Most expensive council tax in 2026/27

Councils ranked from the highest Band D bill, separately for England, Scotland and Wales.

England

Dorset has the highest Band D in England: £2,765.02 a year.

Most expensive council tax in 2026/27: England

#	Council	Area	Band D a year	A month (10)	Change
1	Dorset	South West	£2,765.02	£276.50	+5.1%
2	Lewes	South East	£2,756.17	£275.62	+4.9%
3	Nottingham	East Midlands	£2,755.39	£275.54	+3.7%
4	Rutland	East Midlands	£2,737.58	£273.76	+2.5%
5	Wealden	South East	£2,728.43	£272.84	+4.6%
6	Gateshead	North East	£2,715.81	£271.58	+5.3%
7	Bristol	South West	£2,713.68	£271.37	+5.0%
8	West Devon	South West	£2,705.33	£270.53	+5.1%
9	Rother	South East	£2,700.95	£270.09	+5.5%
10	Newark and Sherwood	East Midlands	£2,682.10	£268.21	+3.9%
11	Oxford	South East	£2,678.40	£267.84	+4.7%
12	Hastings	South East	£2,676.58	£267.66	+4.8%
13	Liverpool	North West	£2,673.59	£267.36	+5.0%
14	Mid Devon	South West	£2,656.41	£265.64	+5.4%
15	Eastbourne	South East	£2,654.28	£265.43	+4.8%
16	Bassetlaw	East Midlands	£2,644.95	£264.50	+4.2%
17	Rushcliffe	East Midlands	£2,643.27	£264.33	+4.4%
18	Teignbridge	South West	£2,643.12	£264.31	+5.2%
19	North Devon	South West	£2,642.21	£264.22	+5.1%
20	Pendle	North West	£2,640.18	£264.02	+4.1%
21	Walsall	West Midlands	£2,627.48	£262.75	+5.2%
22	Isle of Wight	South East	£2,625.79	£262.58	+5.3%
23	Durham	North East	£2,622.15	£262.22	+2.8%
24	Stockport	North West	£2,618.90	£261.89	+5.8%
25	Broxtowe	East Midlands	£2,618.21	£261.82	+4.0%
26	South Hams	South West	£2,615.22	£261.52	+5.0%
27	Reading	South East	£2,612.77	£261.28	+5.0%
28	Gedling	East Midlands	£2,609.55	£260.96	+4.1%
29	Kingston upon Thames	London	£2,609.20	£260.92	+4.8%
30	Ashfield	East Midlands	£2,608.76	£260.88	+4.1%
31	Waverley	South East	£2,604.87	£260.49	+4.9%
32	Oldham	North West	£2,602.23	£260.22	+5.8%
33	Torridge	South West	£2,601.42	£260.14	+4.9%
34	Rochdale	North West	£2,600.83	£260.08	+5.8%
35	Mansfield	East Midlands	£2,600.38	£260.04	+4.1%
36	Croydon	London	£2,599.91	£259.99	+4.8%
37	Woking	South East	£2,598.04	£259.80	+4.7%
38	South Oxfordshire	South East	£2,597.57	£259.76	+5.0%
39	Northumberland	North East	£2,596.94	£259.69	+5.4%
40	East Devon	South West	£2,595.46	£259.55	+5.5%
41	Tandridge	South East	£2,594.85	£259.49	+5.0%
42	Salford	North West	£2,594.45	£259.45	+5.8%
43	Cornwall	South West	£2,590.93	£259.09	+5.3%
44	Stockton-on-Tees	North East	£2,589.83	£258.98	+4.9%
45	Surrey Heath	South East	£2,585.16	£258.52	+4.8%
46	Sefton	North West	£2,583.22	£258.32	+5.0%
47	Cherwell	South East	£2,582.96	£258.30	+4.8%
48	Brighton and Hove	South East	£2,580.54	£258.05	+5.0%
49	Vale of White Horse	South East	£2,577.44	£257.74	+4.9%
50	Preston	North West	£2,575.74	£257.57	+4.0%
