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Biggest council tax increases for 2026/27

How much Band D went up between 2025/26 and 2026/27 in every council, largest rise first.

England

Shropshire had the biggest rise in England: 9.0%.

Biggest council tax increases for 2026/27: England
#CouncilAreaBand D a yearA month (10)Change
1ShropshireWest Midlands£2,528.18£252.82+9.0%
2North SomersetSouth West£2,491.22£249.12+8.6%
3TraffordNorth West£2,291.70£229.17+8.0%
4Wyre ForestWest Midlands£2,512.47£251.25+8.0%
5WychavonWest Midlands£2,373.19£237.32+7.8%
6WorcesterWest Midlands£2,405.81£240.58+7.7%
7BromsgroveWest Midlands£2,478.65£247.87+7.6%
8RedditchWest Midlands£2,462.95£246.30+7.6%
9Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West£2,435.58£243.56+7.5%
10Malvern HillsWest Midlands£2,450.92£245.09+7.5%
11WarringtonNorth West£2,447.61£244.76+7.3%
12Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East£1,952.62£195.26+7.1%
13WiganNorth West£2,152.68£215.27+6.0%
14ManchesterNorth West£2,312.04£231.20+5.9%
15BoltonNorth West£2,399.74£239.97+5.9%
16TamesideNorth West£2,447.21£244.72+5.9%
17BuryNorth West£2,555.15£255.52+5.8%
18OldhamNorth West£2,602.23£260.22+5.8%
19RochdaleNorth West£2,600.83£260.08+5.8%
20SalfordNorth West£2,594.45£259.45+5.8%
21StockportNorth West£2,618.90£261.89+5.8%
22East DevonSouth West£2,595.46£259.55+5.5%
23RotherSouth East£2,700.95£270.09+5.5%
24NorthumberlandNorth East£2,596.94£259.69+5.4%
25Mid DevonSouth West£2,656.41£265.64+5.4%
26North TynesideNorth East£2,461.77£246.18+5.4%
27Newcastle upon TyneNorth East£2,542.19£254.22+5.3%
28CornwallSouth West£2,590.93£259.09+5.3%
29GatesheadNorth East£2,715.81£271.58+5.3%
30South TynesideNorth East£2,434.43£243.44+5.3%
31Isle of WightSouth East£2,625.79£262.58+5.3%
32North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands£2,423.96£242.40+5.3%
33West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands£2,486.66£248.67+5.3%
34ChichesterSouth East£2,469.68£246.97+5.3%
35WiltshireSouth West£2,571.78£257.18+5.3%
36Cheshire EastNorth West£2,454.87£245.49+5.2%
37Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West£2,517.33£251.73+5.2%
38SolihullWest Midlands£2,197.26£219.73+5.2%
39BirminghamWest Midlands£2,362.90£236.29+5.2%
40East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber£2,466.08£246.61+5.2%
41BuckinghamshireSouth East£2,526.58£252.66+5.2%
42DudleyWest Midlands£2,144.84£214.48+5.2%
43HaltonNorth West£2,366.61£236.66+5.2%
44North YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber£2,544.34£254.43+5.2%
45SandwellWest Midlands£2,244.46£224.45+5.2%
46SwindonSouth West£2,438.10£243.81+5.2%
47Bath and North East SomersetSouth West£2,383.42£238.34+5.2%
48TeignbridgeSouth West£2,643.12£264.31+5.2%
49WolverhamptonWest Midlands£2,538.99£253.90+5.2%
50WalsallWest Midlands£2,627.48£262.75+5.2%
51Kingston upon HullYorkshire and The Humber£2,295.04£229.50+5.2%
52DarlingtonNorth East£2,493.83£249.38+5.2%
