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Council tax, England

Council tax in England, 2026/27

What every council in England charges by band, as the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government publishes it.

What is the average council tax in England in 2026/27?

Average area Band D, England, 2026/27 £2,392 up 4.9% on 2025/26

Includes the adult social care and average parish precepts.

Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 7, published 25 March 2026.

Average area Band D, London, 2026/27 £2,068 up 4.4% on 2025/26

Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 7, published 25 March 2026.

Average area Band D, metropolitan areas, 2026/27 £2,409 up 5.2% on 2025/26

Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 7, published 25 March 2026.

Average area Band D, unitary areas, 2026/27 £2,490 up 5.3% on 2025/26

Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 7, published 25 March 2026.

Average area Band D, shire areas, 2026/27 £2,452 up 4.6% on 2025/26

Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 7, published 25 March 2026.

How has average council tax in England changed?

2012/13: £1,444 £1,444 2012/13 2013/14: £1,456 2014/15: £1,468 2015/16: £1,484 2016/17: £1,530 2017/18: £1,591 2018/19: £1,671 2019/20: £1,750 2020/21: £1,818 2021/22: £1,898 2022/23: £1,966 2023/24: £2,065 2024/25: £2,171 2025/26: £2,280 2026/27: £2,392 £2,392 2026/27
Average Band D in England, including parish and adult social care precepts
YearBand DChange
2012/13 £1,444 0.3%
2013/14 £1,456 0.8%
2014/15 £1,468 0.8%
2015/16 £1,484 1.1%
2016/17 £1,530 3.1%
2017/18 £1,591 4.0%
2018/19 £1,671 5.1%
2019/20 £1,750 4.7%
2020/21 £1,818 3.9%
2021/22 £1,898 4.4%
2022/23 £1,966 3.5%
2023/24 £2,065 5.1%
2024/25 £2,171 5.1%
2025/26 £2,280 5.0%
2026/27 £2,392 4.9%

Cash figures as published each year, not adjusted for inflation.

Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 3, published 25 March 2026.

Council tax by band for every council

By region

Which councils have the highest Band D in 2026/27?

Each table is one class of council, sorted by area Band D from highest to lowest. The area figure is what a Band D home pays in total: the shares of every body that sets council tax there, with parish precepts as an average.

London boroughs, area Band D 2026/27, highest first
CouncilRegionBand D
Kingston upon Thames London £2,609.20
Croydon London £2,599.91
Harrow London £2,511.07
Richmond upon Thames London £2,486.10
Havering London £2,424.66
Waltham Forest London £2,386.96
Sutton London £2,378.64
Bexley London £2,366.36
Haringey London £2,313.78
Redbridge London £2,294.58
Enfield London £2,267.67
Lewisham London £2,237.33
Brent London £2,235.27
Camden London £2,207.55
Barking and Dagenham London £2,198.51
Hounslow London £2,185.56
Merton London £2,146.76
Bromley London £2,140.04
Ealing London £2,138.53
Barnet London £2,132.60
Islington London £2,108.15
Greenwich London £2,107.86
Hackney London £2,060.30
Lambeth London £2,047.11
Hillingdon London £2,045.46
Southwark London £1,967.26
Newham London £1,944.23
Tower Hamlets London £1,837.78
Kensington and Chelsea London £1,666.65
Hammersmith and Fulham London £1,519.51
City of London London £1,329.56
Westminster London £1,049.55
Wandsworth London £1,028.21

Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, published 25 March 2026.

Metropolitan districts, area Band D 2026/27, highest first
CouncilRegionBand D
Gateshead North East £2,715.81
Liverpool North West £2,673.59
Walsall West Midlands £2,627.48
Stockport North West £2,618.90
Oldham North West £2,602.23
Rochdale North West £2,600.83
Salford North West £2,594.45
Sefton North West £2,583.22
Bury North West £2,555.15
Newcastle upon Tyne North East £2,542.19
Wolverhampton West Midlands £2,538.99
Coventry West Midlands £2,516.72
Sheffield Yorkshire and the Humber £2,510.16
Wirral North West £2,500.59
Knowsley North West £2,488.25
North Tyneside North East £2,461.77
Tameside North West £2,447.21
Kirklees Yorkshire and the Humber £2,441.07
South Tyneside North East £2,434.43
Calderdale Yorkshire and the Humber £2,420.15
St Helens North West £2,403.38
Bolton North West £2,399.74
Rotherham Yorkshire and the Humber £2,381.53
Birmingham West Midlands £2,362.90
Bradford Yorkshire and the Humber £2,360.73
Barnsley Yorkshire and the Humber £2,325.96
Manchester North West £2,312.04
Wakefield Yorkshire and the Humber £2,296.89
Trafford North West £2,291.70
Leeds Yorkshire and the Humber £2,283.73
Sandwell West Midlands £2,244.46
Solihull West Midlands £2,197.26
Sunderland North East £2,197.14
Doncaster Yorkshire and the Humber £2,167.75
Wigan North West £2,152.68
Dudley West Midlands £2,144.84

Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, published 25 March 2026.

