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.

22 councils0 England; 22 Wales

2026-27Financial year

Band A-22 published; 0 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 used in Wales only, so this comparison covers the 22 Welsh billing authorities.

Highest annual charges: Band A-

Highest annual charges for council-tax Band A-
Rank	Council area	Nation	Annual	Monthly equivalent
1	Merthyr Tydfil Published	Wales	£1,440.89	£120.07
2	Neath Port Talbot Published	Wales	£1,411.88	£117.66
3	Blaenau Gwent Published	Wales	£1,406.26	£117.19
4	Bridgend Published	Wales	£1,376.66	£114.72
5	Conwy Published	Wales	£1,373.79	£114.48
6	Gwynedd Published	Wales	£1,371.54	£114.29
7	Ceredigion Published	Wales	£1,344.14	£112.01
8	Monmouthshire Published	Wales	£1,342.50	£111.88
9	Flintshire Published	Wales	£1,320.09	£110.01
10	Powys Published	Wales	£1,306.51	£108.88
11	Carmarthenshire Published	Wales	£1,306.22	£108.85
12	Denbighshire Published	Wales	£1,299.46	£108.29
13	Wrexham Published	Wales	£1,282.71	£106.89
14	Rhondda Cynon Taf Published	Wales	£1,271.91	£105.99
15	Isle of Anglesey Published	Wales	£1,255.96	£104.66
16	Swansea Published	Wales	£1,243.50	£103.62
17	Vale of Glamorgan Published	Wales	£1,239.75	£103.31
18	Pembrokeshire Published	Wales	£1,203.42	£100.28
19	Torfaen Published	Wales	£1,197.60	£99.80
20	Newport Published	Wales	£1,160.27	£96.69

Lowest annual charges: Band A-

Lowest annual charges for council-tax Band A-
Rank	Council area	Nation	Annual	Monthly equivalent
1	Cardiff Published	Wales	£1,118.43	£93.20
2	Caerphilly Published	Wales	£1,157.16	£96.43
3	Newport Published	Wales	£1,160.27	£96.69
4	Torfaen Published	Wales	£1,197.60	£99.80
5	Pembrokeshire Published	Wales	£1,203.42	£100.28
6	Vale of Glamorgan Published	Wales	£1,239.75	£103.31
7	Swansea Published	Wales	£1,243.50	£103.62
8	Isle of Anglesey Published	Wales	£1,255.96	£104.66
9	Rhondda Cynon Taf Published	Wales	£1,271.91	£105.99
10	Wrexham Published	Wales	£1,282.71	£106.89
11	Denbighshire Published	Wales	£1,299.46	£108.29
12	Carmarthenshire Published	Wales	£1,306.22	£108.85
13	Powys Published	Wales	£1,306.51	£108.88
14	Flintshire Published	Wales	£1,320.09	£110.01
15	Monmouthshire Published	Wales	£1,342.50	£111.88
16	Ceredigion Published	Wales	£1,344.14	£112.01
17	Gwynedd Published	Wales	£1,371.54	£114.29
18	Conwy Published	Wales	£1,373.79	£114.48
19	Bridgend Published	Wales	£1,376.66	£114.72
20	Blaenau Gwent Published	Wales	£1,406.26	£117.19

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.