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Band H Council Tax 2026/27

1991 value range (England/Scotland): Over £320,000

Fraction of Band D: 18/9

How much is council tax Band H?

Band H council tax is 18/9 of your council's Band D rate. On the 2026/27 England average Band D of £2,392.00, that works out at about £4,784.00 a year - roughly £478.00 a month over the usual 10 instalments (April to January), or £399.00 a month over 12. Your exact bill depends on the Band D rate your council sets; see the rates-by-council table below.

England avg rate (est.)

£4,784.00

per year, Band D avg

Multiplier

18/9

of Band D rate

Value range

Over £320,000

1991 England values

What is Band H?

Band H is the highest band in England and Scotland, covering properties valued at over £320,000 at 1 April 1991. In Wales, Band H covers £324,001 to £424,000 (Wales has an additional Band I above it). In England and Wales, Band H households pay 18/9 - exactly double - the Band D rate. In Scotland, the 2017 reform set Band H at 882/360 of Band D (about 145% more, or 2.45x).

Typical property types in Band H: Large country houses, substantial period properties, high-value London houses, mansions, and estate properties. Only a small proportion of English properties are in Band H.

Band H in Wales

In Wales, Band H covers a different value range because Wales revalued its properties in 2003 rather than 1991. Welsh Band H applies to properties valued at £324,001 to £424,000 at 1 April 2003 prices. The same Band D multiplier (18/9) applies regardless of which nation you are in.

Wales also has an additional Band I (for properties over £424,000 at 2003 values) that does not exist in England or Scotland. See our Wales bands guide for the full Welsh band system.

How Band H Rates Are Calculated

Your Band H council tax bill is calculated by multiplying your council's Band D rate by 18/9. The Band D rate is set by your local authority each year in February or March. You cannot negotiate the fraction - it is set by central government.

Formula

Your council's Band D rate × 18/9 = Band H rate

Example: £2,392 (England average Band D) × 18/9 = £4,784.00 per year

That is about £478.00 a month over the usual 10 instalments (April to January), or about £399.00 if you ask to spread it over 12.

Cheapest and Most Expensive Band H Councils 2026/27

Band H bills vary by more than £3,489.34 a year across the 157 councils we cover, depending only on the Band D rate each authority sets. Here are the lowest and highest for 2026/27.

Cheapest Band H

  1. Wandsworth Borough Council£2,040.70
  2. Westminster City Council£2,099.10
  3. London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham£3,039.02

Most expensive Band H

  1. Dorset Council£5,530.04
  2. Nottingham City Council£5,510.78
  3. Rutland County Council£5,475.16

Rates are the 2026/27 area Band H figures (MHCLG for England, Welsh Government and Scottish councils), scaled to Band H at the statutory 18/9 fraction. Compare every council in the full comparison table.

