Council tax rankings 2026/27

Every verified council ranked by Band D — from Wandsworth at £1,020.35 to Nottingham at £2,755.39. Work out your own bill with the calculator or read why rankings elsewhere are often wrong.

#	Council	Nation	Band D 2026/27
1	Wandsworth Borough Council	England	£1,020.35
2	Westminster City Council	England	£1,047.85
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	£1,573.69
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	£1,643.44
18	Caerphilly County Borough Council	Wales	£1,658.17
19	Orkney Islands Council	Scotland	£1,669.07
20	Perth and Kinross Council	Scotland	£1,673.84
21	Inverclyde Council	Scotland	£1,673.85
22	Newport City Council	Wales	£1,676.06
23	West Dunbartonshire Council	Scotland	£1,681.53
24	Clackmannanshire Council	Scotland	£1,683.67
25	North Ayrshire Council	Scotland	£1,685.84
26	Aberdeenshire Council	Scotland	£1,686.04
27	Renfrewshire Council	Scotland	£1,690.56
28	South Ayrshire Council	Scotland	£1,694.96
29	East Lothian Council	Scotland	£1,697.62
30	Glasgow City Council	Scotland	£1,706.00
31	Falkirk Council	Scotland	£1,715.09
32	East Ayrshire Council	Scotland	£1,717.28
33	Pembrokeshire County Council	Wales	£1,727.96
34	Dundee City Council	Scotland	£1,729.69
35	Moray Council	Scotland	£1,731.14
36	Aberdeen City Council	Scotland	£1,747.54
37	East Dunbartonshire Council	Scotland	£1,751.67
38	Stirling Council	Scotland	£1,752.87
39	Argyll and Bute Council	Scotland	£1,783.33
40	Isle of Anglesey County Council	Wales	£1,792.98
41	Midlothian Council	Scotland	£1,816.16
42	London Borough of Tower Hamlets	England	£1,837.78
43	Powys County Council	Wales	£1,872.09
44	Denbighshire County Council	Wales	£1,872.37
45	Wakefield Metropolitan Borough Council	England	£1,881.82
46	Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead	England	£1,936.94
47	Newham London Borough Council	England	£1,944.23
48	East Riding of Yorkshire Council	England	£1,964.47
49	London Borough of Southwark	England	£1,967.26
50	Cardiff Council	Wales	£2,008.86
51	Conwy County Borough Council	Wales	£2,011.26
52	Wokingham Borough Council	England	£2,027.40
53	Hillingdon London Borough Council	England	£2,045.46
54	London Borough of Lambeth	England	£2,047.11
55	London Borough of Hackney	England	£2,060.30
56	Greenwich London Borough Council	England	£2,107.69
57	London Borough of Islington	England	£2,107.87
58	London Borough of Barnet	England	£2,132.60
59	London Borough of Ealing	England	£2,138.53
60	Bromley London Borough Council	England	£2,140.04
61	Merton London Borough Council	England	£2,140.52
62	Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council	England	£2,144.84
63	Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council	England	£2,151.54
64	Torfaen County Council	Wales	£2,151.90
65	Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council	England	£2,172.96
66	City of Doncaster Council	England	£2,176.24
67	East Lindsey District Council	England	£2,182.77
68	Stoke-on-Trent City Council	England	£2,183.12
69	Hounslow London Borough Council	England	£2,185.56
70	Epping Forest District Council	England	£2,186.91
71	South Kesteven District Council	England	£2,189.17
72	Sunderland Metropolitan Borough Council	England	£2,196.25
73	Uttlesford District Council	England	£2,197.25
74	Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council	England	£2,198.50
75	North Kesteven District Council	England	£2,206.26
76	London Borough of Camden	England	£2,207.12
77	City and County of Swansea	Wales	£2,212.52
78	Braintree District Council	England	£2,215.80
79	Mid Suffolk District Council	England	£2,216.42
80	South Holland District Council	England	£2,221.02
81	Reading Borough Council	England	£2,223.18
82	Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council	England	£2,224.83
83	Tendring District Council	England	£2,225.97
84	East Hampshire District Council	England	£2,230.33
85	Brentwood Borough Council	England	£2,233.28
86	East Suffolk Council	England	£2,233.98
87	Brent London Borough Council	England	£2,235.27
88	Babergh District Council	England	£2,235.68
89	Lewisham London Borough Council	England	£2,237.33
90	Vale of Glamorgan County Council	Wales	£2,237.46
91	Colchester City Council	England	£2,240.94
92	Winchester City Council	England	£2,241.90
93	Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council	England	£2,244.46
94	West Suffolk Council	England	£2,245.86
95	Test Valley Borough Council	England	£2,247.32
96	Rhondda Cynon Taf County Council	Wales	£2,250.41
97	Thurrock Council	England	£2,254.68
98	South Staffordshire District Council	England	£2,255.58
