Council tax for 2026/27 · England, Scotland and Wales
Hounslow council tax 2026/27: a Band D home pays £2,185.56 a year
The cheapest band, A, pays £1,457.04; the dearest, H, pays £4,371.12. 37% of Hounslow’s 112,470 homes are in Band D.
Band D costs £2,185.56 a year: £218.56 over 10 payments or £182.13 over 12. 37% of Hounslow’s homes are in this band.
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B
C
D
E
F
G
H
Hounslow, street by band. Walls rise to the yearly charge (one scale for all councils); each house is as wide as its band’s share of homes (all properties on the list at 31 March 2026, Valuation Office Agency). Narrow bands are kept visible.
Too narrow to draw to scale, so shown at a minimum width: Band A 2%, Band H 0.9% of homes.
Every band in Hounslow
Band
A year
Over 10 payments
Over 12 payments
Homes
£1,457.04
£145.70
£121.42
2%
£1,699.88
£169.99
£141.66
9%
£1,942.72
£194.27
£161.89
28%
£2,185.56
£218.56
£182.13
37%
£2,671.24
£267.12
£222.60
15%
£3,156.92
£315.69
£263.08
6%
£3,642.60
£364.26
£303.55
4%
£4,371.12
£437.11
£364.26
0.9%
These are averages for the whole council area, parish charges included: your own bill may be higher or lower depending on your parish. Monthly figures divide the yearly charge, rounded to the penny.
About Hounslow’s figures
Hounslow has the 2nd highest share of homes in Band D of any English council. Of the 112,470 properties on its valuation list, 41,270 are in that band, which is 36.7%; Band C comes next with 27.7%. The two lowest bands, A and B, account for only 10.8% between them, and Band A alone for 2.2%. The single council ahead of Hounslow on that measure is Hillingdon, also in London.
The Band D charge for 2026/27 is £2,185.56. Set against last year's £2,085.82, the bill has grown by £99.74, or 4.8%, and it places Hounslow 273rd in England and 16th among the 32 London boroughs, 3.4% above the simple average of the 32 boroughs.
The borough sets £1,675.05 of the total (76.6%). The Greater London Authority adds £510.51, or 23.4%, and because London's police and fire brigade are included in that precept, Hounslow's bill has no separate police or fire line. There are no parish councils.
Higher up the scale, Band G has 4,120 homes and Band H 1,030; a Band H property is charged £4,371.12 this year. For Band C the bill is £1,942.72, for Band E £2,671.24, and for the scarce Band A homes £1,457.04.
According to the council's return, Hounslow's tax base comes to 94,587 Band D equivalents, with 98% of the tax expected to be collected.
Band D is the band the national tables use to compare councils. In Hounslow it is £2,185.56 a year. Across the 296 councils in England the simple average of Band D is £2,410.97, and 23 of them charge less than Hounslow.
The dearest Band D in England is Dorset at £2,765.02; the cheapest is Wandsworth at £1,028.21.
Where Hounslow’s homes sit
The biggest share of homes, 37%, is in Band D. Bands A to C together hold 38% of the 112,470 homes, and bands E to H hold 25%.
Homes are counted as: all properties on the list at 31 March 2026, Valuation Office Agency.
Check your own band
The letter is printed on your council tax bill. To look up any home, use the official services: England and Wales or Scotland. Band by Band cannot tell you the band of an address.