Unitary authorities, area Band D 2026/27, highest first
CouncilRegionBand D
Dorset South West £2,765.02
Nottingham East Midlands £2,755.39
Rutland East Midlands £2,737.58
Bristol South West £2,713.68
Isle of Wight South East £2,625.79
Durham North East £2,622.15
Reading South East £2,612.77
Northumberland North East £2,596.94
Cornwall South West £2,590.93
Stockton-on-Tees North East £2,589.83
Brighton and Hove South East £2,580.54
Herefordshire West Midlands £2,574.37
Wiltshire South West £2,571.78
Somerset South West £2,560.59
Hartlepool North East £2,560.20
South Gloucestershire South West £2,550.59
Middlesbrough North East £2,549.16
Redcar and Cleveland North East £2,544.48
North Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber £2,544.34
Leicester East Midlands £2,528.75
Shropshire West Midlands £2,528.18
Buckinghamshire South East £2,526.58
Cheshire West and Chester North West £2,517.33
Central Bedfordshire East of England £2,516.16
Blackpool North West £2,513.22
Cumberland North West £2,511.32
Westmorland and Furness North West £2,507.99
West Berkshire South East £2,505.37
Wokingham South East £2,497.70
Darlington North East £2,493.83
North Somerset South West £2,491.22
West Northamptonshire East Midlands £2,486.66
North East Lincolnshire Yorkshire and the Humber £2,483.85
Bedford East of England £2,471.74
Torbay South West £2,470.25
East Riding of Yorkshire Yorkshire and the Humber £2,466.08
Blackburn with Darwen North West £2,455.27
Cheshire East North West £2,454.87
Warrington North West £2,447.61
Plymouth South West £2,441.85
Luton East of England £2,439.93
Swindon South West £2,438.10
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole South West £2,435.58
North Northamptonshire East Midlands £2,423.96
Slough South East £2,414.44
Bath and North East Somerset South West £2,383.42
Southampton South East £2,381.48
Milton Keynes South East £2,372.21
Halton North West £2,366.61
North Lincolnshire Yorkshire and the Humber £2,348.46
Medway South East £2,328.55
Derby East Midlands £2,306.00
Kingston upon Hull Yorkshire and the Humber £2,295.04
Peterborough East of England £2,293.47
Portsmouth South East £2,291.71
York Yorkshire and the Humber £2,287.15
Southend-on-Sea East of England £2,265.17
Bracknell Forest South East £2,264.80
Telford and Wrekin West Midlands £2,256.26
Thurrock East of England £2,254.68
Stoke-on-Trent West Midlands £2,183.12
Isles of Scilly South West £2,047.96
Windsor and Maidenhead South East £1,952.62

Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, published 25 March 2026.

