Councils · England · 2026-27

What is the average council tax in England?

Average Band D, England£2,391.52up 4.9% (£111.31) on 2025-26, across all 296 councils that send bills.

Area averages set by councils for 2026-27 (MHCLG). Real bills vary by parish, band and discount. How the figures work

Councils

296

billing authorities in England

Lowest Band D

£1,028

Wandsworth

Highest Band D

£2,765

Dorset

Per home

£1,868

average charged per dwelling

Every council

Council	Region	Band D	Band A	Change	Rank
Adur	South East	£2,548.28	£1,698.85	+4.8%	233
Amber Valley	East Midlands	£2,407.69	£1,605.13	+4.8%	124
Arun	South East	£2,487.24	£1,658.16	+4.9%	191
Ashfield	East Midlands	£2,608.76	£1,739.17	+4.1%	267
Ashford	South East	£2,410.16	£1,606.77	+4.3%	127
Babergh	East of England	£2,341.55	£1,561.03	+4.9%	83
Barking and Dagenham	London	£2,198.51	£1,465.67	+4.8%	27
Barnet	London	£2,132.60	£1,421.73	+4.8%	16
Barnsley	Yorkshire and the Humber	£2,325.96	£1,550.64	+3.8%	71
Basildon	East of England	£2,327.24	£1,551.49	+3.7%	72
Basingstoke and Deane	South East	£2,255.21	£1,503.47	+5.0%	33
Bassetlaw	East Midlands	£2,644.95	£1,763.30	+4.2%	281
Bath and North East Somerset	South West	£2,383.42	£1,588.95	+5.2%	109
Bedford	East of England	£2,471.74	£1,647.83	+5.1%	179
Bexley	London	£2,366.36	£1,577.57	+4.8%	98
Birmingham	West Midlands	£2,362.90	£1,575.27	+5.2%	96
Blaby	East Midlands	£2,490.22	£1,660.15	+3.5%	193
Blackburn with Darwen	North West	£2,455.27	£1,636.85	+5.1%	163
Blackpool	North West	£2,513.22	£1,675.48	+5.1%	212
Bolsover	East Midlands	£2,559.41	£1,706.27	+4.6%	240
Bolton	North West	£2,399.74	£1,599.83	+5.9%	116
Boston	East Midlands	£2,308.73	£1,539.15	+3.2%	62
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	South West	£2,435.58	£1,623.72	+7.5%	143
Bracknell Forest	South East	£2,264.80	£1,509.87	+5.1%	37
Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	£2,360.73	£1,573.82	+5.1%	95
Braintree	East of England	£2,280.34	£1,520.23	+3.9%	45
Breckland	East of England	£2,443.67	£1,629.11	+4.9%	152
Brent	London	£2,235.27	£1,490.18	+4.8%	29
Brentwood	East of England	£2,258.14	£1,505.43	+4.2%	35
Brighton and Hove	South East	£2,580.54	£1,720.36	+5.0%	249
Bristol	South West	£2,713.68	£1,809.12	+5.0%	290
Broadland	East of England	£2,437.78	£1,625.19	+4.7%	144
Bromley	London	£2,140.04	£1,426.69	+4.8%	18
Bromsgrove	West Midlands	£2,478.65	£1,652.43	+7.6%	182
Broxbourne	East of England	£2,306.43	£1,537.62	+4.9%	61
Broxtowe	East Midlands	£2,618.21	£1,745.47	+4.1%	272
Buckinghamshire	South East	£2,526.58	£1,684.39	+5.2%	220
Burnley	North West	£2,549.42	£1,699.61	+3.8%	235
Bury	North West	£2,555.15	£1,703.43	+5.8%	237
Calderdale	Yorkshire and the Humber	£2,420.15	£1,613.43	+5.1%	135
Cambridge	East of England	£2,467.02	£1,644.68	+4.7%	175
Camden	London	£2,207.55	£1,471.70	+4.8%	28
Cannock Chase	West Midlands	£2,375.83	£1,583.89	+4.1%	104
Canterbury	South East	£2,419.33	£1,612.89	+4.2%	133
