Croydon Council Tax 2026
London, England · 168,840 domestic properties
According to MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27, Croydon's Band D Council Tax is £2,599.91 for 2026-27, the 36th highest of 350 UK billing authorities (higher than 90% of them) and 11% above the UK average of £2,337.00. Nearest published Band D rates sit with Oldham, Torridge, Rochdale, Mansfield, then Woking, South Oxfordshire. Closest published housing-stock shapes include Rochford, Dartford, Dacorum, Chelmsford.
How we calculate this rank & percentile
We compare every UK billing authority with a published 2026-27 Band D rate (350 in total). Rank is one plus the number with a higher charge, so equal charges share a rank. Percentile is round(authorities with a lower charge ÷ 350 × 100). The UK average is the simple mean of every council's Band D rate in our coverage set. Because the rank spans all three nations, it compares what each authority charges, not what each charge buys. English bands rest on 1991 property values in eight bands, A to H, while Scotland uses its own 1991 thresholds and Wales revalued to 2003 values with a ninth band. An English Band D home is therefore not the same property profile as a Welsh or Scottish one. Nearest published Band D rates sit with Oldham, Torridge, Rochdale, Mansfield, then Woking, South Oxfordshire. See our methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.
- £2,599.91
- Band D charge · 2026 statutory
- Above the UK average
- +4.81%
- year-on-year vs £2,480.48
- Middle-half rise
- +11.2%
- vs UK avg £2,337.00
- £5,199.82
- Band H · 18/9 of Band D
Nearest published Band D rates sit with Oldham, Torridge, Rochdale, Mansfield, then Woking, South Oxfordshire. Closest published housing-stock shapes include Rochford, Dartford, Dacorum, Chelmsford. Open Oldham for the closest published Band D on the same vintage.
Croydon · year-on-year Band D
What changed for Croydon
Croydon's Band D Council Tax rose from £2,480.48 (2025-26) to £2,599.91 (2026-27). Among 350 billing authorities by percentage rise, it ranks 201.
How to read this Band D change
This is a change in the published Band D charge, not advice about household bills. Precepts, discounts, and banding decide the amount you pay.
See UK year-on-year changesCroydon bands A-H schedule
Per-band charge 2026
Croydon's nearest Band D charges nationwide
Croydon is 36th of 350 on the national Band D list at £2,599.91. Nearest published Band D rates sit with Oldham, Torridge, Rochdale, Mansfield, then Woking, South Oxfordshire. The six closest published 2026-27 rates, led by Oldham, ignore geography on purpose, so a map neighbour is not mistaken for a charge twin. Read the difference column as a pound gap; cross-check the London ranking further down when you care about local neighbours, and the stock-weighted average when you care what most of Croydon's 168,840 dwellings actually pay. Closest published housing-stock shapes include Rochford, Dartford, Dacorum, Chelmsford.
National high-charge outlier: this rate is inside the costliest 10% of the UK corpus, so nearby national peers are a more useful benchmark than the UK average alone.
| Council | Band D | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Oldham | £2,602.23 | +£2.32 |
| Torridge | £2,601.42 | +£1.51 |
| Rochdale | £2,600.83 | +£0.92 |
| Mansfield | £2,600.38 | +£0.47 |
| Woking | £2,598.04 | −£1.87 |
| South Oxfordshire | £2,597.57 | −£2.34 |
Band A–H charge table (2026/2027)
| Band | Annual Charge | Monthly | Sole occupant (−25%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | £1,733.27 | £173.33 | £1,299.95 |
| B | £2,022.15 | £202.22 | £1,516.61 |
| C | £2,311.03 | £231.10 | £1,733.27 |
| D | £2,599.91 | £259.99 | £1,949.93 |
| E | £3,177.67 | £317.77 | £2,383.25 |
| F | £3,755.43 | £375.54 | £2,816.57 |
| G | £4,333.18 | £433.32 | £3,249.89 |
| H | £5,199.82 | £519.98 | £3,899.87 |
England 1991 valuation ranges (Band A–H)
- Band A: Up to £40,000 (1991 valuation)
- Band B: £40,001 to £52,000
- Band C: £52,001 to £68,000
- Band D: £68,001 to £88,000 (reference band)
- Band E: £88,001 to £120,000
- Band F: £120,001 to £160,000
- Band G: £160,001 to £320,000
- Band H: Over £320,000
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27 (area Band D) + statutory England band ratios documented in our methodology. Monthly figure is the annual charge / 10 (most councils use 10 monthly instalments). The sole-occupant column applies the statutory 25% single-person discount, payable when only one adult lives in the property.
