Council Tax Calculator 2026/27
Your bill = your council's Band D charge × your band's ratio. Average Band D in 2026/27: England £2,391.52, Scotland £1,653.44, Wales £2,283.08.
Updated 2026-10-03 · 2026/27 HMRC rates
Adur council tax, Band D£2,548.28 a year£254.83 over 10 monthly instalments · 2026/27
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Council tax by council: England
- AdurBand D £2,548
- Amber ValleyBand D £2,408
- ArunBand D £2,487
- AshfieldBand D £2,609
- AshfordBand D £2,410
- BaberghBand D £2,342
- Barking and DagenhamBand D £2,199
- BarnetBand D £2,133
- BarnsleyBand D £2,326
- BasildonBand D £2,327
- Basingstoke and DeaneBand D £2,255
- BassetlawBand D £2,645
- Bath and North East SomersetBand D £2,383
- BedfordBand D £2,472
- BexleyBand D £2,366
- BirminghamBand D £2,363
- BlabyBand D £2,490
- Blackburn with DarwenBand D £2,455
- BlackpoolBand D £2,513
- BolsoverBand D £2,559
- BoltonBand D £2,400
- BostonBand D £2,309
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleBand D £2,436
- Bracknell ForestBand D £2,265
- BradfordBand D £2,361
- BraintreeBand D £2,280
- BrecklandBand D £2,444
- BrentBand D £2,235
- BrentwoodBand D £2,258
- Brighton and HoveBand D £2,581
- BristolBand D £2,714
- BroadlandBand D £2,438
- BromleyBand D £2,140
- BromsgroveBand D £2,479
- BroxbourneBand D £2,306
- BroxtoweBand D £2,618
- BuckinghamshireBand D £2,527
- BurnleyBand D £2,549
- BuryBand D £2,555
- CalderdaleBand D £2,420
- CambridgeBand D £2,467
- CamdenBand D £2,208
- Cannock ChaseBand D £2,376
- CanterburyBand D £2,419
- Castle PointBand D £2,319
- Central BedfordshireBand D £2,516
- CharnwoodBand D £2,406
- ChelmsfordBand D £2,300
- CheltenhamBand D £2,370
- CherwellBand D £2,583
- Cheshire EastBand D £2,455
- Cheshire West and ChesterBand D £2,517
- ChesterfieldBand D £2,339
- ChichesterBand D £2,470
- ChorleyBand D £2,430
- City of LondonBand D £1,330
- ColchesterBand D £2,283
- CornwallBand D £2,591
- CotswoldBand D £2,392
- CoventryBand D £2,517
- CrawleyBand D £2,418
- CroydonBand D £2,600
- CumberlandBand D £2,511
- DacorumBand D £2,409
- DarlingtonBand D £2,494
- DartfordBand D £2,375
- DerbyBand D £2,306
- Derbyshire DalesBand D £2,445
- DoncasterBand D £2,168
- DorsetBand D £2,765
- DoverBand D £2,462
- DudleyBand D £2,145
- DurhamBand D £2,622
- EalingBand D £2,139
- East CambridgeshireBand D £2,485
- East DevonBand D £2,595
- East HampshireBand D £2,344
- East HertfordshireBand D £2,455
- East LindseyBand D £2,276
- East Riding of YorkshireBand D £2,466
- East StaffordshireBand D £2,351
- East SuffolkBand D £2,335
- EastbourneBand D £2,654
- EastleighBand D £2,342
- ElmbridgeBand D £2,558
- EnfieldBand D £2,268
- Epping ForestBand D £2,277
- Epsom and EwellBand D £2,531
- ErewashBand D £2,361
- ExeterBand D £2,495
- FarehamBand D £2,271
- FenlandBand D £2,538
- Folkestone and HytheBand D £2,539
- Forest of DeanBand D £2,443
- FyldeBand D £2,484
- GatesheadBand D £2,716
- GedlingBand D £2,610
- GloucesterBand D £2,356
- GosportBand D £2,344
- GraveshamBand D £2,408
- Great YarmouthBand D £2,414
- GreenwichBand D £2,108
- GuildfordBand D £2,547
- HackneyBand D £2,060
- HaltonBand D £2,367
- Hammersmith and FulhamBand D £1,520
- HarboroughBand D £2,390
