Council tax, water and energy together, a year, every council ranked
Band D council tax with a year of water and sewerage and of energy for a median home, as each figure here is. Figures for 2026-27, published for 294 councils in England. Lowest first: the order says where a council sits, not whether that is good.
Lowest: Westminster, £3,150 a year. The council in the middle: Wirral, £4,877 a year. Highest: Wealden, £5,464 a year.
| Place | Council | Figure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WestminsterLondon | £3,150 a year |
| 2 | WandsworthLondon | £3,272 a year |
| 3 | City of LondonLondon | £3,490 a year |
| 4 | Hammersmith and FulhamLondon | £3,680 a year |
| 5 | Kensington and ChelseaLondon | £3,851 a year |
| 6 | Tower HamletsLondon | £3,902 a year |
| 7 | SouthwarkLondon | £4,067 a year |
| 8 | IslingtonLondon | £4,160 a year |
| 9 | HackneyLondon | £4,172 a year |
| 10 | LambethLondon | £4,195 a year |
| 11 | NewhamLondon | £4,248 a year |
| 12 | CamdenLondon | £4,332 a year |
| 13 | GreenwichLondon | £4,412 a year |
| 14 | PortsmouthSouth East | £4,416 a year |
| 15 | DudleyWest Midlands | £4,437 a year |
| 16 | SunderlandNorth East | £4,441 a year |
| 17 | Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands | £4,463 a year |
| 18 | GosportSouth East | £4,468 a year |
| 19 | WiganNorth West | £4,469 a year |
| 20 | DoncasterYorkshire and the Humber | £4,496 a year |
| 21 | SandwellWest Midlands | £4,500 a year |
| 22 | Kingston upon HullYorkshire and the Humber | £4,515 a year |
| 23 | LewishamLondon | £4,517 a year |
| 24 | TamworthWest Midlands | £4,521 a year |
| 25 joint | Barking and DagenhamLondon | £4,527 a year |
| 25 joint | EalingLondon | £4,527 a year |
| 27 | HillingdonLondon | £4,529 a year |
| 28 | HarlowEast of England | £4,531 a year |
| 29 | Telford and WrekinWest Midlands | £4,536 a year |
| 30 | LincolnEast Midlands | £4,567 a year |
| 31 | HavantSouth East | £4,576 a year |
| 32 | MertonLondon | £4,583 a year |
| 33 | South TynesideNorth East | £4,594 a year |
| 34 | GloucesterSouth West | £4,600 a year |
| 35 | HaringeyLondon | £4,606 a year |
| 36 | WakefieldYorkshire and the Humber | £4,613 a year |
| 37 | CheltenhamSouth West | £4,614 a year |
| 38 joint | DerbyEast Midlands | £4,622 a year |
| 38 joint | TendringEast of England | £4,622 a year |
| 40 | Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East | £4,629 a year |
| 41 joint | PeterboroughEast of England | £4,633 a year |
| 41 joint | TewkesburySouth West | £4,633 a year |
| 43 | HounslowLondon | £4,634 a year |
| 44 | FarehamSouth East | £4,635 a year |
| 45 joint | PlymouthSouth West | £4,638 a year |
| 45 joint | WorcesterWest Midlands | £4,638 a year |
| 47 | Cannock ChaseWest Midlands | £4,644 a year |
| 48 | StevenageEast of England | £4,648 a year |
| 49 | East StaffordshireWest Midlands | £4,655 a year |
| 50 | South DerbyshireEast Midlands | £4,656 a year |
| 51 | CambridgeEast of England | £4,663 a year |
| 52 | ErewashEast Midlands | £4,665 a year |
| 53 | BarnsleyYorkshire and the Humber | £4,666 a year |
| 54 | BrentLondon | £4,671 a year |
| 55 | LeedsYorkshire and the Humber | £4,672 a year |
| 56 | NorwichEast of England | £4,675 a year |
| 57 | ManchesterNorth West | £4,676 a year |
| 58 | BarnetLondon | £4,677 a year |
| 59 | HaltonNorth West | £4,683 a year |
