Council tax, England

Council tax in South East, 2026/27

Every band for every council in South East, 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 South East by band?

Area council tax by band, South East, 2026/27
Council ABCDEFGH
Adur £1,698.85£1,982.00£2,265.14£2,548.28£3,114.56£3,680.85£4,247.13£5,096.56
Arun £1,658.16£1,934.52£2,210.88£2,487.24£3,039.96£3,592.68£4,145.40£4,974.48
Ashford £1,606.77£1,874.57£2,142.36£2,410.16£2,945.75£3,481.34£4,016.93£4,820.32
Basingstoke and Deane £1,503.47£1,754.05£2,004.63£2,255.21£2,756.37£3,257.53£3,758.68£4,510.42
Bracknell Forest £1,509.87£1,761.51£2,013.16£2,264.80£2,768.09£3,271.38£3,774.67£4,529.60
Brighton and Hove £1,720.36£2,007.09£2,293.81£2,580.54£3,153.99£3,727.45£4,300.90£5,161.08
Buckinghamshire £1,684.39£1,965.12£2,245.85£2,526.58£3,088.04£3,649.50£4,210.97£5,053.16
Canterbury £1,612.89£1,881.70£2,150.52£2,419.33£2,956.96£3,494.59£4,032.22£4,838.66
Cherwell £1,721.97£2,008.97£2,295.96£2,582.96£3,156.95£3,730.94£4,304.93£5,165.92
Chichester £1,646.45£1,920.86£2,195.27£2,469.68£3,018.50£3,567.32£4,116.13£4,939.36
Crawley £1,612.31£1,881.02£2,149.74£2,418.46£2,955.90£3,493.33£4,030.77£4,836.92
Dartford £1,583.43£1,847.34£2,111.24£2,375.15£2,902.96£3,430.77£3,958.58£4,750.30
Dover £1,641.16£1,914.69£2,188.21£2,461.74£3,008.79£3,555.85£4,102.90£4,923.48
East Hampshire £1,562.61£1,823.05£2,083.48£2,343.92£2,864.79£3,385.66£3,906.53£4,687.84
Eastbourne £1,769.52£2,064.44£2,359.36£2,654.28£3,244.12£3,833.96£4,423.80£5,308.56
Eastleigh £1,561.47£1,821.72£2,081.96£2,342.21£2,862.70£3,383.19£3,903.68£4,684.42
Elmbridge £1,705.17£1,989.36£2,273.56£2,557.75£3,126.14£3,694.53£4,262.92£5,115.50
Epsom and Ewell £1,687.23£1,968.43£2,249.64£2,530.84£3,093.25£3,655.66£4,218.07£5,061.68
Fareham £1,513.70£1,765.98£2,018.27£2,270.55£2,775.12£3,279.68£3,784.25£4,541.10
Folkestone and Hythe £1,692.50£1,974.58£2,256.67£2,538.75£3,102.92£3,667.08£4,231.25£5,077.50
Gosport £1,562.86£1,823.34£2,083.81£2,344.29£2,865.24£3,386.20£3,907.15£4,688.58
Gravesham £1,605.49£1,873.08£2,140.66£2,408.24£2,943.40£3,478.57£4,013.73£4,816.48
Guildford £1,698.20£1,981.23£2,264.27£2,547.30£3,113.37£3,679.43£4,245.50£5,094.60
Hart £1,600.01£1,866.68£2,133.35£2,400.02£2,933.36£3,466.70£4,000.03£4,800.04
Hastings £1,784.39£2,081.78£2,379.18£2,676.58£3,271.38£3,866.17£4,460.97£5,353.16
Havant £1,546.85£1,804.66£2,062.47£2,320.28£2,835.90£3,351.52£3,867.13£4,640.56
Horsham £1,627.34£1,898.56£2,169.79£2,441.01£2,983.46£3,525.90£4,068.35£4,882.02
Isle of Wight £1,750.53£2,042.28£2,334.04£2,625.79£3,209.30£3,792.81£4,376.32£5,251.58
Lewes £1,837.45£2,143.69£2,449.93£2,756.17£3,368.65£3,981.13£4,593.62£5,512.34
Maidstone £1,668.39£1,946.46£2,224.52£2,502.59£3,058.72£3,614.85£4,170.98£5,005.18
Medway £1,552.37£1,811.09£2,069.82£2,328.55£2,846.01£3,363.46£3,880.92£4,657.10
