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.

22 councils0 England; 22 Wales

2026-27Financial year

Band I22 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 I is used in Wales only, so this comparison covers the 22 Welsh billing authorities.

Highest annual charges: Band I

Highest annual charges for council-tax Band I
Rank	Council area	Nation	Annual	Monthly equivalent
1	Merthyr Tydfil Published	Wales	£6,051.73	£504.31
2	Neath Port Talbot Published	Wales	£5,929.91	£494.16
3	Blaenau Gwent Published	Wales	£5,906.27	£492.19
4	Bridgend Published	Wales	£5,781.98	£481.83
5	Conwy Published	Wales	£5,769.91	£480.83
6	Gwynedd Published	Wales	£5,760.46	£480.04
7	Ceredigion Published	Wales	£5,645.38	£470.45
8	Monmouthshire Published	Wales	£5,638.50	£469.88
9	Flintshire Published	Wales	£5,544.40	£462.03
10	Powys Published	Wales	£5,487.35	£457.28
11	Carmarthenshire Published	Wales	£5,486.13	£457.18
12	Denbighshire Published	Wales	£5,457.74	£454.81
13	Wrexham Published	Wales	£5,387.39	£448.95
14	Rhondda Cynon Taf Published	Wales	£5,342.00	£445.17
15	Isle of Anglesey Published	Wales	£5,275.04	£439.59
16	Swansea Published	Wales	£5,222.68	£435.22
17	Vale of Glamorgan Published	Wales	£5,206.93	£433.91
18	Pembrokeshire Published	Wales	£5,054.35	£421.20
19	Torfaen Published	Wales	£5,029.92	£419.16
20	Newport Published	Wales	£4,873.12	£406.09

Lowest annual charges: Band I

Lowest annual charges for council-tax Band I
Rank	Council area	Nation	Annual	Monthly equivalent
1	Cardiff Published	Wales	£4,697.42	£391.45
2	Caerphilly Published	Wales	£4,860.05	£405.00
3	Newport Published	Wales	£4,873.12	£406.09
4	Torfaen Published	Wales	£5,029.92	£419.16
5	Pembrokeshire Published	Wales	£5,054.35	£421.20
6	Vale of Glamorgan Published	Wales	£5,206.93	£433.91
7	Swansea Published	Wales	£5,222.68	£435.22
8	Isle of Anglesey Published	Wales	£5,275.04	£439.59
9	Rhondda Cynon Taf Published	Wales	£5,342.00	£445.17
10	Wrexham Published	Wales	£5,387.39	£448.95
11	Denbighshire Published	Wales	£5,457.74	£454.81
12	Carmarthenshire Published	Wales	£5,486.13	£457.18
13	Powys Published	Wales	£5,487.35	£457.28
14	Flintshire Published	Wales	£5,544.40	£462.03
15	Monmouthshire Published	Wales	£5,638.50	£469.88
16	Ceredigion Published	Wales	£5,645.38	£470.45
17	Gwynedd Published	Wales	£5,760.46	£480.04
18	Conwy Published	Wales	£5,769.91	£480.83
19	Bridgend Published	Wales	£5,781.98	£481.83
20	Blaenau Gwent Published	Wales	£5,906.27	£492.19

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.