99	Telford & Wrekin Council	England	£2,256.25
100	Southend-on-Sea City Council	England	£2,256.30
101	Chelmsford City Council	England	£2,256.84
102	Tewkesbury Borough Council	England	£2,258.40
103	West Lindsey District Council	England	£2,262.24
104	Staffordshire Moorlands District Council	England	£2,263.97
105	Maldon District Council	England	£2,267.25
106	Enfield London Borough Council	England	£2,267.67
107	Cotswold District Council	England	£2,267.97
108	City of York Council	England	£2,269.91
109	Milton Keynes City Council	England	£2,270.19
110	Fareham Borough Council	England	£2,270.55
111	Leeds City Council	England	£2,271.51
112	Eastleigh Borough Council	England	£2,275.36
113	Peterborough City Council	England	£2,279.25
114	Bracknell Forest Council	England	£2,281.56
115	Rochford District Council	England	£2,282.67
116	New Forest District Council	England	£2,285.33
117	Harborough District Council	England	£2,287.14
118	Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council	England	£2,289.79
119	Portsmouth City Council	England	£2,291.71
120	Charnwood Borough Council	England	£2,291.84
121	North Lincolnshire Council	England	£2,293.48
122	Redbridge London Borough Council	England	£2,294.58
123	Kingston upon Hull City Council	England	£2,295.04
124	Hart District Council	England	£2,297.48
125	Harlow District Council	England	£2,298.69
126	Tamworth Borough Council	England	£2,300.76
127	Wychavon District Council	England	£2,302.73
128	Derby City Council	England	£2,306.00
129	Broxbourne Borough Council	England	£2,306.43
130	South Derbyshire District Council	England	£2,306.78
131	Castle Point Borough Council	England	£2,308.59
132	Wrexham County Borough Council	Wales	£2,308.88
133	North West Leicestershire District Council	England	£2,310.27
134	Breckland Council	England	£2,311.65
135	Manchester City Council	England	£2,312.04
136	Flintshire County Council	Wales	£2,313.17
137	Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council	England	£2,313.24
138	Haringey London Borough Council	England	£2,313.78
139	Basildon Borough Council	England	£2,314.35
140	Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council	England	£2,317.38
141	Chesterfield Borough Council	England	£2,318.39
142	Medway Council	England	£2,319.29
143	Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council	England	£2,319.61
144	Boston Borough Council	England	£2,320.02
145	Havant Borough Council	England	£2,320.28
146	Rushmoor Borough Council	England	£2,320.28
147	Forest of Dean District Council	England	£2,322.33
148	Broadland District Council	England	£2,323.08
149	City of Lincoln Council	England	£2,323.08
150	Bath and North East Somerset Council	England	£2,325.27
151	Dartford Borough Council	England	£2,332.20
152	City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council	England	£2,333.05
153	Erewash Borough Council	England	£2,336.22
154	Stafford Borough Council	England	£2,336.84
155	Blaby District Council	England	£2,339.29
156	Ashford Borough Council	England	£2,342.93
157	North Northamptonshire Council	England	£2,343.66
158	Gosport Borough Council	England	£2,344.29
159	Cannock Chase District Council	England	£2,344.57
160	East Hertfordshire District Council	England	£2,345.22
161	High Peak Borough Council	England	£2,346.89
162	Gloucester City Council	England	£2,348.17
163	Carmarthenshire County Council	Wales	£2,351.20
164	Central Bedfordshire Council	England	£2,351.85
165	Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council	England	£2,352.33
166	Horsham District Council	England	£2,352.37
167	Melton Borough Council	England	£2,352.47
168	Birmingham City Council	England	£2,353.17
169	Stroud District Council	England	£2,354.39
170	Cheltenham Borough Council	England	£2,356.15
171	Swale Borough Council	England	£2,356.32
172	Hertsmere Borough Council	England	£2,357.21
173	Halton Borough Council	England	£2,358.34
174	Ribble Valley Borough Council	England	£2,359.57
175	Derbyshire Dales District Council	England	£2,360.07
176	Lichfield District Council	England	£2,364.58
177	Bexley London Borough Council	England	£2,366.36
178	North Norfolk District Council	England	£2,366.82
179	South Norfolk Council	England	£2,368.17
180	Somerset Council	England	£2,368.18
181	St Albans City and District Council	England	£2,368.36
182	Chichester District Council	England	£2,370.07
183	Dover District Council	England	£2,370.90
184	Cheshire East Council	England	£2,371.48
185	Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council	England	£2,372.83
186	Mid Sussex District Council	England	£2,374.49
