Council tax bands in City of London 2026-27
Band D council tax in City of London is £1,288.76 a year in 2026-27, about £128.88 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home with no parish or town council charge.
Homes in City of London's parish or town council areas pay a little more.
Every band in City of London
Council tax in City of London runs from £859.17 a year for Band A to £2,577.52 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £859.17 | £85.92 | £71.60 | £644.38 |
| Band B | £1,002.37 | £100.24 | £83.53 | £751.78 |
| Band C | £1,145.56 | £114.56 | £95.46 | £859.17 |
| Band D | £1,288.76 | £128.88 | £107.40 | £966.57 |
| Band E | £1,575.15 | £157.52 | £131.26 | £1,181.36 |
| Band F | £1,861.54 | £186.15 | £155.13 | £1,396.16 |
| Band G | £2,147.93 | £214.79 | £178.99 | £1,610.95 |
| Band H | £2,577.52 | £257.75 | £214.79 | £1,933.14 |
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How bands work: every band is a fixed fraction of Band D, set in law (Band A is 6/9 of Band D and Band H 18/9), rounded here to the penny. A home's band comes from its value on 1 April 1991: Band A up to £40,000, Band H over £320,000. Payments are the yearly charge divided by 10 or 12. Other bands may differ by a penny from your council's table because of how councils round.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, local authority level data (Table 10, Data_Billing), published 25 March 2026.
Homes by band in City of London
Most homes in City of London are in Bands E and F (53%). Flats, almost all homes here, are most often Band E (36%). The most common kind of home is a 1-bedroom flat (4,370 homes), most often Band E (50%). These are shares of all 8,060 homes on the list, not the band of any one home: a home's own band is on GOV.UK.
| Band | Share of homes |
|---|---|
| Band A | 0% |
| Band B | 4.3% |
| Band C | 8.6% |
| Band D | 11.7% |
| Band E | 35.7% |
| Band F | 17.2% |
| Band G | 18.6% |
| Band H | 3.8% |
Compared with the London average, there are fewer homes in Bands A and B (4%, against 17%) and more homes in Band F and above (40%, against 15%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flats and maisonettes | 7,930 | 98% | Band E (36%) |
Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, 31 March 2026 (CTSOP3.0, band by property type), published 24 September 2026. VOA counts are rounded to the nearest 10; property types with fewer than 500 homes are not shown.
Where Band D council tax in City of London goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| City of London council | £1,112.38 (86%) |
| Greater London Authority | £176.38 (14%) |
£21.13 of the council's own Band D share in 2026-27 is the adult social care precept (MHCLG).
Parish and town council charges come on top for homes in their areas.
How council tax in City of London has changed
Band D went up by £58.05 (4.7%), from £1,230.71 in 2025-26 to £1,288.76 in 2026-27.
Band D in City of London is £800.62 a year below the London average of £2,089.38, and its 4.7% rise this year was smaller than most London boroughs (London average: 4.7%).
Over the four years from 2023-24 to 2026-27, Band D here rose 16.8%, close to the London average rise of 16.1%.
Band D in City of London is the 3rd lowest of 33 councils in London, and the 3rd lowest of 296 councils in England, ranked by the Band D figure on each council's page.
Averages are weighted by number of homes and use each council's Band D as shown on its page.
City of London and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| Islington | £2,108.15 |
| Tower Hamlets | £1,837.78 |
| Westminster | £1,047.85 |
| Hackney | £2,060.30 |
| Camden | £2,207.12 |
| Southwark | £1,967.26 |
Similar inner London boroughs
City of London is one of the 14 inner London boroughs (ONS ITL2 regions). Other inner London boroughs closest in size to City of London (8,060 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Kensington and Chelsea | £1,666.65 | 89,690 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | £1,519.51 | 96,260 |
| Haringey | £2,313.78 | 115,360 |
| Newham | £1,944.23 | 134,040 |
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. Similar councils are the same type of council, nearest in number of homes (Valuation Office Agency, 31 March 2026).
Finding a home's band
Each home's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency. You can look up any home's band on GOV.UK.
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