Castle Point	East of England	£2,318.63	£1,545.75	+4.1%	67
Central Bedfordshire	East of England	£2,516.16	£1,677.44	+5.1%	213
Charnwood	East Midlands	£2,405.64	£1,603.76	+3.4%	119
Chelmsford	East of England	£2,300.18	£1,533.45	+4.2%	56
Cheltenham	South West	£2,369.52	£1,579.68	+4.9%	100
Cherwell	South East	£2,582.96	£1,721.97	+4.8%	250
Cheshire East	North West	£2,454.87	£1,636.58	+5.2%	162
Cheshire West and Chester	North West	£2,517.33	£1,678.22	+5.2%	215
Chesterfield	East Midlands	£2,339.49	£1,559.66	+4.8%	80
Chichester	South East	£2,469.68	£1,646.45	+5.3%	177
Chorley	North West	£2,430.23	£1,620.15	+3.7%	141
City of London	London	£1,329.56	£886.37	+4.4%	3
Colchester	East of England	£2,282.85	£1,521.90	+4.1%	46
Cornwall	South West	£2,590.93	£1,727.29	+5.3%	254
Cotswold	South West	£2,391.65	£1,594.43	+5.0%	114
Coventry	West Midlands	£2,516.72	£1,677.81	+4.3%	214
Crawley	South East	£2,418.46	£1,612.31	+4.9%	131
Croydon	London	£2,599.91	£1,733.27	+4.8%	261
Cumberland	North West	£2,511.32	£1,674.21	+4.9%	210
Dacorum	East of England	£2,408.51	£1,605.67	+5.0%	126
Darlington	North East	£2,493.83	£1,662.55	+5.2%	198
Dartford	South East	£2,375.15	£1,583.43	+4.1%	103
Derby	East Midlands	£2,306.00	£1,537.33	+5.0%	60
Derbyshire Dales	East Midlands	£2,444.70	£1,629.80	+4.8%	153
Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	£2,167.75	£1,445.17	+2.7%	22
Dorset	South West	£2,765.02	£1,843.35	+5.1%	296
Dover	South East	£2,461.74	£1,641.16	+4.1%	169
Dudley	West Midlands	£2,144.84	£1,429.89	+5.2%	19
Durham	North East	£2,622.15	£1,748.10	+2.8%	274
Ealing	London	£2,138.53	£1,425.69	+4.8%	17
East Cambridgeshire	East of England	£2,485.18	£1,656.79	+4.7%	188
East Devon	South West	£2,595.46	£1,730.31	+5.4%	257
East Hampshire	South East	£2,343.92	£1,562.61	+5.0%	85
East Hertfordshire	East of England	£2,454.78	£1,636.52	+4.9%	161
East Lindsey	East Midlands	£2,275.88	£1,517.25	+3.4%	42
East Riding of Yorkshire	Yorkshire and the Humber	£2,466.08	£1,644.05	+5.2%	173
East Staffordshire	West Midlands	£2,351.34	£1,567.56	+4.2%	88
East Suffolk	East of England	£2,334.80	£1,556.53	+5.1%	77
Eastbourne	South East	£2,654.28	£1,769.52	+4.8%	282
Eastleigh	South East	£2,342.21	£1,561.47	+5.1%	84
Elmbridge	South East	£2,557.75	£1,705.17	+4.7%	239
Enfield	London	£2,267.67	£1,511.78	+4.8%	39
Epping Forest	East of England	£2,277.21	£1,518.14	+4.1%	43
Epsom and Ewell	South East	£2,530.84	£1,687.23	+4.7%	223
Erewash	East Midlands	£2,360.64	£1,573.76	+4.5%	94
Exeter	South West	£2,495.36	£1,663.57	+4.9%	199
Fareham	South East	£2,270.55	£1,513.70	+4.9%	41
Fenland	East of England	£2,537.74	£1,691.83	+4.3%	226
Folkestone and Hythe	South East	£2,538.75	£1,692.50	+4.2%	227
Forest of Dean	South West	£2,443.42	£1,628.95	+5.0%	151
Fylde	North West	£2,483.94	£1,655.96	+4.0%	186
Gateshead	North East	£2,715.81	£1,810.54	+5.3%	291
Gedling	East Midlands	£2,609.55	£1,739.70	+4.1%	269
