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 F22 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 F is available for all 318 current Listz council areas in England and Wales.

Highest annual charges: Band F

Highest annual charges for council-tax Band F
Rank	Council area	Nation	Annual	Monthly equivalent
1	Dorset Derived from Band D	England	£3,993.92	£332.83
2	Lewes Derived from Band D	England	£3,981.13	£331.76
3	Nottingham Derived from Band D	England	£3,980.01	£331.67
4	Rutland Derived from Band D	England	£3,954.28	£329.52
5	Wealden Derived from Band D	England	£3,941.07	£328.42
6	Gateshead Derived from Band D	England	£3,922.84	£326.90
7	Bristol, City of Derived from Band D	England	£3,919.76	£326.65
8	West Devon Derived from Band D	England	£3,907.70	£325.64
9	Rother Derived from Band D	England	£3,901.37	£325.11
10	Newark and Sherwood Derived from Band D	England	£3,874.14	£322.85
11	Oxford Derived from Band D	England	£3,868.80	£322.40
12	Hastings Derived from Band D	England	£3,866.17	£322.18
13	Liverpool Derived from Band D	England	£3,861.85	£321.82
14	Mid Devon Derived from Band D	England	£3,837.04	£319.75
15	Eastbourne Derived from Band D	England	£3,833.96	£319.50
16	Bassetlaw Derived from Band D	England	£3,820.48	£318.37
17	Rushcliffe Derived from Band D	England	£3,818.06	£318.17
18	Teignbridge Derived from Band D	England	£3,817.84	£318.15
19	North Devon Derived from Band D	England	£3,816.53	£318.04
20	Pendle Derived from Band D	England	£3,813.59	£317.80

Lowest annual charges: Band F

Lowest annual charges for council-tax Band F
Rank	Council area	Nation	Annual	Monthly equivalent
1	Wandsworth Derived from Band D	England	£1,485.19	£123.77
2	Westminster Derived from Band D	England	£1,516.02	£126.34
3	City of London Derived from Band D	England	£1,920.48	£160.04
4	Hammersmith and Fulham Derived from Band D	England	£2,194.85	£182.90
5	Kensington and Chelsea Derived from Band D	England	£2,407.38	£200.62
6	Tower Hamlets Derived from Band D	England	£2,654.57	£221.21
7	Newham Derived from Band D	England	£2,808.33	£234.03
8	Windsor and Maidenhead Derived from Band D	England	£2,820.45	£235.04
9	Southwark Derived from Band D	England	£2,841.60	£236.80
10	Cardiff Published	Wales	£2,907.93	£242.33
11	Hillingdon Derived from Band D	England	£2,954.55	£246.21
12	Lambeth Derived from Band D	England	£2,956.94	£246.41
13	Isles of Scilly Derived from Band D	England	£2,958.16	£246.51
14	Hackney Derived from Band D	England	£2,975.99	£248.00
15	Caerphilly Published	Wales	£3,008.60	£250.72
16	Newport Published	Wales	£3,016.69	£251.39
17	Greenwich Derived from Band D	England	£3,044.69	£253.72
18	Islington Derived from Band D	England	£3,045.11	£253.76
19	Barnet Derived from Band D	England	£3,080.42	£256.70
20	Ealing Derived from Band D	England	£3,088.99	£257.42

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.