- HaringeyBand D £2,314
- HarlowBand D £2,299
- HarrowBand D £2,511
- HartBand D £2,400
- HartlepoolBand D £2,560
- HastingsBand D £2,677
- HavantBand D £2,320
- HaveringBand D £2,425
- HerefordshireBand D £2,574
- HertsmereBand D £2,406
- High PeakBand D £2,385
- HillingdonBand D £2,045
- Hinckley and BosworthBand D £2,383
- HorshamBand D £2,441
- HounslowBand D £2,186
- HuntingdonshireBand D £2,556
- HyndburnBand D £2,466
- IpswichBand D £2,468
- Isle of WightBand D £2,626
- Isles of ScillyBand D £2,048
- IslingtonBand D £2,108
- Kensington and ChelseaBand D £1,667
- Kings Lynn and West NorfolkBand D £2,430
- Kingston upon HullBand D £2,295
- Kingston upon ThamesBand D £2,609
- KirkleesBand D £2,441
- KnowsleyBand D £2,488
- LambethBand D £2,047
- LancasterBand D £2,503
- LeedsBand D £2,284
- LeicesterBand D £2,529
- LewesBand D £2,756
- LewishamBand D £2,237
- LichfieldBand D £2,352
- LincolnBand D £2,323
- LiverpoolBand D £2,674
- LutonBand D £2,440
- MaidstoneBand D £2,503
- MaldonBand D £2,328
- Malvern HillsBand D £2,451
- ManchesterBand D £2,312
- MansfieldBand D £2,600
- MedwayBand D £2,329
- MeltonBand D £2,430
- MertonBand D £2,147
- Mid DevonBand D £2,656
- Mid SuffolkBand D £2,317
- Mid SussexBand D £2,474
- MiddlesbroughBand D £2,549
- Milton KeynesBand D £2,372
- Mole ValleyBand D £2,520
- New ForestBand D £2,420
- Newark and SherwoodBand D £2,682
- Newcastle upon TyneBand D £2,542
- Newcastle-under-LymeBand D £2,334
- NewhamBand D £1,944
- North DevonBand D £2,642
- North East DerbyshireBand D £2,467
- North East LincolnshireBand D £2,484
- North HertfordshireBand D £2,449
- North KestevenBand D £2,338
- North LincolnshireBand D £2,348
- North NorfolkBand D £2,460
- North NorthamptonshireBand D £2,424
- North SomersetBand D £2,491
- North TynesideBand D £2,462
- North WarwickshireBand D £2,532
- North West LeicestershireBand D £2,418
- North YorkshireBand D £2,544
- NorthumberlandBand D £2,597
- NorwichBand D £2,503
- NottinghamBand D £2,755
- Nuneaton and BedworthBand D £2,502
- Oadby and WigstonBand D £2,407
- OldhamBand D £2,602
- OxfordBand D £2,678
- PendleBand D £2,640
- PeterboroughBand D £2,293
- PlymouthBand D £2,442
- PortsmouthBand D £2,292
- PrestonBand D £2,576
- ReadingBand D £2,613
- RedbridgeBand D £2,295
- Redcar and ClevelandBand D £2,544
- RedditchBand D £2,463
- Reigate and BansteadBand D £2,567
- Ribble ValleyBand D £2,387
- Richmond upon ThamesBand D £2,486
- RochdaleBand D £2,601
- RochfordBand D £2,363
- RossendaleBand D £2,520
- RotherBand D £2,701
- RotherhamBand D £2,382
- RugbyBand D £2,483
- RunnymedeBand D £2,493
- RushcliffeBand D £2,643
- RushmoorBand D £2,320
- RutlandBand D £2,738
- SalfordBand D £2,594
- SandwellBand D £2,244
- SeftonBand D £2,583
- SevenoaksBand D £2,522
- SheffieldBand D £2,510
- ShropshireBand D £2,528
- SloughBand D £2,414
- SolihullBand D £2,197
- SomersetBand D £2,561
- South CambridgeshireBand D £2,536
- South DerbyshireBand D £2,340
- South GloucestershireBand D £2,551
- South HamsBand D £2,615
- South HollandBand D £2,278
- South KestevenBand D £2,260
- South NorfolkBand D £2,483
- South OxfordshireBand D £2,598
- South RibbleBand D £2,443
- South StaffordshireBand D £2,314
- South TynesideBand D £2,434
