United Kingdom 2026-27
Council Tax Comparison: Compare UK Band D Charges
Every UK billing authority's Band D Council Tax for 2026-27, side by side with the year-on-year change, sortable to find the cheapest and dearest places to live.
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£2,765.02dearest · Dorset Council
£1,028.21cheapest · Wandsworth
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| Council | Region | Band D 2026-27 | YoY change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dorset Council | South West | £2765.02 | 5.12% |
| Lewes | South East | £2756.17 | 4.90% |
| City of Nottingham | East Midlands | £2755.39 | 3.73% |
| Rutland | East Midlands | £2737.58 | 2.49% |
| Wealden | South East | £2728.43 | 4.60% |
| Gateshead | North East | £2715.81 | 5.33% |
| Bristol | South West | £2713.68 | 5.02% |
| West Devon | South West | £2705.33 | 5.09% |
| Rother | South East | £2700.95 | 5.45% |
| Newark & Sherwood | East Midlands | £2682.10 | 3.87% |
| Oxford | South East | £2678.40 | 4.74% |
| Hastings | South East | £2676.58 | 4.79% |
| Liverpool | North West | £2673.59 | 4.99% |
| Mid Devon | South West | £2656.41 | 5.36% |
| Eastbourne | South East | £2654.28 | 4.81% |
| Bassetlaw | East Midlands | £2644.95 | 4.15% |
| Rushcliffe | East Midlands | £2643.27 | 4.42% |
| Teignbridge | South West | £2643.12 | 5.18% |
| North Devon | South West | £2642.21 | 5.07% |
| Pendle | North West | £2640.18 | 4.14% |
| Walsall | West Midlands | £2627.48 | 5.17% |
| Isle of Wight | South East | £2625.79 | 5.31% |
| Durham | North East | £2622.15 | 2.78% |
| Stockport | North West | £2618.90 | 5.80% |
| Broxtowe | East Midlands | £2618.21 | 4.05% |
| South Hams | South West | £2615.22 | 4.96% |
| Reading | South East | £2612.77 | 5.05% |
| Gedling | East Midlands | £2609.55 | 4.09% |
| Kingston upon Thames | London | £2609.20 | 4.81% |
| Ashfield | East Midlands | £2608.76 | 4.07% |
| Waverley | South East | £2604.87 | 4.87% |
| Oldham | North West | £2602.23 | 5.81% |
| Torridge | South West | £2601.42 | 4.93% |
| Rochdale | North West | £2600.83 | 5.81% |
| Mansfield | East Midlands | £2600.38 | 4.08% |
| Croydon | London | £2599.91 | 4.81% |
| Woking | South East | £2598.04 | 4.67% |
| South Oxfordshire | South East | £2597.57 | 4.98% |
| Northumberland | North East | £2596.94 | 5.37% |
| East Devon | South West | £2595.46 | 5.45% |
| Tandridge | South East | £2594.85 | 4.99% |
| Salford | North West | £2594.45 | 5.81% |
| Merthyr Tydfil | Wales | £2593.60 | 5.26% |
| Cornwall | South West | £2590.93 | 5.33% |
| Stockton-on-Tees | North East | £2589.83 | 4.90% |
| Surrey Heath | South East | £2585.16 | 4.75% |
| Sefton | North West | £2583.22 | 4.97% |
| Cherwell | South East | £2582.96 | 4.83% |
| Brighton & Hove | South East | £2580.54 | 5.04% |
| Vale of White Horse | South East | £2577.44 | 4.91% |
| Preston | North West | £2575.74 | 3.95% |
| Herefordshire | West Midlands | £2574.37 | 5.11% |
| Wiltshire | South West | £2571.78 | 5.25% |
| West Oxfordshire | South East | £2566.95 | 5.04% |
| Reigate & Banstead | South East | £2566.61 | 4.37% |