51	Herefordshire	West Midlands	£2,574.37	£257.44	+5.1%
52	Wiltshire	South West	£2,571.78	£257.18	+5.3%
53	West Oxfordshire	South East	£2,566.95	£256.70	+5.0%
54	Reigate and Banstead	South East	£2,566.61	£256.66	+4.4%
55	Somerset	South West	£2,560.59	£256.06	+5.0%
56	Hartlepool	North East	£2,560.20	£256.02	+2.5%
57	Bolsover	East Midlands	£2,559.41	£255.94	+4.6%
58	Elmbridge	South East	£2,557.75	£255.78	+4.7%
59	Huntingdonshire	East of England	£2,556.40	£255.64	+4.8%
60	Bury	North West	£2,555.15	£255.52	+5.8%
61	South Gloucestershire	South West	£2,550.59	£255.06	+5.0%
62	Burnley	North West	£2,549.42	£254.94	+3.8%
63	Middlesbrough	North East	£2,549.16	£254.92	+2.5%
64	Adur	South East	£2,548.28	£254.83	+4.8%
65	Guildford	South East	£2,547.30	£254.73	+4.9%
66	Redcar and Cleveland	North East	£2,544.48	£254.45	+5.0%
67	North Yorkshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	£2,544.34	£254.43	+5.2%
68	Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	£2,542.19	£254.22	+5.3%
69	Wolverhampton	West Midlands	£2,538.99	£253.90	+5.2%
70	Folkestone and Hythe	South East	£2,538.75	£253.88	+4.2%
71	Fenland	East of England	£2,537.74	£253.77	+4.3%
72	South Cambridgeshire	East of England	£2,536.25	£253.63	+5.0%
73	North Warwickshire	West Midlands	£2,532.10	£253.21	+4.1%
74	Epsom and Ewell	South East	£2,530.84	£253.08	+4.7%
75	Leicester	East Midlands	£2,528.75	£252.88	+5.0%
76	Shropshire	West Midlands	£2,528.18	£252.82	+9.0%
77	Buckinghamshire	South East	£2,526.58	£252.66	+5.2%
78	Spelthorne	South East	£2,526.44	£252.64	+4.7%
79	Sevenoaks	South East	£2,522.36	£252.24	+4.3%
80	Rossendale	North West	£2,519.97	£252.00	+3.9%
81	Mole Valley	South East	£2,519.86	£251.99	+4.7%
82	Cheshire West and Chester	North West	£2,517.33	£251.73	+5.2%
83	Coventry	West Midlands	£2,516.72	£251.67	+4.3%
84	Central Bedfordshire	East of England	£2,516.16	£251.62	+5.1%
85	Blackpool	North West	£2,513.22	£251.32	+5.1%
86	Wyre Forest	West Midlands	£2,512.47	£251.25	+8.0%
87	Cumberland	North West	£2,511.32	£251.13	+4.9%
88	Harrow	London	£2,511.07	£251.11	+4.8%
89	Sheffield	Yorkshire and The Humber	£2,510.16	£251.02	+5.1%
90	Westmorland and Furness	North West	£2,507.99	£250.80	+5.0%
91	West Berkshire	South East	£2,505.37	£250.54	+5.1%
92	Norwich	East of England	£2,503.44	£250.34	+4.7%
93	Lancaster	North West	£2,503.19	£250.32	+4.0%
94	Maidstone	South East	£2,502.59	£250.26	+4.1%
95	Nuneaton and Bedworth	West Midlands	£2,502.16	£250.22	+4.3%
96	Wirral	North West	£2,500.59	£250.06	+5.0%
97	Wokingham	South East	£2,497.70	£249.77	+5.1%
98	Exeter	South West	£2,495.36	£249.54	+4.8%
99	Darlington	North East	£2,493.83	£249.38	+5.2%
100	Runnymede	South East	£2,492.99	£249.30	+4.7%
101	Stroud	South West	£2,491.36	£249.14	+5.2%