187	Sutton London Borough Council	England	£2,378.64
188	East Cambridgeshire District Council	England	£2,381.16
189	Dacorum Borough Council	England	£2,381.40
190	Southampton City Council	England	£2,381.48
191	Great Yarmouth Borough Council	England	£2,386.42
192	Waltham Forest London Borough Council	England	£2,386.96
193	Gravesham Borough Council	England	£2,388.63
194	Stevenage Borough Council	England	£2,391.97
195	Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council	England	£2,392.33
196	Arun District Council	England	£2,393.31
197	St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council	England	£2,394.87
198	North East Derbyshire District Council	England	£2,394.90
199	Stratford-on-Avon District Council	England	£2,396.75
200	Canterbury City Council	England	£2,397.99
201	Huntingdonshire District Council	England	£2,398.81
202	Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council	England	£2,399.99
203	Worcester City Council	England	£2,400.53
204	Fylde Borough Council	England	£2,400.84
205	Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council	England	£2,401.96
206	Sevenoaks District Council	England	£2,402.04
207	Warrington Borough Council	England	£2,403.04
208	Gwynedd County Council	Wales	£2,404.36
209	Three Rivers District Council	England	£2,404.73
210	Oadby and Wigston Borough Council	England	£2,406.85
211	West Berkshire Council	England	£2,406.88
212	Amber Valley Borough Council	England	£2,407.69
213	South Cambridgeshire District Council	England	£2,408.59
214	Slough Borough Council	England	£2,408.64
215	North Hertfordshire District Council	England	£2,413.98
216	Chorley Borough Council	England	£2,414.10
217	Warwick District Council	England	£2,415.78
218	Monmouthshire County Council	Wales	£2,416.50
219	Buckinghamshire Council	England	£2,418.35
220	Crawley Borough Council	England	£2,418.46
221	Havering London Borough Council	England	£2,424.66
222	Wyre Council	England	£2,428.93
223	Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk	England	£2,430.13
224	South Ribble Borough Council	England	£2,430.16
225	Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council	England	£2,430.19
226	Bedford Council	England	£2,431.59
227	Wyre Forest District Council	England	£2,432.60
228	South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council	England	£2,434.43
229	West Lancashire Borough Council	England	£2,434.63
230	Tunbridge Wells Borough Council	England	£2,437.55
231	Swindon Borough Council	England	£2,438.10
232	West Oxfordshire District Council	England	£2,439.44
233	Bromsgrove District Council	England	£2,439.70
234	Luton Borough Council	England	£2,439.93
235	Thanet District Council	England	£2,440.71
236	Plymouth City Council	England	£2,441.85
237	Cumberland Council	England	£2,444.72
238	Watford Borough Council	England	£2,446.70
239	Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council	England	£2,447.00
240	Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council	England	£2,448.16
241	Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council	England	£2,448.53
242	Blackburn with Darwen Council	England	£2,450.09
243	Maidstone Borough Council	England	£2,454.24
244	Worthing Borough Council	England	£2,456.13
245	Westmorland and Furness Council	England	£2,456.81
246	Torbay Council	England	£2,456.99
247	Folkestone and Hythe District Council	England	£2,457.48
248	Redditch Borough Council	England	£2,460.46
249	Lancaster City Council	England	£2,461.08
250	South Oxfordshire District Council	England	£2,461.30
251	North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council	England	£2,461.77
252	North East Lincolnshire Council	England	£2,463.23
253	Hyndburn Borough Council	England	£2,465.34
254	Cambridge City Council	England	£2,467.02
255	Ipswich Borough Council	England	£2,468.25
256	Cherwell District Council	England	£2,468.56
257	Vale of White Horse District Council	England	£2,471.75
258	Cheshire West and Chester Council	England	£2,472.32
259	Neath Port Talbot County Council	Wales	£2,478.02
260	Bolsover District Council	England	£2,479.40
261	East Devon District Council	England	£2,480.97
262	Fenland District Council	England	£2,481.30
263	Herefordshire Council	England	£2,481.35
264	Darlington Borough Council	England	£2,485.73
265	Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council	England	£2,486.10
266	Isle of Wight Council	England	£2,487.07
267	North Yorkshire Council	England	£2,488.80
268	Runnymede Borough Council	England	£2,492.99
269	Northumberland County Council	England	£2,493.67
270	Blaenau Gwent County Council	Wales	£2,494.03
