Council tax in England 2026/27
The average Band D bill in England is £2,391.52 for 2026/27, up 4.9% on 2025/26. The cheapest is Wandsworth at £1,028.21 and the most expensive Dorset at £2,765.02.
£2,392Average Band D (official)
£239A month over 10 payments
£1,028Cheapest: Wandsworth
£2,765Most expensive: Dorset
What changed for 2026/27
The biggest rise in England was in Shropshire (9.0%), and the smallest in Middlesbrough (2.5%). Most English councils can raise council tax by up to 4.99% a year without a local referendum; a few were allowed more in 2026/27.
By region
- East MidlandsCouncil tax in every council
- East of EnglandCouncil tax in every council
- LondonCouncil tax in every council
- North EastCouncil tax in every council
- North WestCouncil tax in every council
- South EastCouncil tax in every council
- South WestCouncil tax in every council
- West MidlandsCouncil tax in every council
- Yorkshire and The HumberCouncil tax in every council
Council tax in England at a glance
England has 296 councils that set council tax: 164 shire districts, 63 unitary councils, 36 metropolitan districts, 33 London boroughs. 183 of them charge more than the England average Band D of £2,391.52 and 113 charge less. Across 25,936,670 homes, the most common band is A, and 43% of homes are in band A or B. 65% are below Band D, so most households pay less than the Band D figure.
Every council in England
| Council | Area | Band D a year | A month (10) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adur | South East | £2,548.28 | £254.83 | +4.8% |
| Amber Valley | East Midlands | £2,407.69 | £240.77 | +4.8% |
| Arun | South East | £2,487.24 | £248.72 | +4.9% |
| Ashfield | East Midlands | £2,608.76 | £260.88 | +4.1% |
| Ashford | South East | £2,410.16 | £241.02 | +4.3% |
| Babergh | East of England | £2,341.55 | £234.16 | +4.8% |
| Barking and Dagenham | London | £2,198.51 | £219.85 | +4.8% |
| Barnet | London | £2,132.60 | £213.26 | +4.8% |
| Barnsley | Yorkshire and The Humber | £2,325.96 | £232.60 | +3.8% |
| Basildon | East of England | £2,327.24 | £232.72 | +3.7% |
| Basingstoke and Deane | South East | £2,255.21 | £225.52 | +5.0% |
| Bassetlaw | East Midlands | £2,644.95 | £264.50 | +4.2% |
| Bath and North East Somerset | South West | £2,383.42 | £238.34 | +5.2% |
| Bedford | East of England | £2,471.74 | £247.17 | +5.1% |
| Bexley | London | £2,366.36 | £236.64 | +4.8% |
| Birmingham | West Midlands | £2,362.90 | £236.29 | +5.2% |
| Blaby | East Midlands | £2,490.22 | £249.02 | +3.5% |
| Blackburn with Darwen | North West | £2,455.27 | £245.53 | +5.0% |
| Blackpool | North West | £2,513.22 | £251.32 | +5.1% |
| Bolsover | East Midlands | £2,559.41 | £255.94 | +4.6% |
| Bolton | North West | £2,399.74 | £239.97 | +5.9% |
| Boston | East Midlands | £2,308.73 | £230.87 | +3.2% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | South West | £2,435.58 | £243.56 | +7.5% |
| Bracknell Forest | South East | £2,264.80 | £226.48 | +5.1% |
| Bradford | Yorkshire and The Humber | £2,360.73 | £236.07 | +5.1% |
| Braintree | East of England | £2,280.34 | £228.03 | +3.9% |
| Breckland | East of England | £2,443.67 | £244.37 | +4.9% |
| Brent | London | £2,235.27 | £223.53 | +4.8% |
| Brentwood | East of England | £2,258.14 | £225.81 | +4.2% |
| Brighton and Hove | South East | £2,580.54 | £258.05 | +5.0% |
