1,652£1,928£2,203£2,479£3,029£3,580£4,131£4,957
Broxbourne£1,538£1,794£2,050£2,306£2,819£3,332£3,844£4,613
Broxtowe£1,745£2,036£2,327£2,618£3,200£3,782£4,364£5,236
Buckinghamshire£1,684£1,965£2,246£2,527£3,088£3,650£4,211£5,053
Burnley£1,700£1,983£2,266£2,549£3,116£3,682£4,249£5,099
Bury£1,703£1,987£2,271£2,555£3,123£3,691£4,259£5,110
Calderdale£1,613£1,882£2,151£2,420£2,958£3,496£4,034£4,840
Cambridge£1,645£1,919£2,193£2,467£3,015£3,563£4,112£4,934
Camden£1,472£1,717£1,962£2,208£2,698£3,189£3,679£4,415
Cannock Chase£1,584£1,848£2,112£2,376£2,904£3,432£3,960£4,752
Canterbury£1,613£1,882£2,151£2,419£2,957£3,495£4,032£4,839
Castle Point£1,546£1,803£2,061£2,319£2,834£3,349£3,864£4,637
Central Bedfordshire£1,677£1,957£2,237£2,516£3,075£3,634£4,194£5,032
Charnwood£1,604£1,871£2,138£2,406£2,940£3,475£4,009£4,811
Chelmsford£1,533£1,789£2,045£2,300£2,811£3,322£3,834£4,600
Cheltenham£1,580£1,843£2,106£2,370£2,896£3,423£3,949£4,739
Cherwell£1,722£2,009£2,296£2,583£3,157£3,731£4,305£5,166
Cheshire East£1,637£1,909£2,182£2,455£3,000£3,546£4,091£4,910
Cheshire West and Chester£1,678£1,958£2,238£2,517£3,077£3,636£4,196£5,035
Chesterfield£1,560£1,820£2,080£2,339£2,859£3,379£3,899£4,679
Chichester£1,646£1,921£2,195£2,470£3,018£3,567£4,116£4,939
Chorley£1,620£1,890£2,160£2,430£2,970£3,510£4,050£4,860
City of London£886£1,034£1,182£1,330£1,625£1,920£2,216£2,659
Colchester£1,522£1,776£2,029£2,283£2,790£3,297£3,805£4,566
Cornwall£1,727£2,015£2,303£2,591£3,167£3,742£4,318£5,182
Cotswold£1,594£1,860£2,126£2,392£2,923£3,455£3,986£4,783
Coventry£1,678£1,957£2,237£2,517£3,076£3,635£4,195£5,033
Crawley£1,612£1,881£2,150£2,418£2,956£3,493£4,031£4,837
Croydon£1,733£2,022£2,311£2,600£3,178£3,755£4,333£5,200
Cumberland£1,674£1,953£2,232£2,511£3,069£3,627£4,186£5,023
Dacorum£1,606£1,873£2,141£2,409£2,944£3,479£4,014£4,817
Darlington£1,663£1,940£2,217£2,494£3,048£3,602£4,156£4,988
Dartford£1,583£1,847£2,111£2,375£2,903£3,431£3,959£4,750
Derby£1,537£1,794£2,050£2,306£2,818£3,331£3,843£4,612
Derbyshire Dales£1,630£1,901£2,173£2,445£2,988£3,531£4,075£4,889
Doncaster£1,445£1,686£1,927£2,168£2,649£3,131£3,613£4,336
Dorset£1,843£2,151£2,458£2,765£3,379£3,994£4,608£5,530
Dover£1,641£1,915£2,188£2,462£3,009£3,556£4,103£4,923
Dudley£1,430£1,668£1,907£2,145£2,621£3,098£3,575£4,290
Durham£1,748£2,039£2,331£2,622£3,205£3,788£4,370£5,244
Ealing£1,426£1,663£1,901£2,139£2,614£3,089£3,564£4,277
East Cambridgeshire£1,657£1,933£2,209£2,485£3,037£3,590£4,142£4,970
East Devon£1,730£2,019£2,307£2,595£3,172£3,749£4,326£5,191
East Hampshire£1,563£1,823£2,083£2,344£2,865£3,386£3,907£4,688
East Hertfordshire£1,637£1,909£2,182£2,455£3,000£3,546£4,091£4,910
East Lindsey£1,517£1,770£2,023£2,276£2,782£3,287£3,793£4,552
East Riding of Yorkshire£1,644£1,918£2,192£2,466£3,014£3,562£4,110£4,932
East Staffordshire£1,568£1,829£2,090£2,351£2,874£3,396£3,919£4,703
East Suffolk£1,557£1,816£2,075£2,335£2,854£3,372£3,891£4,670
Eastbourne£1,770£2,064£2,359£2,654£3,244£3,834£4,424£5,309
Eastleigh£1,561£1,822£2,082£2,342£2,863£3,383£3,904£4,684
Elmbridge£1,705£1,989£2,274£2,558£3,126£3,695£4,263£5,116
Enfield£1,512£1,764£2,016£2,268£2,772£3,276£3,779£4,535
Epping Forest£1,518£1,771£2,024£2,277£2,783£3,289£3,795£4,554
Epsom and Ewell£1,687£1,968£2,250£2,531£3,093£3,656£4,218£5,062
Erewash£1,574£1,836£2,098£2,361£2,885£3,410£3,934£4,721
Exeter£1,664£1,941£2,218£2,495£3,050£3,604£4,159£4,991
Fareham£1,514£1,766£2,018£2,271£2,775£3,280£3,784£4,541
Fenland£1,692£1,974£2,256£2,538£3,102£3,666£4,230£5,075
Folkestone and Hythe£1,693£1,975£2,257£2,539£3,103£3,667£4,231£5,078
Forest of Dean£1,629£1,900£2,172£2,443£2,986£3,529£4,072£4,887
Fylde£1,656£1,932£2,208£2,484£3,036£3,588£4,140£4,968
Gateshead£1,811£2,112£2,414£2,716£3,319£3,923£4,526£5,432
Gedling£1,740£2,030£2,320£2,610£3,189£3,769£4,349£5,219
Gloucester£1,571£1,832£2,094£2,356£2,879£3,403£3,926£4,712
Gosport£1,563£1,823£2,084£2,344£2,865£3,386£3,907£4,689
Gravesham£1,605£1,873£2,141£2,408£2,943£3,479£4,014£4,816