Band H Rates by Council 2026/27

CouncilBand H rate
Westminster City Council£2,099.10
Wandsworth Borough Council£2,040.70
Camden London Borough Council£4,415.10
Lambeth London Borough Council£4,094.22
Tower Hamlets London Borough Council£3,675.56
Hackney London Borough Council£4,120.60
Manchester City Council£4,624.08
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council£4,583.40
Salford City Council£5,188.90
Liverpool City Council£5,347.18
Birmingham City Council£4,725.80
Coventry City Council£5,032.18
Leeds City Council£4,567.46
Sheffield City Council£5,020.32
Bristol City Council£5,427.36
Cardiff Council£4,026.36
Isle of Anglesey County Council£4,521.46
City and County of Swansea£4,476.58
City of Edinburgh Council£3,983.82
Glasgow City Council£4,179.70
Croydon London Borough Council£5,199.82
Southwark London Borough Council£3,934.52
Newham London Borough Council£3,888.46
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham£3,039.02
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea£3,333.30
London Borough of Hounslow£4,371.12
London Borough of Ealing£4,277.06
London Borough of Brent£4,470.54
London Borough of Barnet£4,265.20
London Borough of Bromley£4,280.08
London Borough of Sutton£4,757.28
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames£4,972.20
Newcastle upon Tyne City Council£5,084.38
Nottingham City Council£5,510.78
Oxford City Council£5,356.80
Cambridge City Council£4,934.04
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council£5,237.80
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council£4,305.36
Aberdeen City Council£4,281.47
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council£5,001.18
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council£4,488.92
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council£4,721.46
Kirklees Metropolitan Council£4,882.14
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council£4,593.78
City of Doncaster Council£4,335.50
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council£4,763.06
Hull City Council£4,590.08
City of York Council£4,574.30
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council£4,840.30
North Yorkshire Council£5,088.68
East Riding of Yorkshire Council£4,932.16
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council£4,799.48
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council£5,110.30
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council£5,204.46
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council£5,201.66
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council£4,894.42
St Helens Borough Council£4,806.76
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council£5,166.44
Sunderland City Council£4,394.28
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council£5,431.62
Durham County Council£5,244.30
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council£4,289.68
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council£5,254.96
City of Wolverhampton Council£5,077.98
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council£4,394.52
Stoke-on-Trent City Council£4,366.24
Leicester City Council£5,057.50
Derby City Council£4,612.00
City of Lincoln Council£4,646.16
West Northamptonshire Council£4,973.32
Mansfield District Council£5,200.76
Brighton and Hove City Council£5,161.08
Southampton City Council£4,762.96
Portsmouth City Council£4,583.42
Milton Keynes City Council£4,744.42
Reading Borough Council£5,225.54
Slough Borough Council£4,828.88
Luton Borough Council£4,879.86
Plymouth City Council£4,883.70
Cornwall Council£5,181.86
Bath and North East Somerset Council£4,766.84
Norwich City Council£5,006.88
Ipswich Borough Council£4,936.50
Peterborough City Council£4,586.94
Bedford Borough Council£4,943.48
Islington London Borough Council£4,216.30
Haringey London Borough Council£4,627.56
Lewisham London Borough Council£4,474.66
Royal Borough of Greenwich£4,215.72
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames£5,218.40
London Borough of Merton£4,293.52
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham£4,397.02
London Borough of Bexley£4,732.72
London Borough of Enfield£4,535.34
London Borough of Harrow£5,022.14
London Borough of Havering£4,849.32
London Borough of Hillingdon£4,090.92
London Borough of Redbridge£4,589.16
London Borough of Waltham Forest£4,773.92
Newport City Council£4,176.96
Wrexham County Borough Council£4,617.76
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council£4,578.86
Bridgend County Borough Council£4,955.98
Caerphilly County Borough Council£4,165.76
Dundee City Council£4,237.74
Fife Council£3,855.57
North Lanarkshire Council£3,808.67
South Lanarkshire Council£3,597.75
Stirling Council£4,294.61
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council£4,651.92
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council£4,976.50
North Tyneside Council£4,923.54
South Tyneside Council£4,868.86
Blackpool Council£5,026.44
Medway Council£4,657.10
Warrington Borough Council£4,895.22
Middlesbrough Council£5,098.32
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council£5,179.66
Southend-on-Sea City Council£4,530.34
Darlington Borough Council£4,987.66
Hartlepool Borough Council£5,120.40
Telford and Wrekin Council£4,512.52
Halton Borough Council£4,733.22
Torbay Council£4,940.50
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council£5,088.96
Thurrock Council£4,509.36
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council£4,910.54
North East Lincolnshire Council£4,967.70
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council£4,871.16
Cheshire East Council£4,909.74
Cheshire West and Chester Council£5,034.66
Swindon Borough Council£4,876.20
North Lincolnshire Council£4,696.92
Wokingham Borough Council£4,995.40
West Berkshire Council£5,010.74
Bracknell Forest Council£4,529.60
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead£3,905.24
Central Bedfordshire Council£5,032.32
Wiltshire Council£5,143.56
Dorset Council£5,530.04
Somerset Council£5,121.18
Buckinghamshire Council£5,053.16
Shropshire Council£5,056.36
Northumberland County Council£5,193.88
Cumberland Council£5,022.64
Herefordshire Council£5,148.74
Isle of Wight Council£5,251.58
North Somerset Council£4,982.44
Rutland County Council£5,475.16
Westmorland and Furness Council£5,015.98
Guildford Borough Council£5,094.60
Watford Borough Council£4,893.40
Ashford Borough Council£4,820.32
Amber Valley Borough Council£4,815.38
Chesterfield Borough Council£4,678.98
Gloucester City Council£4,711.68
Basildon Borough Council£4,654.48

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Band H Council Tax: Common Questions

How much is council tax Band H in 2026/27?

Band H council tax varies by council because each local authority sets its own Band D rate. Based on the average England Band D of £2,392.00 for 2026/27, a typical Band H bill is about £4,784.00 per year (18/9 of Band D), or about £4,566.00 on the average Welsh Band D of £2,283.00. Your exact bill depends on your council; see the rates-by-council table above.

How much is council tax Band H per month?

Councils normally collect council tax in 10 monthly instalments from April to January, not 12. Based on the average England Band D of £2,392.00 for 2026/27, a typical Band H bill of about £4,784.00 a year works out at roughly £478.00 a month over 10 instalments. You have the right to ask your council to spread it over 12 instead, which brings it to about £399.00 a month. Your exact figure depends on the Band D rate your council sets.

What is council tax Band H?

Band H is the highest band in England and Scotland, covering properties valued at over £320,000 at 1 April 1991. In Wales, Band H covers £324,001 to £424,000 (Wales has an additional Band I above it). In England and Wales, Band H households pay 18/9 - exactly double - the Band D rate. In Scotland, the 2017 reform set Band H at 882/360 of Band D (about 145% more, or 2.45x). At 1991 prices it covers properties worth Over £320,000 in England and Scotland.

How is Band H council tax calculated?

Band H is 18/9 of your council's Band D rate, a fraction fixed by central government that you cannot negotiate. Your council sets the Band D rate each year in February or March, then every band is worked out from it. Scotland is the exception: its 2017 reform (SSI 2016/368) set Band H at 882/360 of Band D, so Scottish H households pay proportionally more than in England or Wales.

Which councils have the cheapest and most expensive Band H council tax?

Across the 157 councils we cover, the lowest Band H bills for 2026/27 are Wandsworth (£2,040.70), Westminster (£2,099.10), London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham (£3,039.02). The highest are Dorset (£5,530.04), Nottingham (£5,510.78), Rutland (£5,475.16). Because every band is a fixed fraction of Band D, the councils that are cheapest or dearest for Band H are the same ones that are cheapest or dearest at Band D.

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Updated April 2026. Band H rates from 1 April 2026. Rates vary by council.

Last verified 5 May 2026 · Sourced from Individual council websites, GOV.UK, ONS, and the Valuation Office Agency

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