| 60 | RushmoorSouth East | £4,684 a year |
| 61 | ChesterfieldEast Midlands | £4,691 a year |
| 62 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West | £4,692 a year |
| 63 | North TynesideNorth East | £4,694 a year |
| 64 | YorkYorkshire and the Humber | £4,699 a year |
| 65 | St. HelensNorth West | £4,707 a year |
| 66 | RotherhamYorkshire and the Humber | £4,710 a year |
| 67 | ThurrockEast of England | £4,715 a year |
| 68 | SolihullWest Midlands | £4,717 a year |
| 69 | Bracknell ForestSouth East | £4,725 a year |
| 70 | ExeterSouth West | £4,727 a year |
| 71 | LichfieldWest Midlands | £4,728 a year |
| 72 | ColchesterEast of England | £4,731 a year |
| 73 | CharnwoodEast Midlands | £4,734 a year |
| 74 | Southend-on-SeaEast of England | £4,737 a year |
| 75 | Waltham ForestLondon | £4,739 a year |
| 76 | BromleyLondon | £4,744 a year |
| 77 | Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands | £4,746 a year |
| 78 | East SuffolkEast of England | £4,747 a year |
| 79 | RedditchWest Midlands | £4,755 a year |
| 80 | SouthamptonSouth East | £4,757 a year |
| 81 | Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands | £4,759 a year |
| 82 | Amber ValleyEast Midlands | £4,760 a year |
| 83 | DartfordSouth East | £4,763 a year |
| 84 | SuttonLondon | £4,767 a year |
| 85 | CrawleySouth East | £4,770 a year |
| 86 | TorbaySouth West | £4,774 a year |
| 87 | Redcar and ClevelandNorth East | £4,776 a year |
| 88 | EastleighSouth East | £4,778 a year |
| 89 joint | KnowsleyNorth West | £4,780 a year |
| 89 joint | South KestevenEast Midlands | £4,780 a year |
| 91 | MiddlesbroughNorth East | £4,781 a year |
| 92 joint | IpswichEast of England | £4,784 a year |
| 92 joint | North LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber | £4,784 a year |
| 94 joint | DarlingtonNorth East | £4,786 a year |
| 94 joint | South StaffordshireWest Midlands | £4,786 a year |
| 96 joint | BasildonEast of England | £4,787 a year |
| 96 joint | Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East | £4,787 a year |
| 96 joint | StaffordWest Midlands | £4,787 a year |
| 99 | Great YarmouthEast of England | £4,790 a year |
| 100 | BostonEast Midlands | £4,793 a year |
| 101 | Milton KeynesSouth East | £4,796 a year |
| 102 joint | BirminghamWest Midlands | £4,799 a year |
| 102 joint | TamesideNorth West | £4,799 a year |
| 104 | SwindonSouth West | £4,802 a year |
| 105 | Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands | £4,806 a year |
| 106 | Newcastle upon TyneNorth East | £4,810 a year |
| 107 joint | BoltonNorth West | £4,812 a year |
| 107 joint | BraintreeEast of England | £4,812 a year |
| 107 joint | EnfieldLondon | £4,812 a year |
| 110 | MedwaySouth East | £4,813 a year |
| 111 | BroxbourneEast of England | £4,814 a year |
| 112 | HyndburnNorth West | £4,818 a year |
| 113 | North SomersetSouth West | £4,819 a year |
| 114 | CoventryWest Midlands | £4,821 a year |
| 115 | WatfordEast of England | £4,823 a year |
| 116 | DoverSouth East | £4,826 a year |
| 117 | BlackpoolNorth West | £4,829 a year |
| 118 joint | Bath and North East SomersetSouth West | £4,831 a year |
| 118 joint | South RibbleNorth West | £4,831 a year |
| 120 | High PeakEast Midlands | £4,833 a year |
| 121 | South HollandEast Midlands | £4,834 a year |