Great Yarmouth£1,610£1,878£2,146£2,414£2,951£3,487£4,024£4,829
Greenwich£1,405£1,639£1,874£2,108£2,576£3,045£3,513£4,216
Guildford£1,698£1,981£2,264£2,547£3,113£3,679£4,246£5,095
Hackney£1,374£1,602£1,831£2,060£2,518£2,976£3,434£4,121
Halton£1,578£1,841£2,104£2,367£2,893£3,418£3,944£4,733
Hammersmith and Fulham£1,013£1,182£1,351£1,520£1,857£2,195£2,533£3,039
Harborough£1,593£1,859£2,124£2,390£2,921£3,452£3,983£4,780
Haringey£1,543£1,800£2,057£2,314£2,828£3,342£3,856£4,628
Harlow£1,532£1,788£2,043£2,299£2,810£3,320£3,831£4,597
Harrow£1,674£1,953£2,232£2,511£3,069£3,627£4,185£5,022
Hart£1,600£1,867£2,133£2,400£2,933£3,467£4,000£4,800
Hartlepool£1,707£1,991£2,276£2,560£3,129£3,698£4,267£5,120
Hastings£1,784£2,082£2,379£2,677£3,271£3,866£4,461£5,353
Havant£1,547£1,805£2,062£2,320£2,836£3,352£3,867£4,641
Havering£1,616£1,886£2,155£2,425£2,963£3,502£4,041£4,849
Herefordshire£1,716£2,002£2,288£2,574£3,146£3,719£4,291£5,149
Hertsmere£1,604£1,871£2,139£2,406£2,940£3,475£4,010£4,812
High Peak£1,590£1,855£2,120£2,385£2,915£3,445£3,974£4,769
Hillingdon£1,364£1,591£1,818£2,045£2,500£2,955£3,409£4,091
Hinckley and Bosworth£1,588£1,853£2,118£2,383£2,912£3,442£3,971£4,765
Horsham£1,627£1,899£2,170£2,441£2,983£3,526£4,068£4,882
Hounslow£1,457£1,700£1,943£2,186£2,671£3,157£3,643£4,371
Huntingdonshire£1,704£1,988£2,272£2,556£3,124£3,693£4,261£5,113
Hyndburn£1,644£1,918£2,192£2,466£3,014£3,562£4,110£4,932
Ipswich£1,646£1,920£2,194£2,468£3,017£3,565£4,114£4,937
Isle of Wight£1,751£2,042£2,334£2,626£3,209£3,793£4,376£5,252
Isles of Scilly£1,365£1,593£1,820£2,048£2,503£2,958£3,413£4,096
Islington£1,405£1,640£1,874£2,108£2,577£3,045£3,514£4,216
Kensington and Chelsea£1,111£1,296£1,481£1,667£2,037£2,407£2,778£3,333
Kings Lynn and West Norfolk£1,620£1,890£2,160£2,430£2,970£3,510£4,050£4,860
Kingston upon Hull£1,530£1,785£2,040£2,295£2,805£3,315£3,825£4,590
Kingston upon Thames£1,739£2,029£2,319£2,609£3,189£3,769£4,349£5,218
Kirklees£1,627£1,899£2,170£2,441£2,984£3,526£4,068£4,882
Knowsley£1,659£1,935£2,212£2,488£3,041£3,594£4,147£4,977
Lambeth£1,365£1,592£1,820£2,047£2,502£2,957£3,412£4,094
Lancaster£1,669£1,947£2,225£2,503£3,059£3,616£4,172£5,006
Leeds£1,522£1,776£2,030£2,284£2,791£3,299£3,806£4,567
Leicester£1,686£1,967£2,248£2,529£3,091£3,653£4,215£5,058
Lewes£1,837£2,144£2,450£2,756£3,369£3,981£4,594£5,512
Lewisham£1,492£1,740£1,989£2,237£2,735£3,232£3,729£4,475
Lichfield£1,568£1,829£2,091£2,352£2,875£3,397£3,920£4,704
Lincoln£1,549£1,807£2,065£2,323£2,839£3,356£3,872£4,646
Liverpool£1,782£2,079£2,377£2,674£3,268£3,862£4,456£5,347
Luton£1,627£1,898£2,169£2,440£2,982£3,524£4,067£4,880
Maidstone£1,668£1,946£2,225£2,503£3,059£3,615£4,171£5,005
Maldon£1,552£1,811£2,070£2,328£2,846£3,363£3,881£4,657
Malvern Hills£1,634£1,906£2,179£2,451£2,996£3,540£4,085£4,902
Manchester£1,541£1,798£2,055£2,312£2,826£3,340£3,853£4,624
Mansfield£1,734£2,023£2,311£2,600£3,178£3,756£4,334£5,201
Medway£1,552£1,811£2,070£2,329£2,846£3,363£3,881£4,657
Melton£1,620£1,890£2,160£2,430£2,970£3,510£4,049£4,859
Merton£1,431£1,670£1,908£2,147£2,624£3,101£3,578£4,294
Mid Devon£1,771£2,066£2,361£2,656£3,247£3,837£4,427£5,313
Mid Suffolk£1,545£1,802£2,059£2,317£2,832£3,347£3,861£4,634
Mid Sussex£1,650£1,924£2,199£2,474£3,024£3,574£4,124£4,949
Middlesbrough£1,699£1,983£2,266£2,549£3,116£3,682£4,249£5,098
Milton Keynes£1,581£1,845£2,109£2,372£2,899£3,427£3,954£4,744
Mole Valley£1,680£1,960£2,240£2,520£3,080£3,640£4,200£5,040
New Forest£1,613£1,882£2,151£2,420£2,957£3,495£4,033£4,840
Newark and Sherwood£1,788£2,086£2,384£2,682£3,278£3,874£4,470£5,364
Newcastle upon Tyne£1,695£1,977£2,260£2,542£3,107£3,672£4,237£5,084
Newcastle-under-Lyme£1,556£1,816£2,075£2,334£2,853£3,372£3,890£4,669
Newham£1,296£1,512£1,728£1,944£2,376£2,808£3,240£3,888
North Devon£1,761£2,055£2,349£2,642£3,229£3,817£4,404£5,284
North East Derbyshire£1,644£1,918£2,193£2,467£3,015£3,563£4,111£4,933