Mid Sussex £1,649.51£1,924.42£2,199.34£2,474.26£3,024.10£3,573.93£4,123.77£4,948.52
Milton Keynes £1,581.47£1,845.05£2,108.63£2,372.21£2,899.37£3,426.53£3,953.68£4,744.42
Mole Valley £1,679.91£1,959.89£2,239.88£2,519.86£3,079.83£3,639.80£4,199.77£5,039.72
New Forest £1,613.17£1,882.04£2,150.90£2,419.76£2,957.48£3,495.21£4,032.93£4,839.52
Oxford £1,785.60£2,083.20£2,380.80£2,678.40£3,273.60£3,868.80£4,464.00£5,356.80
Portsmouth £1,527.81£1,782.44£2,037.08£2,291.71£2,800.98£3,310.25£3,819.52£4,583.42
Reading £1,741.85£2,032.15£2,322.46£2,612.77£3,193.39£3,774.00£4,354.62£5,225.54
Reigate and Banstead £1,711.07£1,996.25£2,281.43£2,566.61£3,136.97£3,707.33£4,277.68£5,133.22
Rother £1,800.63£2,100.74£2,400.84£2,700.95£3,301.16£3,901.37£4,501.58£5,401.90
Runnymede £1,661.99£1,938.99£2,215.99£2,492.99£3,046.99£3,600.99£4,154.98£4,985.98
Rushmoor £1,546.85£1,804.66£2,062.47£2,320.28£2,835.90£3,351.52£3,867.13£4,640.56
Sevenoaks £1,681.57£1,961.84£2,242.10£2,522.36£3,082.88£3,643.41£4,203.93£5,044.72
Slough £1,609.63£1,877.90£2,146.17£2,414.44£2,950.98£3,487.52£4,024.07£4,828.88
South Oxfordshire £1,731.71£2,020.33£2,308.95£2,597.57£3,174.81£3,752.05£4,329.28£5,195.14
Southampton £1,587.65£1,852.26£2,116.87£2,381.48£2,910.70£3,439.92£3,969.13£4,762.96
Spelthorne £1,684.29£1,965.01£2,245.72£2,526.44£3,087.87£3,649.30£4,210.73£5,052.88
Surrey Heath £1,723.44£2,010.68£2,297.92£2,585.16£3,159.64£3,734.12£4,308.60£5,170.32
Swale £1,603.77£1,871.06£2,138.36£2,405.65£2,940.24£3,474.83£4,009.42£4,811.30
Tandridge £1,729.90£2,018.22£2,306.53£2,594.85£3,171.48£3,748.12£4,324.75£5,189.70
Test Valley £1,537.01£1,793.18£2,049.35£2,305.52£2,817.86£3,330.20£3,842.53£4,611.04
Thanet £1,660.60£1,937.37£2,214.13£2,490.90£3,044.43£3,597.97£4,151.50£4,981.80
Tonbridge and Malling £1,647.89£1,922.53£2,197.18£2,471.83£3,021.13£3,570.42£4,119.72£4,943.66
Tunbridge Wells £1,630.77£1,902.56£2,174.36£2,446.15£2,989.74£3,533.33£4,076.92£4,892.30
Vale of White Horse £1,718.29£2,004.68£2,291.06£2,577.44£3,150.20£3,722.97£4,295.73£5,154.88
Waverley £1,736.58£2,026.01£2,315.44£2,604.87£3,183.73£3,762.59£4,341.45£5,209.74
Wealden £1,818.95£2,122.11£2,425.27£2,728.43£3,334.75£3,941.07£4,547.38£5,456.86
West Berkshire £1,670.25£1,948.62£2,227.00£2,505.37£3,062.12£3,618.87£4,175.62£5,010.74
West Oxfordshire £1,711.30£1,996.52£2,281.73£2,566.95£3,137.38£3,707.82£4,278.25£5,133.90
Winchester £1,573.17£1,835.37£2,097.56£2,359.76£2,884.15£3,408.54£3,932.93£4,719.52
Windsor and Maidenhead £1,301.75£1,518.70£1,735.66£1,952.62£2,386.54£2,820.45£3,254.37£3,905.24
Woking £1,732.03£2,020.70£2,309.37£2,598.04£3,175.38£3,752.72£4,330.07£5,196.08
Wokingham £1,665.13£1,942.66£2,220.18£2,497.70£3,052.74£3,607.79£4,162.83£4,995.40
Worthing £1,637.42£1,910.32£2,183.23£2,456.13£3,001.94£3,547.74£4,093.55£4,912.26