| 122 joint | North East LincolnshireYorkshire and the Humber | £4,836 a year |
| 122 joint | WarringtonNorth West | £4,836 a year |
| 124 | ArunSouth East | £4,839 a year |
| 125 joint | Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands | £4,843 a year |
| 125 joint | ThanetSouth East | £4,843 a year |
| 127 | WorthingSouth East | £4,844 a year |
| 128 | DacorumEast of England | £4,845 a year |
| 129 | West SuffolkEast of England | £4,847 a year |
| 130 | WarwickWest Midlands | £4,850 a year |
| 131 joint | LutonEast of England | £4,852 a year |
| 131 joint | Welwyn HatfieldEast of England | £4,852 a year |
| 131 joint | Wyre ForestWest Midlands | £4,852 a year |
| 134 joint | ChorleyNorth West | £4,854 a year |
| 134 joint | North West LeicestershireEast Midlands | £4,854 a year |
| 136 | CalderdaleYorkshire and the Humber | £4,856 a year |
| 137 | BradfordYorkshire and the Humber | £4,857 a year |
| 138 joint | North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands | £4,860 a year |
| 138 joint | TraffordNorth West | £4,860 a year |
| 140 | MeltonEast Midlands | £4,866 a year |
| 141 joint | ChelmsfordEast of England | £4,868 a year |
| 141 joint | East LindseyEast Midlands | £4,868 a year |
| 143 joint | North KestevenEast Midlands | £4,870 a year |
| 143 joint | Stockton-on-TeesNorth East | £4,870 a year |
| 145 | WyreNorth West | £4,873 a year |
| 146 joint | KirkleesYorkshire and the Humber | £4,877 a year |
| 146 joint | WirralNorth West | £4,877 a year |
| 148 | LancasterNorth West | £4,879 a year |
| 149 | SheffieldYorkshire and the Humber | £4,886 a year |
| 150 | CanterburySouth East | £4,891 a year |
| 151 joint | Epping ForestEast of England | £4,893 a year |
| 151 joint | WychavonWest Midlands | £4,893 a year |
| 153 | RugbyWest Midlands | £4,895 a year |
| 154 joint | BexleyLondon | £4,898 a year |
| 154 joint | SloughSouth East | £4,898 a year |
| 154 joint | West LindseyEast Midlands | £4,898 a year |
| 157 | BolsoverEast Midlands | £4,899 a year |
| 158 | BurnleyNorth West | £4,901 a year |
| 159 joint | BlabyEast Midlands | £4,902 a year |
| 159 joint | SwaleSouth East | £4,902 a year |
| 161 | South GloucestershireSouth West | £4,903 a year |
| 162 | Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands | £4,906 a year |
| 163 | North HertfordshireEast of England | £4,909 a year |
| 164 | RedbridgeLondon | £4,911 a year |
| 165 joint | Blackburn with DarwenNorth West | £4,915 a year |
| 165 joint | StroudSouth West | £4,915 a year |
| 167 joint | Brighton and HoveSouth East | £4,921 a year |
| 167 joint | HaveringLondon | £4,921 a year |
| 169 joint | BaberghEast of England | £4,922 a year |
| 169 joint | BroadlandEast of England | £4,922 a year |
| 171 | North East DerbyshireEast Midlands | £4,927 a year |
| 172 | New ForestSouth East | £4,928 a year |
| 173 | LeicesterEast Midlands | £4,929 a year |
| 174 joint | BedfordEast of England | £4,932 a year |
| 174 joint | FyldeNorth West | £4,932 a year |
| 176 joint | EastbourneSouth East | £4,934 a year |
| 176 joint | HarboroughEast Midlands | £4,934 a year |
| 178 | Castle PointEast of England | £4,935 a year |
| 179 | County DurhamNorth East | £4,938 a year |
| 180 joint | East HertfordshireEast of England | £4,939 a year |
| 180 joint | WolverhamptonWest Midlands | £4,939 a year |
| 182 | Mid SuffolkEast of England | £4,945 a year |