North East Lincolnshire£1,656£1,932£2,208£2,484£3,036£3,588£4,140£4,968
North Hertfordshire£1,632£1,904£2,176£2,449£2,993£3,537£4,081£4,897
North Kesteven£1,559£1,818£2,078£2,338£2,857£3,377£3,896£4,676
North Lincolnshire£1,566£1,827£2,088£2,348£2,870£3,392£3,914£4,697
North Norfolk£1,640£1,913£2,187£2,460£3,007£3,553£4,100£4,920
North Northamptonshire£1,616£1,885£2,155£2,424£2,963£3,501£4,040£4,848
North Somerset£1,661£1,938£2,214£2,491£3,045£3,598£4,152£4,982
North Tyneside£1,641£1,915£2,188£2,462£3,009£3,556£4,103£4,924
North Warwickshire£1,688£1,969£2,251£2,532£3,095£3,657£4,220£5,064
North West Leicestershire£1,612£1,881£2,150£2,418£2,956£3,493£4,030£4,836
North Yorkshire£1,696£1,979£2,262£2,544£3,110£3,675£4,241£5,089
Northumberland£1,731£2,020£2,308£2,597£3,174£3,751£4,328£5,194
Norwich£1,669£1,947£2,225£2,503£3,060£3,616£4,172£5,007
Nottingham£1,837£2,143£2,449£2,755£3,368£3,980£4,592£5,511
Nuneaton and Bedworth£1,668£1,946£2,224£2,502£3,058£3,614£4,170£5,004
Oadby and Wigston£1,605£1,872£2,139£2,407£2,942£3,477£4,011£4,814
Oldham£1,735£2,024£2,313£2,602£3,181£3,759£4,337£5,204
Oxford£1,786£2,083£2,381£2,678£3,274£3,869£4,464£5,357
Pendle£1,760£2,053£2,347£2,640£3,227£3,814£4,400£5,280
Peterborough£1,529£1,784£2,039£2,293£2,803£3,313£3,822£4,587
Plymouth£1,628£1,899£2,171£2,442£2,984£3,527£4,070£4,884
Portsmouth£1,528£1,782£2,037£2,292£2,801£3,310£3,820£4,583
Preston£1,717£2,003£2,290£2,576£3,148£3,721£4,293£5,151
Reading£1,742£2,032£2,322£2,613£3,193£3,774£4,355£5,226
Redbridge£1,530£1,785£2,040£2,295£2,804£3,314£3,824£4,589
Redcar and Cleveland£1,696£1,979£2,262£2,544£3,110£3,675£4,241£5,089
Redditch£1,642£1,916£2,189£2,463£3,010£3,558£4,105£4,926
Reigate and Banstead£1,711£1,996£2,281£2,567£3,137£3,707£4,278£5,133
Ribble Valley£1,591£1,856£2,121£2,387£2,917£3,447£3,978£4,773
Richmond upon Thames£1,657£1,934£2,210£2,486£3,039£3,591£4,144£4,972
Rochdale£1,734£2,023£2,312£2,601£3,179£3,757£4,335£5,202
Rochford£1,576£1,838£2,101£2,363£2,889£3,414£3,939£4,727
Rossendale£1,680£1,960£2,240£2,520£3,080£3,640£4,200£5,040
Rother£1,801£2,101£2,401£2,701£3,301£3,901£4,502£5,402
Rotherham£1,588£1,852£2,117£2,382£2,911£3,440£3,969£4,763
Rugby£1,655£1,931£2,207£2,483£3,035£3,587£4,138£4,966
Runnymede£1,662£1,939£2,216£2,493£3,047£3,601£4,155£4,986
Rushcliffe£1,762£2,056£2,350£2,643£3,231£3,818£4,405£5,287
Rushmoor£1,547£1,805£2,062£2,320£2,836£3,352£3,867£4,641
Rutland£1,825£2,129£2,433£2,738£3,346£3,954£4,563£5,475
Salford£1,730£2,018£2,306£2,594£3,171£3,748£4,324£5,189
Sandwell£1,496£1,746£1,995£2,244£2,743£3,242£3,741£4,489
Sefton£1,722£2,009£2,296£2,583£3,157£3,731£4,305£5,166
Sevenoaks£1,682£1,962£2,242£2,522£3,083£3,643£4,204£5,045
Sheffield£1,673£1,952£2,231£2,510£3,068£3,626£4,184£5,020
Shropshire£1,685£1,966£2,247£2,528£3,090£3,652£4,214£5,056
Slough£1,610£1,878£2,146£2,414£2,951£3,488£4,024£4,829
Solihull£1,465£1,709£1,953£2,197£2,686£3,174£3,662£4,395
Somerset£1,707£1,992£2,276£2,561£3,130£3,699£4,268£5,121
South Cambridgeshire£1,691£1,973£2,254£2,536£3,100£3,663£4,227£5,073
South Derbyshire£1,560£1,820£2,080£2,340£2,860£3,379£3,899£4,679
South Gloucestershire£1,700£1,984£2,267£2,551£3,117£3,684£4,251£5,101
South Hams£1,743£2,034£2,325£2,615£3,196£3,778£4,359£5,230
South Holland£1,519£1,772£2,025£2,278£2,784£3,291£3,797£4,556
South Kesteven£1,507£1,758£2,009£2,260£2,762£3,264£3,767£4,520
South Norfolk£1,655£1,931£2,207£2,483£3,035£3,586£4,138£4,966
South Oxfordshire£1,732£2,020£2,309£2,598£3,175£3,752£4,329£5,195
South Ribble£1,628£1,900£2,171£2,443£2,985£3,528£4,071£4,885
South Staffordshire£1,542£1,800£2,057£2,314£2,828£3,342£3,856£4,627
South Tyneside£1,623£1,893£2,164£2,434£2,975£3,516£4,057£4,869
Southampton£1,588£1,852£2,117£2,381£2,911£3,440£3,969£4,763
Southend-on-Sea£1,510£1,762£2,013£2,265£2,769£3,272£3,775£4,530
Southwark£1,312£1,530£1,749£1,967£2,404£2,842£3,279£3,935
Spelthorne£1,684£1,965£2,246£2,526£3,088£3,649£4,211£5,053
St Albans£1,613£1,882£2,150£2,419£2,957£3,494£4,032£4,838
