Council tax calculator 2026-27

Every band and the monthly cost, by postcode or council, for England, Wales and Scotland.

Council tax in every council, 2026-27

Band D for all 350 councils in England, Wales and Scotland. Select a column heading to sort.

Showing 10 of 350 councils
Band D council tax in every council in England, Wales and Scotland, 2026-27, with the monthly cost over 10 payments and the change from 2025-26
Aberdeen Scotland £1,747.54 £174.75 +6.8%
Aberdeenshire Scotland £1,686.04 £168.60 +10.0%
Adur South East £2,526.26 £252.63 +4.8%
Amber Valley East Midlands £2,319.77 £231.98 +4.8%
Angus Scotland £1,598.65 £159.87 +9.4%
Argyll and Bute Scotland £1,783.33 £178.33 +9.7%
Arun South East £2,393.30 £239.33 +4.9%
Ashfield East Midlands £2,596.64 £259.66 +4.1%
Ashford South East £2,342.93 £234.29 +4.1%
Babergh East of England £2,235.68 £223.57 +4.8%

Download the data (CSV): all 350 councils, with each one's basis, change from 2025-26 and source. LiveWhere's compilation is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Band D as shown on each council's page: the basic charge, or where no home pays that alone, Band D including special expenses or the average including parish charges. The change from last year is on the same basis.

How council tax works

Every home is in a band, set from its value on a fixed date, not from what it is worth now. In England, bands A to H use values on 1 April 1991 (Band A up to £40,000, Band H over £320,000). Wales has nine bands, A to I, using values on 1 April 2003 (Band A up to £44,000, Band I over £424,000). Scotland has bands A to H, using values on 1 April 1991 (Band A up to £27,000, Band H over £212,000).

Each council sets its Band D charge, and every other band is a fixed fraction of it: in England and Wales, Band A is 6/9 of Band D and Band H 18/9 (Band I in Wales 21/9); in Scotland, Band A is 240/360 of Band D and Band H 882/360. A home where only one adult lives gets 25% off the bill.

Bills can differ within one council. In England, homes in a parish or town council area pay its charge on top, and some councils charge special expenses in part of their area; in Wales, community councils add a charge. In Scotland, Scottish Water's water and waste water charges are billed with council tax but are separate, and are not included here.

  • England: average Band D £2,391.52, including parish and community council charges (MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 1, published 25 March 2026).
  • Wales: average Band D £2,283.08, including parish and community council charges (Welsh Government, Council tax levels: April 2026 to March 2027, Table 1, published 24 March 2026).
  • Scotland: average Band D £1,653.44, including parish and community council charges (Scottish Government, Council Tax by band 2026-27, published 31 March 2026).

Council tax: questions

Council tax for 2026-27 from MHCLG (England, published 25 March 2026), the Welsh Government (24 March 2026) and the Scottish Government (31 March 2026); each council's page gives its own source, earlier years and the date we last checked it. Postcodes are matched to councils with the ONS Postcode Directory. The single person discount is set by the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (sections 11 and 79). Published under the Open Government Licence.

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