271	Rugby Borough Council	England	£2,494.62
272	Exeter City Council	England	£2,495.36
273	Durham County Council	England	£2,499.97
274	Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council	England	£2,500.59
275	Guildford Borough Council	England	£2,501.18
276	Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council	England	£2,502.16
277	Norwich City Council	England	£2,503.43
278	Torridge District Council	England	£2,505.06
279	Sheffield City Council	England	£2,505.32
280	Pendle Borough Council	England	£2,505.59
281	Mole Valley District Council	England	£2,508.58
282	Harrow London Borough Council	England	£2,511.07
283	Teignbridge District Council	England	£2,512.38
284	Blackpool Council	England	£2,513.22
285	Rossendale Borough Council	England	£2,516.04
286	Coventry City Council	England	£2,516.09
287	Waverley Borough Council	England	£2,516.37
288	Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council	England	£2,526.22
289	Spelthorne Borough Council	England	£2,526.49
290	North Devon Council	England	£2,527.21
291	Shropshire Council	England	£2,528.18
292	Leicester City Council	England	£2,528.75
293	Epsom and Ewell Borough Council	England	£2,530.84
294	North Warwickshire Borough Council	England	£2,532.10
295	Adur District Council	England	£2,535.33
296	Ceredigion County Council	Wales	£2,538.78
297	Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council	England	£2,538.99
298	Burnley Borough Council	England	£2,540.32
299	Newcastle City Council	England	£2,540.66
300	Rushcliffe Borough Council	England	£2,545.21
301	Middlesbrough Council	England	£2,548.05
302	Bridgend County Council	Wales	£2,548.41
303	Mid Devon District Council	England	£2,550.34
304	Tandridge District Council	England	£2,550.85
305	Bury Metropolitan Borough Council	England	£2,555.15
306	Reigate and Banstead Borough Council	England	£2,555.86
307	Elmbridge Borough Council	England	£2,556.87
308	Hartlepool Borough Council	England	£2,556.88
309	Surrey Heath Borough Council	England	£2,562.00
310	Preston City Council	England	£2,564.22
311	Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council	England	£2,564.73
312	Wiltshire Council	England	£2,571.78
313	Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council	England	£2,572.10
314	Rother District Council	England	£2,576.64
315	Brighton and Hove City Council	England	£2,579.44
316	Wealden District Council	England	£2,580.83
317	Newark and Sherwood District Council	England	£2,582.04
318	Broxtowe Borough Council	England	£2,582.05
319	Gedling Borough Council	England	£2,583.76
320	Cornwall Council	England	£2,590.93
321	Merthyr Tydfil County Council	Wales	£2,591.47
322	Salford Metropolitan Borough Council	England	£2,594.45
323	Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council	England	£2,595.47
324	Bassetlaw District Council	England	£2,595.49
325	Mansfield District Council	England	£2,596.16
326	Ashfield District Council	England	£2,596.64
327	Woking Borough Council	England	£2,598.04
328	London Borough of Croydon	England	£2,599.91
329	Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council	England	£2,600.83
330	Lewes District Council	England	£2,601.71
331	Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council	England	£2,608.12
332	Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council	England	£2,618.90
333	Dorset Council	England	£2,625.43
334	Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council	England	£2,627.48
335	Eastbourne Borough Council	England	£2,654.28
336	Rutland County Council	England	£2,670.21
337	Liverpool City Council	England	£2,673.59
338	Oxford City Council	England	£2,675.54
339	Hastings Borough Council	England	£2,676.58
340	Bristol City Council	England	£2,713.68
341	Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council	England	£2,715.52
342	Nottingham City Council	England	£2,755.39

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
Midlothian Council	+9%	£1,816.16
Shropshire Council	+8.99%	£2,528.18
Perth and Kinross Council	+8.9%	£1,673.84
Stirling Council	+8.75%	£1,752.87
Na h-Eileanan Siar Council	+8.5%	£1,505.50

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 £1,020.35 per year.

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

Nottingham City Council has the highest Band D council tax in the UK for 2026/27 at £2,755.39 per year.

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

Across the 339 verified UK billing authorities, the average Band D charge for 2026/27 is £2,287.08.

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.