St Helens£1,602£1,869£2,136£2,403£2,937£3,472£4,006£4,807
Stafford£1,535£1,791£2,047£2,303£2,814£3,326£3,838£4,605
Staffordshire Moorlands£1,559£1,819£2,078£2,338£2,858£3,377£3,897£4,676
Stevenage£1,595£1,860£2,126£2,392£2,924£3,455£3,987£4,784
Stockport£1,746£2,037£2,328£2,619£3,201£3,783£4,365£5,238
Stockton-on-Tees£1,727£2,014£2,302£2,590£3,165£3,741£4,316£5,180
Stoke-on-Trent£1,455£1,698£1,941£2,183£2,668£3,153£3,639£4,366
Stratford-on-Avon£1,656£1,932£2,208£2,484£3,036£3,588£4,140£4,968
Stroud£1,661£1,938£2,215£2,491£3,045£3,599£4,152£4,983
Sunderland£1,465£1,709£1,953£2,197£2,685£3,174£3,662£4,394
Surrey Heath£1,723£2,011£2,298£2,585£3,160£3,734£4,309£5,170
Sutton£1,586£1,850£2,114£2,379£2,907£3,436£3,964£4,757
Swale£1,604£1,871£2,138£2,406£2,940£3,475£4,009£4,811
Swindon£1,625£1,896£2,167£2,438£2,980£3,522£4,064£4,876
Tameside£1,631£1,903£2,175£2,447£2,991£3,535£4,079£4,894
Tamworth£1,534£1,789£2,045£2,301£2,812£3,323£3,835£4,602
Tandridge£1,730£2,018£2,307£2,595£3,171£3,748£4,325£5,190
Teignbridge£1,762£2,056£2,349£2,643£3,230£3,818£4,405£5,286
Telford and Wrekin£1,504£1,755£2,006£2,256£2,758£3,259£3,760£4,513
Tendring£1,513£1,765£2,017£2,270£2,774£3,278£3,783£4,539
Test Valley£1,537£1,793£2,049£2,306£2,818£3,330£3,843£4,611
Tewkesbury£1,560£1,820£2,080£2,341£2,861£3,381£3,901£4,681
Thanet£1,661£1,937£2,214£2,491£3,044£3,598£4,152£4,982
Three Rivers£1,615£1,884£2,153£2,422£2,961£3,499£4,037£4,845
Thurrock£1,503£1,754£2,004£2,255£2,756£3,257£3,758£4,509
Tonbridge and Malling£1,648£1,923£2,197£2,472£3,021£3,570£4,120£4,944
Torbay£1,647£1,921£2,196£2,470£3,019£3,568£4,117£4,941
Torridge£1,734£2,023£2,312£2,601£3,180£3,758£4,336£5,203
Tower Hamlets£1,225£1,429£1,634£1,838£2,246£2,655£3,063£3,676
Trafford£1,528£1,782£2,037£2,292£2,801£3,310£3,820£4,583
Tunbridge Wells£1,631£1,903£2,174£2,446£2,990£3,533£4,077£4,892
Uttlesford£1,556£1,815£2,075£2,334£2,852£3,371£3,890£4,668
Vale of White Horse£1,718£2,005£2,291£2,577£3,150£3,723£4,296£5,155
Wakefield£1,531£1,786£2,042£2,297£2,807£3,318£3,828£4,594
Walsall£1,752£2,044£2,336£2,627£3,211£3,795£4,379£5,255
Waltham Forest£1,591£1,857£2,122£2,387£2,917£3,448£3,978£4,774
Wandsworth£685£800£914£1,028£1,257£1,485£1,714£2,056
Warrington£1,632£1,904£2,176£2,448£2,992£3,535£4,079£4,895
Warwick£1,641£1,915£2,188£2,462£3,009£3,556£4,103£4,923
Watford£1,631£1,903£2,175£2,447£2,990£3,534£4,078£4,893
Waverley£1,737£2,026£2,315£2,605£3,184£3,763£4,341£5,210
Wealden£1,819£2,122£2,425£2,728£3,335£3,941£4,547£5,457
Welwyn Hatfield£1,635£1,907£2,180£2,452£2,997£3,542£4,087£4,905
West Berkshire£1,670£1,949£2,227£2,505£3,062£3,619£4,176£5,011
West Devon£1,804£2,104£2,405£2,705£3,307£3,908£4,509£5,411
West Lancashire£1,637£1,910£2,183£2,456£3,002£3,548£4,094£4,912
West Lindsey£1,570£1,831£2,093£2,354£2,877£3,401£3,924£4,709
West Northamptonshire£1,658£1,934£2,210£2,487£3,039£3,592£4,144£4,973
West Oxfordshire£1,711£1,997£2,282£2,567£3,137£3,708£4,278£5,134
West Suffolk£1,568£1,829£2,090£2,351£2,874£3,397£3,919£4,703
Westminster£700£816£933£1,050£1,283£1,516£1,749£2,099
Westmorland and Furness£1,672£1,951£2,229£2,508£3,065£3,623£4,180£5,016
Wigan£1,435£1,674£1,913£2,153£2,631£3,109£3,588£4,305
Wiltshire£1,715£2,000£2,286£2,572£3,143£3,715£4,286£5,144
Winchester£1,573£1,835£2,098£2,360£2,884£3,409£3,933£4,720
Windsor and Maidenhead£1,302£1,519£1,736£1,953£2,387£2,820£3,254£3,905
Wirral£1,667£1,945£2,223£2,501£3,056£3,612£4,168£5,001
Woking£1,732£2,021£2,309£2,598£3,175£3,753£4,330£5,196
Wokingham£1,665£1,943£2,220£2,498£3,053£3,608£4,163£4,995
Wolverhampton£1,693£1,975£2,257£2,539£3,103£3,667£4,232£5,078
Worcester£1,604£1,871£2,138£2,406£2,940£3,475£4,010£4,812
Worthing£1,637£1,910£2,183£2,456£3,002£3,548£4,094£4,912
Wychavon£1,582£1,846£2,110£2,373£2,901£3,428£3,955£4,746
Wyre£1,640£1,914£2,187£2,461£3,007£3,554£4,101£4,921
Wyre Forest£1,675£1,954£2,233£2,512£3,071£3,629£4,187£5,025
York£1,525£1,779£2,033£2,287£2,795£3,304£3,812£4,574