53HorshamSouth East£2,441.01£244.10+5.2%
54LutonEast of England£2,439.93£243.99+5.2%
55StroudSouth West£2,491.36£249.14+5.2%
56YorkYorkshire and The Humber£2,287.15£228.72+5.2%
57BedfordEast of England£2,471.74£247.17+5.1%
58EastleighSouth East£2,342.21£234.22+5.1%
59KirkleesYorkshire and The Humber£2,441.07£244.11+5.1%
60West BerkshireSouth East£2,505.37£250.54+5.1%
61LeedsYorkshire and The Humber£2,283.73£228.37+5.1%
62Southend-on-SeaEast of England£2,265.17£226.52+5.1%
63Telford and WrekinWest Midlands£2,256.26£225.63+5.1%
64CalderdaleYorkshire and The Humber£2,420.15£242.02+5.1%
65DorsetSouth West£2,765.02£276.50+5.1%
66TewkesburySouth West£2,340.53£234.05+5.1%
67WokinghamSouth East£2,497.70£249.77+5.1%
68HerefordshireWest Midlands£2,574.37£257.44+5.1%
69MedwaySouth East£2,328.55£232.86+5.1%
70ThurrockEast of England£2,254.68£225.47+5.1%
71BradfordYorkshire and The Humber£2,360.73£236.07+5.1%
72Central BedfordshireEast of England£2,516.16£251.62+5.1%
73HertsmereEast of England£2,405.83£240.58+5.1%
74TorbaySouth West£2,470.25£247.03+5.1%
75Welwyn HatfieldEast of England£2,452.26£245.23+5.1%
76West DevonSouth West£2,705.33£270.53+5.1%
77Bracknell ForestSouth East£2,264.80£226.48+5.1%
78PortsmouthSouth East£2,291.71£229.17+5.1%
79SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber£2,510.16£251.02+5.1%
80SouthamptonSouth East£2,381.48£238.15+5.1%
81WakefieldYorkshire and The Humber£2,296.89£229.69+5.1%
82North DevonSouth West£2,642.21£264.22+5.1%
83North NorfolkEast of England£2,459.93£245.99+5.1%
84BlackpoolNorth West£2,513.22£251.32+5.1%
85East SuffolkEast of England£2,334.80£233.48+5.1%
86Milton KeynesSouth East£2,372.21£237.22+5.1%
87Blackburn with DarwenNorth West£2,455.27£245.53+5.0%
88CotswoldSouth West£2,391.65£239.17+5.0%
89New ForestSouth East£2,419.76£241.98+5.0%
90ReadingSouth East£2,612.77£261.28+5.0%
91South GloucestershireSouth West£2,550.59£255.06+5.0%
92Brighton and HoveSouth East£2,580.54£258.05+5.0%
93SloughSouth East£2,414.44£241.44+5.0%
94South CambridgeshireEast of England£2,536.25£253.63+5.0%
95Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands£2,183.12£218.31+5.0%
96West OxfordshireSouth East£2,566.95£256.70+5.0%
97East HampshireSouth East£2,343.92£234.39+5.0%
98HartSouth East£2,400.02£240.00+5.0%
99LeicesterEast Midlands£2,528.75£252.88+5.0%
100BristolSouth West£2,713.68£271.37+5.0%
101DerbyEast Midlands£2,306.00£230.60+5.0%
102Isles of ScillySouth West£2,047.96£204.80+5.0%
103St HelensNorth West£2,403.38£240.34+5.0%
104Three RiversEast of England£2,422.31£242.23+5.0%
105Forest of DeanSouth West£2,443.42£244.34+5.0%
106PlymouthSouth West£2,441.85£244.19+5.0%
107Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East£2,255.21£225.52+5.0%
108Mid SussexSouth East£2,474.26£247.43+5.0%
109SomersetSouth West£2,560.59£256.06+5.0%
110LiverpoolNorth West£2,673.59£267.36+5.0%
111SunderlandNorth East£2,197.14£219.71+5.0%
112TandridgeSouth East£2,594.85£259.49+5.0%
113WirralNorth West£2,500.59£250.06+5.0%
