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 D318 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 D is available for all 318 current Listz council areas in England and Wales.

Highest annual charges: Band D

Highest annual charges for council-tax Band D
Rank	Council area	Nation	Annual	Monthly equivalent
1	Dorset Published	England	£2,765.02	£230.42
2	Lewes Published	England	£2,756.17	£229.68
3	Nottingham Published	England	£2,755.39	£229.62
4	Rutland Published	England	£2,737.58	£228.13
5	Wealden Published	England	£2,728.43	£227.37
6	Gateshead Published	England	£2,715.81	£226.32
7	Bristol, City of Published	England	£2,713.68	£226.14
8	West Devon Published	England	£2,705.33	£225.44
9	Rother Published	England	£2,700.95	£225.08
10	Newark and Sherwood Published	England	£2,682.10	£223.51
11	Oxford Published	England	£2,678.40	£223.20
12	Hastings Published	England	£2,676.58	£223.05
13	Liverpool Published	England	£2,673.59	£222.80
14	Mid Devon Published	England	£2,656.41	£221.37
15	Eastbourne Published	England	£2,654.28	£221.19
16	Bassetlaw Published	England	£2,644.95	£220.41
17	Rushcliffe Published	England	£2,643.27	£220.27
18	Teignbridge Published	England	£2,643.12	£220.26
19	North Devon Published	England	£2,642.21	£220.18
20	Pendle Published	England	£2,640.18	£220.02

Lowest annual charges: Band D

Lowest annual charges for council-tax Band D
Rank	Council area	Nation	Annual	Monthly equivalent
1	Wandsworth Published	England	£1,028.21	£85.68
2	Westminster Published	England	£1,049.55	£87.46
3	City of London Published	England	£1,329.56	£110.80
4	Hammersmith and Fulham Published	England	£1,519.51	£126.63
5	Kensington and Chelsea Published	England	£1,666.65	£138.89
6	Tower Hamlets Published	England	£1,837.78	£153.15
7	Newham Published	England	£1,944.23	£162.02
8	Windsor and Maidenhead Published	England	£1,952.62	£162.72
9	Southwark Published	England	£1,967.26	£163.94
10	Cardiff Published	Wales	£2,013.18	£167.77
11	Hillingdon Published	England	£2,045.46	£170.46
12	Lambeth Published	England	£2,047.11	£170.59
13	Isles of Scilly Published	England	£2,047.96	£170.66
14	Hackney Published	England	£2,060.30	£171.69
15	Caerphilly Published	Wales	£2,082.88	£173.57
16	Newport Published	Wales	£2,088.48	£174.04
17	Greenwich Published	England	£2,107.86	£175.66
18	Islington Published	England	£2,108.15	£175.68
19	Barnet Published	England	£2,132.60	£177.72
20	Ealing Published	England	£2,138.53	£178.21

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.