Gloucester	South West	£2,355.84	£1,570.56	+4.9%	92
Gosport	South East	£2,344.29	£1,562.86	+4.8%	86
Gravesham	South East	£2,408.24	£1,605.49	+4.1%	125
Great Yarmouth	East of England	£2,414.41	£1,609.61	+4.7%	128
Greenwich	London	£2,107.86	£1,405.24	+4.8%	14
Guildford	South East	£2,547.30	£1,698.20	+4.9%	232
Hackney	London	£2,060.30	£1,373.53	+4.8%	13
Halton	North West	£2,366.61	£1,577.74	+5.2%	99
Hammersmith and Fulham	London	£1,519.51	£1,013.01	+4.7%	4
Harborough	East Midlands	£2,389.87	£1,593.25	+2.8%	113
Haringey	London	£2,313.78	£1,542.52	+4.8%	65
Harlow	East of England	£2,298.69	£1,532.46	+3.7%	55
Harrow	London	£2,511.07	£1,674.05	+4.8%	209
Hart	South East	£2,400.02	£1,600.01	+5.0%	117
Hartlepool	North East	£2,560.20	£1,706.80	+2.5%	241
Hastings	South East	£2,676.58	£1,784.39	+4.8%	285
Havant	South East	£2,320.28	£1,546.85	+4.9%	68
Havering	London	£2,424.66	£1,616.44	+4.8%	138
Herefordshire	West Midlands	£2,574.37	£1,716.25	+5.1%	246
Hertsmere	East of England	£2,405.83	£1,603.89	+5.1%	122
High Peak	East Midlands	£2,384.66	£1,589.77	+4.8%	110
Hillingdon	London	£2,045.46	£1,363.64	+4.8%	10
Hinckley and Bosworth	East Midlands	£2,382.62	£1,588.41	+3.4%	108
Horsham	South East	£2,441.01	£1,627.34	+5.1%	147
Hounslow	London	£2,185.56	£1,457.04	+4.8%	24
Huntingdonshire	East of England	£2,556.40	£1,704.27	+4.8%	238
Hyndburn	North West	£2,465.98	£1,643.99	+3.6%	172
Ipswich	East of England	£2,468.25	£1,645.50	+4.7%	176
Isle of Wight	South East	£2,625.79	£1,750.53	+5.3%	275
Isles of Scilly	South West	£2,047.96	£1,365.31	+5.0%	12
Islington	London	£2,108.15	£1,405.43	+4.8%	15
Kensington and Chelsea	London	£1,666.65	£1,111.10	+4.7%	5
Kings Lynn and West Norfolk	East of England	£2,430.13	£1,620.09	+4.8%	140
Kingston upon Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	£2,295.04	£1,530.03	+5.2%	53
Kingston upon Thames	London	£2,609.20	£1,739.47	+4.8%	268
Kirklees	Yorkshire and the Humber	£2,441.07	£1,627.38	+5.1%	148
Knowsley	North West	£2,488.25	£1,658.83	+4.9%	192
Lambeth	London	£2,047.11	£1,364.74	+4.8%	11
Lancaster	North West	£2,503.19	£1,668.79	+4.0%	204
Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	£2,283.73	£1,522.49	+5.1%	47
Leicester	East Midlands	£2,528.75	£1,685.83	+5.0%	222
Lewes	South East	£2,756.17	£1,837.45	+4.9%	295
Lewisham	London	£2,237.33	£1,491.55	+4.8%	30
Lichfield	West Midlands	£2,351.90	£1,567.93	+4.1%	90
Lincoln	East Midlands	£2,323.08	£1,548.72	+2.7%	70
Liverpool	North West	£2,673.59	£1,782.39	+5.0%	284
Luton	East of England	£2,439.93	£1,626.62	+5.1%	146
Maidstone	South East	£2,502.59	£1,668.39	+4.1%	203
Maldon	East of England	£2,328.37	£1,552.25	+4.3%	73
Malvern Hills	West Midlands	£2,450.92	£1,633.95	+7.5%	159
Manchester	North West	£2,312.04	£1,541.36	+5.9%	63
Mansfield	East Midlands	£2,600.38	£1,733.59	+4.1%	262
Medway	South East	£2,328.55	£1,552.37	+5.1%	74
Melton	East Midlands	£2,429.67	£1,619.78	+3.4%	139
Merton	London	£2,146.76	£1,431.17	+2.5%	20
