Listz area intelligence

Council tax by council area and band

Name: England and Wales council-tax rankings
Creator: Listz
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Compare annual council-tax charges across England and Wales, with direct published values and derived English bands clearly distinguished.

318 councils296 England; 22 Wales

2026-27Financial year

Band A22 published; 296 derived

Council-tax band

These figures are area comparisons, not quotations for an individual household. Parish or community precepts, discounts, premiums, exemptions, occupancy and property circumstances can change the actual bill. Band A is available for all 318 current Listz council areas in England and Wales.

Highest annual charges: Band A

Highest annual charges for council-tax Band A
Rank	Council area	Nation	Annual	Monthly equivalent
1	Dorset Derived from Band D	England	£1,843.35	£153.61
2	Lewes Derived from Band D	England	£1,837.45	£153.12
3	Nottingham Derived from Band D	England	£1,836.93	£153.08
4	Rutland Derived from Band D	England	£1,825.05	£152.09
5	Wealden Derived from Band D	England	£1,818.95	£151.58
6	Gateshead Derived from Band D	England	£1,810.54	£150.88
7	Bristol, City of Derived from Band D	England	£1,809.12	£150.76
8	West Devon Derived from Band D	England	£1,803.55	£150.30
9	Rother Derived from Band D	England	£1,800.63	£150.05
10	Newark and Sherwood Derived from Band D	England	£1,788.07	£149.01
11	Oxford Derived from Band D	England	£1,785.60	£148.80
12	Hastings Derived from Band D	England	£1,784.39	£148.70
13	Liverpool Derived from Band D	England	£1,782.39	£148.53
14	Mid Devon Derived from Band D	England	£1,770.94	£147.58
15	Eastbourne Derived from Band D	England	£1,769.52	£147.46
16	Bassetlaw Derived from Band D	England	£1,763.30	£146.94
17	Rushcliffe Derived from Band D	England	£1,762.18	£146.85
18	Teignbridge Derived from Band D	England	£1,762.08	£146.84
19	North Devon Derived from Band D	England	£1,761.47	£146.79
20	Pendle Derived from Band D	England	£1,760.12	£146.68

Lowest annual charges: Band A

Lowest annual charges for council-tax Band A
Rank	Council area	Nation	Annual	Monthly equivalent
1	Wandsworth Derived from Band D	England	£685.47	£57.12
2	Westminster Derived from Band D	England	£699.70	£58.31
3	City of London Derived from Band D	England	£886.37	£73.86
4	Hammersmith and Fulham Derived from Band D	England	£1,013.01	£84.42
5	Kensington and Chelsea Derived from Band D	England	£1,111.10	£92.59
6	Tower Hamlets Derived from Band D	England	£1,225.19	£102.10
7	Newham Derived from Band D	England	£1,296.15	£108.01
8	Windsor and Maidenhead Derived from Band D	England	£1,301.75	£108.48
9	Southwark Derived from Band D	England	£1,311.51	£109.29
10	Cardiff Published	Wales	£1,342.12	£111.84
11	Hillingdon Derived from Band D	England	£1,363.64	£113.64
12	Lambeth Derived from Band D	England	£1,364.74	£113.73
13	Isles of Scilly Derived from Band D	England	£1,365.31	£113.78
14	Hackney Derived from Band D	England	£1,373.53	£114.46
15	Caerphilly Published	Wales	£1,388.59	£115.72
16	Newport Published	Wales	£1,392.32	£116.03
17	Greenwich Derived from Band D	England	£1,405.24	£117.10
18	Islington Derived from Band D	England	£1,405.43	£117.12
19	Barnet Derived from Band D	England	£1,421.73	£118.48
20	Ealing Derived from Band D	England	£1,425.69	£118.81

Methodology and limitations

England

The official source publishes the full authority-area average Band D charge including local and major precepts. Other bands are derived using statutory proportions and marked as derived.

Wales

StatsWales publishes authority-level charges directly for Bands A-minus and A through I. Those values remain marked as published.

Monthly equivalent

The monthly figure is the annual charge divided by 12 for comparison. It does not describe a council's actual instalment schedule.

Local variation

Area averages may conceal parish, community and household-level differences. Always check the relevant council bill before making a financial decision.

Sources: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax statistics; Welsh Government, StatsWales. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.