Council tax rankings 2026/27

Every verified council ranked by Band D — from Wandsworth at £1,028.21 to Dorset at £2,765.02. Work out your own bill with the calculator see the rises tracker, or read why rankings elsewhere are often wrong.

#	Council	Nation	Band D 2026/27
1	Wandsworth Borough Council	England	£1,028.21
2	Westminster City Council	England	£1,049.55
3	City of London Corporation	England	£1,329.56
4	South Lanarkshire Council	Scotland	£1,468.47
5	Shetland Islands Council	Scotland	£1,487.90
6	Na h-Eileanan Siar Council	Scotland	£1,505.50
7	London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham	England	£1,519.51
8	North Lanarkshire Council	Scotland	£1,554.56
9	Fife Council	Scotland	£1,573.70
10	Dumfries and Galloway Council	Scotland	£1,578.65
11	Angus Council	Scotland	£1,598.65
12	Scottish Borders Council	Scotland	£1,618.52
13	East Renfrewshire Council	Scotland	£1,620.15
14	The City of Edinburgh Council	Scotland	£1,626.05
15	West Lothian Council	Scotland	£1,627.59
16	The Highland Council	Scotland	£1,633.99
17	Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea	England	£1,666.65
18	Orkney Islands Council	Scotland	£1,669.07
19	Perth and Kinross Council	Scotland	£1,673.84
20	Inverclyde Council	Scotland	£1,673.85
21	West Dunbartonshire Council	Scotland	£1,681.53
22	Clackmannanshire Council	Scotland	£1,683.67
23	North Ayrshire Council	Scotland	£1,685.84
24	Aberdeenshire Council	Scotland	£1,686.04
25	Renfrewshire Council	Scotland	£1,690.56
26	South Ayrshire Council	Scotland	£1,694.96
27	East Lothian Council	Scotland	£1,697.62
28	Glasgow City Council	Scotland	£1,706.00
29	Falkirk Council	Scotland	£1,715.09
30	East Ayrshire Council	Scotland	£1,717.28
31	Dundee City Council	Scotland	£1,729.69
32	Moray Council	Scotland	£1,731.14
33	Aberdeen City Council	Scotland	£1,747.54
34	East Dunbartonshire Council	Scotland	£1,751.67
35	Stirling Council	Scotland	£1,752.87
36	Argyll and Bute Council	Scotland	£1,783.33
37	Midlothian Council	Scotland	£1,816.16
38	London Borough of Tower Hamlets	England	£1,837.78
39	Newham London Borough Council	England	£1,944.23
40	Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead	England	£1,952.62
41	London Borough of Southwark	England	£1,967.26
42	Cardiff Council	Wales	£2,013.18
43	Hillingdon London Borough Council	England	£2,045.46
44	London Borough of Lambeth	England	£2,047.11
45	Council of the Isles of Scilly	England	£2,047.96
46	London Borough of Hackney	England	£2,060.30
47	Caerphilly County Borough Council	Wales	£2,082.88
48	Newport City Council	Wales	£2,088.48
49	Greenwich London Borough Council	England	£2,107.86
50	London Borough of Islington	England	£2,108.15
51	London Borough of Barnet	England	£2,132.60
52	London Borough of Ealing	England	£2,138.53
53	Bromley London Borough Council	England	£2,140.04
54	Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council	England	£2,144.84
55	Merton London Borough Council	England	£2,146.76
56	Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council	England	£2,152.68
57	Torfaen County Council	Wales	£2,155.68
58	Pembrokeshire County Council	Wales	£2,166.15
59	City of Doncaster Council	England	£2,167.75
60	Stoke-on-Trent City Council	England	£2,183.12
61	Hounslow London Borough Council	England	£2,185.56
62	Sunderland Metropolitan Borough Council	England	£2,197.14
63	Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council	England	£2,197.26
64	Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council	England	£2,198.51
65	London Borough of Camden	England	£2,207.55
66	Vale of Glamorgan County Council	Wales	£2,231.54
67	Brent London Borough Council	England	£2,235.27
68	Lewisham London Borough Council	England	£2,237.33
69	City and County of Swansea	Wales	£2,238.29
70	Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council	England	£2,244.46
71	Thurrock Council	England	£2,254.68
72	Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council	England	£2,255.21
73	Telford & Wrekin Council	England	£2,256.26
74	Brentwood Borough Council	England	£2,258.14
75	South Kesteven District Council	England	£2,260.00
76	Isle of Anglesey County Council	Wales	£2,260.73
77	Bracknell Forest Council	England	£2,264.80
78	Southend-on-Sea City Council	England	£2,265.17
79	Enfield London Borough Council	England	£2,267.67
80	Tendring District Council	England	£2,269.63
81	Fareham Borough Council	England	£2,270.55
82	East Lindsey District Council	England	£2,275.88
83	Epping Forest District Council	England	£2,277.21
84	South Holland District Council	England	£2,278.20
85	Braintree District Council	England	£2,280.34
86	Colchester City Council	England	£2,282.85
