UK Council Tax Trends
Download the UK Band D council-tax extract cited on this page: councils.csv (Open Government Licence v3.0).
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Average Band D charge by year
Average Band D Council Tax has risen from £1,818 in 2020 to £2,280 in 2025, a 25.4% increase over five years.
Cumulative Band D rise vs CPI
Year-on-year increases in this historic series range from 4.4% to 5.2%. That descriptive pattern combines changing council and precepting components; annual rules also differ by authority type and nation, so it is not evidence of one fixed UK-wide cap.
Regional variation (2025)
Regional variation is significant: South West and North East have the highest average Band D rates, while London (despite higher property values) tends to have lower headline rates because more properties fall into upper bands.
Sources
- Valuation Office Agency (VOA) - band assignments
- gov.uk Council Tax statistics collection - annual statistical releases
- ONS inflation and price indices - CPI deflator
- Local Government Finance Act 1992 - statutory band framework