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Council Tax Bands by Local Authority 2026/27

Every UK council's Band D rate for 2026/27, with year-on-year change. Click any council for the full band A-H rate table.

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Coverage: We currently show data for 157 major councils. Full coverage of all 300+ UK local authorities is being added. See the most expensive and cheapest councils ranked, or each council page for the complete Band A-H (or A-I for Wales) rate table for 2026/27.

London Boroughs

CouncilBand D 2026/27
Westminster City Council£1,049.55
Wandsworth Borough Council£1,028.21
Camden London Borough Council£2,207.55
Lambeth London Borough Council£2,047.11
Tower Hamlets London Borough Council£1,837.78
Hackney London Borough Council£2,060.30
Croydon London Borough Council£2,599.91
Southwark London Borough Council£1,967.26
Newham London Borough Council£1,944.23
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham£1,519.51
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea£1,666.65
London Borough of Hounslow£2,185.56
London Borough of Ealing£2,138.53
London Borough of Brent£2,235.27
London Borough of Barnet£2,132.60
London Borough of Bromley£2,140.04
London Borough of Sutton£2,378.64
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames£2,486.10
Islington London Borough Council£2,108.15
Haringey London Borough Council£2,313.78
Lewisham London Borough Council£2,237.33
Royal Borough of Greenwich£2,107.86
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames£2,609.20
London Borough of Merton£2,146.76
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham£2,198.51
London Borough of Bexley£2,366.36
London Borough of Enfield£2,267.67
London Borough of Harrow£2,511.07
London Borough of Havering£2,424.66
London Borough of Hillingdon£2,045.46
London Borough of Redbridge£2,294.58
London Borough of Waltham Forest£2,386.96

North West

CouncilBand D 2026/27
Manchester City Council£2,312.04
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council£2,291.70
Salford City Council£2,594.45
Liverpool City Council£2,673.59
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council£2,618.90
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council£2,152.68
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council£2,500.59
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council£2,399.74
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council£2,555.15
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council£2,602.23
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council£2,600.83
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council£2,447.21
St Helens Borough Council£2,403.38
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council£2,583.22
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council£2,488.25
Blackpool Council£2,513.22
Warrington Borough Council£2,447.61
Halton Borough Council£2,366.61
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council£2,455.27
Cheshire East Council£2,454.87
Cheshire West and Chester Council£2,517.33
Cumberland Council£2,511.32
Westmorland and Furness Council£2,507.99

West Midlands

CouncilBand D 2026/27
Birmingham City Council£2,362.90
Coventry City Council£2,516.72
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council£2,244.46
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council£2,144.84
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council£2,627.48
City of Wolverhampton Council£2,538.99
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council£2,197.26
Stoke-on-Trent City Council£2,183.12
Telford and Wrekin Council£2,256.26
Shropshire Council£2,528.18
Herefordshire Council£2,574.37

Yorkshire and The Humber

CouncilBand D 2026/27
Leeds City Council£2,283.73
Sheffield City Council£2,510.16
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council£2,360.73
Kirklees Metropolitan Council£2,441.07
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council£2,296.89
City of Doncaster Council£2,167.75
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council£2,381.53
Hull City Council£2,295.04
City of York Council£2,287.15
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council£2,420.15
North Yorkshire Council£2,544.34
East Riding of Yorkshire Council£2,466.08
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council£2,325.96
North East Lincolnshire Council£2,483.85
North Lincolnshire Council£2,348.46

South East

CouncilBand D 2026/27
Oxford City Council£2,678.40
Brighton and Hove City Council£2,580.54
Southampton City Council£2,381.48
Portsmouth City Council£2,291.71
Milton Keynes City Council£2,372.21
Reading Borough Council£2,612.77
Slough Borough Council£2,414.44
Medway Council£2,328.55
Wokingham Borough Council£2,497.70
West Berkshire Council£2,505.37
Bracknell Forest Council£2,264.80
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead£1,952.62
Buckinghamshire Council£2,526.58
Isle of Wight Council£2,625.79
Guildford Borough Council£2,547.30
Ashford Borough Council£2,410.16

East of England

CouncilBand D 2026/27
Cambridge City Council£2,467.02
Luton Borough Council£2,439.93
Norwich City Council£2,503.44
Ipswich Borough Council£2,468.25
Peterborough City Council£2,293.47
Bedford Borough Council£2,471.74
Southend-on-Sea City Council£2,265.17
Thurrock Council£2,254.68
Central Bedfordshire Council£2,516.16
Watford Borough Council£2,446.70
Basildon Borough Council£2,327.24

South West

CouncilBand D 2026/27
Bristol City Council£2,713.68
Plymouth City Council£2,441.85
Cornwall Council£2,590.93
Bath and North East Somerset Council£2,383.42
Torbay Council£2,470.25
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council£2,435.58
Swindon Borough Council£2,438.10
Wiltshire Council£2,571.78
Dorset Council£2,765.02
Somerset Council£2,560.59
North Somerset Council£2,491.22
Gloucester City Council£2,355.84

East Midlands

CouncilBand D 2026/27
Nottingham City Council£2,755.39
Leicester City Council£2,528.75
Derby City Council£2,306.00
City of Lincoln Council£2,323.08
West Northamptonshire Council£2,486.66
Mansfield District Council£2,600.38
Rutland County Council£2,737.58
Amber Valley Borough Council£2,407.69
Chesterfield Borough Council£2,339.49

North East

CouncilBand D 2026/27
Newcastle upon Tyne City Council£2,542.19
Sunderland City Council£2,197.14
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council£2,715.81
Durham County Council£2,622.15
North Tyneside Council£2,461.77
South Tyneside Council£2,434.43
Middlesbrough Council£2,549.16
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council£2,589.83
Darlington Borough Council£2,493.83
Hartlepool Borough Council£2,560.20
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council£2,544.48
Northumberland County Council£2,596.94

Wales

CouncilBand D 2026/27
Cardiff Council£2,013.18
Isle of Anglesey County Council£2,260.73
City and County of Swansea£2,238.29
Newport City Council£2,088.48
Wrexham County Borough Council£2,308.88
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council£2,289.43
Bridgend County Borough Council£2,477.99
Caerphilly County Borough Council£2,082.88

Scotland

CouncilBand D 2026/27
City of Edinburgh Council£1,626.05
Glasgow City Council£1,706.00
Aberdeen City Council£1,747.54
Dundee City Council£1,729.69
Fife Council£1,573.70
North Lanarkshire Council£1,554.56
South Lanarkshire Council£1,468.47
Stirling Council£1,752.90
Independent information. Not affiliated with the Valuation Office Agency, any local authority, or Scottish Assessors. Rate data is compiled from published 2026/27 council tax schedules. Not legal or financial advice. Contact your local authority for billing queries.

About the 2026/27 rates

Council tax rates for 2026/27 came into force on 1 April 2026. Most English councils applied the maximum permitted increase of 4.99% without a local referendum. Councils in England that operate social care services were permitted an additional adult social care precept. The government's core referendum principle limits standard increases to 2.99%, with up to 2% additional for social care.

In Wales, councils set their own rates within a framework set by the Welsh Government. Welsh council tax bills include a levy for the relevant Police and Crime Commissioner and may include a town or community council precept. In Scotland, the Scottish Government sets a framework within which the 32 councils set their rates.

Rates shown are the Band D equivalent for the billing authority. For households in areas with parish or town councils, a separate precept is added to the bill. Parish precepts are shown on individual council pages where data is available.

Updated April 2026. Data compiled from published 2026/27 council tax schedules. Source: individual local authority council tax schedules, retrieved April 2026.

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

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Updated 1 May 2026