102	North Somerset	South West	£2,491.22	£249.12	+8.6%
103	Thanet	South East	£2,490.90	£249.09	+4.2%
104	Blaby	East Midlands	£2,490.22	£249.02	+3.5%
105	Knowsley	North West	£2,488.25	£248.83	+4.9%
106	Arun	South East	£2,487.24	£248.72	+4.9%
107	West Northamptonshire	East Midlands	£2,486.66	£248.67	+5.3%
108	Richmond upon Thames	London	£2,486.10	£248.61	+4.8%
109	East Cambridgeshire	East of England	£2,485.18	£248.52	+4.7%
110	Stratford-on-Avon	West Midlands	£2,484.17	£248.42	+4.4%
111	Fylde	North West	£2,483.94	£248.39	+4.0%
112	North East Lincolnshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	£2,483.85	£248.39	+4.8%
113	Rugby	West Midlands	£2,483.05	£248.31	+4.4%
114	South Norfolk	East of England	£2,482.87	£248.29	+4.9%
115	Bromsgrove	West Midlands	£2,478.65	£247.87	+7.6%
116	Mid Sussex	South East	£2,474.26	£247.43	+5.0%
117	Tonbridge and Malling	South East	£2,471.83	£247.18	+4.1%
118	Bedford	East of England	£2,471.74	£247.17	+5.1%
119	Torbay	South West	£2,470.25	£247.03	+5.1%
120	Chichester	South East	£2,469.68	£246.97	+5.3%
121	Ipswich	East of England	£2,468.25	£246.83	+4.7%
122	Cambridge	East of England	£2,467.02	£246.70	+4.7%
123	North East Derbyshire	East Midlands	£2,466.57	£246.66	+4.7%
124	East Riding of Yorkshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	£2,466.08	£246.61	+5.2%
125	Hyndburn	North West	£2,465.98	£246.60	+3.6%
126	Redditch	West Midlands	£2,462.95	£246.30	+7.6%
127	North Tyneside	North East	£2,461.77	£246.18	+5.4%
128	Dover	South East	£2,461.74	£246.17	+4.1%
129	Warwick	West Midlands	£2,461.55	£246.16	+4.5%
130	Wyre	North West	£2,460.53	£246.05	+4.0%
131	North Norfolk	East of England	£2,459.93	£245.99	+5.1%
132	West Lancashire	North West	£2,456.23	£245.62	+4.0%
133	Worthing	South East	£2,456.13	£245.61	+4.8%
134	Blackburn with Darwen	North West	£2,455.27	£245.53	+5.0%
135	Cheshire East	North West	£2,454.87	£245.49	+5.2%
136	East Hertfordshire	East of England	£2,454.78	£245.48	+4.9%
137	Welwyn Hatfield	East of England	£2,452.26	£245.23	+5.1%
138	Malvern Hills	West Midlands	£2,450.92	£245.09	+7.5%
139	North Hertfordshire	East of England	£2,448.52	£244.85	+5.0%
140	Warrington	North West	£2,447.61	£244.76	+7.3%
141	Tameside	North West	£2,447.21	£244.72	+5.9%
142	Watford	East of England	£2,446.70	£244.67	+4.4%
143	Tunbridge Wells	South East	£2,446.15	£244.62	+4.2%
144	Derbyshire Dales	East Midlands	£2,444.70	£244.47	+4.8%
145	Breckland	East of England	£2,443.67	£244.37	+4.9%
146	Forest of Dean	South West	£2,443.42	£244.34	+5.0%
147	South Ribble	North West	£2,442.66	£244.27	+3.9%
148	Plymouth	South West	£2,441.85	£244.19	+5.0%
149	Kirklees	Yorkshire and The Humber	£2,441.07	£244.11	+5.1%
150	Horsham	South East	£2,441.01	£244.10	+5.2%