| Somerset | South West | £2560.59 | 5.00% |
| Hartlepool | North East | £2560.20 | 2.47% |
| Bolsover | East Midlands | £2559.41 | 4.57% |
| Elmbridge | South East | £2557.75 | 4.70% |
| Huntingdonshire | East of England | £2556.40 | 4.78% |
| Bury | North West | £2555.15 | 5.82% |
| South Gloucestershire | South West | £2550.59 | 5.05% |
| Burnley | North West | £2549.42 | 3.81% |
| Middlesbrough | North East | £2549.16 | 2.47% |
| Adur | South East | £2548.28 | 4.76% |
| Guildford | South East | £2547.30 | 4.88% |
| Redcar & Cleveland | North East | £2544.48 | 4.95% |
| North Yorkshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | £2544.34 | 5.21% |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | North East | £2542.19 | 5.35% |
| Neath Port Talbot | Wales | £2541.39 | 4.12% |
| Wolverhampton | West Midlands | £2538.99 | 5.18% |
| Folkestone & Hythe | South East | £2538.75 | 4.16% |
| Fenland | East of England | £2537.74 | 4.31% |
| South Cambridgeshire | East of England | £2536.25 | 5.04% |
| North Warwickshire | West Midlands | £2532.10 | 4.13% |
| Blaenau Gwent | Wales | £2531.26 | 4.23% |
| Epsom & Ewell | South East | £2530.84 | 4.72% |
| Leicester City | East Midlands | £2528.75 | 5.03% |
| Shropshire | West Midlands | £2528.18 | 9.03% |
| Buckinghamshire | South East | £2526.58 | 5.21% |
| Spelthorne | South East | £2526.44 | 4.71% |
| Sevenoaks | South East | £2522.36 | 4.25% |
| Rossendale | North West | £2519.97 | 3.94% |
| Mole Valley | South East | £2519.86 | 4.74% |
| Cheshire West and Chester | North West | £2517.33 | 5.24% |
| Coventry | West Midlands | £2516.72 | 4.27% |
| Central Bedfordshire | East of England | £2516.16 | 5.10% |
| Blackpool | North West | £2513.22 | 5.06% |
| Wyre Forest | West Midlands | £2512.47 | 7.95% |
| Cumberland | North West | £2511.32 | 4.90% |
| Harrow | London | £2511.07 | 4.81% |
| Sheffield | Yorkshire and The Humber | £2510.16 | 5.08% |
| Westmorland and Furness | North West | £2507.99 | 4.98% |
| West Berkshire | South East | £2505.37 | 5.14% |
| Norwich | East of England | £2503.44 | 4.68% |
| Lancaster | North West | £2503.19 | 3.97% |
| Maidstone | South East | £2502.59 | 4.11% |
| Nuneaton & Bedworth | West Midlands | £2502.16 | 4.34% |
| Wirral | North West | £2500.59 | 4.99% |
| Wokingham | South East | £2497.70 | 5.12% |
| Exeter | South West | £2495.36 | 4.85% |
| Darlington | North East | £2493.83 | 5.15% |
| Runnymede | South East | £2492.99 | 4.74% |
| Stroud | South West | £2491.36 | 5.15% |
| North Somerset | South West | £2491.22 | 8.55% |
| Thanet | South East | £2490.90 | 4.17% |
| Blaby | East Midlands | £2490.22 | 3.47% |
| Knowsley | North West | £2488.25 | 4.93% |
| Arun | South East | £2487.24 | 4.90% |
| West Northamptonshire | East Midlands | £2486.66 | 5.26% |
| Richmond upon Thames | London | £2486.10 | 4.81% |
| East Cambridgeshire | East of England | £2485.18 | 4.68% |
| Stratford-on-Avon | West Midlands | £2484.17 | 4.38% |
| Fylde | North West | £2483.94 | 4.03% |
| North East Lincolnshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | £2483.85 | 4.76% |