What Croydon's 168,840 properties actually pay
Croydon's housing stock peaks below the reference point, in Band C, which covers 52,800 of 168,840 dwellings (31.3%). A Band C home is charged at eight-ninths of the Band D rate, which is why the typical bill here lands under the headline figure. Bands C and D between them account for 56.5% of the stock. 48.5% of dwellings on the England valuation list here are banded below D.
Weighting each band's statutory charge by the number of properties in it gives a stock-weighted average of £2,653.72 per dwelling, £53.81 (2.1%) above the £2,599.91 Band D headline. On that measure Croydon is 41st of 318 authorities with published stock counts, against a £2,269.00 average. That places Croydon 4th of the 33 billing authorities in London, above the regional median of £2,261.38.
How to read this stock pattern
Croydon's largest property group sits in the lower half of the valuation ladder rather than at the Band D reference used in national tables. Its modal Band C charge is eight-ninths of the Band D rate, and 48.5% of the published stock lies below D. The headline alone does not show how often each band occurs. The stock-weighted amount applies the full distribution for an area-level comparison, while remaining an average rather than a household quotation.
This is a two-band centre rather than a single-band market. Bands C and D together contain 56.5% of dwellings, so neither band should be presented as a complete account of the area. The stock-weighted result combines both groups and the smaller tails into one comparable measure. The table shows where that mean comes from and prevents the distribution being flattened into an overconfident "typical property" claim.
Croydon sits in the upper quarter of London on the stock-weighted ordering, above the regional median of £2,261.38. This narrows the comparison from a UK rank to authorities facing the same broad regional context, while still correcting each one for its different band mix. The placement says the council's average published stock is relatively costly within that peer set; it does not convert the mean into an individual household charge.
Closest housing-stock shape: Oxford
Oxford is the closest full-distribution match for Croydon. The profiles are close rather than identical: 4.6% of dwellings would need to shift between valuation bands for their published shares to align. The comparison therefore tests the whole ladder, not just the largest band.
Four largest band differences
- The largest separation appears in the upper part of the ladder at Band E. Croydon places 14.3% of dwellings there versus 12.1% for Oxford, giving this profile the heavier upper-band tail at that point.
- Another material separation appears in the upper part of the ladder at Band F. Croydon places 7.0% of dwellings there versus 4.9% for Oxford, giving this profile the heavier upper-band tail at that point.
- Another material separation sits at lower Band A, where Oxford holds 4.7% of its stock and Croydon holds 2.7%. The peer is more bottom-weighted at this rung of the valuation list.
- A smaller distinction sits at lower Band B, where Oxford holds 15.5% of its stock and Croydon holds 14.6%. The peer is more bottom-weighted at this rung of the valuation list.
How the wider profile compares
Oxford is more concentrated across Bands A to C in aggregate, by 2.7% of its stock. Croydon's closest match is therefore achieved despite the peer carrying more homes below the reference band.
Croydon carries 3.0% more of its stock in Bands E and above than Oxford. The extra upper-tail weight is small enough for this to remain the nearest peer, but large enough to distinguish the two areas.
Both profiles peak in Band C, so the peer match agrees on the most common valuation group as well as the full-distribution distance. The band-by-band gaps above show why a shared mode does not make the profiles interchangeable.
Band C is the most stable point in the comparison, with shares of 31.3% and 31.1%. Reading that near-match beside the largest gaps prevents the peer label from hiding where the two published distributions actually agree.
Show every band direction
- Band A leans toward Oxford
- Band B leans toward Oxford
- Band C is closely balanced
- Band D is closely balanced
- Band E leans toward Croydon
- Band F leans toward Croydon
- Band G leans toward Oxford
- Band H leans toward Oxford
This sequence is read from the lowest published band to the highest.
Other close England matches for Croydon: Rochford (5.1% redistribution distance); Dartford (5.6% redistribution distance); Dacorum (5.7% redistribution distance); Chelmsford (6.0% redistribution distance). Ranked across every published band in the England valuation system, this shortlist shows whether Oxford stands alone or sits in a cluster of similarly shaped authorities.
| Band | Properties | Share of stock | Annual charge |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 4,490 | 2.7% | £1,733.27 |
| B | 24,660 | 14.6% | £2,022.15 |
| C | 52,800 | 31.3% | £2,311.03 |
| D | 42,630 | 25.2% | £2,599.91 |
| E | 24,180 | 14.3% | £3,177.67 |
| F | 11,890 | 7.0% | £3,755.43 |
| G | 7,530 | 4.5% | £4,333.18 |
| H | 660 | 0.4% | £5,199.82 |
Property-stock source, rounding and weighting notes
Property counts: VOA, Council Tax: stock of properties 2025 (Table CTSOP1.0_SUP, as at 9 September 2025), Open Government Licence v3.0. Counts are published rounded to the nearest 10, so shares are approximate and may not sum to exactly 100%. The stock-weighted average is our calculation: each band's 2026/2027 charge multiplied by its property count, divided by the total. It is a mean across the whole stock, not a bill any individual household receives.