| 183 | BrentwoodEast of England | £4,946 a year |
| 184 | AdurSouth East | £4,948 a year |
| 185 | AshfieldEast Midlands | £4,949 a year |
| 186 | Folkestone and HytheSouth East | £4,951 a year |
| 187 joint | GraveshamSouth East | £4,952 a year |
| 187 joint | MansfieldEast Midlands | £4,952 a year |
| 187 joint | PrestonNorth West | £4,952 a year |
| 187 joint | West LancashireNorth West | £4,952 a year |
| 191 | LiverpoolNorth West | £4,954 a year |
| 192 | WalsallWest Midlands | £4,955 a year |
| 193 | BristolSouth West | £4,958 a year |
| 194 | SeftonNorth West | £4,959 a year |
| 195 | HertsmereEast of England | £4,962 a year |
| 196 | Ribble ValleyNorth West | £4,967 a year |
| 197 joint | BroxtoweEast Midlands | £4,970 a year |
| 197 joint | SalfordNorth West | £4,970 a year |
| 199 joint | East HampshireSouth East | £4,972 a year |
| 199 joint | GatesheadNorth East | £4,972 a year |
| 201 joint | East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber | £4,974 a year |
| 201 joint | UttlesfordEast of England | £4,974 a year |
| 203 | Central BedfordshireEast of England | £4,976 a year |
| 204 joint | Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West | £4,977 a year |
| 204 joint | Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands | £4,977 a year |
| 206 | RochfordEast of England | £4,979 a year |
| 207 | CumberlandNorth West | £4,983 a year |
| 208 | Cheshire EastNorth West | £4,987 a year |
| 209 | RochdaleNorth West | £4,989 a year |
| 210 | Isle of WightSouth East | £4,990 a year |
| 211 | BuryNorth West | £4,991 a year |
| 212 joint | MaldonEast of England | £4,992 a year |
| 212 joint | North WarwickshireWest Midlands | £4,992 a year |
| 214 | West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands | £4,995 a year |
| 215 | WinchesterSouth East | £5,000 a year |
| 216 | HuntingdonshireEast of England | £5,004 a year |
| 217 | Richmond upon ThamesLondon | £5,006 a year |
| 218 joint | GedlingEast Midlands | £5,010 a year |
| 218 joint | SpelthorneSouth East | £5,010 a year |
| 220 | Forest of DeanSouth West | £5,011 a year |
| 221 | OldhamNorth West | £5,014 a year |
| 222 joint | RossendaleNorth West | £5,016 a year |
| 222 joint | Westmorland and FurnessNorth West | £5,016 a year |
| 224 | Test ValleySouth East | £5,018 a year |
| 225 | SomersetSouth West | £5,021 a year |
| 226 | NottinghamEast Midlands | £5,023 a year |
| 227 joint | ReadingSouth East | £5,025 a year |
| 227 joint | RunnymedeSouth East | £5,025 a year |
| 229 | Three RiversEast of England | £5,026 a year |
| 230 | North NorfolkEast of England | £5,028 a year |
| 231 | HastingsSouth East | £5,029 a year |
| 232 | South CambridgeshireEast of England | £5,032 a year |
| 233 | NorthumberlandNorth East | £5,033 a year |
| 234 | FenlandEast of England | £5,034 a year |
| 235 | St AlbansEast of England | £5,035 a year |
| 236 | BrecklandEast of England | £5,036 a year |
| 237 | East CambridgeshireEast of England | £5,041 a year |
| 238 | BromsgroveWest Midlands | £5,047 a year |
| 239 joint | AshfordSouth East | £5,050 a year |
| 239 joint | ChichesterSouth East | £5,050 a year |
| 241 | TeignbridgeSouth West | £5,055 a year |
| 242 | BassetlawEast Midlands | £5,057 a year |
| 243 | King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England | £5,058 a year |
