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 H22 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 H is available for all 318 current Listz council areas in England and Wales.

Highest annual charges: Band H

Highest annual charges for council-tax Band H
Rank	Council area	Nation	Annual	Monthly equivalent
1	Dorset Derived from Band D	England	£5,530.04	£460.84
2	Lewes Derived from Band D	England	£5,512.34	£459.36
3	Nottingham Derived from Band D	England	£5,510.78	£459.23
4	Rutland Derived from Band D	England	£5,475.16	£456.26
5	Wealden Derived from Band D	England	£5,456.86	£454.74
6	Gateshead Derived from Band D	England	£5,431.62	£452.64
7	Bristol, City of Derived from Band D	England	£5,427.36	£452.28
8	West Devon Derived from Band D	England	£5,410.66	£450.89
9	Rother Derived from Band D	England	£5,401.90	£450.16
10	Newark and Sherwood Derived from Band D	England	£5,364.20	£447.02
11	Oxford Derived from Band D	England	£5,356.80	£446.40
12	Hastings Derived from Band D	England	£5,353.16	£446.10
13	Liverpool Derived from Band D	England	£5,347.18	£445.60
14	Mid Devon Derived from Band D	England	£5,312.82	£442.74
15	Eastbourne Derived from Band D	England	£5,308.56	£442.38
16	Bassetlaw Derived from Band D	England	£5,289.90	£440.83
17	Rushcliffe Derived from Band D	England	£5,286.54	£440.55
18	Teignbridge Derived from Band D	England	£5,286.24	£440.52
19	North Devon Derived from Band D	England	£5,284.42	£440.37
20	Pendle Derived from Band D	England	£5,280.36	£440.03

Lowest annual charges: Band H

Lowest annual charges for council-tax Band H
Rank	Council area	Nation	Annual	Monthly equivalent
1	Wandsworth Derived from Band D	England	£2,056.42	£171.37
2	Westminster Derived from Band D	England	£2,099.10	£174.93
3	City of London Derived from Band D	England	£2,659.12	£221.59
4	Hammersmith and Fulham Derived from Band D	England	£3,039.02	£253.25
5	Kensington and Chelsea Derived from Band D	England	£3,333.30	£277.78
6	Tower Hamlets Derived from Band D	England	£3,675.56	£306.30
7	Newham Derived from Band D	England	£3,888.46	£324.04
8	Windsor and Maidenhead Derived from Band D	England	£3,905.24	£325.44
9	Southwark Derived from Band D	England	£3,934.52	£327.88
10	Cardiff Published	Wales	£4,026.36	£335.53
11	Hillingdon Derived from Band D	England	£4,090.92	£340.91
12	Lambeth Derived from Band D	England	£4,094.22	£341.19
13	Isles of Scilly Derived from Band D	England	£4,095.92	£341.33
14	Hackney Derived from Band D	England	£4,120.60	£343.38
15	Caerphilly Published	Wales	£4,165.76	£347.15
16	Newport Published	Wales	£4,176.96	£348.08
17	Greenwich Derived from Band D	England	£4,215.72	£351.31
18	Islington Derived from Band D	England	£4,216.30	£351.36
19	Barnet Derived from Band D	England	£4,265.20	£355.43
20	Ealing Derived from Band D	England	£4,277.06	£356.42

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.