- SouthamptonBand D £2,381
- Southend-on-SeaBand D £2,265
- SouthwarkBand D £1,967
- SpelthorneBand D £2,526
- St AlbansBand D £2,419
- St HelensBand D £2,403
- StaffordBand D £2,303
- Staffordshire MoorlandsBand D £2,338
- StevenageBand D £2,392
- StockportBand D £2,619
- Stockton-on-TeesBand D £2,590
- Stoke-on-TrentBand D £2,183
- Stratford-on-AvonBand D £2,484
- StroudBand D £2,491
- SunderlandBand D £2,197
- Surrey HeathBand D £2,585
- SuttonBand D £2,379
- SwaleBand D £2,406
- SwindonBand D £2,438
- TamesideBand D £2,447
- TamworthBand D £2,301
- TandridgeBand D £2,595
- TeignbridgeBand D £2,643
- Telford and WrekinBand D £2,256
- TendringBand D £2,270
- Test ValleyBand D £2,306
- TewkesburyBand D £2,341
- ThanetBand D £2,491
- Three RiversBand D £2,422
- ThurrockBand D £2,255
- Tonbridge and MallingBand D £2,472
- TorbayBand D £2,470
- TorridgeBand D £2,601
- Tower HamletsBand D £1,838
- TraffordBand D £2,292
- Tunbridge WellsBand D £2,446
- UttlesfordBand D £2,334
- Vale of White HorseBand D £2,577
- WakefieldBand D £2,297
- WalsallBand D £2,627
- Waltham ForestBand D £2,387
- WandsworthBand D £1,028
- WarringtonBand D £2,448
- WarwickBand D £2,462
- WatfordBand D £2,447
- WaverleyBand D £2,605
- WealdenBand D £2,728
- Welwyn HatfieldBand D £2,452
- West BerkshireBand D £2,505
- West DevonBand D £2,705
- West LancashireBand D £2,456
- West LindseyBand D £2,354
- West NorthamptonshireBand D £2,487
- West OxfordshireBand D £2,567
- West SuffolkBand D £2,351
- WestminsterBand D £1,050
- Westmorland and FurnessBand D £2,508
- WiganBand D £2,153
- WiltshireBand D £2,572
- WinchesterBand D £2,360
- Windsor and MaidenheadBand D £1,953
- WirralBand D £2,501
- WokingBand D £2,598
- WokinghamBand D £2,498
- WolverhamptonBand D £2,539
- WorcesterBand D £2,406
- WorthingBand D £2,456
- WychavonBand D £2,373
- WyreBand D £2,461
- Wyre ForestBand D £2,512
- YorkBand D £2,287
Council tax by council: Scotland
- Aberdeen CityBand D £1,748
- AberdeenshireBand D £1,686
- AngusBand D £1,599
- Argyll & ButeBand D £1,783
- City of EdinburghBand D £1,626
- ClackmannanshireBand D £1,684
- Dumfries & GallowayBand D £1,579
- Dundee CityBand D £1,730
- East AyrshireBand D £1,717
- East DunbartonshireBand D £1,752
- East LothianBand D £1,698
- East RenfrewshireBand D £1,620
- FalkirkBand D £1,715
- FifeBand D £1,574
- Glasgow CityBand D £1,706
- HighlandBand D £1,634
- InverclydeBand D £1,674
- MidlothianBand D £1,816
- MorayBand D £1,731
- Na h-Eileanan SiarBand D £1,506
- North AyrshireBand D £1,686
- North LanarkshireBand D £1,555
- Orkney IslandsBand D £1,669
- Perth & KinrossBand D £1,674
- RenfrewshireBand D £1,691
- Scottish BordersBand D £1,619
- Shetland IslandsBand D £1,488
- South AyrshireBand D £1,695
- South LanarkshireBand D £1,468
- StirlingBand D £1,753
- West DunbartonshireBand D £1,682
- West LothianBand D £1,628
Council tax by council: Wales
- Blaenau GwentBand D £2,531
- BridgendBand D £2,478
- CaerphillyBand D £2,083
- CardiffBand D £2,013
- CarmarthenshireBand D £2,351
- CeredigionBand D £2,419
- ConwyBand D £2,473
- DenbighshireBand D £2,339
- FlintshireBand D £2,376
- GwyneddBand D £2,469
- Isle of AngleseyBand D £2,261
- Merthyr TydfilBand D £2,594
- MonmouthshireBand D £2,417