Shire districts, area Band D 2026/27, highest first
CouncilRegionBand D
Lewes South East £2,756.17
Wealden South East £2,728.43
West Devon South West £2,705.33
Rother South East £2,700.95
Newark and Sherwood East Midlands £2,682.10
Oxford South East £2,678.40
Hastings South East £2,676.58
Mid Devon South West £2,656.41
Eastbourne South East £2,654.28
Bassetlaw East Midlands £2,644.95
Rushcliffe East Midlands £2,643.27
Teignbridge South West £2,643.12
North Devon South West £2,642.21
Pendle North West £2,640.18
Broxtowe East Midlands £2,618.21
South Hams South West £2,615.22
Gedling East Midlands £2,609.55
Ashfield East Midlands £2,608.76
Waverley South East £2,604.87
Torridge South West £2,601.42
Mansfield East Midlands £2,600.38
Woking South East £2,598.04
South Oxfordshire South East £2,597.57
East Devon South West £2,595.46
Tandridge South East £2,594.85
Surrey Heath South East £2,585.16
Cherwell South East £2,582.96
Vale of White Horse South East £2,577.44
Preston North West £2,575.74
West Oxfordshire South East £2,566.95
Reigate and Banstead South East £2,566.61
Bolsover East Midlands £2,559.41
Elmbridge South East £2,557.75
Huntingdonshire East of England £2,556.40
Burnley North West £2,549.42
Adur South East £2,548.28
Guildford South East £2,547.30
Folkestone and Hythe South East £2,538.75
Fenland East of England £2,537.74
South Cambridgeshire East of England £2,536.25
North Warwickshire West Midlands £2,532.10
Epsom and Ewell South East £2,530.84
Spelthorne South East £2,526.44
Sevenoaks South East £2,522.36
Rossendale North West £2,519.97
Mole Valley South East £2,519.86
Wyre Forest West Midlands £2,512.47
Norwich East of England £2,503.44
Lancaster North West £2,503.19
Maidstone South East £2,502.59
Nuneaton and Bedworth West Midlands £2,502.16
Exeter South West £2,495.36
Runnymede South East £2,492.99
Stroud South West £2,491.36
Thanet South East £2,490.90
Blaby East Midlands £2,490.22
Arun South East £2,487.24
East Cambridgeshire East of England £2,485.18
Stratford-on-Avon West Midlands £2,484.17
Fylde North West £2,483.94
Rugby West Midlands £2,483.05
South Norfolk East of England £2,482.87
Bromsgrove West Midlands £2,478.65
Mid Sussex South East £2,474.26
Tonbridge and Malling South East £2,471.83
Chichester South East £2,469.68
Ipswich East of England £2,468.25
Cambridge East of England £2,467.02
North East Derbyshire East Midlands £2,466.57
Hyndburn North West £2,465.98
Redditch West Midlands £2,462.95
Dover South East £2,461.74
Warwick West Midlands £2,461.55
Wyre North West £2,460.53
North Norfolk East of England £2,459.93
West Lancashire North West £2,456.23
Worthing South East £2,456.13
East Hertfordshire East of England £2,454.78
Welwyn Hatfield East of England £2,452.26
Malvern Hills West Midlands £2,450.92
North Hertfordshire East of England £2,448.52
Watford East of England £2,446.70
Tunbridge Wells South East £2,446.15
Derbyshire Dales East Midlands £2,444.70
Breckland East of England £2,443.67
Forest of Dean South West £2,443.42
South Ribble North West £2,442.66
Horsham South East £2,441.01
Broadland East of England £2,437.78
Chorley North West £2,430.23
Kings Lynn and West Norfolk East of England £2,430.13
Melton East Midlands £2,429.67
Three Rivers East of England £2,422.31
New Forest South East £2,419.76
Canterbury South East £2,419.33
St Albans East of England £2,419.22
Crawley South East £2,418.46
North West Leicestershire East Midlands £2,418.20
Great Yarmouth East of England £2,414.41
Ashford South East £2,410.16
Dacorum East of England £2,408.51
Gravesham South East £2,408.24
Amber Valley East Midlands £2,407.69
Oadby and Wigston East Midlands £2,406.85
Hertsmere East of England £2,405.83
Worcester West Midlands £2,405.81
Swale South East £2,405.65
Charnwood East Midlands £2,405.64
Hart South East £2,400.02
Stevenage East of England £2,391.97
Cotswold South West £2,391.65
Harborough East Midlands £2,389.87
Ribble Valley North West £2,386.50
High Peak East Midlands £2,384.66
Hinckley and Bosworth East Midlands £2,382.62
Cannock Chase West Midlands £2,375.83
Dartford South East £2,375.15
Wychavon West Midlands £2,373.19
Cheltenham South West £2,369.52
Rochford East of England £2,363.48
Erewash East Midlands £2,360.64
Winchester South East £2,359.76
Gloucester South West £2,355.84
West Lindsey East Midlands £2,354.25
Lichfield West Midlands £2,351.90
West Suffolk East of England £2,351.47
East Staffordshire West Midlands £2,351.34
Gosport South East £2,344.29
East Hampshire South East £2,343.92
Eastleigh South East £2,342.21
Babergh East of England £2,341.55
Tewkesbury South West £2,340.53
South Derbyshire East Midlands £2,339.61
Chesterfield East Midlands £2,339.49
Staffordshire Moorlands West Midlands £2,338.21
North Kesteven East Midlands £2,337.81
East Suffolk East of England £2,334.80
Newcastle-under-Lyme West Midlands £2,334.25
Uttlesford East of England £2,333.82
Maldon East of England £2,328.37
Basildon East of England £2,327.24
Lincoln East Midlands £2,323.08
Havant South East £2,320.28
Rushmoor South East £2,320.28
Castle Point East of England £2,318.63
Mid Suffolk East of England £2,316.88
South Staffordshire West Midlands £2,313.67
Boston East Midlands £2,308.73
Broxbourne East of England £2,306.43
Test Valley South East £2,305.52
Stafford West Midlands £2,302.68
Tamworth West Midlands £2,300.76
Chelmsford East of England £2,300.18
Harlow East of England £2,298.69
Colchester East of England £2,282.85
Braintree East of England £2,280.34
South Holland East Midlands £2,278.20
Epping Forest East of England £2,277.21
East Lindsey East Midlands £2,275.88
Fareham South East £2,270.55
Tendring East of England £2,269.63
South Kesteven East Midlands £2,260.00
Brentwood East of England £2,258.14
Basingstoke and Deane South East £2,255.21

Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, published 25 March 2026.