| 244 | South NorfolkEast of England | £5,063 a year |
| 245 | PendleNorth West | £5,064 a year |
| 246 | East DevonSouth West | £5,067 a year |
| 247 | MaidstoneSouth East | £5,071 a year |
| 248 | CroydonLondon | £5,072 a year |
| 249 joint | HartSouth East | £5,076 a year |
| 249 joint | Tonbridge and MallingSouth East | £5,076 a year |
| 251 | Reigate and BansteadSouth East | £5,099 a year |
| 252 | Mid SussexSouth East | £5,102 a year |
| 253 | RushcliffeEast Midlands | £5,103 a year |
| 254 | CotswoldSouth West | £5,104 a year |
| 255 | Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands | £5,106 a year |
| 256 | Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands | £5,112 a year |
| 257 | OxfordSouth East | £5,114 a year |
| 258 | North DevonSouth West | £5,126 a year |
| 259 joint | HarrowLondon | £5,127 a year |
| 259 joint | Malvern HillsWest Midlands | £5,127 a year |
| 261 | Vale of White HorseSouth East | £5,133 a year |
| 262 | StockportNorth West | £5,139 a year |
| 263 | Kingston upon ThamesLondon | £5,141 a year |
| 264 | ShropshireWest Midlands | £5,144 a year |
| 265 | WokinghamSouth East | £5,150 a year |
| 266 | South HamsSouth West | £5,159 a year |
| 267 | WiltshireSouth West | £5,164 a year |
| 268 | HorshamSouth East | £5,165 a year |
| 269 | CornwallSouth West | £5,171 a year |
| 270 | WokingSouth East | £5,178 a year |
| 271 | GuildfordSouth East | £5,187 a year |
| 272 | Tunbridge WellsSouth East | £5,194 a year |
| 273 | CherwellSouth East | £5,199 a year |
| 274 | Epsom and EwellSouth East | £5,207 a year |
| 275 | North YorkshireYorkshire and the Humber | £5,208 a year |
| 276 | DorsetSouth West | £5,213 a year |
| 277 | TorridgeSouth West | £5,241 a year |
| 278 | West OxfordshireSouth East | £5,243 a year |
| 279 | Mole ValleySouth East | £5,244 a year |
| 280 | Mid DevonSouth West | £5,260 a year |
| 281 | South OxfordshireSouth East | £5,262 a year |
| 282 | BuckinghamshireSouth East | £5,263 a year |
| 283 | HerefordshireWest Midlands | £5,274 a year |
| 284 | LewesSouth East | £5,276 a year |
| 285 | SevenoaksSouth East | £5,282 a year |
| 286 | Surrey HeathSouth East | £5,309 a year |
| 287 | West BerkshireSouth East | £5,313 a year |
| 288 | ElmbridgeSouth East | £5,318 a year |
| 289 | RutlandEast Midlands | £5,342 a year |
| 290 | TandridgeSouth East | £5,343 a year |
| 291 | RotherSouth East | £5,353 a year |
| 292 | WaverleySouth East | £5,365 a year |
| 293 | West DevonSouth West | £5,381 a year |
| 294 | WealdenSouth East | £5,464 a year |
Not in this list
- Hartlepool and Isles of Scilly. Not published for these councils.
- Northern Ireland. Published for England only.
- Scotland. Published for England only.
- Wales. Published for England only.
MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27, Table 9; Water UK, average annual household combined water and sewerage bill and Scottish Water, average household water and waste water charge; DESNZ median electricity and gas use and modelled domestic oil by council, 2024, at the Ofgem cap for October to December 2026, Northern Ireland's regulated tariffs for October 2026 and heating oil prices for October 2026; census shares of homes heated by mains gas and by oil, 2021 (Scotland 2022) · 2026-27 · fetched 22 October 2026 · How this is measured
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