| Bristol | South West | £2,713.68 | £271.37 | +5.0% |
| Broadland | East of England | £2,437.78 | £243.78 | +4.7% |
| Bromley | London | £2,140.04 | £214.00 | +4.8% |
| Bromsgrove | West Midlands | £2,478.65 | £247.87 | +7.6% |
| Broxbourne | East of England | £2,306.43 | £230.64 | +4.9% |
| Broxtowe | East Midlands | £2,618.21 | £261.82 | +4.0% |
| Buckinghamshire | South East | £2,526.58 | £252.66 | +5.2% |
| Burnley | North West | £2,549.42 | £254.94 | +3.8% |
| Bury | North West | £2,555.15 | £255.52 | +5.8% |
| Calderdale | Yorkshire and The Humber | £2,420.15 | £242.02 | +5.1% |
| Cambridge | East of England | £2,467.02 | £246.70 | +4.7% |
| Camden | London | £2,207.55 | £220.76 | +4.8% |
| Cannock Chase | West Midlands | £2,375.83 | £237.58 | +4.1% |
| Canterbury | South East | £2,419.33 | £241.93 | +4.2% |
| Castle Point | East of England | £2,318.63 | £231.86 | +4.1% |
| Central Bedfordshire | East of England | £2,516.16 | £251.62 | +5.1% |
| Charnwood | East Midlands | £2,405.64 | £240.56 | +3.4% |
| Chelmsford | East of England | £2,300.18 | £230.02 | +4.2% |
| Cheltenham | South West | £2,369.52 | £236.95 | +4.9% |
| Cherwell | South East | £2,582.96 | £258.30 | +4.8% |
| Cheshire East | North West | £2,454.87 | £245.49 | +5.2% |
| Cheshire West and Chester | North West | £2,517.33 | £251.73 | +5.2% |
| Chesterfield | East Midlands | £2,339.49 | £233.95 | +4.8% |
| Chichester | South East | £2,469.68 | £246.97 | +5.3% |
| Chorley | North West | £2,430.23 | £243.02 | +3.7% |
| City of London | London | £1,329.56 | £132.96 | +4.4% |
| Colchester | East of England | £2,282.85 | £228.29 | +4.1% |
| Cornwall | South West | £2,590.93 | £259.09 | +5.3% |
| Cotswold | South West | £2,391.65 | £239.17 | +5.0% |
| Coventry | West Midlands | £2,516.72 | £251.67 | +4.3% |
| Crawley | South East | £2,418.46 | £241.85 | +4.8% |
| Croydon | London | £2,599.91 | £259.99 | +4.8% |
| Cumberland | North West | £2,511.32 | £251.13 | +4.9% |
| Dacorum | East of England | £2,408.51 | £240.85 | +5.0% |
| Darlington | North East | £2,493.83 | £249.38 | +5.2% |
| Dartford | South East | £2,375.15 | £237.52 | +4.2% |
| Derby | East Midlands | £2,306.00 | £230.60 | +5.0% |
| Derbyshire Dales | East Midlands | £2,444.70 | £244.47 | +4.8% |
| Doncaster | Yorkshire and The Humber | £2,167.75 | £216.78 | +2.7% |
| Dorset | South West | £2,765.02 | £276.50 | +5.1% |
| Dover | South East | £2,461.74 | £246.17 | +4.1% |
| Dudley | West Midlands | £2,144.84 | £214.48 | +5.2% |
| Durham | North East | £2,622.15 | £262.22 | +2.8% |
| Ealing | London | £2,138.53 | £213.85 | +4.8% |
| East Cambridgeshire | East of England | £2,485.18 | £248.52 | +4.7% |
| East Devon | South West | £2,595.46 | £259.55 | +5.5% |
| East Hampshire | South East | £2,343.92 | £234.39 | +5.0% |
| East Hertfordshire | East of England | £2,454.78 | £245.48 | +4.9% |
| East Lindsey | East Midlands | £2,275.88 | £227.59 | +3.4% |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | £2,466.08 | £246.61 | +5.2% |
| East Staffordshire | West Midlands | £2,351.34 | £235.13 | +4.2% |
| East Suffolk | East of England | £2,334.80 | £233.48 | +5.1% |
| Eastbourne | South East | £2,654.28 | £265.43 | +4.8% |
| Eastleigh | South East | £2,342.21 | £234.22 | +5.1% |
| Elmbridge | South East | £2,557.75 | £255.78 | +4.7% |