114DacorumEast of England£2,408.51£240.85+5.0%
115South OxfordshireSouth East£2,597.57£259.76+5.0%
116Westmorland and FurnessNorth West£2,507.99£250.80+5.0%
117North HertfordshireEast of England£2,448.52£244.85+5.0%
118SeftonNorth West£2,583.22£258.32+5.0%
119South HamsSouth West£2,615.22£261.52+5.0%
120Test ValleySouth East£2,305.52£230.55+5.0%
121Redcar and ClevelandNorth East£2,544.48£254.45+5.0%
122BrecklandEast of England£2,443.67£244.37+4.9%
123BroxbourneEast of England£2,306.43£230.64+4.9%
124CheltenhamSouth West£2,369.52£236.95+4.9%
125KnowsleyNorth West£2,488.25£248.83+4.9%
126North LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber£2,348.46£234.85+4.9%
127PeterboroughEast of England£2,293.47£229.35+4.9%
128TorridgeSouth West£2,601.42£260.14+4.9%
129East HertfordshireEast of England£2,454.78£245.48+4.9%
130Mid SuffolkEast of England£2,316.88£231.69+4.9%
131St AlbansEast of England£2,419.22£241.92+4.9%
132Vale of White HorseSouth East£2,577.44£257.74+4.9%
133ArunSouth East£2,487.24£248.72+4.9%
134CumberlandNorth West£2,511.32£251.13+4.9%
135FarehamSouth East£2,270.55£227.06+4.9%
136LewesSouth East£2,756.17£275.62+4.9%
137Stockton-on-TeesNorth East£2,589.83£258.98+4.9%
138GloucesterSouth West£2,355.84£235.58+4.9%
139GuildfordSouth East£2,547.30£254.73+4.9%
140WaverleySouth East£2,604.87£260.49+4.9%
141RushmoorSouth East£2,320.28£232.03+4.9%
142South NorfolkEast of England£2,482.87£248.29+4.9%
143BaberghEast of England£2,341.55£234.16+4.8%
144CrawleySouth East£2,418.46£241.85+4.8%
145ExeterSouth West£2,495.36£249.54+4.8%
146HavantSouth East£2,320.28£232.03+4.8%
147StevenageEast of England£2,391.97£239.20+4.8%
148GosportSouth East£2,344.29£234.43+4.8%
149West SuffolkEast of England£2,351.47£235.15+4.8%
150CherwellSouth East£2,582.96£258.30+4.8%
151South DerbyshireEast Midlands£2,339.61£233.96+4.8%
152WinchesterSouth East£2,359.76£235.98+4.8%
153WorthingSouth East£2,456.13£245.61+4.8%
154CroydonLondon£2,599.91£259.99+4.8%
155Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands£2,444.70£244.47+4.8%
156EastbourneSouth East£2,654.28£265.43+4.8%
157HarrowLondon£2,511.07£251.11+4.8%
158King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England£2,430.13£243.01+4.8%
159Kingston upon ThamesLondon£2,609.20£260.92+4.8%
160Richmond upon ThamesLondon£2,486.10£248.61+4.8%
161BexleyLondon£2,366.36£236.64+4.8%
162HaveringLondon£2,424.66£242.47+4.8%
163High PeakEast Midlands£2,384.66£238.47+4.8%
164SuttonLondon£2,378.64£237.86+4.8%
165Waltham ForestLondon£2,386.96£238.70+4.8%
166BrentLondon£2,235.27£223.53+4.8%
167CamdenLondon£2,207.55£220.76+4.8%
168EnfieldLondon£2,267.67£226.77+4.8%
169HaringeyLondon£2,313.78£231.38+4.8%
170HastingsSouth East£2,676.58£267.66+4.8%
171LewishamLondon£2,237.33£223.73+4.8%
172RedbridgeLondon£2,294.58£229.46+4.8%
173Barking and DagenhamLondon£2,198.51£219.85+4.8%
174BromleyLondon£2,140.04£214.00+4.8%
175EalingLondon£2,138.53£213.85+4.8%
176HounslowLondon£2,185.56£218.56+4.8%