Band D is the total area charge for a two-adult dwelling (council + adult social care + police + fire + average parish precepts), so an individual bill varies slightly by parish. Band D is the published official figure (MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027 (Table 9)); other bands are derived from the statutory proportions and rounded to the nearest pound, so your bill statement may differ by pence. Annual charges for 2026/27; rates last verified 4 July 2026.

Wales: council tax by band A–I, 2026/27 (22 authorities)

CouncilABCDEFGHI
Blaenau Gwent£1,688£1,969£2,250£2,531£3,094£3,656£4,219£5,063£5,906
Bridgend£1,652£1,927£2,203£2,478£3,029£3,579£4,130£4,956£5,782
Caerphilly£1,389£1,620£1,851£2,083£2,546£3,009£3,471£4,166£4,860
Cardiff£1,342£1,566£1,789£2,013£2,461£2,908£3,355£4,026£4,697
Carmarthenshire£1,567£1,829£2,090£2,351£2,874£3,396£3,919£4,702£5,486
Ceredigion£1,613£1,882£2,151£2,419£2,957£3,495£4,032£4,839£5,645
Conwy£1,649£1,923£2,198£2,473£3,022£3,572£4,121£4,946£5,770
Denbighshire£1,559£1,819£2,079£2,339£2,859£3,379£3,898£4,678£5,458
Flintshire£1,584£1,848£2,112£2,376£2,904£3,432£3,960£4,752£5,544
Gwynedd£1,646£1,920£2,194£2,469£3,017£3,566£4,115£4,938£5,760
Isle of Anglesey£1,507£1,758£2,010£2,261£2,763£3,265£3,768£4,521£5,275
Merthyr Tydfil£1,729£2,017£2,305£2,594£3,170£3,746£4,323£5,187£6,052
Monmouthshire£1,611£1,880£2,148£2,417£2,954£3,491£4,028£4,833£5,639
Neath Port Talbot£1,694£1,977£2,259£2,541£3,106£3,671£4,236£5,083£5,930
Newport£1,392£1,624£1,856£2,088£2,553£3,017£3,481£4,177£4,873
Pembrokeshire£1,444£1,685£1,925£2,166£2,648£3,129£3,610£4,332£5,054
Powys£1,568£1,829£2,090£2,352£2,874£3,397£3,920£4,703£5,487
Rhondda Cynon Taf£1,526£1,781£2,035£2,289£2,798£3,307£3,816£4,579£5,342
Swansea£1,492£1,741£1,990£2,238£2,736£3,233£3,730£4,477£5,223
Torfaen£1,437£1,677£1,916£2,156£2,635£3,114£3,593£4,311£5,030
Vale of Glamorgan£1,488£1,736£1,984£2,232£2,727£3,223£3,719£4,463£5,207
Wrexham£1,539£1,796£2,052£2,309£2,822£3,335£3,848£4,618£5,387