| Enfield | London | £2,267.67 | £226.77 | +4.8% |
| Epping Forest | East of England | £2,277.21 | £227.72 | +4.1% |
| Epsom and Ewell | South East | £2,530.84 | £253.08 | +4.7% |
| Erewash | East Midlands | £2,360.64 | £236.06 | +4.5% |
| Exeter | South West | £2,495.36 | £249.54 | +4.8% |
| Fareham | South East | £2,270.55 | £227.06 | +4.9% |
| Fenland | East of England | £2,537.74 | £253.77 | +4.3% |
| Folkestone and Hythe | South East | £2,538.75 | £253.88 | +4.2% |
| Forest of Dean | South West | £2,443.42 | £244.34 | +5.0% |
| Fylde | North West | £2,483.94 | £248.39 | +4.0% |
| Gateshead | North East | £2,715.81 | £271.58 | +5.3% |
| Gedling | East Midlands | £2,609.55 | £260.96 | +4.1% |
| Gloucester | South West | £2,355.84 | £235.58 | +4.9% |
| Gosport | South East | £2,344.29 | £234.43 | +4.8% |
| Gravesham | South East | £2,408.24 | £240.82 | +4.1% |
| Great Yarmouth | East of England | £2,414.41 | £241.44 | +4.7% |
| Greenwich | London | £2,107.86 | £210.79 | +4.8% |
| Guildford | South East | £2,547.30 | £254.73 | +4.9% |
| Hackney | London | £2,060.30 | £206.03 | +4.8% |
| Halton | North West | £2,366.61 | £236.66 | +5.2% |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | London | £1,519.51 | £151.95 | +4.7% |
| Harborough | East Midlands | £2,389.87 | £238.99 | +2.8% |
| Haringey | London | £2,313.78 | £231.38 | +4.8% |
| Harlow | East of England | £2,298.69 | £229.87 | +3.7% |
| Harrow | London | £2,511.07 | £251.11 | +4.8% |
| Hart | South East | £2,400.02 | £240.00 | +5.0% |
| Hartlepool | North East | £2,560.20 | £256.02 | +2.5% |
| Hastings | South East | £2,676.58 | £267.66 | +4.8% |
| Havant | South East | £2,320.28 | £232.03 | +4.8% |
| Havering | London | £2,424.66 | £242.47 | +4.8% |
| Herefordshire | West Midlands | £2,574.37 | £257.44 | +5.1% |
| Hertsmere | East of England | £2,405.83 | £240.58 | +5.1% |
| High Peak | East Midlands | £2,384.66 | £238.47 | +4.8% |
| Hillingdon | London | £2,045.46 | £204.55 | +4.8% |
| Hinckley and Bosworth | East Midlands | £2,382.62 | £238.26 | +3.4% |
| Horsham | South East | £2,441.01 | £244.10 | +5.2% |
| Hounslow | London | £2,185.56 | £218.56 | +4.8% |
| Huntingdonshire | East of England | £2,556.40 | £255.64 | +4.8% |
| Hyndburn | North West | £2,465.98 | £246.60 | +3.6% |
| Ipswich | East of England | £2,468.25 | £246.83 | +4.7% |
| Isle of Wight | South East | £2,625.79 | £262.58 | +5.3% |
| Isles of Scilly | South West | £2,047.96 | £204.80 | +5.0% |
| Islington | London | £2,108.15 | £210.82 | +4.8% |
| Kensington and Chelsea | London | £1,666.65 | £166.67 | +4.7% |
| King's Lynn and West Norfolk | East of England | £2,430.13 | £243.01 | +4.8% |
| Kingston upon Hull | Yorkshire and The Humber | £2,295.04 | £229.50 | +5.2% |
| Kingston upon Thames | London | £2,609.20 | £260.92 | +4.8% |
| Kirklees | Yorkshire and The Humber | £2,441.07 | £244.11 | +5.1% |
| Knowsley | North West | £2,488.25 | £248.83 | +4.9% |
| Lambeth | London | £2,047.11 | £204.71 | +4.8% |
| Lancaster | North West | £2,503.19 | £250.32 | +4.0% |
| Leeds | Yorkshire and The Humber | £2,283.73 | £228.37 | +5.1% |
| Leicester | East Midlands | £2,528.75 | £252.88 | +5.0% |
| Lewes | South East | £2,756.17 | £275.62 | +4.9% |
| Lewisham | London | £2,237.33 | £223.73 | +4.8% |
| Lichfield | West Midlands | £2,351.90 | £235.19 | +4.1% |