- Neath Port TalbotBand D £2,541
- NewportBand D £2,088
- PembrokeshireBand D £2,166
- PowysBand D £2,352
- Rhondda Cynon TafBand D £2,289
- SwanseaBand D £2,238
- TorfaenBand D £2,156
- Vale of GlamorganBand D £2,232
- WrexhamBand D £2,309
Key facts
- The average Band D council tax in England for 2026/27 is £2,392 (£2,391.52), up £111 or 4.9% on 2025/26, including adult social care and parish precepts. Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027.
- The average Band D council tax in Wales for 2026/27 is £2,283, up £113 or 5.2%: £1,831 for county councils, £400 for police and £52 for community councils. Source: Welsh Government, Council tax levels April 2026 to March 2027.
- The average Band D council tax in Scotland for 2026/27 is £1,653 (based on total Band D equivalents, excluding water and sewerage), up from £1,543 in 2025/26 – a rise of about 7.1%. Source: Scottish Government, Council Tax by band 2026-27.
- In England, councils with adult social care responsibilities must hold a referendum to raise core council tax by 5% or more in 2026/27 (up to 2% for adult social care plus 3% for other spending), so most rises stop at 4.99%. Shire districts can rise by under 3% or £5, whichever is higher. Source: MHCLG 2026 to 2027 release.
- Seven English councils were allowed bigger rises in 2026/27 without a referendum: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (6.75%); Trafford, Warrington and Windsor and Maidenhead (7.5%); North Somerset, Shropshire and Worcestershire (9%). Source: MHCLG 2026 to 2027 release.
- Of the 384 English authorities subject to referendum principles in 2026/27, 274 used the maximum increase allowed and 50 were close to it; 21 froze or cut their Band D. Source: MHCLG 2026 to 2027 release, Table 4.
- Bills fall by 25% if you live on your own or everyone else in your home is disregarded for council tax (the single person discount). Source: GOV.UK, Council Tax: who has to pay.
- Welsh council tax bands are still based on property values at 1 April 2003. The Local Government Finance (Wales) Act 2024 allows revaluations every 5 years from 2028. Source: Welsh Government, Council Tax reform.
Related
What each band costs on average
Council tax bills are a fraction of the Band D charge. England and Wales use ninths, so Band A pays 6/9 and Band H pays 18/9 (twice Band D). Scotland uses ninths for Bands A to D but steeper ratios above, so Band H pays 245% of Band D.
Using the national average Band D figures for 2026/27, the typical annual bill for each band is shown below. Your own council’s figure can be several hundred pounds higher or lower, which is what the calculator above shows.
| Band | England average | Scotland average | Wales average |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | £1,594 | £1,102 | £1,522 |
| B | £1,860 | £1,286 | £1,776 |
| C | £2,126 | £1,470 | £2,029 |
| D | £2,392 | £1,653 | £2,283 |
| E | £2,923 | £2,172 | £2,790 |
| F | £3,454 | £2,687 | £3,298 |
| G | £3,986 | £3,238 | £3,805 |
| H | £4,783 | £4,051 | £4,566 |
| I | – | – | £5,327 |
Discounts and exemptions to check
Discounts are not automatic. You need to apply to your council, and tell them if your circumstances change, or you may have to repay the discount and pay a fine.
