71 UK local authorities

UK Council Tax Rates 2025/26

Council tax rates for every UK local authority we cover, updated for 2025/26. Click an authority to see all bands (A–H, plus I in Wales), monthly costs, and available discounts. Rates include police, fire, and parish precepts where applicable.

Don't know your council? Use our council tax checker tool to look up your authority by postcode, then see all your band rates here.

England

63 authorities

Barking and DagenhamBand D £2,118BarnetBand D £2,089Bath and North East SomersetBand D £2,342BexleyBand D £2,233BirminghamBand D £2,173Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleBand D £2,271BradfordBand D £2,169BrentBand D £2,178Brighton and HoveBand D £2,367Bristol, City ofBand D £2,538BromleyBand D £2,069CambridgeBand D £2,232CamdenBand D £2,089City of LondonBand D £1,146CornwallBand D £2,316County DurhamBand D £2,306CoventryBand D £2,403CroydonBand D £2,535CumberlandBand D £2,257DerbyBand D £2,275EalingBand D £2,127East Riding of YorkshireBand D £2,295EnfieldBand D £2,244GreenwichBand D £2,078HackneyBand D £1,979Hammersmith and FulhamBand D £1,483HaringeyBand D £2,233HaveringBand D £2,401HounslowBand D £2,071IslingtonBand D £1,909Kingston upon Hull, City ofBand D £2,243Kingston upon ThamesBand D £2,483LambethBand D £1,963LeedsBand D £2,099LeicesterBand D £2,257LewishamBand D £2,197LiverpoolBand D £2,398ManchesterBand D £2,120MertonBand D £2,293Milton KeynesBand D £2,161Newcastle upon TyneBand D £2,367NewhamBand D £1,938North YorkshireBand D £2,386NottinghamBand D £2,727OxfordBand D £2,349PlymouthBand D £2,220PortsmouthBand D £2,074ReadingBand D £2,299RedbridgeBand D £2,104Richmond upon ThamesBand D £2,349SheffieldBand D £2,210SouthamptonBand D £2,160SouthwarkBand D £1,820Stoke-on-TrentBand D £1,981SunderlandBand D £2,153SuttonBand D £2,280Tower HamletsBand D £1,903Waltham ForestBand D £2,235WandsworthBand D £1,037WestminsterBand D £1,017Westmorland and FurnessBand D £2,390WolverhamptonBand D £2,256YorkBand D £2,069

Scotland

4 authorities

Aberdeen CityBand D £1,567City of EdinburghBand D £1,688Dundee CityBand D £1,685Glasgow CityBand D £1,668

Wales

4 authorities

CardiffBand D £1,917NewportBand D £1,851SwanseaBand D £1,764WrexhamBand D £1,664

How UK council tax works

Council tax is the main tax used to fund local government in the UK. Each property is placed in a band based on its 1991 valuation (2003 in Wales). A is the lowest-value band, H is the highest (Wales adds a band I). The amount you pay each year is the authority's Band D rate multiplied by a band-specific ratio.

Rates vary widely across the UK. The cheapest council in England (Westminster) charges around £1,000 for Band D, while the most expensive (typically Nottingham, Rutland, or Lewes) charge over £2,500. Always check both your specific band and your specific authority's rate when budgeting for a property purchase.