| Lincoln | East Midlands | £2,323.08 | £232.31 | +2.8% |
| Liverpool | North West | £2,673.59 | £267.36 | +5.0% |
| Luton | East of England | £2,439.93 | £243.99 | +5.2% |
| Maidstone | South East | £2,502.59 | £250.26 | +4.1% |
| Maldon | East of England | £2,328.37 | £232.84 | +4.3% |
| Malvern Hills | West Midlands | £2,450.92 | £245.09 | +7.5% |
| Manchester | North West | £2,312.04 | £231.20 | +5.9% |
| Mansfield | East Midlands | £2,600.38 | £260.04 | +4.1% |
| Medway | South East | £2,328.55 | £232.86 | +5.1% |
| Melton | East Midlands | £2,429.67 | £242.97 | +3.4% |
| Merton | London | £2,146.76 | £214.68 | +2.5% |
| Mid Devon | South West | £2,656.41 | £265.64 | +5.4% |
| Mid Suffolk | East of England | £2,316.88 | £231.69 | +4.9% |
| Mid Sussex | South East | £2,474.26 | £247.43 | +5.0% |
| Middlesbrough | North East | £2,549.16 | £254.92 | +2.5% |
| Milton Keynes | South East | £2,372.21 | £237.22 | +5.1% |
| Mole Valley | South East | £2,519.86 | £251.99 | +4.7% |
| New Forest | South East | £2,419.76 | £241.98 | +5.0% |
| Newark and Sherwood | East Midlands | £2,682.10 | £268.21 | +3.9% |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | North East | £2,542.19 | £254.22 | +5.3% |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | West Midlands | £2,334.25 | £233.43 | +4.0% |
| Newham | London | £1,944.23 | £194.42 | +4.8% |
| North Devon | South West | £2,642.21 | £264.22 | +5.1% |
| North East Derbyshire | East Midlands | £2,466.57 | £246.66 | +4.7% |
| North East Lincolnshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | £2,483.85 | £248.39 | +4.8% |
| North Hertfordshire | East of England | £2,448.52 | £244.85 | +5.0% |
| North Kesteven | East Midlands | £2,337.81 | £233.78 | +3.4% |
| North Lincolnshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | £2,348.46 | £234.85 | +4.9% |
| North Norfolk | East of England | £2,459.93 | £245.99 | +5.1% |
| North Northamptonshire | East Midlands | £2,423.96 | £242.40 | +5.3% |
| North Somerset | South West | £2,491.22 | £249.12 | +8.6% |
| North Tyneside | North East | £2,461.77 | £246.18 | +5.4% |
| North Warwickshire | West Midlands | £2,532.10 | £253.21 | +4.1% |
| North West Leicestershire | East Midlands | £2,418.20 | £241.82 | +3.4% |
| North Yorkshire | Yorkshire and The Humber | £2,544.34 | £254.43 | +5.2% |
| Northumberland | North East | £2,596.94 | £259.69 | +5.4% |
| Norwich | East of England | £2,503.44 | £250.34 | +4.7% |
| Nottingham | East Midlands | £2,755.39 | £275.54 | +3.7% |
| Nuneaton and Bedworth | West Midlands | £2,502.16 | £250.22 | +4.3% |
| Oadby and Wigston | East Midlands | £2,406.85 | £240.69 | +3.3% |
| Oldham | North West | £2,602.23 | £260.22 | +5.8% |
| Oxford | South East | £2,678.40 | £267.84 | +4.7% |
| Pendle | North West | £2,640.18 | £264.02 | +4.1% |
| Peterborough | East of England | £2,293.47 | £229.35 | +4.9% |
| Plymouth | South West | £2,441.85 | £244.19 | +5.0% |
| Portsmouth | South East | £2,291.71 | £229.17 | +5.1% |
| Preston | North West | £2,575.74 | £257.57 | +4.0% |
| Reading | South East | £2,612.77 | £261.28 | +5.0% |
| Redbridge | London | £2,294.58 | £229.46 | +4.8% |
| Redcar and Cleveland | North East | £2,544.48 | £254.45 | +5.0% |
| Redditch | West Midlands | £2,462.95 | £246.30 | +7.6% |
| Reigate and Banstead | South East | £2,566.61 | £256.66 | +4.4% |