| Rugby | West Midlands | £2483.05 | 4.42% |
| South Norfolk | East of England | £2482.87 | 4.86% |
| Bromsgrove | West Midlands | £2478.65 | 7.64% |
| Bridgend | Wales | £2477.99 | 5.11% |
| Mid Sussex | South East | £2474.26 | 5.00% |
| Conwy | Wales | £2472.82 | 6.55% |
| Tonbridge & Malling | South East | £2471.83 | 4.09% |
| Bedford | East of England | £2471.74 | 5.14% |
| Torbay | South West | £2470.25 | 5.09% |
| Chichester | South East | £2469.68 | 5.25% |
| Gwynedd | Wales | £2468.77 | 5.49% |
| Ipswich | East of England | £2468.25 | 4.65% |
| Cambridge | East of England | £2467.02 | 4.74% |
| North East Derbyshire | East Midlands | £2466.57 | 4.74% |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | £2466.08 | 5.23% |
| Hyndburn | North West | £2465.98 | 3.61% |
| Redditch | West Midlands | £2462.95 | 7.58% |
| North Tyneside | North East | £2461.77 | 5.36% |
| Dover | South East | £2461.74 | 4.11% |
| Warwick | West Midlands | £2461.55 | 4.46% |
| Wyre | North West | £2460.53 | 4.01% |
| North Norfolk | East of England | £2459.93 | 5.07% |
| West Lancashire | North West | £2456.23 | 3.98% |
| Worthing | South East | £2456.13 | 4.82% |
| Blackburn with Darwen | North West | £2455.27 | 5.05% |
| Cheshire East | North West | £2454.87 | 5.24% |
| East Hertfordshire | East of England | £2454.78 | 4.92% |
| Welwyn Hatfield | East of England | £2452.26 | 5.09% |
| Malvern Hills | West Midlands | £2450.92 | 7.46% |
| North Hertfordshire | East of England | £2448.52 | 4.97% |
| Warrington | North West | £2447.61 | 7.29% |
| Tameside | North West | £2447.21 | 5.86% |
| Watford | East of England | £2446.70 | 4.41% |
| Tunbridge Wells | South East | £2446.15 | 4.22% |
| Derbyshire Dales | East Midlands | £2444.70 | 4.81% |
| Breckland | East of England | £2443.67 | 4.94% |
| Forest of Dean | South West | £2443.42 | 5.01% |
| South Ribble | North West | £2442.66 | 3.85% |
| Plymouth | South West | £2441.85 | 5.01% |
| Kirklees | Yorkshire and The Humber | £2441.07 | 5.14% |
| Horsham | South East | £2441.01 | 5.15% |
| Luton | East of England | £2439.93 | 5.15% |
| Swindon | South West | £2438.10 | 5.20% |
| Broadland | East of England | £2437.78 | 4.72% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole | South West | £2435.58 | 7.54% |
| South Tyneside | North East | £2434.43 | 5.33% |
| Chorley | North West | £2430.23 | 3.73% |
| King's Lynn & West Norfolk | East of England | £2430.13 | 4.81% |
| Melton | East Midlands | £2429.67 | 3.36% |
| Havering | London | £2424.66 | 4.80% |
| North Northamptonshire | East Midlands | £2423.96 | 5.30% |
| Three Rivers | East of England | £2422.31 | 5.02% |
| Calderdale | Yorkshire and The Humber | £2420.15 | 5.12% |
| New Forest | South East | £2419.76 | 5.05% |
| Ceredigion | Wales | £2419.45 | 5.37% |
| Canterbury | South East | £2419.33 | 4.20% |
| St Albans | East of England | £2419.22 | 4.91% |
| Crawley | South East | £2418.46 | 4.85% |
| North West Leicestershire | East Midlands | £2418.20 | 3.43% |
| Monmouthshire | Wales | £2416.50 | 6.12% |
| Slough | South East | £2414.44 | 5.04% |
| Great Yarmouth | East of England | £2414.41 | 4.74% |
