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Cheapest council tax in 2026/27

Councils ranked from the lowest Band D bill, separately for England, Scotland and Wales because each nation values homes differently.

England

Wandsworth has the lowest Band D in England: £1,028.21 a year.

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

Scotland

South Lanarkshire has the lowest Band D in Scotland: £1,468.47 a year.

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

Wales

Cardiff has the lowest Band D in Wales: £2,013.18 a year.

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

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.