87	Leeds City Council	England	£2,283.73
88	City of York Council	England	£2,287.15
89	Rhondda Cynon Taf County Council	Wales	£2,289.43
90	Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council	England	£2,291.70
91	Portsmouth City Council	England	£2,291.71
92	Peterborough City Council	England	£2,293.47
93	Redbridge London Borough Council	England	£2,294.58
94	Kingston upon Hull City Council	England	£2,295.04
95	Wakefield Metropolitan Borough Council	England	£2,296.89
96	Harlow District Council	England	£2,298.69
97	Chelmsford City Council	England	£2,300.18
98	Tamworth Borough Council	England	£2,300.76
99	Stafford Borough Council	England	£2,302.68
100	Test Valley Borough Council	England	£2,305.52
101	Derby City Council	England	£2,306.00
102	Broxbourne Borough Council	England	£2,306.43
103	Boston Borough Council	England	£2,308.73
104	Wrexham County Borough Council	Wales	£2,308.88
105	Manchester City Council	England	£2,312.04
106	South Staffordshire District Council	England	£2,313.67
107	Haringey London Borough Council	England	£2,313.78
108	Mid Suffolk District Council	England	£2,316.88
109	Castle Point Borough Council	England	£2,318.63
110	Havant Borough Council	England	£2,320.28
111	Rushmoor Borough Council	England	£2,320.28
112	City of Lincoln Council	England	£2,323.08
113	Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council	England	£2,325.96
114	Basildon Borough Council	England	£2,327.24
115	Maldon District Council	England	£2,328.37
116	Medway Council	England	£2,328.55
117	Uttlesford District Council	England	£2,333.82
118	Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council	England	£2,334.25
119	East Suffolk Council	England	£2,334.80
120	North Kesteven District Council	England	£2,337.81
121	Staffordshire Moorlands District Council	England	£2,338.21
122	Denbighshire County Council	Wales	£2,339.03
123	Chesterfield Borough Council	England	£2,339.49
124	South Derbyshire District Council	England	£2,339.61
125	Tewkesbury Borough Council	England	£2,340.53
126	Babergh District Council	England	£2,341.55
127	Eastleigh Borough Council	England	£2,342.21
128	East Hampshire District Council	England	£2,343.92
129	Gosport Borough Council	England	£2,344.29
130	North Lincolnshire Council	England	£2,348.46
131	Carmarthenshire County Council	Wales	£2,351.20
132	East Staffordshire Borough Council	England	£2,351.34
133	West Suffolk Council	England	£2,351.47
134	Powys County Council	Wales	£2,351.72
135	Lichfield District Council	England	£2,351.90
136	West Lindsey District Council	England	£2,354.25
137	Gloucester City Council	England	£2,355.84
138	Winchester City Council	England	£2,359.76
139	Erewash Borough Council	England	£2,360.64
140	City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council	England	£2,360.73
141	Birmingham City Council	England	£2,362.90
142	Rochford District Council	England	£2,363.48
143	Bexley London Borough Council	England	£2,366.36
144	Halton Borough Council	England	£2,366.61
145	Cheltenham Borough Council	England	£2,369.52
146	Milton Keynes City Council	England	£2,372.21
147	Wychavon District Council	England	£2,373.19
148	Dartford Borough Council	England	£2,375.15
149	Cannock Chase District Council	England	£2,375.83
150	Flintshire County Council	Wales	£2,376.17
151	Sutton London Borough Council	England	£2,378.64
152	Southampton City Council	England	£2,381.48
153	Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council	England	£2,381.53
154	Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council	England	£2,382.62
155	Bath and North East Somerset Council	England	£2,383.42
156	High Peak Borough Council	England	£2,384.66
157	Ribble Valley Borough Council	England	£2,386.50
158	Waltham Forest London Borough Council	England	£2,386.96
159	Harborough District Council	England	£2,389.87
160	Cotswold District Council	England	£2,391.65
161	Stevenage Borough Council	England	£2,391.97
162	Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council	England	£2,399.74
163	Hart District Council	England	£2,400.02
164	St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council	England	£2,403.38
165	Charnwood Borough Council	England	£2,405.64
166	Swale Borough Council	England	£2,405.65
167	Worcester City Council	England	£2,405.81
168	Hertsmere Borough Council	England	£2,405.83
169	Oadby and Wigston Borough Council	England	£2,406.85
170	Amber Valley Borough Council	England	£2,407.69
171	Gravesham Borough Council	England	£2,408.24
172	Dacorum Borough Council	England	£2,408.51
173	Ashford Borough Council	England	£2,410.16
174	Great Yarmouth Borough Council	England	£2,414.41
175	Slough Borough Council	England	£2,414.44
176	Monmouthshire County Council	Wales	£2,416.50