177HuntingdonshireEast of England£2,556.40£255.64+4.8%
178Amber ValleyEast Midlands£2,407.69£240.77+4.8%
179BarnetLondon£2,132.60£213.26+4.8%
180GreenwichLondon£2,107.86£210.79+4.8%
181HackneyLondon£2,060.30£206.03+4.8%
182HillingdonLondon£2,045.46£204.55+4.8%
183IslingtonLondon£2,108.15£210.82+4.8%
184LambethLondon£2,047.11£204.71+4.8%
185AdurSouth East£2,548.28£254.83+4.8%
186ChesterfieldEast Midlands£2,339.49£233.95+4.8%
187NewhamLondon£1,944.23£194.42+4.8%
188North East LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber£2,483.85£248.39+4.8%
189SouthwarkLondon£1,967.26£196.73+4.8%
190Surrey HeathSouth East£2,585.16£258.52+4.8%
191CambridgeEast of England£2,467.02£246.70+4.7%
192Great YarmouthEast of England£2,414.41£241.44+4.7%
193Mole ValleySouth East£2,519.86£251.99+4.7%
194North East DerbyshireEast Midlands£2,466.57£246.66+4.7%
195OxfordSouth East£2,678.40£267.84+4.7%
196RunnymedeSouth East£2,492.99£249.30+4.7%
197Tower HamletsLondon£1,837.78£183.78+4.7%
198BroadlandEast of England£2,437.78£243.78+4.7%
199Epsom and EwellSouth East£2,530.84£253.08+4.7%
200Kensington and ChelseaLondon£1,666.65£166.67+4.7%
201SpelthorneSouth East£2,526.44£252.64+4.7%
202ElmbridgeSouth East£2,557.75£255.78+4.7%
203Hammersmith and FulhamLondon£1,519.51£151.95+4.7%
204East CambridgeshireEast of England£2,485.18£248.52+4.7%
205NorwichEast of England£2,503.44£250.34+4.7%
206WokingSouth East£2,598.04£259.80+4.7%
207IpswichEast of England£2,468.25£246.83+4.7%
208WealdenSouth East£2,728.43£272.84+4.6%
209BolsoverEast Midlands£2,559.41£255.94+4.6%
210WarwickWest Midlands£2,461.55£246.16+4.5%
211ErewashEast Midlands£2,360.64£236.06+4.5%
212RugbyWest Midlands£2,483.05£248.31+4.4%
213RushcliffeEast Midlands£2,643.27£264.33+4.4%
214WatfordEast of England£2,446.70£244.67+4.4%
215Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands£2,484.17£248.42+4.4%
216Reigate and BansteadSouth East£2,566.61£256.66+4.4%
217City of LondonLondon£1,329.56£132.96+4.4%
218Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands£2,338.21£233.82+4.4%
219Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands£2,502.16£250.22+4.3%
220SwaleSouth East£2,405.65£240.57+4.3%
221FenlandEast of England£2,537.74£253.77+4.3%
222UttlesfordEast of England£2,333.82£233.38+4.3%
223RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber£2,381.53£238.15+4.3%
224AshfordSouth East£2,410.16£241.02+4.3%
225MaldonEast of England£2,328.37£232.84+4.3%
226CoventryWest Midlands£2,516.72£251.67+4.3%
227SevenoaksSouth East£2,522.36£252.24+4.3%
228South StaffordshireWest Midlands£2,313.67£231.37+4.2%
229BrentwoodEast of England£2,258.14£225.81+4.2%
230ChelmsfordEast of England£2,300.18£230.02+4.2%
231Tunbridge WellsSouth East£2,446.15£244.62+4.2%
232RochfordEast of England£2,363.48£236.35+4.2%
233CanterburySouth East£2,419.33£241.93+4.2%
234TendringEast of England£2,269.63£226.96+4.2%
235ThanetSouth East£2,490.90£249.09+4.2%
236East StaffordshireWest Midlands£2,351.34£235.13+4.2%