Band D is the overall average (county + community + police elements). Wales has nine bands, A–I, based on 1 April 2003 values. Band D is the published official figure (Welsh Government, Council Tax levels: April 2026 to March 2027 (Table 1)); other bands are derived from the statutory proportions and rounded to the nearest pound, so your bill statement may differ by pence. Annual charges for 2026/27; rates last verified 4 July 2026.

Scotland: council tax by band, 2026/27 (32 councils)

CouncilABCDEFGH
Aberdeen City£1,165£1,359£1,553£1,748£2,296£2,840£3,422£4,281
Aberdeenshire£1,124£1,311£1,499£1,686£2,215£2,740£3,302£4,131
Angus£1,066£1,243£1,421£1,599£2,100£2,598£3,131£3,917
Argyll & Bute£1,189£1,387£1,585£1,783£2,343£2,898£3,492£4,369
City of Edinburgh£1,084£1,265£1,445£1,626£2,136£2,642£3,184£3,984
Clackmannanshire£1,122£1,310£1,497£1,684£2,212£2,736£3,297£4,125
Dumfries & Galloway£1,052£1,228£1,403£1,579£2,074£2,565£3,092£3,868
Dundee City£1,153£1,345£1,538£1,730£2,273£2,811£3,387£4,238
East Ayrshire£1,145£1,336£1,526£1,717£2,256£2,791£3,363£4,207
East Dunbartonshire£1,168£1,362£1,557£1,752£2,301£2,846£3,430£4,292
East Lothian£1,132£1,320£1,509£1,698£2,230£2,759£3,325£4,159
East Renfrewshire£1,080£1,260£1,440£1,620£2,129£2,633£3,173£3,969
Falkirk£1,143£1,334£1,525£1,715£2,253£2,787£3,359£4,202
Fife£1,049£1,224£1,399£1,574£2,068£2,557£3,082£3,856
Glasgow City£1,137£1,327£1,516£1,706£2,241£2,772£3,341£4,180
Highland£1,089£1,271£1,452£1,634£2,147£2,655£3,200£4,003
Inverclyde£1,116£1,302£1,488£1,674£2,199£2,720£3,278£4,101
Midlothian£1,211£1,413£1,614£1,816£2,386£2,951£3,557£4,450
Moray£1,154£1,346£1,539£1,731£2,275£2,813£3,390£4,241
Na h-Eileanan Siar£1,004£1,171£1,338£1,506£1,978£2,446£2,948£3,688
North Ayrshire£1,124£1,311£1,499£1,686£2,215£2,739£3,301£4,130
North Lanarkshire£1,036£1,209£1,382£1,555£2,043£2,526£3,044£3,809
Orkney Islands£1,113£1,298£1,484£1,669£2,193£2,712£3,269£4,089
Perth & Kinross£1,116£1,302£1,488£1,674£2,199£2,720£3,278£4,101
Renfrewshire£1,127£1,315£1,503£1,691£2,221£2,747£3,311£4,142
Scottish Borders£1,079£1,259£1,439£1,619£2,127£2,630£3,170£3,965
Shetland Islands£992£1,157£1,323£1,488£1,955£2,418£2,914£3,645
South Ayrshire£1,130£1,318£1,507£1,695£2,227£2,754£3,319£4,153
South Lanarkshire£979£1,142£1,305£1,468£1,929£2,386£2,876£3,598
Stirling£1,169£1,363£1,558£1,753£2,303£2,848£3,433£4,295
West Dunbartonshire£1,121£1,308£1,495£1,682£2,209£2,732£3,293£4,120
West Lothian£1,085£1,266£1,447£1,628£2,138£2,645£3,187£3,988

Figures EXCLUDE water and sewerage charges, which appear on the same bill but are set by Scottish Water, so a real Scottish bill is higher than the council tax figure shown. Band D is the published official figure (Scottish Government, Council Tax datasets: Band D rates by year (2026-27)); other bands are derived from the statutory proportions and rounded to the nearest pound, so your bill statement may differ by pence. Annual charges for 2026/27; rates last verified 4 July 2026.

Think your own band is too high?