177	North West Leicestershire District Council	England	£2,418.20
178	Crawley Borough Council	England	£2,418.46
179	St Albans City and District Council	England	£2,419.22
180	Canterbury City Council	England	£2,419.33
181	Ceredigion County Council	Wales	£2,419.45
182	New Forest District Council	England	£2,419.76
183	Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council	England	£2,420.15
184	Three Rivers District Council	England	£2,422.31
185	North Northamptonshire Council	England	£2,423.96
186	Havering London Borough Council	England	£2,424.66
187	Melton Borough Council	England	£2,429.67
188	Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk	England	£2,430.13
189	Chorley Borough Council	England	£2,430.23
190	South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council	England	£2,434.43
191	Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council	England	£2,435.58
192	Broadland District Council	England	£2,437.78
193	Swindon Borough Council	England	£2,438.10
194	Luton Borough Council	England	£2,439.93
195	Horsham District Council	England	£2,441.01
196	Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council	England	£2,441.07
197	Plymouth City Council	England	£2,441.85
198	South Ribble Borough Council	England	£2,442.66
199	Forest of Dean District Council	England	£2,443.42
200	Breckland Council	England	£2,443.67
201	Derbyshire Dales District Council	England	£2,444.70
202	Tunbridge Wells Borough Council	England	£2,446.15
203	Watford Borough Council	England	£2,446.70
204	Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council	England	£2,447.21
205	Warrington Borough Council	England	£2,447.61
206	North Hertfordshire District Council	England	£2,448.52
207	Malvern Hills District Council	England	£2,450.92
208	Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council	England	£2,452.26
209	East Hertfordshire District Council	England	£2,454.78
210	Cheshire East Council	England	£2,454.87
211	Blackburn with Darwen Council	England	£2,455.27
212	Worthing Borough Council	England	£2,456.13
213	West Lancashire Borough Council	England	£2,456.23
214	North Norfolk District Council	England	£2,459.93
215	Wyre Council	England	£2,460.53
216	Warwick District Council	England	£2,461.55
217	Dover District Council	England	£2,461.74
218	North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council	England	£2,461.77
219	Redditch Borough Council	England	£2,462.95
220	Hyndburn Borough Council	England	£2,465.98
221	East Riding of Yorkshire Council	England	£2,466.08
222	North East Derbyshire District Council	England	£2,466.57
223	Cambridge City Council	England	£2,467.02
224	Ipswich Borough Council	England	£2,468.25
225	Gwynedd County Council	Wales	£2,468.77
226	Chichester District Council	England	£2,469.68
227	Torbay Council	England	£2,470.25
228	Bedford Council	England	£2,471.74
229	Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council	England	£2,471.83
230	Conwy County Borough Council	Wales	£2,472.82
231	Mid Sussex District Council	England	£2,474.26
232	Bridgend County Council	Wales	£2,477.99
233	Bromsgrove District Council	England	£2,478.65
234	South Norfolk Council	England	£2,482.87
235	Rugby Borough Council	England	£2,483.05
236	North East Lincolnshire Council	England	£2,483.85
237	Fylde Borough Council	England	£2,483.94
238	Stratford-on-Avon District Council	England	£2,484.17
239	East Cambridgeshire District Council	England	£2,485.18
240	Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council	England	£2,486.10
241	West Northamptonshire Council	England	£2,486.66
242	Arun District Council	England	£2,487.24
243	Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council	England	£2,488.25
244	Blaby District Council	England	£2,490.22
245	Thanet District Council	England	£2,490.90
246	North Somerset Council	England	£2,491.22
247	Stroud District Council	England	£2,491.36
248	Runnymede Borough Council	England	£2,492.99
249	Darlington Borough Council	England	£2,493.83
250	Exeter City Council	England	£2,495.36
251	Wokingham Borough Council	England	£2,497.70
252	Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council	England	£2,500.59
253	Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council	England	£2,502.16
254	Maidstone Borough Council	England	£2,502.59
255	Lancaster City Council	England	£2,503.19
256	Norwich City Council	England	£2,503.44
257	West Berkshire Council	England	£2,505.37
258	Westmorland and Furness Council	England	£2,507.99
259	Sheffield City Council	England	£2,510.16
260	Harrow London Borough Council	England	£2,511.07
261	Cumberland Council	England	£2,511.32
262	Wyre Forest District Council	England	£2,512.47
