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 G22 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 G is available for all 318 current Listz council areas in England and Wales.

Highest annual charges: Band G

Highest annual charges for council-tax Band G
Rank	Council area	Nation	Annual	Monthly equivalent
1	Dorset Derived from Band D	England	£4,608.37	£384.03
2	Lewes Derived from Band D	England	£4,593.62	£382.80
3	Nottingham Derived from Band D	England	£4,592.32	£382.69
4	Rutland Derived from Band D	England	£4,562.63	£380.22
5	Wealden Derived from Band D	England	£4,547.38	£378.95
6	Gateshead Derived from Band D	England	£4,526.35	£377.20
7	Bristol, City of Derived from Band D	England	£4,522.80	£376.90
8	West Devon Derived from Band D	England	£4,508.88	£375.74
9	Rother Derived from Band D	England	£4,501.58	£375.13
10	Newark and Sherwood Derived from Band D	England	£4,470.17	£372.51
11	Oxford Derived from Band D	England	£4,464.00	£372.00
12	Hastings Derived from Band D	England	£4,460.97	£371.75
13	Liverpool Derived from Band D	England	£4,455.98	£371.33
14	Mid Devon Derived from Band D	England	£4,427.35	£368.95
15	Eastbourne Derived from Band D	England	£4,423.80	£368.65
16	Bassetlaw Derived from Band D	England	£4,408.25	£367.35
17	Rushcliffe Derived from Band D	England	£4,405.45	£367.12
18	Teignbridge Derived from Band D	England	£4,405.20	£367.10
19	North Devon Derived from Band D	England	£4,403.68	£366.97
20	Pendle Derived from Band D	England	£4,400.30	£366.69

Lowest annual charges: Band G

Lowest annual charges for council-tax Band G
Rank	Council area	Nation	Annual	Monthly equivalent
1	Wandsworth Derived from Band D	England	£1,713.68	£142.81
2	Westminster Derived from Band D	England	£1,749.25	£145.77
3	City of London Derived from Band D	England	£2,215.93	£184.66
4	Hammersmith and Fulham Derived from Band D	England	£2,532.52	£211.04
5	Kensington and Chelsea Derived from Band D	England	£2,777.75	£231.48
6	Tower Hamlets Derived from Band D	England	£3,062.97	£255.25
7	Newham Derived from Band D	England	£3,240.38	£270.03
8	Windsor and Maidenhead Derived from Band D	England	£3,254.37	£271.20
9	Southwark Derived from Band D	England	£3,278.77	£273.23
10	Cardiff Published	Wales	£3,355.30	£279.61
11	Hillingdon Derived from Band D	England	£3,409.10	£284.09
12	Lambeth Derived from Band D	England	£3,411.85	£284.32
13	Isles of Scilly Derived from Band D	England	£3,413.27	£284.44
14	Hackney Derived from Band D	England	£3,433.83	£286.15
15	Caerphilly Published	Wales	£3,471.47	£289.29
16	Newport Published	Wales	£3,480.80	£290.07
17	Greenwich Derived from Band D	England	£3,513.10	£292.76
18	Islington Derived from Band D	England	£3,513.58	£292.80
19	Barnet Derived from Band D	England	£3,554.33	£296.19
20	Ealing Derived from Band D	England	£3,564.22	£297.02

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.