Mid Devon	South West	£2,656.41	£1,770.94	+5.4%	283
Mid Suffolk	East of England	£2,316.88	£1,544.59	+4.9%	66
Mid Sussex	South East	£2,474.26	£1,649.51	+5.0%	181
Middlesbrough	North East	£2,549.16	£1,699.44	+2.5%	234
Milton Keynes	South East	£2,372.21	£1,581.47	+5.1%	101
Mole Valley	South East	£2,519.86	£1,679.91	+4.7%	216
New Forest	South East	£2,419.76	£1,613.17	+5.1%	134
Newark and Sherwood	East Midlands	£2,682.10	£1,788.07	+3.9%	287
Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	£2,542.19	£1,694.79	+5.3%	229
Newcastle-under-Lyme	West Midlands	£2,334.25	£1,556.17	+4.0%	76
Newham	London	£1,944.23	£1,296.15	+4.8%	7
North Devon	South West	£2,642.21	£1,761.47	+5.1%	278
North East Derbyshire	East Midlands	£2,466.57	£1,644.38	+4.7%	174
North East Lincolnshire	Yorkshire and the Humber	£2,483.85	£1,655.90	+4.8%	185
North Hertfordshire	East of England	£2,448.52	£1,632.35	+5.0%	158
North Kesteven	East Midlands	£2,337.81	£1,558.54	+3.4%	78
North Lincolnshire	Yorkshire and the Humber	£2,348.46	£1,565.64	+4.9%	87
North Norfolk	East of England	£2,459.93	£1,639.95	+5.1%	166
North Northamptonshire	East Midlands	£2,423.96	£1,615.97	+5.3%	137
North Somerset	South West	£2,491.22	£1,660.81	+8.6%	195
North Tyneside	North East	£2,461.77	£1,641.18	+5.4%	170
North Warwickshire	West Midlands	£2,532.10	£1,688.07	+4.1%	224
North West Leicestershire	East Midlands	£2,418.20	£1,612.13	+3.4%	130
North Yorkshire	Yorkshire and the Humber	£2,544.34	£1,696.23	+5.2%	230
Northumberland	North East	£2,596.94	£1,731.29	+5.4%	258
Norwich	East of England	£2,503.44	£1,668.96	+4.7%	205
Nottingham	East Midlands	£2,755.39	£1,836.93	+3.7%	294
Nuneaton and Bedworth	West Midlands	£2,502.16	£1,668.11	+4.3%	202
Oadby and Wigston	East Midlands	£2,406.85	£1,604.57	+3.3%	123
Oldham	North West	£2,602.23	£1,734.82	+5.8%	265
Oxford	South East	£2,678.40	£1,785.60	+4.7%	286
Pendle	North West	£2,640.18	£1,760.12	+4.1%	277
Peterborough	East of England	£2,293.47	£1,528.98	+4.9%	51
Plymouth	South West	£2,441.85	£1,627.90	+5.0%	149
Portsmouth	South East	£2,291.71	£1,527.81	+5.1%	50
Preston	North West	£2,575.74	£1,717.16	+4.0%	247
Reading	South East	£2,612.77	£1,741.85	+5.1%	270
Redbridge	London	£2,294.58	£1,529.72	+4.8%	52
Redcar and Cleveland	North East	£2,544.48	£1,696.32	+4.9%	231
Redditch	West Midlands	£2,462.95	£1,641.97	+7.6%	171
Reigate and Banstead	South East	£2,566.61	£1,711.07	+4.4%	243
Ribble Valley	North West	£2,386.50	£1,591.00	+3.8%	111
Richmond upon Thames	London	£2,486.10	£1,657.40	+4.8%	189
Rochdale	North West	£2,600.83	£1,733.89	+5.8%	263
Rochford	East of England	£2,363.48	£1,575.65	+4.2%	97
Rossendale	North West	£2,519.97	£1,679.98	+3.9%	217
Rother	South East	£2,700.95	£1,800.63	+5.5%	288
Rotherham	Yorkshire and the Humber	£2,381.53	£1,587.69	+4.3%	107
Rugby	West Midlands	£2,483.05	£1,655.37	+4.4%	184
Runnymede	South East	£2,492.99	£1,661.99	+4.7%	197
Rushcliffe	East Midlands	£2,643.27	£1,762.18	+4.4%	280