| Ribble Valley | North West | £2,386.50 | £238.65 | +3.8% |
| Richmond upon Thames | London | £2,486.10 | £248.61 | +4.8% |
| Rochdale | North West | £2,600.83 | £260.08 | +5.8% |
| Rochford | East of England | £2,363.48 | £236.35 | +4.2% |
| Rossendale | North West | £2,519.97 | £252.00 | +3.9% |
| Rother | South East | £2,700.95 | £270.09 | +5.5% |
| Rotherham | Yorkshire and The Humber | £2,381.53 | £238.15 | +4.3% |
| Rugby | West Midlands | £2,483.05 | £248.31 | +4.4% |
| Runnymede | South East | £2,492.99 | £249.30 | +4.7% |
| Rushcliffe | East Midlands | £2,643.27 | £264.33 | +4.4% |
| Rushmoor | South East | £2,320.28 | £232.03 | +4.9% |
| Rutland | East Midlands | £2,737.58 | £273.76 | +2.5% |
| Salford | North West | £2,594.45 | £259.45 | +5.8% |
| Sandwell | West Midlands | £2,244.46 | £224.45 | +5.2% |
| Sefton | North West | £2,583.22 | £258.32 | +5.0% |
| Sevenoaks | South East | £2,522.36 | £252.24 | +4.3% |
| Sheffield | Yorkshire and The Humber | £2,510.16 | £251.02 | +5.1% |
| Shropshire | West Midlands | £2,528.18 | £252.82 | +9.0% |
| Slough | South East | £2,414.44 | £241.44 | +5.0% |
| Solihull | West Midlands | £2,197.26 | £219.73 | +5.2% |
| Somerset | South West | £2,560.59 | £256.06 | +5.0% |
| South Cambridgeshire | East of England | £2,536.25 | £253.63 | +5.0% |
| South Derbyshire | East Midlands | £2,339.61 | £233.96 | +4.8% |
| South Gloucestershire | South West | £2,550.59 | £255.06 | +5.0% |
| South Hams | South West | £2,615.22 | £261.52 | +5.0% |
| South Holland | East Midlands | £2,278.20 | £227.82 | +3.3% |
| South Kesteven | East Midlands | £2,260.00 | £226.00 | +3.3% |
| South Norfolk | East of England | £2,482.87 | £248.29 | +4.9% |
| South Oxfordshire | South East | £2,597.57 | £259.76 | +5.0% |
| South Ribble | North West | £2,442.66 | £244.27 | +3.9% |
| South Staffordshire | West Midlands | £2,313.67 | £231.37 | +4.2% |
| South Tyneside | North East | £2,434.43 | £243.44 | +5.3% |
| Southampton | South East | £2,381.48 | £238.15 | +5.1% |
| Southend-on-Sea | East of England | £2,265.17 | £226.52 | +5.1% |
| Southwark | London | £1,967.26 | £196.73 | +4.8% |
| Spelthorne | South East | £2,526.44 | £252.64 | +4.7% |
| St Albans | East of England | £2,419.22 | £241.92 | +4.9% |
| St Helens | North West | £2,403.38 | £240.34 | +5.0% |
| Stafford | West Midlands | £2,302.68 | £230.27 | +4.2% |
| Staffordshire Moorlands | West Midlands | £2,338.21 | £233.82 | +4.4% |
| Stevenage | East of England | £2,391.97 | £239.20 | +4.8% |
| Stockport | North West | £2,618.90 | £261.89 | +5.8% |
| Stockton-on-Tees | North East | £2,589.83 | £258.98 | +4.9% |
| Stoke-on-Trent | West Midlands | £2,183.12 | £218.31 | +5.0% |
| Stratford-on-Avon | West Midlands | £2,484.17 | £248.42 | +4.4% |
| Stroud | South West | £2,491.36 | £249.14 | +5.2% |
| Sunderland | North East | £2,197.14 | £219.71 | +5.0% |
| Surrey Heath | South East | £2,585.16 | £258.52 | +4.8% |
| Sutton | London | £2,378.64 | £237.86 | +4.8% |
| Swale | South East | £2,405.65 | £240.57 | +4.3% |
| Swindon | South West | £2,438.10 | £243.81 | +5.2% |
| Tameside | North West | £2,447.21 | £244.72 | +5.9% |
| Tamworth | West Midlands | £2,300.76 | £230.08 | +4.1% |
| Tandridge | South East | £2,594.85 | £259.49 | +5.0% |
| Teignbridge | South West | £2,643.12 | £264.31 | +5.2% |