263	Blackpool Council	England	£2,513.22
264	Central Bedfordshire Council	England	£2,516.16
265	Coventry City Council	England	£2,516.72
266	Cheshire West and Chester Council	England	£2,517.33
267	Mole Valley District Council	England	£2,519.86
268	Rossendale Borough Council	England	£2,519.97
269	Sevenoaks District Council	England	£2,522.36
270	Spelthorne Borough Council	England	£2,526.44
271	Buckinghamshire Council	England	£2,526.58
272	Shropshire Council	England	£2,528.18
273	Leicester City Council	England	£2,528.75
274	Epsom and Ewell Borough Council	England	£2,530.84
275	Blaenau Gwent County Council	Wales	£2,531.26
276	North Warwickshire Borough Council	England	£2,532.10
277	South Cambridgeshire District Council	England	£2,536.25
278	Fenland District Council	England	£2,537.74
279	Folkestone and Hythe District Council	England	£2,538.75
280	Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council	England	£2,538.99
281	Neath Port Talbot County Council	Wales	£2,541.39
282	Newcastle City Council	England	£2,542.19
283	North Yorkshire Council	England	£2,544.34
284	Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council	England	£2,544.48
285	Guildford Borough Council	England	£2,547.30
286	Adur District Council	England	£2,548.28
287	Middlesbrough Council	England	£2,549.16
288	Burnley Borough Council	England	£2,549.42
289	South Gloucestershire Council	England	£2,550.59
290	Bury Metropolitan Borough Council	England	£2,555.15
291	Huntingdonshire District Council	England	£2,556.40
292	Elmbridge Borough Council	England	£2,557.75
293	Bolsover District Council	England	£2,559.41
294	Hartlepool Borough Council	England	£2,560.20
295	Somerset Council	England	£2,560.59
296	Reigate and Banstead Borough Council	England	£2,566.61
297	West Oxfordshire District Council	England	£2,566.95
298	Wiltshire Council	England	£2,571.78
299	Herefordshire Council	England	£2,574.37
300	Preston City Council	England	£2,575.74
301	Vale of White Horse District Council	England	£2,577.44
302	Brighton and Hove City Council	England	£2,580.54
303	Cherwell District Council	England	£2,582.96
304	Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council	England	£2,583.22
305	Surrey Heath Borough Council	England	£2,585.16
306	Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council	England	£2,589.83
307	Cornwall Council	England	£2,590.93
308	Merthyr Tydfil County Council	Wales	£2,593.60
309	Salford Metropolitan Borough Council	England	£2,594.45
310	Tandridge District Council	England	£2,594.85
311	East Devon District Council	England	£2,595.46
312	Northumberland County Council	England	£2,596.94
313	South Oxfordshire District Council	England	£2,597.57
314	Woking Borough Council	England	£2,598.04
315	London Borough of Croydon	England	£2,599.91
316	Mansfield District Council	England	£2,600.38
317	Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council	England	£2,600.83
318	Torridge District Council	England	£2,601.42
319	Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council	England	£2,602.23
320	Waverley Borough Council	England	£2,604.87
321	Ashfield District Council	England	£2,608.76
322	Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council	England	£2,609.20
323	Gedling Borough Council	England	£2,609.55
324	Reading Borough Council	England	£2,612.77
325	South Hams District Council	England	£2,615.22
326	Broxtowe Borough Council	England	£2,618.21
327	Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council	England	£2,618.90
328	Durham County Council	England	£2,622.15
329	Isle of Wight Council	England	£2,625.79
330	Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council	England	£2,627.48
331	Pendle Borough Council	England	£2,640.18
332	North Devon Council	England	£2,642.21
333	Teignbridge District Council	England	£2,643.12
334	Rushcliffe Borough Council	England	£2,643.27
335	Bassetlaw District Council	England	£2,644.95
336	Eastbourne Borough Council	England	£2,654.28
337	Mid Devon District Council	England	£2,656.41
338	Liverpool City Council	England	£2,673.59
339	Hastings Borough Council	England	£2,676.58
340	Oxford City Council	England	£2,678.40
341	Newark and Sherwood District Council	England	£2,682.10
342	Rother District Council	England	£2,700.95
343	West Devon Borough Council	England	£2,705.33
344	Bristol City Council	England	£2,713.68
345	Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council	England	£2,715.81
346	Wealden District Council	England	£2,728.43
347	Rutland County Council	England	£2,737.58
348	Nottingham City Council	England	£2,755.39
349	Lewes District Council	England	£2,756.17
350	Dorset Council	England	£2,765.02

