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 E22 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 E is available for all 318 current Listz council areas in England and Wales.

Highest annual charges: Band E

Highest annual charges for council-tax Band E
Rank	Council area	Nation	Annual	Monthly equivalent
1	Dorset Derived from Band D	England	£3,379.47	£281.62
2	Lewes Derived from Band D	England	£3,368.65	£280.72
3	Nottingham Derived from Band D	England	£3,367.70	£280.64
4	Rutland Derived from Band D	England	£3,345.93	£278.83
5	Wealden Derived from Band D	England	£3,334.75	£277.90
6	Gateshead Derived from Band D	England	£3,319.32	£276.61
7	Bristol, City of Derived from Band D	England	£3,316.72	£276.39
8	West Devon Derived from Band D	England	£3,306.51	£275.54
9	Rother Derived from Band D	England	£3,301.16	£275.10
10	Newark and Sherwood Derived from Band D	England	£3,278.12	£273.18
11	Oxford Derived from Band D	England	£3,273.60	£272.80
12	Hastings Derived from Band D	England	£3,271.38	£272.62
13	Liverpool Derived from Band D	England	£3,267.72	£272.31
14	Mid Devon Derived from Band D	England	£3,246.72	£270.56
15	Eastbourne Derived from Band D	England	£3,244.12	£270.34
16	Bassetlaw Derived from Band D	England	£3,232.72	£269.39
17	Rushcliffe Derived from Band D	England	£3,230.66	£269.22
18	Teignbridge Derived from Band D	England	£3,230.48	£269.21
19	North Devon Derived from Band D	England	£3,229.37	£269.11
20	Pendle Derived from Band D	England	£3,226.89	£268.91

Lowest annual charges: Band E

Lowest annual charges for council-tax Band E
Rank	Council area	Nation	Annual	Monthly equivalent
1	Wandsworth Derived from Band D	England	£1,256.70	£104.73
2	Westminster Derived from Band D	England	£1,282.78	£106.90
3	City of London Derived from Band D	England	£1,625.02	£135.42
4	Hammersmith and Fulham Derived from Band D	England	£1,857.18	£154.77
5	Kensington and Chelsea Derived from Band D	England	£2,037.02	£169.75
6	Tower Hamlets Derived from Band D	England	£2,246.18	£187.18
7	Newham Derived from Band D	England	£2,376.28	£198.02
8	Windsor and Maidenhead Derived from Band D	England	£2,386.54	£198.88
9	Southwark Derived from Band D	England	£2,404.43	£200.37
10	Cardiff Published	Wales	£2,460.55	£205.05
11	Hillingdon Derived from Band D	England	£2,500.01	£208.33
12	Lambeth Derived from Band D	England	£2,502.02	£208.50
13	Isles of Scilly Derived from Band D	England	£2,503.06	£208.59
14	Hackney Derived from Band D	England	£2,518.14	£209.85
15	Caerphilly Published	Wales	£2,545.74	£212.15
16	Newport Published	Wales	£2,552.59	£212.72
17	Greenwich Derived from Band D	England	£2,576.27	£214.69
18	Islington Derived from Band D	England	£2,576.63	£214.72
19	Barnet Derived from Band D	England	£2,606.51	£217.21
20	Ealing Derived from Band D	England	£2,613.76	£217.81

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.