| Telford and Wrekin | West Midlands | £2,256.26 | £225.63 | +5.1% |
| Tendring | East of England | £2,269.63 | £226.96 | +4.2% |
| Test Valley | South East | £2,305.52 | £230.55 | +5.0% |
| Tewkesbury | South West | £2,340.53 | £234.05 | +5.1% |
| Thanet | South East | £2,490.90 | £249.09 | +4.2% |
| Three Rivers | East of England | £2,422.31 | £242.23 | +5.0% |
| Thurrock | East of England | £2,254.68 | £225.47 | +5.1% |
| Tonbridge and Malling | South East | £2,471.83 | £247.18 | +4.1% |
| Torbay | South West | £2,470.25 | £247.03 | +5.1% |
| Torridge | South West | £2,601.42 | £260.14 | +4.9% |
| Tower Hamlets | London | £1,837.78 | £183.78 | +4.7% |
| Trafford | North West | £2,291.70 | £229.17 | +8.0% |
| Tunbridge Wells | South East | £2,446.15 | £244.62 | +4.2% |
| Uttlesford | East of England | £2,333.82 | £233.38 | +4.3% |
| Vale of White Horse | South East | £2,577.44 | £257.74 | +4.9% |
| Wakefield | Yorkshire and The Humber | £2,296.89 | £229.69 | +5.1% |
| Walsall | West Midlands | £2,627.48 | £262.75 | +5.2% |
| Waltham Forest | London | £2,386.96 | £238.70 | +4.8% |
| Wandsworth | London | £1,028.21 | £102.82 | +3.0% |
| Warrington | North West | £2,447.61 | £244.76 | +7.3% |
| Warwick | West Midlands | £2,461.55 | £246.16 | +4.5% |
| Watford | East of England | £2,446.70 | £244.67 | +4.4% |
| Waverley | South East | £2,604.87 | £260.49 | +4.9% |
| Wealden | South East | £2,728.43 | £272.84 | +4.6% |
| Welwyn Hatfield | East of England | £2,452.26 | £245.23 | +5.1% |
| West Berkshire | South East | £2,505.37 | £250.54 | +5.1% |
| West Devon | South West | £2,705.33 | £270.53 | +5.1% |
| West Lancashire | North West | £2,456.23 | £245.62 | +4.0% |
| West Lindsey | East Midlands | £2,354.25 | £235.43 | +3.3% |
| West Northamptonshire | East Midlands | £2,486.66 | £248.67 | +5.3% |
| West Oxfordshire | South East | £2,566.95 | £256.70 | +5.0% |
| West Suffolk | East of England | £2,351.47 | £235.15 | +4.8% |
| Westminster | London | £1,049.55 | £104.96 | +3.0% |
| Westmorland and Furness | North West | £2,507.99 | £250.80 | +5.0% |
| Wigan | North West | £2,152.68 | £215.27 | +6.0% |
| Wiltshire | South West | £2,571.78 | £257.18 | +5.3% |
| Winchester | South East | £2,359.76 | £235.98 | +4.8% |
| Windsor and Maidenhead | South East | £1,952.62 | £195.26 | +7.1% |
| Wirral | North West | £2,500.59 | £250.06 | +5.0% |
| Woking | South East | £2,598.04 | £259.80 | +4.7% |
| Wokingham | South East | £2,497.70 | £249.77 | +5.1% |
| Wolverhampton | West Midlands | £2,538.99 | £253.90 | +5.2% |
| Worcester | West Midlands | £2,405.81 | £240.58 | +7.7% |
| Worthing | South East | £2,456.13 | £245.61 | +4.8% |
| Wychavon | West Midlands | £2,373.19 | £237.32 | +7.8% |
| Wyre | North West | £2,460.53 | £246.05 | +4.0% |
| Wyre Forest | West Midlands | £2,512.47 | £251.25 | +8.0% |
| York | Yorkshire and The Humber | £2,287.15 | £228.72 | +5.2% |
Questions
Which council has the lowest council tax in England?
Wandsworth, where Band D is £1,028.21 a year in 2026/27.
Which council has the highest council tax in England?
Dorset, at £2,765.02 for Band D in 2026/27.
What is the most common council tax band in England?
Band A: 24% of the 25,936,670 homes. 43% are in band A or B.
Source: Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, 25 March 2026. Band D including average parish precepts.