Counties · England · 2026-27

How much is council tax in each county?

Lowest county average, Band DEssex£2,299.77 a year at Band D. Highest: East Sussex, £2,708.91.

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

Counties
21
with a county council and districts
District councils
164
send the bills in these counties
Lowest
£2,300
Essex
Highest
£2,709
East Sussex

Every county

CountyRegionCouncilsAverage Band DCounty part
CambridgeshireEast of England5£2,522.26£1,785.42
DerbyshireEast Midlands8£2,405.95£1,708.99
DevonSouth West8£2,613.14£1,891.17
East SussexSouth East5£2,708.91£1,960.29
EssexEast of England12£2,299.77£1,641.96
GloucestershireSouth West6£2,399.59£1,763.46
HampshireSouth East11£2,335.67£1,690.11
HertfordshireEast of England10£2,419.77£1,858.19
KentSouth East12£2,456.81£1,758.60
LancashireNorth West12£2,490.64£1,801.75
LeicestershireEast Midlands7£2,415.02£1,731.79
LincolnshireEast Midlands7£2,300.96£1,673.01
NorfolkEast of England7£2,453.62£1,843.38
NottinghamshireEast Midlands7£2,632.11£1,970.13
OxfordshireSouth East5£2,598.75£2,006.78
StaffordshireWest Midlands8£2,332.94£1,686.42
SuffolkEast of England5£2,355.94£1,731.69
SurreySouth East11£2,559.43£1,938.42
WarwickshireWest Midlands5£2,485.94£1,903.86
West SussexSouth East7£2,466.74£1,890.36
WorcestershireWest Midlands6£2,441.19£1,760.80

Only two-tier areas, where district councils send the bills and a county council sets its own part. Unitary councils (one council for every service) are listed on the councils page. County part is the county council's share of a Band D bill.

Average Band D by county, 2026-27

Tax-base-weighted average of the district councils in each county; the tick is England

East SussexEast Sussex£2,709England: £2,392NottinghamshireNottinghamshire£2,632England: £2,392DevonDevon£2,613England: £2,392OxfordshireOxfordshire£2,599England: £2,392SurreySurrey£2,559England: £2,392CambridgeshireCambridgeshire£2,522England: £2,392LancashireLancashire£2,491England: £2,392WarwickshireWarwickshire£2,486England: £2,392West SussexWest Sussex£2,467England: £2,392KentKent£2,457England: £2,392NorfolkNorfolk£2,454England: £2,392WorcestershireWorcestershire£2,441England: £2,392HertfordshireHertfordshire£2,420England: £2,392LeicestershireLeicestershire£2,415England: £2,392DerbyshireDerbyshire£2,406England: £2,392GloucestershireGloucestershire£2,400England: £2,392SuffolkSuffolk£2,356England: £2,392HampshireHampshire£2,336England: £2,392StaffordshireStaffordshire£2,333England: £2,392LincolnshireLincolnshire£2,301England: £2,392EssexEssex£2,300England: £2,392
East SussexEast Sussex£2,709England: £2,392NottinghamshireNottinghamshire£2,632England: £2,392DevonDevon£2,613England: £2,392OxfordshireOxfordshire£2,599England: £2,392SurreySurrey£2,559England: £2,392CambridgeshireCambridgeshire£2,522England: £2,392LancashireLancashire£2,491England: £2,392WarwickshireWarwickshire£2,486England: £2,392West SussexWest Sussex£2,467England: £2,392KentKent£2,457England: £2,392NorfolkNorfolk£2,454England: £2,392WorcestershireWorcestershire£2,441England: £2,392HertfordshireHertfordshire£2,420England: £2,392LeicestershireLeicestershire£2,415England: £2,392DerbyshireDerbyshire£2,406England: £2,392GloucestershireGloucestershire£2,400England: £2,392SuffolkSuffolk£2,356England: £2,392HampshireHampshire£2,336England: £2,392StaffordshireStaffordshire£2,333England: £2,392LincolnshireLincolnshire£2,301England: £2,392EssexEssex£2,300England: £2,392
Source: MHCLG Council Tax levels 2026-27, Table 9.

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