Region · South East · 2026-27
What is the average council tax in South East?
Average Band D£2,472.41up 4.9% (£114.93) on 2025-26. England £2,391.52.
Area averages set by councils for 2026-27 (MHCLG). Real bills vary by parish, band and discount. How the figures work
Councils
64
that send bills
Lowest
£1,953
Windsor and Maidenhead
Highest
£2,756
Lewes
Band A
£1,648
at the regional average
Highest Band D in South East
2026-27, area averages including parish precepts; the tick is the region's average
- Band D a year
- South East average (£2,472)
Every council in South East
| Council | Type | Band D | Band A | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windsor and Maidenhead | unitary council | £1,952.62 | £1,301.75 | +7.1% |
| Basingstoke and Deane | district council | £2,255.21 | £1,503.47 | +5.0% |
| Bracknell Forest | unitary council | £2,264.80 | £1,509.87 | +5.1% |
| Fareham | district council | £2,270.55 | £1,513.70 | +4.9% |
| Portsmouth | unitary council | £2,291.71 | £1,527.81 | +5.1% |
| Test Valley | district council | £2,305.52 | £1,537.01 | +5.0% |
| Havant | district council | £2,320.28 | £1,546.85 | +4.9% |
| Rushmoor | district council | £2,320.28 | £1,546.85 | +4.9% |
| Medway | unitary council | £2,328.55 | £1,552.37 | +5.1% |
| Eastleigh | district council | £2,342.21 | £1,561.47 | +5.1% |
| East Hampshire | district council | £2,343.92 | £1,562.61 | +5.0% |
| Gosport | district council | £2,344.29 | £1,562.86 | +4.8% |
| Winchester | district council | £2,359.76 | £1,573.17 | +4.8% |
| Milton Keynes | unitary council | £2,372.21 | £1,581.47 | +5.1% |
| Dartford | district council | £2,375.15 | £1,583.43 | +4.1% |
| Southampton | unitary council | £2,381.48 | £1,587.65 | +5.1% |
| Hart | district council | £2,400.02 | £1,600.01 | +5.0% |
| Swale | district council | £2,405.65 | £1,603.77 | +4.3% |
| Gravesham | district council | £2,408.24 | £1,605.49 | +4.1% |
| Ashford | district council | £2,410.16 | £1,606.77 | +4.3% |
| Slough | unitary council | £2,414.44 | £1,609.63 | +5.0% |
| Crawley | district council | £2,418.46 | £1,612.31 | +4.9% |
| Canterbury | district council | £2,419.33 | £1,612.89 | +4.2% |
| New Forest | district council | £2,419.76 | £1,613.17 | +5.1% |
| Horsham | district council | £2,441.01 | £1,627.34 | +5.1% |
| Tunbridge Wells | district council | £2,446.15 | £1,630.77 | +4.2% |
| Worthing | district council | £2,456.13 | £1,637.42 | +4.8% |
| Dover | district council | £2,461.74 | £1,641.16 | +4.1% |
| Chichester | district council | £2,469.68 | £1,646.45 | +5.3% |
| Tonbridge and Malling | district council | £2,471.83 | £1,647.89 | +4.1% |
| Mid Sussex | district council | £2,474.26 | £1,649.51 | +5.0% |
| Arun | district council | £2,487.24 | £1,658.16 | +4.9% |
| Thanet | district council | £2,490.90 | £1,660.60 | +4.2% |
| Runnymede | district council | £2,492.99 | £1,661.99 | +4.7% |
| Wokingham | unitary council | £2,497.70 | £1,665.13 | +5.1% |
| Maidstone | district council | £2,502.59 | £1,668.39 | +4.1% |
| West Berkshire | unitary council | £2,505.37 | £1,670.25 | +5.1% |
| Mole Valley | district council | £2,519.86 | £1,679.91 | +4.7% |
| Sevenoaks | district council | £2,522.36 | £1,681.57 | +4.3% |
| Spelthorne | district council | £2,526.44 | £1,684.29 | +4.7% |
| Buckinghamshire | unitary council | £2,526.58 | £1,684.39 | +5.2% |
| Epsom and Ewell | district council | £2,530.84 | £1,687.23 | +4.7% |
| Folkestone and Hythe | district council | £2,538.75 | £1,692.50 | +4.2% |
| Guildford | district council | £2,547.30 | £1,698.20 | +4.9% |
| Adur | district council | £2,548.28 | £1,698.85 | +4.8% |
| Elmbridge | district council | £2,557.75 | £1,705.17 | +4.7% |
| Reigate and Banstead | district council | £2,566.61 | £1,711.07 | +4.4% |
| West Oxfordshire | district council | £2,566.95 | £1,711.30 | +5.0% |
| Vale of White Horse | district council | £2,577.44 | £1,718.29 | +4.9% |
| Brighton and Hove | unitary council | £2,580.54 | £1,720.36 | +5.0% |
| Cherwell | district council | £2,582.96 | £1,721.97 | +4.8% |
| Surrey Heath | district council | £2,585.16 | £1,723.44 | +4.8% |
| Tandridge | district council | £2,594.85 | £1,729.90 | +5.0% |
| South Oxfordshire | district council | £2,597.57 | £1,731.71 | +5.0% |
| Woking | district council | £2,598.04 | £1,732.03 | +4.7% |
| Waverley | district council | £2,604.87 | £1,736.58 | +4.9% |
| Reading | unitary council | £2,612.77 | £1,741.85 | +5.1% |
| Isle of Wight | unitary council | £2,625.79 | £1,750.53 | +5.3% |
| Eastbourne | district council | £2,654.28 | £1,769.52 | +4.8% |
| Hastings | district council | £2,676.58 | £1,784.39 | +4.8% |
| Oxford | district council | £2,678.40 | £1,785.60 | +4.7% |
| Rother | district council | £2,700.95 | £1,800.63 | +5.5% |
| Wealden | district council | £2,728.43 | £1,818.95 | +4.6% |
| Lewes | district council | £2,756.17 | £1,837.45 | +4.9% |
The regional average is weighted by each council's tax base (Band D-equivalent homes).
Not sure of your band?
We cannot look up individual homes. The Valuation Office Agency checker on GOV.UK gives the band for any address in South East.
Data: MHCLG, 2026-27 releases, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources and method