Rushmoor	South East	£2,320.28	£1,546.85	+4.9%	69
Rutland	East Midlands	£2,737.58	£1,825.05	+2.5%	293
Salford	North West	£2,594.45	£1,729.63	+5.8%	255
Sandwell	West Midlands	£2,244.46	£1,496.31	+5.2%	31
Sefton	North West	£2,583.22	£1,722.15	+5.0%	251
Sevenoaks	South East	£2,522.36	£1,681.57	+4.3%	218
Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	£2,510.16	£1,673.44	+5.1%	208
Shropshire	West Midlands	£2,528.18	£1,685.45	+9.0%	221
Slough	South East	£2,414.44	£1,609.63	+5.0%	129
Solihull	West Midlands	£2,197.26	£1,464.84	+5.2%	26
Somerset	South West	£2,560.59	£1,707.06	+5.0%	242
South Cambridgeshire	East of England	£2,536.25	£1,690.83	+5.0%	225
South Derbyshire	East Midlands	£2,339.61	£1,559.74	+4.8%	81
South Gloucestershire	South West	£2,550.59	£1,700.39	+5.1%	236
South Hams	South West	£2,615.22	£1,743.48	+5.0%	271
South Holland	East Midlands	£2,278.20	£1,518.80	+3.3%	44
South Kesteven	East Midlands	£2,260.00	£1,506.67	+3.3%	36
South Norfolk	East of England	£2,482.87	£1,655.25	+4.9%	183
South Oxfordshire	South East	£2,597.57	£1,731.71	+5.0%	259
South Ribble	North West	£2,442.66	£1,628.44	+3.8%	150
South Staffordshire	West Midlands	£2,313.67	£1,542.45	+4.2%	64
South Tyneside	North East	£2,434.43	£1,622.95	+5.3%	142
Southampton	South East	£2,381.48	£1,587.65	+5.1%	106
Southend-on-Sea	East of England	£2,265.17	£1,510.11	+5.1%	38
Southwark	London	£1,967.26	£1,311.51	+4.8%	9
Spelthorne	South East	£2,526.44	£1,684.29	+4.7%	219
St Albans	East of England	£2,419.22	£1,612.81	+4.9%	132
St Helens	North West	£2,403.38	£1,602.25	+5.0%	118
Stafford	West Midlands	£2,302.68	£1,535.12	+4.2%	58
Staffordshire Moorlands	West Midlands	£2,338.21	£1,558.81	+4.4%	79
Stevenage	East of England	£2,391.97	£1,594.65	+4.9%	115
Stockport	North West	£2,618.90	£1,745.93	+5.8%	273
Stockton-on-Tees	North East	£2,589.83	£1,726.55	+4.9%	253
Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	£2,183.12	£1,455.41	+5.0%	23
Stratford-on-Avon	West Midlands	£2,484.17	£1,656.11	+4.4%	187
Stroud	South West	£2,491.36	£1,660.91	+5.1%	196
Sunderland	North East	£2,197.14	£1,464.76	+5.0%	25
Surrey Heath	South East	£2,585.16	£1,723.44	+4.8%	252
Sutton	London	£2,378.64	£1,585.76	+4.8%	105
Swale	South East	£2,405.65	£1,603.77	+4.3%	120
Swindon	South West	£2,438.10	£1,625.40	+5.2%	145
Tameside	North West	£2,447.21	£1,631.47	+5.9%	156
Tamworth	West Midlands	£2,300.76	£1,533.84	+4.1%	57
Tandridge	South East	£2,594.85	£1,729.90	+5.0%	256
Teignbridge	South West	£2,643.12	£1,762.08	+5.2%	279
Telford and Wrekin	West Midlands	£2,256.26	£1,504.17	+5.1%	34
Tendring	East of England	£2,269.63	£1,513.09	+4.2%	40
Test Valley	South East	£2,305.52	£1,537.01	+5.0%	59
Tewkesbury	South West	£2,340.53	£1,560.35	+5.1%	82
Thanet	South East	£2,490.90	£1,660.60	+4.2%	194
Three Rivers	East of England	£2,422.31	£1,614.87	+5.0%	136
Thurrock	East of England	£2,254.68	£1,503.12	+5.1%	32
Tonbridge and Malling	South East	£2,471.83	£1,647.89	+4.1%	180
