Rankings · 2026-27

Where did council tax rise most for 2026-27?

ChangeShropshire+9.0% · West Midlands

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

All 296 councils that send bills in England. Band D is the area average including parish precepts. Change is the area Band D on 2025-26.

Biggest council tax rises: the top 12

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Source: MHCLG council tax statistics 2026-27.

The list

No.	Council	Region	Change	Band D
1	Shropshire	West Midlands	+9.0%	£2,528.18
2	North Somerset	South West	+8.6%	£2,491.22
3	Trafford	North West	+8.0%	£2,291.70
4	Wyre Forest	West Midlands	+7.9%	£2,512.47
5	Wychavon	West Midlands	+7.8%	£2,373.19
6	Worcester	West Midlands	+7.7%	£2,405.81
7	Bromsgrove	West Midlands	+7.6%	£2,478.65
8	Redditch	West Midlands	+7.6%	£2,462.95
9	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	South West	+7.5%	£2,435.58
10	Malvern Hills	West Midlands	+7.5%	£2,450.92
11	Warrington	North West	+7.3%	£2,447.61
12	Windsor and Maidenhead	South East	+7.1%	£1,952.62
13	Wigan	North West	+6.0%	£2,152.68
14	Manchester	North West	+5.9%	£2,312.04
15	Bolton	North West	+5.9%	£2,399.74
16	Tameside	North West	+5.9%	£2,447.21
17	Bury	North West	+5.8%	£2,555.15
18	Salford	North West	+5.8%	£2,594.45
19	Oldham	North West	+5.8%	£2,602.23
20	Rochdale	North West	+5.8%	£2,600.83
21	Stockport	North West	+5.8%	£2,618.90
22	Rother	South East	+5.5%	£2,700.95
23	East Devon	South West	+5.4%	£2,595.46
24	Northumberland	North East	+5.4%	£2,596.94
25	Mid Devon	South West	+5.4%	£2,656.41
26	North Tyneside	North East	+5.4%	£2,461.77
27	Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	+5.3%	£2,542.19
28	South Tyneside	North East	+5.3%	£2,434.43
29	Gateshead	North East	+5.3%	£2,715.81
30	Cornwall	South West	+5.3%	£2,590.93
31	Isle of Wight	South East	+5.3%	£2,625.79
32	North Northamptonshire	East Midlands	+5.3%	£2,423.96
33	West Northamptonshire	East Midlands	+5.3%	£2,486.66
34	Wiltshire	South West	+5.3%	£2,571.78
35	Chichester	South East	+5.3%	£2,469.68
36	Solihull	West Midlands	+5.2%	£2,197.26
37	Cheshire East	North West	+5.2%	£2,454.87
38	Cheshire West and Chester	North West	+5.2%	£2,517.33
39	Birmingham	West Midlands	+5.2%	£2,362.90
40	East Riding of Yorkshire	Yorkshire and the Humber	+5.2%	£2,466.08
41	North Yorkshire	Yorkshire and the Humber	+5.2%	£2,544.34
42	Halton	North West	+5.2%	£2,366.61
43	Dudley	West Midlands	+5.2%	£2,144.84
44	Buckinghamshire	South East	+5.2%	£2,526.58
45	Sandwell	West Midlands	+5.2%	£2,244.46
46	Swindon	South West	+5.2%	£2,438.10
47	Bath and North East Somerset	South West	+5.2%	£2,383.42
48	Teignbridge	South West	+5.2%	£2,643.12
49	Wolverhampton	West Midlands	+5.2%	£2,538.99
50	Walsall	West Midlands	+5.2%	£2,627.48
51	Kingston upon Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	+5.2%	£2,295.04
52	Darlington	North East	+5.2%	£2,493.83
53	York	Yorkshire and the Humber	+5.2%	£2,287.15
54	Luton	East of England	+5.1%	£2,439.93
55	Stroud	South West	+5.1%	£2,491.36
56	Horsham	South East	+5.1%	£2,441.01
57	West Berkshire	South East	+5.1%	£2,505.37
58	Eastleigh	South East	+5.1%	£2,342.21
59	Kirklees	Yorkshire and the Humber	+5.1%	£2,441.07
60	Bedford	East of England	+5.1%	£2,471.74
61	Southend-on-Sea	East of England	+5.1%	£2,265.17
62	Telford and Wrekin	West Midlands	+5.1%	£2,256.26
63	Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	+5.1%	£2,283.73
64	Dorset	South West	+5.1%	£2,765.02
65	Tewkesbury	South West	+5.1%	£2,340.53
66	Calderdale	Yorkshire and the Humber	+5.1%	£2,420.15
67	Wokingham	South East	+5.1%	£2,497.70
68	Herefordshire	West Midlands	+5.1%	£2,574.37
69	Thurrock	East of England	+5.1%	£2,254.68
70	Medway	South East	+5.1%	£2,328.55
71	Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	+5.1%	£2,360.73
72	Central Bedfordshire	East of England	+5.1%	£2,516.16
73	Hertsmere	East of England	+5.1%	£2,405.83
74	Welwyn Hatfield	East of England	+5.1%	£2,452.26
75	West Devon	South West	+5.1%	£2,705.33
76	Torbay	South West	+5.1%	£2,470.25
77	Bracknell Forest	South East	+5.1%	£2,264.80
78	Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	+5.1%	£2,510.16
79	Portsmouth	South East	+5.1%	£2,291.71
80	Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	+5.1%	£2,296.89
81	Southampton	South East	+5.1%	£2,381.48
82	North Norfolk	East of England	+5.1%	£2,459.93
83	North Devon	South West	+5.1%	£2,642.21
84	East Suffolk	East of England	+5.1%	£2,334.80
85	Milton Keynes	South East	+5.1%	£2,372.21
86	Blackpool	North West	+5.1%	£2,513.22
87	South Gloucestershire	South West	+5.1%	£2,550.59
88	Blackburn with Darwen	North West	+5.1%	£2,455.27
89	New Forest	South East	+5.1%	£2,419.76
90	Reading	South East	+5.1%	£2,612.77
91	Cotswold	South West	+5.0%	£2,391.65
92	Slough	South East	+5.0%	£2,414.44
93	South Cambridgeshire	East of England	+5.0%	£2,536.25
94	Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	+5.0%	£2,183.12
95	Brighton and Hove	South East	+5.0%	£2,580.54
96	West Oxfordshire	South East	+5.0%	£2,566.95
97	East Hampshire	South East	+5.0%	£2,343.92
98	Hart	South East	+5.0%	£2,400.02
99	Leicester	East Midlands	+5.0%	£2,528.75
100	Bristol	South West	+5.0%	£2,713.68

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