Don't guess: a challenge is a reassessment, and bands can move UP as well as down. Run the two evidence checks first: our step-by-step guide to challenging a council tax band covers the neighbours check, the 1991 valuation method, and the evidence the VOA accepts. Challenging is free via the VOA, so never pay anyone just to submit one.

What these tables cannot tell you

  • • A specific home's band: that's the VOA register (England & Wales) or Scottish Assessors (Scotland), linked above.
  • • Your actual bill after parish/community precepts, the 25% single-person discount, council tax support, or empty-home and second-home premiums.
  • • Whether a band challenge would succeed, as outcomes depend on evidence the VOA reviews case by case.
  • • Scottish water and sewerage charges, which are billed with council tax but set separately by Scottish Water.

Methodology and sources

Band D figures for all 350 billing authorities are parsed directly from the official machine-readable 2026/27 releases, and nothing is hand-typed. England from MHCLG's “Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027” (Table 9, the area charge for a two-adult dwelling); Wales from the Welsh Government's “Council Tax levels: April 2026 to March 2027” (Table 1, overall average Band D); Scotland from the Scottish Government's Council Tax datasets (Band D by year, 2026-27 column). Bands other than D are derived using the statutory proportions cited above and rounded to the nearest pound. All sources are published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Rates last verified 4 July 2026; the tables are re-ingested each April when the new financial-year releases land.

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  • Flood & Climate Risk

    Flood maps, recorded flooding, defences and future scenarios.+8 checks

    Flood maps and recorded extents, with available future surface-water flood scenarios and coastal erosion data; coverage varies by nation. Included: every flood-warning area within 2 km and 5 km named, recorded flood events, river-flow climate allowances, Flood Re eligibility, and every flood defence within about 1.5 km with its condition

    • Flood maps and recorded extents
    • Future surface-water flood scenarios
    • Coastal erosion data
    • Flood-warning areas within 2 km and 5 km
    • Recorded flood events
    • River-flow climate allowances
    • Flood Re eligibility
    • Flood defences within about 1.5 km

    Prints in: Safety & environment

  • Ground & Environmental

    Ground hazards, radon, coal mining, noise and air quality.+7 checks

    BGS area hazard bands, radon potential, coal-mining screening, landslides, noise and modelled air quality: clay shrink-swell to the 2070s, the seven ground-hazard ratings with the distance to the nearest higher-rated cell, every recorded landslide nearby, the radon band for the 1 km square, and nitrogen dioxide, PM2.5 and PM10 against the legal objectives

    • Clay shrink-swell to the 2070s
    • Seven ground-hazard ratings
    • Recorded landslides nearby
    • Radon band for the 1 km square
    • Coal-mining screening
    • Noise
    • Nitrogen dioxide, PM2.5 and PM10

    Prints in: Safety & environment

  • Crime & Safety

    Police-recorded crime by category, with the trend.+6 checks

    Published police.uk crime categories and monthly history in England and Wales, with missing months explained: the last six months and the 24-month total within a mile, every category's share and per-month rate, and the change between the last six months and the six before

    • Last six months within a mile
    • The 24-month total
    • Every category's share
    • Per-month rate by category
    • Change against the six months before
    • Missing months explained

    Prints in: Area & lifestyle

  • Schools & Healthcare

    Schools nearby, plus GPs, pharmacies and health context.+5 checks

    Schools with available inspection information, OpenStreetMap amenities such as GPs and pharmacies, and census health context: every school within 4 km with phase, grade and distance, and the nearest GP, pharmacy and health services by name

    • Every school within 4 km
    • Phase, grade and distance
    • Nearest GP by name
    • Nearest pharmacy and health services
    • Census health context

    Prints in: Area & lifestyle

  • Local Transport

    Stations and stops nearby, with distances.+3 checks

    Nearby rail stations and public transport stops with distances, where the source has records: stations with mode and lines, every stop within 800 m by type, and the nearest bus stop

    • Stations with mode and lines
    • Every stop within 800 m by type
    • The nearest bus stop

    Prints in: Area & lifestyle

  • Demographics

    Who lives here, and how the area ranks on deprivation.+6 checks

    Neighbourhood deprivation and available census data, with different sources for each nation: the decile and rank of the small area with domains where published, residents and households, every census category with count and share including household tenure, and the statistical type of area with its pen portraits

    • Deprivation decile and rank
    • Domains where published
    • Residents and households
    • Every census category with count and share
    • Household tenure
    • Type of area with its pen portraits

    Prints in: Area & lifestyle

  • Planning & Heritage

    Designations, listed buildings and what shapes change nearby.+10 checks

    Published planning designations, conservation areas, listed buildings and major projects; local publication varies. Included: every listed building and conservation area within 700 m with grade and distance, green belt, National Landscape, national park, scheduled monuments, tree preservation orders, Article 4 directions, the local plan's status and every brownfield-register entry nearby

    • Listed buildings within 700 m
    • Conservation areas within 700 m
    • Green belt
    • National Landscape and national park
    • Scheduled monuments
    • Tree preservation orders
    • Article 4 directions
    • The local plan's status
    • Brownfield-register entries nearby
    • Major projects

    Prints in: The home & energy

  • Lifestyle & Amenities

    Walkability, everyday amenities and food hygiene ratings.+4 checks

    Nearby mapped amenities, walkability context and food hygiene ratings where records are available: a walkability score out of 100, every everyday category counted with its nearest distance, and every rated food business within about a mile with type, rating and inspection date