| Ashford | South East | £2410.16 | 4.28% |
| Dacorum | East of England | £2408.51 | 4.98% |
| Gravesham | South East | £2408.24 | 4.11% |
| Amber Valley | East Midlands | £2407.69 | 4.77% |
| Oadby & Wigston | East Midlands | £2406.85 | 3.30% |
| Hertsmere | East of England | £2405.83 | 5.09% |
| Worcester | West Midlands | £2405.81 | 7.69% |
| Swale | South East | £2405.65 | 4.33% |
| Charnwood | East Midlands | £2405.64 | 3.36% |
| St Helens | North West | £2403.38 | 5.02% |
| Hart | South East | £2400.02 | 5.03% |
| Bolton | North West | £2399.74 | 5.88% |
| Stevenage | East of England | £2391.97 | 4.85% |
| Cotswold | South West | £2391.65 | 5.05% |
| Harborough | East Midlands | £2389.87 | 2.79% |
| Waltham Forest | London | £2386.96 | 4.80% |
| Ribble Valley | North West | £2386.50 | 3.78% |
| High Peak | East Midlands | £2384.66 | 4.80% |
| Bath & North East Somerset | South West | £2383.42 | 5.19% |
| Hinckley & Bosworth | East Midlands | £2382.62 | 3.41% |
| Rotherham | Yorkshire and The Humber | £2381.53 | 4.30% |
| Southampton | South East | £2381.48 | 5.08% |
| Sutton | London | £2378.64 | 4.80% |
| Flintshire | Wales | £2376.17 | 5.77% |
| Cannock Chase | West Midlands | £2375.83 | 4.10% |
| Dartford | South East | £2375.15 | 4.15% |
| Wychavon | West Midlands | £2373.19 | 7.82% |
| Milton Keynes | South East | £2372.21 | 5.06% |
| Cheltenham | South West | £2369.52 | 4.93% |
| Halton | North West | £2366.61 | 5.21% |
| Bexley | London | £2366.36 | 4.80% |
| Rochford | East of England | £2363.48 | 4.21% |
| Birmingham | West Midlands | £2362.90 | 5.23% |
| Bradford | Yorkshire and The Humber | £2360.73 | 5.10% |
| Erewash | East Midlands | £2360.64 | 4.45% |
| Winchester | South East | £2359.76 | 4.82% |
| Gloucester | South West | £2355.84 | 4.88% |
| West Lindsey | East Midlands | £2354.25 | 3.27% |
| Lichfield | West Midlands | £2351.90 | 4.10% |
| Powys | Wales | £2351.72 | 5.25% |
| West Suffolk | East of England | £2351.47 | 4.84% |
| East Staffordshire | West Midlands | £2351.34 | 4.16% |
| Carmarthenshire | Wales | £2351.20 | 5.34% |
| North Lincolnshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | £2348.46 | 4.93% |
| Gosport | South East | £2344.29 | 4.84% |
| East Hampshire | South East | £2343.92 | 5.03% |
| Eastleigh | South East | £2342.21 | 5.14% |
| Babergh | East of England | £2341.55 | 4.85% |
| Tewkesbury | South West | £2340.53 | 5.12% |
| South Derbyshire | East Midlands | £2339.61 | 4.83% |
| Chesterfield | East Midlands | £2339.49 | 4.76% |
| Denbighshire | Wales | £2339.03 | 5.50% |
| Staffordshire Moorlands | West Midlands | £2338.21 | 4.36% |
| North Kesteven | East Midlands | £2337.81 | 3.39% |
| East Suffolk | East of England | £2334.80 | 5.06% |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | West Midlands | £2334.25 | 3.98% |
| Uttlesford | East of England | £2333.82 | 4.31% |
| Medway | South East | £2328.55 | 5.11% |
| Maldon | East of England | £2328.37 | 4.28% |
| Basildon | East of England | £2327.24 | 3.68% |
| Barnsley | Yorkshire and The Humber | £2325.96 | 3.77% |