151	Luton	East of England	£2,439.93	£243.99	+5.2%
152	Swindon	South West	£2,438.10	£243.81	+5.2%
153	Broadland	East of England	£2,437.78	£243.78	+4.7%
154	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	South West	£2,435.58	£243.56	+7.5%
155	South Tyneside	North East	£2,434.43	£243.44	+5.3%
156	Chorley	North West	£2,430.23	£243.02	+3.7%
157	King's Lynn and West Norfolk	East of England	£2,430.13	£243.01	+4.8%
158	Melton	East Midlands	£2,429.67	£242.97	+3.4%
159	Havering	London	£2,424.66	£242.47	+4.8%
160	North Northamptonshire	East Midlands	£2,423.96	£242.40	+5.3%
161	Three Rivers	East of England	£2,422.31	£242.23	+5.0%
162	Calderdale	Yorkshire and The Humber	£2,420.15	£242.02	+5.1%
163	New Forest	South East	£2,419.76	£241.98	+5.0%
164	Canterbury	South East	£2,419.33	£241.93	+4.2%
165	St Albans	East of England	£2,419.22	£241.92	+4.9%
166	Crawley	South East	£2,418.46	£241.85	+4.8%
167	North West Leicestershire	East Midlands	£2,418.20	£241.82	+3.4%
168	Slough	South East	£2,414.44	£241.44	+5.0%
169	Great Yarmouth	East of England	£2,414.41	£241.44	+4.7%
170	Ashford	South East	£2,410.16	£241.02	+4.3%
171	Dacorum	East of England	£2,408.51	£240.85	+5.0%
172	Gravesham	South East	£2,408.24	£240.82	+4.1%
173	Amber Valley	East Midlands	£2,407.69	£240.77	+4.8%
174	Oadby and Wigston	East Midlands	£2,406.85	£240.69	+3.3%
175	Hertsmere	East of England	£2,405.83	£240.58	+5.1%
176	Worcester	West Midlands	£2,405.81	£240.58	+7.7%
177	Swale	South East	£2,405.65	£240.57	+4.3%
178	Charnwood	East Midlands	£2,405.64	£240.56	+3.4%
179	St Helens	North West	£2,403.38	£240.34	+5.0%
180	Hart	South East	£2,400.02	£240.00	+5.0%
181	Bolton	North West	£2,399.74	£239.97	+5.9%
182	Stevenage	East of England	£2,391.97	£239.20	+4.8%
183	Cotswold	South West	£2,391.65	£239.17	+5.0%
184	Harborough	East Midlands	£2,389.87	£238.99	+2.8%
185	Waltham Forest	London	£2,386.96	£238.70	+4.8%
186	Ribble Valley	North West	£2,386.50	£238.65	+3.8%
187	High Peak	East Midlands	£2,384.66	£238.47	+4.8%
188	Bath and North East Somerset	South West	£2,383.42	£238.34	+5.2%
189	Hinckley and Bosworth	East Midlands	£2,382.62	£238.26	+3.4%
190	Rotherham	Yorkshire and The Humber	£2,381.53	£238.15	+4.3%
191	Southampton	South East	£2,381.48	£238.15	+5.1%
192	Sutton	London	£2,378.64	£237.86	+4.8%
193	Cannock Chase	West Midlands	£2,375.83	£237.58	+4.1%
194	Dartford	South East	£2,375.15	£237.52	+4.2%
195	Wychavon	West Midlands	£2,373.19	£237.32	+7.8%
196	Milton Keynes	South East	£2,372.21	£237.22	+5.1%
197	Cheltenham	South West	£2,369.52	£236.95	+4.9%
198	Halton	North West	£2,366.61	£236.66	+5.2%
199	Bexley	London	£2,366.36	£236.64	+4.8%
200	Rochford	East of England	£2,363.48	£236.35	+4.2%
201	Birmingham	West Midlands	£2,362.90	£236.29	+5.2%