    • Walkability score out of 100
    • Every everyday category counted
    • Nearest distance for each category
    • Rated food businesses within about a mile

    Prints in: Area & lifestyle

  • Rental & Market Context

    Indicative rental yield and local price trends.+4 checks

    Indicative gross rental yield from area rents and price data, plus local house-price trends where available: the yield, the typical monthly rent and the value it was measured against, labelled as an area estimate

    • Indicative gross rental yield
    • Typical monthly rent
    • The value it was measured against
    • Local house-price trends

    Prints in: Value & market

  • Contaminated Land & Permits

    Former landfill, permits, discharges and incidents nearby.+6 checks

    Every former landfill within 1 km measured to its boundary with its years in use, every permitted landfill within 2 km, substantiated pollution incidents, and all permits and discharges within 1 km de-duplicated by site, with the statutory register named as not read and how to get it

    • Former landfill within 1 km, to its boundary
    • Years each landfill was in use
    • Permitted landfill within 2 km
    • Substantiated pollution incidents
    • Permits and discharges within 1 km
    • The statutory register and how to get it

    Prints in: Safety & environment

  • Council Tax & Tenure

    What every band costs, the neighbours' bands and tenure.+7 checks

    The Band D charge for the local authority this year, what every band costs per year and per month, the band mix of the neighbours, the tenure at the last recorded sale and across the street, published tribunal decisions at the postcode, and the lease-pack checklist

    • Band D charge this year
    • Every band per year and per month
    • The neighbours' band mix
    • Tenure at the last recorded sale
    • Tenure across the street
    • Tribunal decisions at the postcode
    • The lease-pack checklist

    Prints in: Value & market

  • Findings for This Address

    Written for this address from registers that software cannot read.+4 checks

    A section written for this address from the registers that publish to people but not to software (each finding names the register consulted, where and when), plus dated corporate ownership and building records with their match basis

    • Findings from registers with no software feed
    • The register, place and date for each finding
    • Dated corporate ownership records
    • Building records with their match basis

    Prints in: Written for the address

  • Verdict, Surveyor Questions & Checklist

    The IQ Score, every flag explained, and your next steps.+5 checks

    The IQ Score with every factor's sub-score and the finding behind it, every red and amber flag explained, a numbered brief of questions for your surveyor built from what the address flagged, your before-you-offer checklist, and an appendix of every register asked and whether it answered

    • IQ Score with every factor's sub-score
    • Every red and amber flag explained
    • A numbered brief for your surveyor
    • Your before-you-offer checklist
    • Every register asked, and whether it answered

    Prints in: The verdict

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Frequently asked questions

How much is council tax in 2026/27?
It depends on your council and your band. Across the 296 English billing authorities the unweighted average Band D charge for 2026/27 is £2,411; Wales averages £2,326 and Scotland £1,662 (Scottish figures exclude water and sewerage). Every other band is a fixed statutory fraction of Band D, and the full A–H tables for every council are on this page. Sources: MHCLG, Welsh Government and Scottish Government official 2026/27 releases, Open Government Licence v3.0.
What council tax band is my house?
This page can't tell you that, and neither can any postcode tool, honestly. A home's exact band is on the official register: the VOA's 'Check your Council Tax band' service for England and Wales, or the Scottish Assessors portal for Scotland, both free. Our council tax checker shows the band MIX in your postcode area and what each band costs, then links you to the register for the exact band.
How are council tax bands calculated?
Bands are based on historic valuations: what the property would have sold for on 1 April 1991 in England and Scotland, or 1 April 2003 in Wales (which re-valued and added Band I). Each band then pays a fixed statutory proportion of the Band D charge: in England and Wales 6/9 (Band A) up to 18/9 (Band H, 21/9 for Wales' Band I); Scotland uses higher multipliers for bands E–H (473/360 to 882/360) since April 2017.
Why is my actual bill different from these tables?
These are the standard two-adult charges for each billing authority area. Your own bill can differ because of parish or community precepts (the English and Welsh figures include an area average), the 25% single-person discount, council tax support schemes, student or other exemptions, and empty-home or second-home premiums. In Scotland, water and sewerage charges are added to the same bill.
Which council has the highest and lowest council tax in 2026/27?
In our tables of official 2026/27 figures, the highest Band D charge in England is £2,765.02 (Dorset) and the lowest is £1,028.21 (Wandsworth). In Wales the range is £2,013.18 (Cardiff) to £2,593.60 (Merthyr Tydfil); in Scotland £1,468.47 (South Lanarkshire) to £1,816.16 (Midlothian, excluding water and sewerage).
Does Northern Ireland have council tax?
No. Northern Ireland uses domestic rates instead of council tax: a rate poundage applied to a property's capital value, administered by Land & Property Services. That's why there are no Northern Ireland rows in these tables.
Can I challenge my council tax band?
Yes, via the VOA (England and Wales) or your local assessor (Scotland), and it's free, so never pay anyone just to submit one. Be aware a challenge is a reassessment: your band, or your neighbours', can go UP as well as down. Run the two evidence checks first. Our step-by-step guide to challenging a council tax band covers the neighbours check, the 1991 valuation check, and what evidence the VOA accepts.
Does the council tax band matter when buying a house?
Yes. It's a running cost that compounds every year you own the home. In many councils the difference between two adjacent bands is £200–£400 a year at these rates, so band should sit alongside price, energy costs and risk checks when you compare properties. Council tax context is one of the checks in the HouseCheckup Complete report.

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