| Lincoln | East Midlands | £2323.08 | 2.75% |
| Havant | South East | £2320.28 | 4.85% |
| Rushmoor | South East | £2320.28 | 4.86% |
| Castle Point | East of England | £2318.63 | 4.10% |
| Mid Suffolk | East of England | £2316.88 | 4.91% |
| Haringey | London | £2313.78 | 4.79% |
| South Staffordshire | West Midlands | £2313.67 | 4.24% |
| Manchester | North West | £2312.04 | 5.91% |
| Wrexham | Wales | £2308.88 | 5.29% |
| Boston | East Midlands | £2308.73 | 3.22% |
| Broxbourne | East of England | £2306.43 | 4.93% |
| Derby City | East Midlands | £2306.00 | 5.02% |
| Test Valley | South East | £2305.52 | 4.96% |
| Stafford | West Midlands | £2302.68 | 4.16% |
| Tamworth | West Midlands | £2300.76 | 4.12% |
| Chelmsford | East of England | £2300.18 | 4.22% |
| Harlow | East of England | £2298.69 | 3.71% |
| Wakefield | Yorkshire and The Humber | £2296.89 | 5.08% |
| Kingston upon Hull | Yorkshire and The Humber | £2295.04 | 5.16% |
| Redbridge | London | £2294.58 | 4.79% |
| Peterborough | East of England | £2293.47 | 4.93% |
| Portsmouth | South East | £2291.71 | 5.08% |
| Trafford | North West | £2291.70 | 7.97% |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf | Wales | £2289.43 | 4.54% |
| York | Yorkshire and The Humber | £2287.15 | 5.15% |
| Leeds | Yorkshire and The Humber | £2283.73 | 5.13% |
| Colchester | East of England | £2282.85 | 4.14% |
| Braintree | East of England | £2280.34 | 3.90% |
| South Holland | East Midlands | £2278.20 | 3.31% |
| Epping Forest | East of England | £2277.21 | 4.14% |
| East Lindsey | East Midlands | £2275.88 | 3.38% |
| Fareham | South East | £2270.55 | 4.90% |
| Tendring | East of England | £2269.63 | 4.19% |
| Enfield | London | £2267.67 | 4.79% |
| Southend-on-Sea | East of England | £2265.17 | 5.13% |
| Bracknell Forest | South East | £2264.80 | 5.08% |
| Isle of Anglesey | Wales | £2260.73 | 5.45% |
| South Kesteven | East Midlands | £2260.00 | 3.34% |
| Brentwood | East of England | £2258.14 | 4.22% |
| Telford and the Wrekin | West Midlands | £2256.26 | 5.13% |
| Basingstoke & Deane | South East | £2255.21 | 5.00% |
| Thurrock | East of England | £2254.68 | 5.11% |
| Sandwell | West Midlands | £2244.46 | 5.20% |
| Swansea | Wales | £2238.29 | 4.45% |
| Lewisham | London | £2237.33 | 4.79% |
| Brent | London | £2235.27 | 4.79% |
| Vale of Glamorgan | Wales | £2231.54 | 6.57% |
| Camden | London | £2207.55 | 4.79% |
| Barking & Dagenham | London | £2198.51 | 4.78% |
| Solihull | West Midlands | £2197.26 | 5.24% |
| Sunderland | North East | £2197.14 | 4.99% |
| Hounslow | London | £2185.56 | 4.78% |
| Stoke-on-Trent | West Midlands | £2183.12 | 5.04% |
| Doncaster | Yorkshire and The Humber | £2167.75 | 2.71% |
| Pembrokeshire | Wales | £2166.15 | 5.16% |
| Torfaen | Wales | £2155.68 | 4.67% |
| Wigan | North West | £2152.68 | 5.98% |
| Merton | London | £2146.76 | 2.50% |
| Dudley | West Midlands | £2144.84 | 5.21% |
| Bromley | London | £2140.04 | 4.78% |
| Ealing | London | £2138.53 | 4.78% |
| Barnet | London | £2132.60 | 4.77% |
| Islington | London | £2108.15 | 4.77% |
| Greenwich | London | £2107.86 | 4.77% |