202	Bradford	Yorkshire and The Humber	£2,360.73	£236.07	+5.1%
203	Erewash	East Midlands	£2,360.64	£236.06	+4.5%
204	Winchester	South East	£2,359.76	£235.98	+4.8%
205	Gloucester	South West	£2,355.84	£235.58	+4.9%
206	West Lindsey	East Midlands	£2,354.25	£235.43	+3.3%
207	Lichfield	West Midlands	£2,351.90	£235.19	+4.1%
208	West Suffolk	East of England	£2,351.47	£235.15	+4.8%
209	East Staffordshire	West Midlands	£2,351.34	£235.13	+4.2%
210	North Lincolnshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	£2,348.46	£234.85	+4.9%
211	Gosport	South East	£2,344.29	£234.43	+4.8%
212	East Hampshire	South East	£2,343.92	£234.39	+5.0%
213	Eastleigh	South East	£2,342.21	£234.22	+5.1%
214	Babergh	East of England	£2,341.55	£234.16	+4.8%
215	Tewkesbury	South West	£2,340.53	£234.05	+5.1%
216	South Derbyshire	East Midlands	£2,339.61	£233.96	+4.8%
217	Chesterfield	East Midlands	£2,339.49	£233.95	+4.8%
218	Staffordshire Moorlands	West Midlands	£2,338.21	£233.82	+4.4%
219	North Kesteven	East Midlands	£2,337.81	£233.78	+3.4%
220	East Suffolk	East of England	£2,334.80	£233.48	+5.1%
221	Newcastle-under-Lyme	West Midlands	£2,334.25	£233.43	+4.0%
222	Uttlesford	East of England	£2,333.82	£233.38	+4.3%
223	Medway	South East	£2,328.55	£232.86	+5.1%
224	Maldon	East of England	£2,328.37	£232.84	+4.3%
225	Basildon	East of England	£2,327.24	£232.72	+3.7%
226	Barnsley	Yorkshire and The Humber	£2,325.96	£232.60	+3.8%
227	Lincoln	East Midlands	£2,323.08	£232.31	+2.8%
228	Havant	South East	£2,320.28	£232.03	+4.8%
229	Rushmoor	South East	£2,320.28	£232.03	+4.9%
230	Castle Point	East of England	£2,318.63	£231.86	+4.1%
231	Mid Suffolk	East of England	£2,316.88	£231.69	+4.9%
232	Haringey	London	£2,313.78	£231.38	+4.8%
233	South Staffordshire	West Midlands	£2,313.67	£231.37	+4.2%
234	Manchester	North West	£2,312.04	£231.20	+5.9%
235	Boston	East Midlands	£2,308.73	£230.87	+3.2%
236	Broxbourne	East of England	£2,306.43	£230.64	+4.9%
237	Derby	East Midlands	£2,306.00	£230.60	+5.0%
238	Test Valley	South East	£2,305.52	£230.55	+5.0%
239	Stafford	West Midlands	£2,302.68	£230.27	+4.2%
240	Tamworth	West Midlands	£2,300.76	£230.08	+4.1%
241	Chelmsford	East of England	£2,300.18	£230.02	+4.2%
242	Harlow	East of England	£2,298.69	£229.87	+3.7%
243	Wakefield	Yorkshire and The Humber	£2,296.89	£229.69	+5.1%
244	Kingston upon Hull	Yorkshire and The Humber	£2,295.04	£229.50	+5.2%
245	Redbridge	London	£2,294.58	£229.46	+4.8%
246	Peterborough	East of England	£2,293.47	£229.35	+4.9%
247	Portsmouth	South East	£2,291.71	£229.17	+5.1%
248	Trafford	North West	£2,291.70	£229.17	+8.0%
249	York	Yorkshire and The Humber	£2,287.15	£228.72	+5.2%
250	Leeds	Yorkshire and The Humber	£2,283.73	£228.37	+5.1%
251	Colchester	East of England	£2,282.85	£228.29	+4.1%