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 South East?

Area Band D, 2025/26 and 2026/27, South East
Council 2025/26 2026/27 Change
Adur £2,432.50 £2,548.28 up £115.78 (4.8%)
Arun £2,371.09 £2,487.24 up £116.15 (4.9%)
Ashford £2,311.19 £2,410.16 up £98.97 (4.3%)
Basingstoke and Deane £2,147.87 £2,255.21 up £107.34 (5.0%)
Bracknell Forest £2,155.21 £2,264.80 up £109.59 (5.1%)
Brighton and Hove £2,456.78 £2,580.54 up £123.76 (5.0%)
Buckinghamshire £2,401.53 £2,526.58 up £125.05 (5.2%)
Canterbury £2,321.73 £2,419.33 up £97.60 (4.2%)
Cherwell £2,463.87 £2,582.96 up £119.09 (4.8%)
Chichester £2,346.40 £2,469.68 up £123.28 (5.3%)
Crawley £2,306.49 £2,418.46 up £111.97 (4.9%)
Dartford £2,280.55 £2,375.15 up £94.60 (4.1%)
Dover £2,364.45 £2,461.74 up £97.29 (4.1%)
East Hampshire £2,231.64 £2,343.92 up £112.28 (5.0%)
Eastbourne £2,532.49 £2,654.28 up £121.79 (4.8%)
Eastleigh £2,227.68 £2,342.21 up £114.53 (5.1%)
Elmbridge £2,442.92 £2,557.75 up £114.83 (4.7%)
Epsom and Ewell £2,416.84 £2,530.84 up £114.00 (4.7%)
Fareham £2,164.55 £2,270.55 up £106.00 (4.9%)
Folkestone and Hythe £2,437.35 £2,538.75 up £101.40 (4.2%)
Gosport £2,236.14 £2,344.29 up £108.15 (4.8%)
Gravesham £2,313.06 £2,408.24 up £95.18 (4.1%)
Guildford £2,428.89 £2,547.30 up £118.41 (4.9%)
Hart £2,285.15 £2,400.02 up £114.87 (5.0%)
Hastings £2,554.14 £2,676.58 up £122.44 (4.8%)
Havant £2,212.89 £2,320.28 up £107.39 (4.9%)
Horsham £2,321.54 £2,441.01 up £119.47 (5.1%)
Isle of Wight £2,493.36 £2,625.79 up £132.43 (5.3%)
Lewes £2,627.39 £2,756.17 up £128.78 (4.9%)
Maidstone £2,403.78 £2,502.59 up £98.81 (4.1%)
Medway £2,215.38 £2,328.55 up £113.17 (5.1%)
Mid Sussex £2,356.49 £2,474.26 up £117.77 (5.0%)
Milton Keynes £2,257.98 £2,372.21 up £114.23 (5.1%)
Mole Valley £2,405.75 £2,519.86 up £114.11 (4.7%)
New Forest £2,303.37 £2,419.76 up £116.39 (5.1%)
Oxford £2,557.13 £2,678.40 up £121.27 (4.7%)
Portsmouth £2,180.92 £2,291.71 up £110.79 (5.1%)
Reading £2,487.11 £2,612.77 up £125.66 (5.1%)
Reigate and Banstead £2,459.20 £2,566.61 up £107.41 (4.4%)
Rother £2,561.29 £2,700.95 up £139.66 (5.5%)
Runnymede £2,380.06 £2,492.99 up £112.93 (4.7%)
Rushmoor £2,212.82 £2,320.28 up £107.46 (4.9%)
Sevenoaks £2,419.44 £2,522.36 up £102.92 (4.3%)
Slough £2,298.55 £2,414.44 up £115.89 (5.0%)
South Oxfordshire £2,474.44 £2,597.57 up £123.13 (5.0%)
Southampton £2,266.44 £2,381.48 up £115.04 (5.1%)
Spelthorne £2,412.78 £2,526.44 up £113.66 (4.7%)
Surrey Heath £2,467.86 £2,585.16 up £117.30 (4.8%)
Swale £2,305.72 £2,405.65 up £99.93 (4.3%)
Tandridge £2,471.62 £2,594.85 up £123.23 (5.0%)
Test Valley £2,196.53 £2,305.52 up £108.99 (5.0%)
Thanet £2,391.23 £2,490.90 up £99.67 (4.2%)
Tonbridge and Malling £2,374.77 £2,471.83 up £97.06 (4.1%)
Tunbridge Wells £2,347.20 £2,446.15 up £98.95 (4.2%)
Vale of White Horse £2,456.82 £2,577.44 up £120.62 (4.9%)
Waverley £2,483.85 £2,604.87 up £121.02 (4.9%)
Wealden £2,608.44 £2,728.43 up £119.99 (4.6%)
West Berkshire £2,382.84 £2,505.37 up £122.53 (5.1%)
West Oxfordshire £2,443.88 £2,566.95 up £123.07 (5.0%)
Winchester £2,251.22 £2,359.76 up £108.54 (4.8%)
Windsor and Maidenhead £1,823.50 £1,952.62 up £129.12 (7.1%)
Woking £2,482.03 £2,598.04 up £116.01 (4.7%)
Wokingham £2,376.11 £2,497.70 up £121.59 (5.1%)
Worthing £2,343.12 £2,456.13 up £113.01 (4.8%)

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.