Authorities charging a similar average across their stock
These are the closest authorities to Croydon on the stock-weighted measure, which is a different ordering from the Band D neighbours above because it accounts for how each area's properties are banded.
- Stratford-on-Avon£2,673.37
- West Berkshire£2,672.16
- Tunbridge Wells£2,647.83
- Uttlesford£2,645.82
- East Devon£2,634.65
Croydon's nearest year-on-year movers
Croydon moved Band D from £2,480.48 to £2,599.91 (+4.81%, competition rank 201st of 350). The closest published movements sit with Derbyshire Dales, Eastbourne, Harrow.
- Derbyshire Dales4.81%
- Eastbourne4.81%
- Harrow4.81%
- King's Lynn & West Norfolk4.81%
- Kingston upon Thames4.81%
- Richmond upon Thames4.81%
How Croydon compares in London
Among the 33 billing authorities in London, Croydon's 2026-27 Band D charge of £2,599.91 ranks 2nd of 33, higher than 94% of them (£509.91 above the London average of £2,090.00). Its nearest-charged neighbours in the region:
Regional high-charge outlier: this authority sits in the costliest fifth of London.
| Region rank | Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kingston upon Thames | £2,609.20 |
| 2nd | Croydon | £2,599.91 |
| 3rd | Harrow | £2,511.07 |
| 4th | Richmond upon Thames | £2,486.10 |
Regional rank out of 33 London billing authorities by 2026-27 Band D charge (1 = dearest). See the full UK ranking or the complete directory.
Questions answered from Croydon's data
These answers use Croydon's £2,599.91 Band D rate, the England statutory multipliers, and the VOA stock mix (modal Band C, 48.5% below D).
Is Croydon Council Tax above the UK average?
Croydon's 2026-27 Band D rate is £2,599.91, 11.2% above the UK average of £2,337.00. It has competition rank 36th of 350, with equal charges sharing a rank. Nearest published Band D rates sit with Oldham, Torridge, Rochdale, Mansfield, then Woking, South Oxfordshire.
Which councils have charges closest to Croydon?
The closest published Band D rates are Oldham (£2,602.23), Torridge (£2,601.42), Rochdale (£2,600.83), Mansfield (£2,600.38), Woking (£2,598.04), South Oxfordshire (£2,597.57). The comparison table above shows the six nearest authorities and the exact difference from Croydon.
What is the average Council Tax bill in Croydon?
Across Croydon's 168,840 domestic properties, the stock-weighted average charge is £2,653.72 for 2026-27. That is £53.81 above the £2,599.91 Band D rate, because the most common band here is Band C (31.3% of the stock) and 48.5% of dwellings are banded below D. Closest published housing-stock shapes include Rochford, Dartford, Dacorum, Chelmsford. Property counts are from the VOA 2025 stock release; the weighting is our calculation.
How did Croydon Council Tax change for 2026-27?
Band D moved from £2,480.48 to £2,599.91, a 4.81% rise. Its competition rank by annual increase is 201st of 350; the closest movements include Derbyshire Dales, Eastbourne, Harrow.
Advice boundary for Croydon
They are not personalised advice - expand a question for the figure that matches the tables above for the 2026-27 vintage, then follow the methodology or gov.uk links for a binding bill on a specific property.
Council Tax figure, precept and liability disclaimer
Council Tax charges shown on this page are derived from the published England Band D dataset and statutory England band ratios. They are intended as informational guidance, not as a personalised tax statement or legal advice. Your actual bill depends on your property's assigned band and on any discounts or exemptions that apply to your household. Croydon's Band D already includes the borough charge plus the Mayor of London's GLA precept for capital-wide services. Nearest published Band D rates sit with Oldham, Torridge, Rochdale, Mansfield, then Woking, South Oxfordshire. Closest published housing-stock shapes include Rochford, Dartford, Dacorum, Chelmsford. For a binding figure consult your Croydon Council Tax bill or the official gov.uk Council Tax service. Figures published in 2026 reflect the 2026/2027 financial year only.
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Charges shown for Croydon are the area Band D and statutory band multiples, including the GLA precept. Nearest published Band D rates sit with Oldham, Torridge, Rochdale, Mansfield, then Woking, South Oxfordshire.