252	Braintree	East of England	£2,280.34	£228.03	+3.9%
253	South Holland	East Midlands	£2,278.20	£227.82	+3.3%
254	Epping Forest	East of England	£2,277.21	£227.72	+4.1%
255	East Lindsey	East Midlands	£2,275.88	£227.59	+3.4%
256	Fareham	South East	£2,270.55	£227.06	+4.9%
257	Tendring	East of England	£2,269.63	£226.96	+4.2%
258	Enfield	London	£2,267.67	£226.77	+4.8%
259	Southend-on-Sea	East of England	£2,265.17	£226.52	+5.1%
260	Bracknell Forest	South East	£2,264.80	£226.48	+5.1%
261	South Kesteven	East Midlands	£2,260.00	£226.00	+3.3%
262	Brentwood	East of England	£2,258.14	£225.81	+4.2%
263	Telford and Wrekin	West Midlands	£2,256.26	£225.63	+5.1%
264	Basingstoke and Deane	South East	£2,255.21	£225.52	+5.0%
265	Thurrock	East of England	£2,254.68	£225.47	+5.1%
266	Sandwell	West Midlands	£2,244.46	£224.45	+5.2%
267	Lewisham	London	£2,237.33	£223.73	+4.8%
268	Brent	London	£2,235.27	£223.53	+4.8%
269	Camden	London	£2,207.55	£220.76	+4.8%
270	Barking and Dagenham	London	£2,198.51	£219.85	+4.8%
271	Solihull	West Midlands	£2,197.26	£219.73	+5.2%
272	Sunderland	North East	£2,197.14	£219.71	+5.0%
273	Hounslow	London	£2,185.56	£218.56	+4.8%
274	Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	£2,183.12	£218.31	+5.0%
275	Doncaster	Yorkshire and The Humber	£2,167.75	£216.78	+2.7%
276	Wigan	North West	£2,152.68	£215.27	+6.0%
277	Merton	London	£2,146.76	£214.68	+2.5%
278	Dudley	West Midlands	£2,144.84	£214.48	+5.2%
279	Bromley	London	£2,140.04	£214.00	+4.8%
280	Ealing	London	£2,138.53	£213.85	+4.8%
281	Barnet	London	£2,132.60	£213.26	+4.8%
282	Islington	London	£2,108.15	£210.82	+4.8%
283	Greenwich	London	£2,107.86	£210.79	+4.8%
284	Hackney	London	£2,060.30	£206.03	+4.8%
285	Isles of Scilly	South West	£2,047.96	£204.80	+5.0%
286	Lambeth	London	£2,047.11	£204.71	+4.8%
287	Hillingdon	London	£2,045.46	£204.55	+4.8%
288	Southwark	London	£1,967.26	£196.73	+4.8%
289	Windsor and Maidenhead	South East	£1,952.62	£195.26	+7.1%
290	Newham	London	£1,944.23	£194.42	+4.8%
291	Tower Hamlets	London	£1,837.78	£183.78	+4.7%
292	Kensington and Chelsea	London	£1,666.65	£166.67	+4.7%
293	Hammersmith and Fulham	London	£1,519.51	£151.95	+4.7%
294	City of London	London	£1,329.56	£132.96	+4.4%
295	Westminster	London	£1,049.55	£104.96	+3.0%
296	Wandsworth	London	£1,028.21	£102.82	+3.0%

Scotland

Midlothian has the highest Band D in Scotland: £1,816.16 a year.

Most expensive council tax in 2026/27: Scotland

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

Wales

Merthyr Tydfil has the highest Band D in Wales: £2,593.60 a year.

Most expensive council tax in 2026/27: Wales

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

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.