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 C22 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 C is available for all 318 current Listz council areas in England and Wales.

Highest annual charges: Band C

Highest annual charges for council-tax Band C
Rank	Council area	Nation	Annual	Monthly equivalent
1	Dorset Derived from Band D	England	£2,457.80	£204.82
2	Lewes Derived from Band D	England	£2,449.93	£204.16
3	Nottingham Derived from Band D	England	£2,449.24	£204.10
4	Rutland Derived from Band D	England	£2,433.40	£202.78
5	Wealden Derived from Band D	England	£2,425.27	£202.11
6	Gateshead Derived from Band D	England	£2,414.05	£201.17
7	Bristol, City of Derived from Band D	England	£2,412.16	£201.01
8	West Devon Derived from Band D	England	£2,404.74	£200.40
9	Rother Derived from Band D	England	£2,400.84	£200.07
10	Newark and Sherwood Derived from Band D	England	£2,384.09	£198.67
11	Oxford Derived from Band D	England	£2,380.80	£198.40
12	Hastings Derived from Band D	England	£2,379.18	£198.27
13	Liverpool Derived from Band D	England	£2,376.52	£198.04
14	Mid Devon Derived from Band D	England	£2,361.25	£196.77
15	Eastbourne Derived from Band D	England	£2,359.36	£196.61
16	Bassetlaw Derived from Band D	England	£2,351.07	£195.92
17	Rushcliffe Derived from Band D	England	£2,349.57	£195.80
18	Teignbridge Derived from Band D	England	£2,349.44	£195.79
19	North Devon Derived from Band D	England	£2,348.63	£195.72
20	Pendle Derived from Band D	England	£2,346.83	£195.57

Lowest annual charges: Band C

Lowest annual charges for council-tax Band C
Rank	Council area	Nation	Annual	Monthly equivalent
1	Wandsworth Derived from Band D	England	£913.96	£76.16
2	Westminster Derived from Band D	England	£932.93	£77.74
3	City of London Derived from Band D	England	£1,181.83	£98.49
4	Hammersmith and Fulham Derived from Band D	England	£1,350.68	£112.56
5	Kensington and Chelsea Derived from Band D	England	£1,481.47	£123.46
6	Tower Hamlets Derived from Band D	England	£1,633.58	£136.13
7	Newham Derived from Band D	England	£1,728.20	£144.02
8	Windsor and Maidenhead Derived from Band D	England	£1,735.66	£144.64
9	Southwark Derived from Band D	England	£1,748.68	£145.72
10	Cardiff Published	Wales	£1,789.49	£149.12
11	Hillingdon Derived from Band D	England	£1,818.19	£151.52
12	Lambeth Derived from Band D	England	£1,819.65	£151.64
13	Isles of Scilly Derived from Band D	England	£1,820.41	£151.70
14	Hackney Derived from Band D	England	£1,831.38	£152.62
15	Caerphilly Published	Wales	£1,851.45	£154.29
16	Newport Published	Wales	£1,856.43	£154.70
17	Greenwich Derived from Band D	England	£1,873.65	£156.14
18	Islington Derived from Band D	England	£1,873.91	£156.16
19	Barnet Derived from Band D	England	£1,895.64	£157.97
20	Ealing Derived from Band D	England	£1,900.92	£158.41

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.