England · council tax 2026-27

Find council tax bands and amounts for your council

Every council and parish in England, Bands A to H, from the government's 2026-27 figures.

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  • 296councils
  • 8,900parishes with a precept
  • £2,392England average Band D

Example bill: Birmingham, the largest council

Council tax 2026-27BirminghamBand D
  • Birmingham council£2,023.48
  • West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner£244.50
  • West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority£85.19
  • Parish and town councils (average)£9.73
Total for the year£2,362.90

or 10 monthly payments of £236.29 (12 of £196.91)

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  • 296councils
  • 8,900parishes with a precept
  • £2,392England average Band D

Band D in the largest councils

By number of Band D-equivalent homes. Tap a council for every band, its parishes and its history.

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  1. BirminghamWest Midlands · +5.2%£2,362.90
  2. North YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber · +5.2%£2,544.34
  3. LeedsYorkshire and the Humber · +5.1%£2,283.73
  4. BuckinghamshireSouth East · +5.2%£2,526.58
  5. CornwallSouth West · +5.3%£2,590.93
  6. SomersetSouth West · +5.0%£2,560.59
  7. WiltshireSouth West · +5.3%£2,571.78
  8. Cheshire EastNorth West · +5.2%£2,454.87
  9. DorsetSouth West · +5.1%£2,765.02
  10. BarnetLondon · +4.8%£2,132.60
  11. WestminsterLondon · +3.0%£1,049.55
  12. Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West · +7.5%£2,435.58

Band D a year, 2026-27, area averages including parish precepts; change on 2025-26.

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£1,028Band D in Wandsworth

Lowest and highest

Wandsworth charges the least at Band D; Dorset the most.

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Bands A to H

What each band paid in 1991 terms, and its share of Band D.

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8,900parishes with a precept

Parish and town councils

8,900 parishes add their own precept; the highest is Elmton.

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+4.9%England average, Band D

This year's rise

Most councils raised Band D by close to the limit allowed without a referendum.

Biggest rises

Band calculator

Any place, any band: the year, the month and the single-adult discount.

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£2,068Band D, London

By region

From London to South West: the average Band D in each of England's nine regions.

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How it is worked out

Bands, precepts and the limits on rises. England's Band D was £568 in 1993-94.

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Thirty-three years of Band D

England average Band D, 1993-94 to 2026-27

Area Band D including parish precepts, each year

£0£1,000£2,000£3,0001993-94: £567.951993-941994-95: £580.111995-96: £609.001996-97: £646.001997-98: £688.001998-99: £747.001999-00: £798.002000-01: £847.002000-012001-02: £901.332002-03: £975.562003-04: £1,101.752004-05: £1,166.562005-06: £1,213.812006-07: £1,267.912007-08: £1,321.322008-09: £1,373.082009-10: £1,413.842010-11: £1,439.222010-112011-12: £1,439.332012-13: £1,444.132013-14: £1,455.602014-15: £1,467.982015-16: £1,483.582016-17: £1,529.562017-18: £1,590.552018-19: £1,671.462019-20: £1,749.882020-21: £1,817.672020-212021-22: £1,898.482022-23: £1,965.712023-24: £2,065.052024-25: £2,170.992025-26: £2,280.212026-27: £2,391.522026-27
£0£1,000£2,000£3,0001993-94: £567.951993-941994-95: £580.111995-96: £609.001996-97: £646.001997-98: £688.001998-99: £747.001999-00: £798.002000-01: £847.002001-02: £901.332002-03: £975.562003-04: £1,101.752004-05: £1,166.562005-06: £1,213.812006-07: £1,267.912007-08: £1,321.322008-09: £1,373.082009-10: £1,413.842010-11: £1,439.222010-112011-12: £1,439.332012-13: £1,444.132013-14: £1,455.602014-15: £1,467.982015-16: £1,483.582016-17: £1,529.562017-18: £1,590.552018-19: £1,671.462019-20: £1,749.882020-21: £1,817.672021-22: £1,898.482022-23: £1,965.712023-24: £2,065.052024-25: £2,170.992025-26: £2,280.212026-27: £2,391.522026-27
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YearEngland
2026-27£2,391.52
2025-26£2,280.21
2024-25£2,170.99
2023-24£2,065.05
2022-23£1,965.71
2021-22£1,898.48
2020-21£1,817.67
2019-20£1,749.88
2018-19£1,671.46
2017-18£1,590.55
2016-17£1,529.56
2015-16£1,483.58
2014-15£1,467.98
2013-14£1,455.60
2012-13£1,444.13
2011-12£1,439.33
2010-11£1,439.22
2009-10£1,413.84
2008-09£1,373.08
2007-08£1,321.32
2006-07£1,267.91
2005-06£1,213.81
2004-05£1,166.56
2003-04£1,101.75
2002-03£975.56
2001-02£901.33
2000-01£847.00
1999-00£798.00
1998-99£747.00
1997-98£688.00
1996-97£646.00
1995-96£609.00
1994-95£580.11
1993-94£567.95
Source: MHCLG live tables on council tax, Band D council tax figures 1993 onwards.

England's average Band D has risen every year since 1993-94; for 2026-27 it is £2,391.52, up 4.9% (£111.31) on 2025-26.

Where the numbers come from

Sources and method

1. Set by each council

Band A to H charges for all 296 councils, from the returns they send government each February.

MHCLG · Council Tax levels 2026-27

2. Every parish precept

The precept and tax base of 10,245 parishes and trustees, added to the council's own charge.

MHCLG · Town and parish council statistics

3. Homes in each band

How many homes each council has in each band, at 31 March 2026.

Valuation Office Agency

4. Bands from Band D

Every band pays a fixed share of Band D, from 6/9 to 18/9.

Sources and method

Data: MHCLG, VOA, 2026-27 releases, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources and method