237Folkestone and HytheSouth East£2,538.75£253.88+4.2%
238StaffordWest Midlands£2,302.68£230.27+4.2%
239BassetlawEast Midlands£2,644.95£264.50+4.2%
240DartfordSouth East£2,375.15£237.52+4.2%
241ColchesterEast of England£2,282.85£228.29+4.1%
242Epping ForestEast of England£2,277.21£227.72+4.1%
243PendleNorth West£2,640.18£264.02+4.1%
244North WarwickshireWest Midlands£2,532.10£253.21+4.1%
245TamworthWest Midlands£2,300.76£230.08+4.1%
246DoverSouth East£2,461.74£246.17+4.1%
247GraveshamSouth East£2,408.24£240.82+4.1%
248MaidstoneSouth East£2,502.59£250.26+4.1%
249Cannock ChaseWest Midlands£2,375.83£237.58+4.1%
250Castle PointEast of England£2,318.63£231.86+4.1%
251LichfieldWest Midlands£2,351.90£235.19+4.1%
252GedlingEast Midlands£2,609.55£260.96+4.1%
253Tonbridge and MallingSouth East£2,471.83£247.18+4.1%
254MansfieldEast Midlands£2,600.38£260.04+4.1%
255AshfieldEast Midlands£2,608.76£260.88+4.1%
256BroxtoweEast Midlands£2,618.21£261.82+4.0%
257FyldeNorth West£2,483.94£248.39+4.0%
258WyreNorth West£2,460.53£246.05+4.0%
259Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands£2,334.25£233.43+4.0%
260West LancashireNorth West£2,456.23£245.62+4.0%
261LancasterNorth West£2,503.19£250.32+4.0%
262PrestonNorth West£2,575.74£257.57+4.0%
263RossendaleNorth West£2,519.97£252.00+3.9%
264BraintreeEast of England£2,280.34£228.03+3.9%
265Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands£2,682.10£268.21+3.9%
266South RibbleNorth West£2,442.66£244.27+3.9%
267BurnleyNorth West£2,549.42£254.94+3.8%
268Ribble ValleyNorth West£2,386.50£238.65+3.8%
269BarnsleyYorkshire and The Humber£2,325.96£232.60+3.8%
270ChorleyNorth West£2,430.23£243.02+3.7%
271NottinghamEast Midlands£2,755.39£275.54+3.7%
272HarlowEast of England£2,298.69£229.87+3.7%
273BasildonEast of England£2,327.24£232.72+3.7%
274HyndburnNorth West£2,465.98£246.60+3.6%
275BlabyEast Midlands£2,490.22£249.02+3.5%
276North West LeicestershireEast Midlands£2,418.20£241.82+3.4%
277Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands£2,382.62£238.26+3.4%
278North KestevenEast Midlands£2,337.81£233.78+3.4%
279East LindseyEast Midlands£2,275.88£227.59+3.4%
280CharnwoodEast Midlands£2,405.64£240.56+3.4%
281MeltonEast Midlands£2,429.67£242.97+3.4%
282South KestevenEast Midlands£2,260.00£226.00+3.3%
283South HollandEast Midlands£2,278.20£227.82+3.3%
284Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands£2,406.85£240.69+3.3%
285West LindseyEast Midlands£2,354.25£235.43+3.3%
286BostonEast Midlands£2,308.73£230.87+3.2%
287WandsworthLondon£1,028.21£102.82+3.0%
288WestminsterLondon£1,049.55£104.96+3.0%
289HarboroughEast Midlands£2,389.87£238.99+2.8%
290DurhamNorth East£2,622.15£262.22+2.8%
291LincolnEast Midlands£2,323.08£232.31+2.8%
292DoncasterYorkshire and The Humber£2,167.75£216.78+2.7%
293MertonLondon£2,146.76£214.68+2.5%
294RutlandEast Midlands£2,737.58£273.76+2.5%
295HartlepoolNorth East£2,560.20£256.02+2.5%
296MiddlesbroughNorth East£2,549.16£254.92+2.5%

