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 B22 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 B is available for all 318 current Listz council areas in England and Wales.

Highest annual charges: Band B

Highest annual charges for council-tax Band B
Rank	Council area	Nation	Annual	Monthly equivalent
1	Dorset Derived from Band D	England	£2,150.57	£179.21
2	Lewes Derived from Band D	England	£2,143.69	£178.64
3	Nottingham Derived from Band D	England	£2,143.08	£178.59
4	Rutland Derived from Band D	England	£2,129.23	£177.44
5	Wealden Derived from Band D	England	£2,122.11	£176.84
6	Gateshead Derived from Band D	England	£2,112.30	£176.03
7	Bristol, City of Derived from Band D	England	£2,110.64	£175.89
8	West Devon Derived from Band D	England	£2,104.15	£175.35
9	Rother Derived from Band D	England	£2,100.74	£175.06
10	Newark and Sherwood Derived from Band D	England	£2,086.08	£173.84
11	Oxford Derived from Band D	England	£2,083.20	£173.60
12	Hastings Derived from Band D	England	£2,081.78	£173.48
13	Liverpool Derived from Band D	England	£2,079.46	£173.29
14	Mid Devon Derived from Band D	England	£2,066.10	£172.18
15	Eastbourne Derived from Band D	England	£2,064.44	£172.04
16	Bassetlaw Derived from Band D	England	£2,057.18	£171.43
17	Rushcliffe Derived from Band D	England	£2,055.88	£171.32
18	Teignbridge Derived from Band D	England	£2,055.76	£171.31
19	North Devon Derived from Band D	England	£2,055.05	£171.25
20	Pendle Derived from Band D	England	£2,053.47	£171.12

Lowest annual charges: Band B

Lowest annual charges for council-tax Band B
Rank	Council area	Nation	Annual	Monthly equivalent
1	Wandsworth Derived from Band D	England	£799.72	£66.64
2	Westminster Derived from Band D	England	£816.32	£68.03
3	City of London Derived from Band D	England	£1,034.10	£86.18
4	Hammersmith and Fulham Derived from Band D	England	£1,181.84	£98.49
5	Kensington and Chelsea Derived from Band D	England	£1,296.28	£108.02
6	Tower Hamlets Derived from Band D	England	£1,429.38	£119.12
7	Newham Derived from Band D	England	£1,512.18	£126.02
8	Windsor and Maidenhead Derived from Band D	England	£1,518.70	£126.56
9	Southwark Derived from Band D	England	£1,530.09	£127.51
10	Cardiff Published	Wales	£1,565.81	£130.48
11	Hillingdon Derived from Band D	England	£1,590.91	£132.58
12	Lambeth Derived from Band D	England	£1,592.20	£132.68
13	Isles of Scilly Derived from Band D	England	£1,592.86	£132.74
14	Hackney Derived from Band D	England	£1,602.46	£133.54
15	Caerphilly Published	Wales	£1,620.02	£135.00
16	Newport Published	Wales	£1,624.37	£135.36
17	Greenwich Derived from Band D	England	£1,639.45	£136.62
18	Islington Derived from Band D	England	£1,639.67	£136.64
19	Barnet Derived from Band D	England	£1,658.69	£138.22
20	Ealing Derived from Band D	England	£1,663.30	£138.61

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.