Ranked by headline Band D as presented by each council (Scottish figures exclude water and sewerage, so are not directly comparable with England and Wales). Councils without a verified headline figure are excluded until verification completes.

Biggest published increases, 2026/27

Ranked by the year-on-year change each council itself published. Councils that did not state a comparable percentage are not listed.

Council	Change vs 2025/26	Band D 2026/27
Aberdeenshire Council	+10%	£1,686.04
Moray Council	+10%	£1,731.14
Argyll and Bute Council	+9.7%	£1,783.33
East Dunbartonshire Council	+9.5%	£1,751.67
Angus Council	+9.38%	£1,598.65
Shropshire Council	+9.03%	£2,528.18
Midlothian Council	+9%	£1,816.16
Perth and Kinross Council	+8.9%	£1,673.84
Falkirk Council	+8.77%	£1,715.09
Stirling Council	+8.75%	£1,752.87

Frequently asked

Which UK council has the cheapest council tax in 2026/27?+

Wandsworth Borough Council has the lowest Band D council tax in the UK for 2026/27 at £1,028.21 per year.

Which UK council has the most expensive council tax in 2026/27?+

Dorset Council has the highest Band D council tax in the UK for 2026/27 at £2,765.02 per year.

What is the average Band D council tax in the UK for 2026/27?+

Across the 350 verified UK billing authorities, the average Band D charge for 2026/27 is £2,337.15.

Which council had the biggest council tax increase in 2026/27?+

Aberdeenshire Council recorded the largest published year-on-year rise at +10% (Band D £1,686.04). Not every council publishes a comparable percentage, so this covers councils that state one.