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Council tax for 2026/27 England, Scotland and Wales

Band H council tax 2026/27: from £2,056.42 to £5,530.04 a year

Across the 350 councils of England, Scotland and Wales, Band H costs least in Wandsworth (£2,056.42 a year) and most in Dorset (£5,530.04), a gap of £3,473.62. Band H is 200% of the Band D charge in England and Wales, and 245% in Scotland.

Band H in your council

Manchester: Band H costs £4,624.08 a year, £462.41 over 10 payments or £385.34 over 12. It is 105th of 350 councils, cheapest first. Under 0.1% of its homes are in Band H.

The ten cheapest for Band H

CouncilA yearOver 12 payments
Wandsworth£2,056.42£171.37
Westminster£2,099.10£174.93
City of London£2,659.12£221.59
Hammersmith and Fulham£3,039.02£253.25
Kensington and Chelsea£3,333.30£277.78
South Lanarkshire£3,597.76£299.81
Shetland Islands£3,645.36£303.78
Tower Hamlets£3,675.56£306.30
Na h-Eileanan Siar£3,688.48£307.37
North Lanarkshire£3,808.67£317.39

The ten dearest for Band H

CouncilA yearOver 12 payments
Dorset£5,530.04£460.84
Lewes£5,512.34£459.36
Nottingham£5,510.78£459.23
Rutland£5,475.16£456.26
Wealden£5,456.86£454.74
Gateshead£5,431.62£452.64
Bristol£5,427.36£452.28
West Devon£5,410.66£450.89
Rother£5,401.90£450.16
Newark and Sherwood£5,364.20£447.02

England: averages for the whole council area, parish charges included. Scotland: water and sewerage charges are not included, and homes are chargeable dwellings. Shares of homes leave out councils where the source does not publish the count for Band H. Monthly figures divide the yearly charge, rounded to the penny.

Councils where Band H is the most common band

Band H is the most common band in none of the 347 councils that publish the count of every band.

Where Band H is at least 1.5 times as common as in its nation

60 councils, each compared with its own nation’s share of homes in Band H, from the largest share down:

Kensington and Chelsea 17%, Westminster 13%, Elmbridge 8%, Camden 4%, Richmond upon Thames 4%, Three Rivers 4%, Monmouthshire 4%, City of London 4%, Waverley 4%, Vale of Glamorgan 4%, Tandridge 3%, Hammersmith and Fulham 3%, Guildford 3%, Windsor and Maidenhead 3%, Sevenoaks 3%, Runnymede 3%, Mole Valley 3%, Hertsmere 3%, Barnet 3%, Buckinghamshire 3%, St Albans 2%, Chichester 2%, Epping Forest 2%, Merton 2%, East Renfrewshire 2%, Wandsworth 2%, Brentwood 2%, Woking 2%, Stirling 2%, Reigate and Banstead 2%, City of Edinburgh 2%, Cardiff 2%, Cotswold 2%, Kingston upon Thames 2%, Welwyn Hatfield 1%, Stratford-on-Avon 1%, South Oxfordshire 1%, East Dunbartonshire 1%, Surrey Heath 1%, Harrow 1%, East Lothian 1%, Winchester 1%, East Hertfordshire 1%, Dacorum 1%, Horsham 1%, Wealden 1%, Bromley 1%, East Hampshire 1%, Tunbridge Wells 1%, Uttlesford 1%, West Berkshire 1%, Cheshire East 1%, Trafford 1%, Aberdeen City 1%, Oxford 1.0%, Test Valley 0.9%, Rutland 0.9%, Perth & Kinross 0.9%, Hounslow 0.9%, Scottish Borders 0.9%.

Scotland, the eight councils with the largest share of homes in Band H: East Renfrewshire 2%, Stirling 2%, City of Edinburgh 2%, East Dunbartonshire 1%, East Lothian 1%, Aberdeen City 1%, Perth & Kinross 0.9%, Scottish Borders 0.9%.

Wales, the eight councils with the largest share of homes in Band H: Monmouthshire 4%, Vale of Glamorgan 4%, Cardiff 2%, Wrexham 1%, Swansea 1%, Powys 0.9%, Flintshire 0.8%, Newport 0.8%.

The most homes in Band H

CouncilHomes
Westminster17,280
Kensington and Chelsea15,520
Buckinghamshire6,190
Camden4,940
Elmbridge4,570
Barnet4,350
City of Edinburgh4,338
Richmond upon Thames3,660
Wandsworth3,070
Hammersmith and Fulham2,940
Cardiff2,880
Vale of Glamorgan2,270
Waverley2,200
Cheshire East2,020
Windsor and Maidenhead2,020
Guildford1,880
Merton1,860
Monmouthshire1,790
Bromley1,760
Three Rivers1,640

Where Band H is rarest

CouncilHomes in Band H
Shetland Islandsunder 0.1%
Barking and Dagenhamunder 0.1%
Gloucesterunder 0.1%
Sloughunder 0.1%
Worcesterunder 0.1%
Crawleyunder 0.1%
Waltham Forestunder 0.1%
Southamptonunder 0.1%
Knowsleyunder 0.1%
Tamworthunder 0.1%
Sandwellunder 0.1%
Newhamunder 0.1%
Ipswichunder 0.1%
Kingston upon Hullunder 0.1%
Nuneaton and Bedworthunder 0.1%
Stoke-on-Trentunder 0.1%
Adurunder 0.1%
Lutonunder 0.1%
Tamesideunder 0.1%
North Lincolnshireunder 0.1%