| Newport | Wales | £2088.48 | 5.27% |
| Caerphilly | Wales | £2082.88 | 6.48% |
| Hackney | London | £2060.30 | 4.77% |
| Isles of Scilly | South West | £2047.96 | 5.02% |
| Lambeth | London | £2047.11 | 4.77% |
| Hillingdon | London | £2045.46 | 4.77% |
| Cardiff | Wales | £2013.18 | 4.52% |
| Southwark | London | £1967.26 | 4.76% |
| Windsor & Maidenhead | South East | £1952.62 | 7.08% |
| Newham | London | £1944.23 | 4.76% |
| Tower Hamlets | London | £1837.78 | 4.74% |
| Midlothian | Scotland | £1816.16 | 9.00% |
| Argyll & Bute | Scotland | £1783.33 | 9.70% |
| Stirling | Scotland | £1752.87 | 8.75% |
| East Dunbartonshire | Scotland | £1751.67 | 9.50% |
| Aberdeen City | Scotland | £1747.54 | 6.80% |
| Moray | Scotland | £1731.14 | 10.00% |
| Dundee City | Scotland | £1729.69 | 7.75% |
| East Ayrshire | Scotland | £1717.28 | 6.90% |
| Falkirk | Scotland | £1715.09 | 8.77% |
| Glasgow City | Scotland | £1706.00 | 5.90% |
| East Lothian | Scotland | £1697.62 | 7.50% |
| South Ayrshire | Scotland | £1694.96 | 8.00% |
| Renfrewshire | Scotland | £1690.56 | 7.50% |
| Aberdeenshire | Scotland | £1686.04 | 10.00% |
| North Ayrshire | Scotland | £1685.84 | 8.50% |
| Clackmannanshire | Scotland | £1683.67 | 5.60% |
| West Dunbartonshire | Scotland | £1681.53 | 7.80% |
| Inverclyde | Scotland | £1673.85 | 7.90% |
| Perth & Kinross | Scotland | £1673.84 | 8.90% |
| Orkney Islands | Scotland | £1669.07 | 6.00% |
| Kensington & Chelsea | London | £1666.65 | 4.72% |
| Highland | Scotland | £1633.99 | 7.00% |
| West Lothian | Scotland | £1627.59 | 7.40% |
| City of Edinburgh | Scotland | £1626.05 | 4.00% |
| East Renfrewshire | Scotland | £1620.15 | 6.00% |
| Scottish Borders | Scotland | £1618.52 | 8.50% |
| Angus | Scotland | £1598.65 | 9.38% |
| Dumfries & Galloway | Scotland | £1578.65 | 8.50% |
| Fife | Scotland | £1573.70 | 5.00% |
| North Lanarkshire | Scotland | £1554.56 | 7.00% |
| Hammersmith & Fulham | London | £1519.51 | 4.69% |
| Na h-Eileanan Siar | Scotland | £1505.50 | 8.50% |
| Shetland Islands | Scotland | £1487.90 | 7.30% |
| South Lanarkshire | Scotland | £1468.47 | 6.50% |
| City of London | London | £1329.56 | 4.36% |
| Westminster | London | £1049.55 | 3.00% |
| Wandsworth | London | £1028.21 | 3.05% |
How to use this comparison
This page lists every Council Tax billing authority in England, Scotland, and Wales sorted by Band D charge. Use it to compare neighbouring councils, identify regional variation, or benchmark a council against the unweighted authority mean of approximately £2,337. The year-on-year column compares the published area Band D totals for 2025-26 and 2026-27.
Caveats
Headline Band D figures combine the council's own charge with relevant precepting-authority components. England's referendum principles and adult social care flexibility are set annually and vary by authority type; Scotland and Wales use separate arrangements. A headline change therefore cannot be tested against one UK-wide cap or treated as the council's own funding decision without the source budget's component breakdown. See our methodology page for the dataset's actual scope.