Rankings · 2026-27

Which council has the lowest council tax?

Band DWandsworth£1,028.21 · London

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.

Lowest council tax: the top 12

Band D

Band D

Source: MHCLG council tax statistics 2026-27.

The list

No.	Council	Region	Band D
1	Wandsworth	London	£1,028.21
2	Westminster	London	£1,049.55
3	City of London	London	£1,329.56
4	Hammersmith and Fulham	London	£1,519.51
5	Kensington and Chelsea	London	£1,666.65
6	Tower Hamlets	London	£1,837.78
7	Newham	London	£1,944.23
8	Windsor and Maidenhead	South East	£1,952.62
9	Southwark	London	£1,967.26
10	Hillingdon	London	£2,045.46
11	Lambeth	London	£2,047.11
12	Isles of Scilly	South West	£2,047.96
13	Hackney	London	£2,060.30
14	Greenwich	London	£2,107.86
15	Islington	London	£2,108.15
16	Barnet	London	£2,132.60
17	Ealing	London	£2,138.53
18	Bromley	London	£2,140.04
19	Dudley	West Midlands	£2,144.84
20	Merton	London	£2,146.76
21	Wigan	North West	£2,152.68
22	Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	£2,167.75
23	Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	£2,183.12
24	Hounslow	London	£2,185.56
25	Sunderland	North East	£2,197.14
26	Solihull	West Midlands	£2,197.26
27	Barking and Dagenham	London	£2,198.51
28	Camden	London	£2,207.55
29	Brent	London	£2,235.27
30	Lewisham	London	£2,237.33
31	Sandwell	West Midlands	£2,244.46
32	Thurrock	East of England	£2,254.68
33	Basingstoke and Deane	South East	£2,255.21
34	Telford and Wrekin	West Midlands	£2,256.26
35	Brentwood	East of England	£2,258.14
36	South Kesteven	East Midlands	£2,260.00
37	Bracknell Forest	South East	£2,264.80
38	Southend-on-Sea	East of England	£2,265.17
39	Enfield	London	£2,267.67
40	Tendring	East of England	£2,269.63
41	Fareham	South East	£2,270.55
42	East Lindsey	East Midlands	£2,275.88
43	Epping Forest	East of England	£2,277.21
44	South Holland	East Midlands	£2,278.20
45	Braintree	East of England	£2,280.34
46	Colchester	East of England	£2,282.85
47	Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	£2,283.73
48	York	Yorkshire and the Humber	£2,287.15
49	Trafford	North West	£2,291.70
50	Portsmouth	South East	£2,291.71
51	Peterborough	East of England	£2,293.47
52	Redbridge	London	£2,294.58
53	Kingston upon Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	£2,295.04
54	Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	£2,296.89
55	Harlow	East of England	£2,298.69
56	Chelmsford	East of England	£2,300.18
57	Tamworth	West Midlands	£2,300.76
58	Stafford	West Midlands	£2,302.68
59	Test Valley	South East	£2,305.52
60	Derby	East Midlands	£2,306.00
61	Broxbourne	East of England	£2,306.43
62	Boston	East Midlands	£2,308.73
63	Manchester	North West	£2,312.04
64	South Staffordshire	West Midlands	£2,313.67
65	Haringey	London	£2,313.78
66	Mid Suffolk	East of England	£2,316.88
67	Castle Point	East of England	£2,318.63
68	Havant	South East	£2,320.28
69	Rushmoor	South East	£2,320.28
70	Lincoln	East Midlands	£2,323.08
71	Barnsley	Yorkshire and the Humber	£2,325.96
72	Basildon	East of England	£2,327.24
73	Maldon	East of England	£2,328.37
74	Medway	South East	£2,328.55
75	Uttlesford	East of England	£2,333.82
76	Newcastle-under-Lyme	West Midlands	£2,334.25
77	East Suffolk	East of England	£2,334.80
78	North Kesteven	East Midlands	£2,337.81
79	Staffordshire Moorlands	West Midlands	£2,338.21
80	Chesterfield	East Midlands	£2,339.49
81	South Derbyshire	East Midlands	£2,339.61
82	Tewkesbury	South West	£2,340.53
83	Babergh	East of England	£2,341.55
84	Eastleigh	South East	£2,342.21
85	East Hampshire	South East	£2,343.92
86	Gosport	South East	£2,344.29
87	North Lincolnshire	Yorkshire and the Humber	£2,348.46
88	East Staffordshire	West Midlands	£2,351.34
89	West Suffolk	East of England	£2,351.47
90	Lichfield	West Midlands	£2,351.90
91	West Lindsey	East Midlands	£2,354.25
92	Gloucester	South West	£2,355.84
93	Winchester	South East	£2,359.76
94	Erewash	East Midlands	£2,360.64
95	Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	£2,360.73
96	Birmingham	West Midlands	£2,362.90
97	Rochford	East of England	£2,363.48
98	Bexley	London	£2,366.36
99	Halton	North West	£2,366.61
100	Cheltenham	South West	£2,369.52

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