Torbay	South West	£2,470.25	£1,646.83	+5.1%	178
Torridge	South West	£2,601.42	£1,734.28	+4.9%	264
Tower Hamlets	London	£1,837.78	£1,225.19	+4.7%	6
Trafford	North West	£2,291.70	£1,527.80	+8.0%	49
Tunbridge Wells	South East	£2,446.15	£1,630.77	+4.2%	154
Uttlesford	East of England	£2,333.82	£1,555.88	+4.3%	75
Vale of White Horse	South East	£2,577.44	£1,718.29	+4.9%	248
Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	£2,296.89	£1,531.26	+5.1%	54
Walsall	West Midlands	£2,627.48	£1,751.65	+5.2%	276
Waltham Forest	London	£2,386.96	£1,591.31	+4.8%	112
Wandsworth	London	£1,028.21	£685.47	+3.1%	1
Warrington	North West	£2,447.61	£1,631.74	+7.3%	157
Warwick	West Midlands	£2,461.55	£1,641.03	+4.5%	168
Watford	East of England	£2,446.70	£1,631.13	+4.4%	155
Waverley	South East	£2,604.87	£1,736.58	+4.9%	266
Wealden	South East	£2,728.43	£1,818.95	+4.6%	292
Welwyn Hatfield	East of England	£2,452.26	£1,634.84	+5.1%	160
West Berkshire	South East	£2,505.37	£1,670.25	+5.1%	206
West Devon	South West	£2,705.33	£1,803.55	+5.1%	289
West Lancashire	North West	£2,456.23	£1,637.49	+4.0%	165
West Lindsey	East Midlands	£2,354.25	£1,569.50	+3.3%	91
West Northamptonshire	East Midlands	£2,486.66	£1,657.77	+5.3%	190
West Oxfordshire	South East	£2,566.95	£1,711.30	+5.0%	244
West Suffolk	East of England	£2,351.47	£1,567.65	+4.8%	89
Westminster	London	£1,049.55	£699.70	+3.0%	2
Westmorland and Furness	North West	£2,507.99	£1,671.99	+5.0%	207
Wigan	North West	£2,152.68	£1,435.12	+6.0%	21
Wiltshire	South West	£2,571.78	£1,714.52	+5.3%	245
Winchester	South East	£2,359.76	£1,573.17	+4.8%	93
Windsor and Maidenhead	South East	£1,952.62	£1,301.75	+7.1%	8
Wirral	North West	£2,500.59	£1,667.06	+5.0%	201
Woking	South East	£2,598.04	£1,732.03	+4.7%	260
Wokingham	South East	£2,497.70	£1,665.13	+5.1%	200
Wolverhampton	West Midlands	£2,538.99	£1,692.66	+5.2%	228
Worcester	West Midlands	£2,405.81	£1,603.87	+7.7%	121
Worthing	South East	£2,456.13	£1,637.42	+4.8%	164
Wychavon	West Midlands	£2,373.19	£1,582.13	+7.8%	102
Wyre	North West	£2,460.53	£1,640.35	+4.0%	167
Wyre Forest	West Midlands	£2,512.47	£1,674.98	+7.9%	211
York	Yorkshire and the Humber	£2,287.15	£1,524.77	+5.2%	48

Area averages including parish precepts. Change is on 2025-26 at Band D. Rank: 1 = lowest Band D.

By region

North East (12)

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North West (35)

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Yorkshire and the Humber (15)

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East Midlands (35)

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West Midlands (30)

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East of England (45)

39 more

London (33)

27 more

South East (64)

58 more

South West (27)

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Council tax by county: all 21 two-tier counties

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