Council tax, England

Council tax in London, 2026/27

Every band for every council in London, as a yearly charge for a home with two adults.

Each figure is the area charge: the shares of every body that sets council tax there, with parish precepts as an average. A home in a parish with its own precept pays a different amount.

How much is council tax in London by band?

Area council tax by band, London, 2026/27
Council ABCDEFGH
Barking and Dagenham £1,465.67£1,709.95£1,954.23£2,198.51£2,687.07£3,175.63£3,664.18£4,397.02
Barnet £1,421.73£1,658.69£1,895.64£2,132.60£2,606.51£3,080.42£3,554.33£4,265.20
Bexley £1,577.57£1,840.50£2,103.43£2,366.36£2,892.22£3,418.08£3,943.93£4,732.72
Brent £1,490.18£1,738.54£1,986.91£2,235.27£2,732.00£3,228.72£3,725.45£4,470.54
Bromley £1,426.69£1,664.48£1,902.26£2,140.04£2,615.60£3,091.17£3,566.73£4,280.08
Camden £1,471.70£1,716.98£1,962.27£2,207.55£2,698.12£3,188.68£3,679.25£4,415.10
City of London £886.37£1,034.10£1,181.83£1,329.56£1,625.02£1,920.48£2,215.93£2,659.12
Croydon £1,733.27£2,022.15£2,311.03£2,599.91£3,177.67£3,755.43£4,333.18£5,199.82
Ealing £1,425.69£1,663.30£1,900.92£2,138.53£2,613.76£3,088.99£3,564.22£4,277.06
Enfield £1,511.78£1,763.74£2,015.71£2,267.67£2,771.60£3,275.52£3,779.45£4,535.34
Greenwich £1,405.24£1,639.45£1,873.65£2,107.86£2,576.27£3,044.69£3,513.10£4,215.72
Hackney £1,373.53£1,602.46£1,831.38£2,060.30£2,518.14£2,975.99£3,433.83£4,120.60
Hammersmith and Fulham £1,013.01£1,181.84£1,350.68£1,519.51£1,857.18£2,194.85£2,532.52£3,039.02
Haringey £1,542.52£1,799.61£2,056.69£2,313.78£2,827.95£3,342.13£3,856.30£4,627.56
Harrow £1,674.05£1,953.05£2,232.06£2,511.07£3,069.09£3,627.10£4,185.12£5,022.14
Havering £1,616.44£1,885.85£2,155.25£2,424.66£2,963.47£3,502.29£4,041.10£4,849.32
Hillingdon £1,363.64£1,590.91£1,818.19£2,045.46£2,500.01£2,954.55£3,409.10£4,090.92
Hounslow £1,457.04£1,699.88£1,942.72£2,185.56£2,671.24£3,156.92£3,642.60£4,371.12
Islington £1,405.43£1,639.67£1,873.91£2,108.15£2,576.63£3,045.11£3,513.58£4,216.30
Kensington and Chelsea £1,111.10£1,296.28£1,481.47£1,666.65£2,037.02£2,407.38£2,777.75£3,333.30
Kingston upon Thames £1,739.47£2,029.38£2,319.29£2,609.20£3,189.02£3,768.84£4,348.67£5,218.40
Lambeth £1,364.74£1,592.20£1,819.65£2,047.11£2,502.02£2,956.94£3,411.85£4,094.22
Lewisham £1,491.55£1,740.15£1,988.74£2,237.33£2,734.51£3,231.70£3,728.88£4,474.66
Merton £1,431.17£1,669.70£1,908.23£2,146.76£2,623.82£3,100.88£3,577.93£4,293.52
Newham £1,296.15£1,512.18£1,728.20£1,944.23£2,376.28£2,808.33£3,240.38£3,888.46
Redbridge £1,529.72£1,784.67£2,039.63£2,294.58£2,804.49£3,314.39£3,824.30£4,589.16
Richmond upon Thames £1,657.40£1,933.63£2,209.87£2,486.10£3,038.57£3,591.03£4,143.50£4,972.20
Southwark £1,311.51£1,530.09£1,748.68£1,967.26£2,404.43£2,841.60£3,278.77£3,934.52
Sutton £1,585.76£1,850.05£2,114.35£2,378.64£2,907.23£3,435.81£3,964.40£4,757.28
Tower Hamlets £1,225.19£1,429.38£1,633.58£1,837.78£2,246.18£2,654.57£3,062.97£3,675.56
Waltham Forest £1,591.31£1,856.52£2,121.74£2,386.96£2,917.40£3,447.83£3,978.27£4,773.92
Wandsworth £685.47£799.72£913.96£1,028.21£1,256.70£1,485.19£1,713.68£2,056.42
Westminster £699.70£816.32£932.93£1,049.55£1,282.78£1,516.02£1,749.25£2,099.10

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

How much did Band D go up in London?

Area Band D, 2025/26 and 2026/27, London
Council 2025/26 2026/27 Change
Barking and Dagenham £2,098.14 £2,198.51 up £100.37 (4.8%)
Barnet £2,035.52 £2,132.60 up £97.08 (4.8%)
Bexley £2,258.03 £2,366.36 up £108.33 (4.8%)
Brent £2,133.15 £2,235.27 up £102.12 (4.8%)
Bromley £2,042.46 £2,140.04 up £97.58 (4.8%)
Camden £2,106.69 £2,207.55 up £100.86 (4.8%)
City of London £1,274.07 £1,329.56 up £55.49 (4.4%)
Croydon £2,480.48 £2,599.91 up £119.43 (4.8%)
Ealing £2,041.02 £2,138.53 up £97.51 (4.8%)
Enfield £2,164.02 £2,267.67 up £103.65 (4.8%)
Greenwich £2,011.81 £2,107.86 up £96.05 (4.8%)
Hackney £1,966.51 £2,060.30 up £93.79 (4.8%)
Hammersmith and Fulham £1,451.42 £1,519.51 up £68.09 (4.7%)
Haringey £2,207.94 £2,313.78 up £105.84 (4.8%)
Harrow £2,395.86 £2,511.07 up £115.21 (4.8%)
Havering £2,313.55 £2,424.66 up £111.11 (4.8%)
Hillingdon £1,952.38 £2,045.46 up £93.08 (4.8%)
Hounslow £2,085.82 £2,185.56 up £99.74 (4.8%)
Islington £2,012.10 £2,108.15 up £96.05 (4.8%)
Kensington and Chelsea £1,591.59 £1,666.65 up £75.06 (4.7%)
Kingston upon Thames £2,489.34 £2,609.20 up £119.86 (4.8%)
Lambeth £1,953.95 £2,047.11 up £93.16 (4.8%)
Lewisham £2,135.13 £2,237.33 up £102.20 (4.8%)
Merton £2,094.43 £2,146.76 up £52.33 (2.5%)
Newham £1,855.96 £1,944.23 up £88.27 (4.8%)
Redbridge £2,189.67 £2,294.58 up £104.91 (4.8%)
Richmond upon Thames £2,372.07 £2,486.10 up £114.03 (4.8%)
Southwark £1,877.90 £1,967.26 up £89.36 (4.8%)
Sutton £2,269.72 £2,378.64 up £108.92 (4.8%)
Tower Hamlets £1,754.57 £1,837.78 up £83.21 (4.7%)
Waltham Forest £2,277.65 £2,386.96 up £109.31 (4.8%)
Wandsworth £997.75 £1,028.21 up £30.46 (3.1%)
Westminster £1,019.00 £1,049.55 up £30.55 (3.0%)

Calculated from two published tables. Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, and Table 9 for 2025 to 2026, published 25 March 2026.