Scotland

Aberdeenshire had the biggest rise in Scotland: 10.0%.

Biggest council tax increases for 2026/27: Scotland
#CouncilBand D a yearA month (10)Change
1Aberdeenshire£1,686.04£168.60+10.0%
2Moray£1,731.14£173.11+10.0%
3Argyll and Bute£1,783.33£178.33+9.7%
4East Dunbartonshire£1,751.67£175.17+9.5%
5Angus£1,598.65£159.87+9.4%
6Midlothian£1,816.16£181.62+9.0%
7Perth and Kinross£1,673.84£167.38+8.9%
8Falkirk£1,715.09£171.51+8.8%
9Stirling£1,752.87£175.29+8.8%
10Dumfries and Galloway£1,578.65£157.87+8.5%
11Na h-Eileanan Siar£1,505.50£150.55+8.5%
12North Ayrshire£1,685.84£168.58+8.5%
13Scottish Borders£1,618.52£161.85+8.5%
14South Ayrshire£1,694.96£169.50+8.0%
15Inverclyde£1,673.85£167.39+7.9%
16West Dunbartonshire£1,681.53£168.15+7.8%
17Dundee£1,729.69£172.97+7.8%
18East Lothian£1,697.62£169.76+7.5%
19Renfrewshire£1,690.56£169.06+7.5%
20West Lothian£1,627.59£162.76+7.4%
21Shetland Islands£1,487.90£148.79+7.3%
22Highland£1,633.99£163.40+7.0%
23North Lanarkshire£1,554.56£155.46+7.0%
24East Ayrshire£1,717.28£171.73+6.9%
25Aberdeen£1,747.54£174.75+6.8%
26South Lanarkshire£1,468.47£146.85+6.5%
27East Renfrewshire£1,620.15£162.02+6.0%
28Orkney Islands£1,669.07£166.91+6.0%
29Glasgow£1,706.00£170.60+5.9%
30Clackmannanshire£1,683.67£168.37+5.6%
31Fife£1,573.70£157.37+5.0%
32Edinburgh£1,626.05£162.60+4.0%

Wales

Vale of Glamorgan had the biggest rise in Wales: 6.6%.

Biggest council tax increases for 2026/27: Wales
#CouncilBand D a yearA month (10)Change
1Vale of Glamorgan£2,231.54£223.15+6.6%
2Conwy£2,472.82£247.28+6.5%
3Caerphilly£2,082.88£208.29+6.5%
4Monmouthshire£2,416.50£241.65+6.1%
5Flintshire£2,376.17£237.62+5.8%
6Denbighshire£2,339.03£233.90+5.5%
7Gwynedd£2,468.77£246.88+5.5%
8Isle of Anglesey£2,260.73£226.07+5.5%
9Ceredigion£2,419.45£241.95+5.4%
10Carmarthenshire£2,351.20£235.12+5.3%
11Wrexham£2,308.88£230.89+5.3%
12Newport£2,088.48£208.85+5.3%
13Merthyr Tydfil£2,593.60£259.36+5.3%
14Powys£2,351.72£235.17+5.3%
15Pembrokeshire£2,166.15£216.62+5.2%
16Bridgend£2,477.99£247.80+5.1%
17Torfaen£2,155.68£215.57+4.7%
18Rhondda Cynon Taf£2,289.43£228.94+4.5%
19Cardiff£2,013.18£201.32+4.5%
20Swansea£2,238.29£223.83+4.5%
21Blaenau Gwent£2,531.26£253.13+4.2%
22Neath Port Talbot£2,541.39£254.14+4.1%

Band D from the official 2026/27 statistics for each nation (England and Wales include average parish or community precepts; Scotland excludes water and sewerage). Methodology.