Council tax bands by council (2026/27)
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These pages show the 2026/27 council tax charge for every band in each council area, plus how many homes sit in each band and how to challenge your band for free. The average Band D charge in England for 2026/27 is £2,392, a 4.9% rise on 2025/26 (source: MHCLG). Bands are still based on 1991 property values (2003 in Wales); our council tax bands guide explains how they work.
We currently cover 28 of the 350 UK billing authorities and publish more in batches, so if your council is not listed yet it is on the way. Every figure is taken from the official government datasets listed in the sources below.
North East
- Newcastle upon Tyne (Band D £2,542.19)
North West
- Liverpool (Band D £2,673.59)
- Manchester (Band D £2,312.04)
- Wigan (Band D £2,152.68)
Yorkshire and The Humber
East Midlands
- City of Nottingham (Band D £2,755.39)
- Leicester City (Band D £2,528.75)
West Midlands
- Birmingham (Band D £2,362.90)
- Coventry (Band D £2,516.72)
East of England
- Norwich (Band D £2,503.44)
London
- Croydon (Band D £2,599.91)
- Wandsworth (Band D £1,028.21)
- Westminster (Band D £1,049.55)
South East
- Adur (Band D £2,548.28)
- Milton Keynes (Band D £2,372.21)
South West
Wales
- Cardiff (Band D £2,013.18)
- Merthyr Tydfil (Band D £2,593.60)
- Swansea (Band D £2,238.29)
- Wrexham (Band D £2,308.88)
Scotland
- Aberdeen City (Band D £1,747.54)
- City of Edinburgh (Band D £1,626.05)
- Dundee City (Band D £1,729.69)
- Glasgow City (Band D £1,706.00)
Sources
- MHCLG: Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
- VOA: Council Tax stock of properties 2025 (England and Wales dwellings by band)
- Welsh Government: Council Tax levels, April 2026 to March 2027
- Scottish Government: Council Tax datasets (charges and chargeable dwellings)
- VOA: Council Tax challenges and changes in England and Wales, year to March 2024
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