Council tax bands in Islington 2026-27
Band D council tax in Islington is £2,108.15 a year in 2026-27, about £210.82 a month over 10 payments.
This is the charge for a home with no parish or town council charge.
Every band in Islington
Council tax in Islington runs from £1,405.43 a year for Band A to £4,216.30 for Band H.
| Band | Yearly | 10 payments | 12 payments | One adult (25% off) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band A | £1,405.43 | £140.54 | £117.12 | £1,054.07 |
| Band B | £1,639.67 | £163.97 | £136.64 | £1,229.75 |
| Band C | £1,873.91 | £187.39 | £156.16 | £1,405.43 |
| Band D | £2,108.15 | £210.82 | £175.68 | £1,581.11 |
| Band E | £2,576.63 | £257.66 | £214.72 | £1,932.47 |
| Band F | £3,045.11 | £304.51 | £253.76 | £2,283.83 |
| Band G | £3,513.58 | £351.36 | £292.80 | £2,635.19 |
| Band H | £4,216.30 | £421.63 | £351.36 | £3,162.23 |
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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 Islington
Most homes in Islington are in Bands C and D (56%). Flats, about 8 in 10 homes here, are most often Band D (33%). The most common kind of home is a 1-bedroom flat (40,670 homes), most often Band C (41%). These are shares of all 112,480 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 | 4.1% |
| Band B | 5.5% |
| Band C | 26.4% |
| Band D | 29.9% |
| Band E | 17.4% |
| Band F | 9.3% |
| Band G | 6.5% |
| Band H | 0.9% |
Compared with the London average, there are fewer homes in Bands A and B (10%, against 17%) and about the same share in Band F and above (17%, against 15%).
Most common band by type of home
| Type of home | Homes | Share of homes | Most common band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flats and maisonettes | 93,850 | 83% | Band D (33%) |
| Terraced houses | 14,730 | 13% | Band G (34%) |
| Semi-detached houses | 1,000 | 1% | Band G (44%) |
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 Islington goes
| Authority | Band D share |
|---|---|
| Islington council | £1,597.64 (76%) |
| Greater London Authority | £510.51 (24%) |
£30.43 of the council's own Band D share in 2026-27 is the adult social care precept (MHCLG).
How council tax in Islington has changed
Band D went up by £96.33 (4.8%), from £2,011.82 in 2025-26 to £2,108.15 in 2026-27.
Band D in Islington is £18.77 a year above the London average of £2,089.38, and its 4.8% rise this year was bigger than most London boroughs (London average: 4.7%).
Over the four years from 2023-24 to 2026-27, Band D here rose 16.2%, close to the London average rise of 16.1%.
Band D in Islington is the 13th lowest of 33 councils in London, and the 15th 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.
Islington and other councils
Nearby councils
| Council | Band D 2026-27 |
|---|---|
| City of London | £1,288.76 |
| Hackney | £2,060.30 |
| Camden | £2,207.12 |
| Haringey | £2,313.78 |
| Westminster | £1,047.85 |
| Tower Hamlets | £1,837.78 |
Similar inner London boroughs
Islington is one of the 14 inner London boroughs (ONS ITL2 regions). Other inner London boroughs closest in size to Islington (112,480 homes).
| Council | Band D 2026-27 | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Hammersmith and Fulham | £1,519.51 | 96,260 |
| Newham | £1,944.23 | 134,040 |
| Lewisham | £2,237.33 | 134,770 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | £1,666.65 | 89,690 |
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
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