- Single person discount: 25% off if you are the only adult, or everyone else is disregarded.
- If everyone in the home is disregarded, the bill is cut by 50%. Households where everyone is a full-time student pay nothing.
- Disregarded people include under-18s, 18–19-year-olds in full-time education, full-time students, student nurses, some apprentices, live-in carers and people who are severely mentally impaired.
- Disabled Band Reduction: if your home has an extra room, bathroom or space needed for a disabled resident, you are billed one band lower. Band A homes get 17% off instead.
- Council Tax Reduction for people on a low income or benefits can cut the bill by up to 100%. Each council runs its own scheme.
Second homes and empty properties in England
English councils can charge up to twice the normal bill on furnished second homes with no one living in them as a main home. Homes empty for at least a year can attract an empty homes premium, up to four times the normal bill after 10 years.
Exceptions include annexes used as part of the main home and job-related homes. Properties being marketed for sale or let, or recently inherited, can be exempt from the premium for up to 12 months. Scotland and Wales have their own rules.
Paying and challenging your band
Bills are usually split into 10 monthly payments, from April to January. You can ask your council to spread them over 12 months instead, which lowers each payment.
Bands in England are based on what a home would have been worth on 1 April 1991 (1 April 2003 in Wales). If you think your band is wrong, challenge it with the Valuation Office Agency in England and Wales, or with your local assessor in Scotland. Compare similar homes on your street first: a review can move a band up as well as down.
Monthly cost: 10 or 12 instalments
At the average England Band D of £2,391.52, ten instalments are £239.15 a month, while twelve are £199.29. The annual total is the same.
| Band (England average) | Annual | 10 instalments | 12 instalments |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | £1,594.35 | £159.43 | £132.86 |
| B | £1,860.07 | £186.01 | £155.01 |
| C | £2,125.80 | £212.58 | £177.15 |
| D | £2,391.52 | £239.15 | £199.29 |
| E | £2,922.97 | £292.30 | £243.58 |
Frequently asked questions
How do I find my council tax band?
Search your address on GOV.UK’s “Check your council tax band” service (England and Wales) or the Scottish Assessors website.
Do I pay council tax for the months I am a student?
Not if everyone in the household is a full-time student. If one person is not a student, the household may still get a discount.
Why is my council tax higher than the average Band D figure?
Your bill includes your council’s charge plus precepts for police, fire and, where relevant, county, mayor and parish or community councils. These vary widely between areas.
Can council tax go up during the year?
No. Charges are set annually before April and stay fixed for the year, unless your band, discounts or occupancy change.
Why does Wales have a Band I?
Welsh bands are based on 2003 values and include a ninth band for homes worth more than £424,000 at that date, charged at 233% of Band D.
Sources
Figures are taken from official government publications and were last reviewed on 2026-10-03.
- MHCLG: Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
- MHCLG: Council Tax levels 2026-27, Tables 1 to 9 (ODS)
- MHCLG: Council Tax levels 2026-27, Table 10 Local Authority Level Data (ODS), line 17 area Band D
- MHCLG: Council Tax levels 2025-26 (revised), Table 10 Local Authority Level Data (ODS), used for England % change
- Scottish Government: Council Tax by band 2026-27 (XLSX)
- Scottish Government: Council Tax by band 2025-26 (XLSX), used for Scotland % change
- Welsh Government: Council tax levels April 2026 to March 2027
- Welsh Government: Council tax levels 2026-27 data tables (XLSX)
- VOA / GOV.UK: Understand how Council Tax bands are assessed
- GOV.UK: Council Tax – who has to pay
- legislation.gov.uk: Council Tax (Substitution of Proportion) (Scotland) Order 2016
- Welsh Government: Council Tax reform
- GOV.UK: Council Tax – discounts for full-time students
- GOV.UK: Council Tax – discounts for disabled people
- GOV.UK: Apply for Council Tax Reduction
- GOV.UK: Council Tax – second homes and empty properties
- GOV.UK: Council Tax – paying your bill
- GOV.UK: Challenge your Council Tax band