How much is Band A council tax in England?

The England average Band A council tax is £1,594.35 for 2026-27, derived from the England average Band D of £2,391.52 multiplied by the statutory ratio 6/9 (Local Government Finance Act 1992). Each billing authority's Band A charge varies based on its own Band D.

Which council has the cheapest Band A council tax?

Wandsworth (London) has the lowest Band A council tax in England at £685.47 for 2026-27, derived from its Band D of £1,028.21 × 6/9 (source: MHCLG). This is 57.0% below the England average of £1,594.35.

Which council has the most expensive Band A council tax?

Dorset Council (South West) has the highest Band A council tax in England at £1,843.35 for 2026-27, derived from its Band D of £2,765.02 × 6/9 (source: MHCLG).

What property type does Band A cover?

Band A covers properties valued at Under £40,000 (1991 value) as at 1 April 1991 (the 1991 England valuation used for council tax banding). To check or challenge your property's band, contact the Valuation Office Agency (VOA).

Council tax Band A — all 296 English councils

Every English billing authority's Band A annual charge for 2026-27, ranked cheapest to most expensive. Band A is 6/9 of the Band D charge, fixed by the Local Government Finance Act 1992. England average: £1,594.35/year.

Which English councils have the cheapest and most expensive Band A council tax?

For 2026-27, Wandsworth has the cheapest Band A council tax in England at £685.47/year; Dorset Council has the highest at £1,843.35/year. The England average is £1,594.35 (6/9 of Band D). Gera ranks all 296 councils from MHCLG official statistics, updated annually.

Source:Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027 (MHCLG)·as of 2026-27updated annually (last: 20 June 2026)

Gera Council Tax Band Index+57.0Wandsworth: 57.0% cheaper than England averageHow this index is calculated

England average Band A: £1,594.35
Cheapest: £685.47; Wandsworth
Most expensive: £1,843.35; Dorset Council

Band A council tax — all 296 English billing authorities (2026-27)
Rank	Council	Region	Band A (£/yr)	GCTBI
1	Wandsworth	London	£685.47	+57.0
2	Westminster	London	£699.70	+56.1
3	City of London	London	£886.37	+44.4
4	Hammersmith & Fulham	London	£1,013.01	+36.5
5	Kensington & Chelsea	London	£1,111.10	+30.3
6	Tower Hamlets	London	£1,225.19	+23.2
7	Newham	London	£1,296.15	+18.7
8	Windsor & Maidenhead UA	South East	£1,301.75	+18.4
9	Southwark	London	£1,311.51	+17.7
10	Hillingdon	London	£1,363.64	+14.5
11	Lambeth	London	£1,364.74	+14.4
12	Isles of Scilly	South West	£1,365.31	+14.4
13	Hackney	London	£1,373.53	+13.9
14	Greenwich	London	£1,405.24	+11.9
15	Islington	London	£1,405.43	+11.8
16	Barnet	London	£1,421.73	+10.8
17	Ealing	London	£1,425.69	+10.6
18	Bromley	London	£1,426.69	+10.5
19	Dudley	West Midlands	£1,429.89	+10.3
20	Merton	London	£1,431.17	+10.2
21	Wigan	North West	£1,435.12	+10.0
22	Doncaster	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,445.17	+9.4
23	Stoke-on-Trent UA	West Midlands	£1,455.41	+8.7
24	Hounslow	London	£1,457.04	+8.6
25	Sunderland	North East	£1,464.76	+8.1
26	Solihull	West Midlands	£1,464.84	+8.1
27	Barking & Dagenham	London	£1,465.67	+8.1
28	Camden	London	£1,471.70	+7.7
29	Brent	London	£1,490.18	+6.5
30	Lewisham	London	£1,491.55	+6.4
31	Sandwell	West Midlands	£1,496.31	+6.1
32	Thurrock UA	East of England	£1,503.12	+5.7
33	Basingstoke & Deane	South East	£1,503.47	+5.7
34	Telford and the Wrekin UA	West Midlands	£1,504.17	+5.7
35	Brentwood	East of England	£1,505.43	+5.6
36	South Kesteven	East Midlands	£1,506.67	+5.5
37	Bracknell Forest UA	South East	£1,509.87	+5.3
38	Southend-on-Sea UA	East of England	£1,510.11	+5.3
39	Enfield	London	£1,511.78	+5.2
40	Tendring	East of England	£1,513.09	+5.1
41	Fareham	South East	£1,513.70	+5.1
42	East Lindsey	East Midlands	£1,517.25	+4.8
43	Epping Forest	East of England	£1,518.14	+4.8
44	South Holland	East Midlands	£1,518.80	+4.7
45	Braintree	East of England	£1,520.23	+4.6
46	Colchester	East of England	£1,521.90	+4.5
47	Leeds	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,522.49	+4.5
48	York UA	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,524.77	+4.4
49	Trafford	North West	£1,527.80	+4.2
50	Portsmouth UA	South East	£1,527.81	+4.2
51	Peterborough UA	East of England	£1,528.98	+4.1
52	Redbridge	London	£1,529.72	+4.1
53	Kingston upon Hull UA	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,530.03	+4.0
54	Wakefield	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,531.26	+4.0
55	Harlow	East of England	£1,532.46	+3.9
56	Chelmsford	East of England	£1,533.45	+3.8
57	Tamworth	West Midlands	£1,533.84	+3.8
58	Stafford	West Midlands	£1,535.12	+3.7
59	Test Valley	South East	£1,537.01	+3.6
60	Derby City UA	East Midlands	£1,537.33	+3.6
61	Broxbourne	East of England	£1,537.62	+3.6
62	Boston	East Midlands	£1,539.15	+3.5
63	Manchester	North West	£1,541.36	+3.3
64	South Staffordshire	West Midlands	£1,542.45	+3.3
65	Haringey	London	£1,542.52	+3.3
66	Mid Suffolk	East of England	£1,544.59	+3.1
67	Castle Point	East of England	£1,545.75	+3.0
68	Havant	South East	£1,546.85	+3.0
69	Rushmoor	South East	£1,546.85	+3.0
70	Lincoln	East Midlands	£1,548.72	+2.9
71	Barnsley	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,550.64	+2.7
72	Basildon	East of England	£1,551.49	+2.7
73	Maldon	East of England	£1,552.25	+2.6
74	Medway UA	South East	£1,552.37	+2.6
75	Uttlesford	East of England	£1,555.88	+2.4
76	Newcastle-under-Lyme	West Midlands	£1,556.17	+2.4
77	East Suffolk	East of England	£1,556.53	+2.4
78	North Kesteven	East Midlands	£1,558.54	+2.2
79	Staffordshire Moorlands	West Midlands	£1,558.81	+2.2
80	Chesterfield	East Midlands	£1,559.66	+2.2
81	South Derbyshire	East Midlands	£1,559.74	+2.2
82	Tewkesbury	South West	£1,560.35	+2.1
83	Babergh	East of England	£1,561.03	+2.1
84	Eastleigh	South East	£1,561.47	+2.1
85	East Hampshire	South East	£1,562.61	+2.0
86	Gosport	South East	£1,562.86	+2.0
87	North Lincolnshire UA	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,565.64	+1.8
88	East Staffordshire	West Midlands	£1,567.56	+1.7
89	West Suffolk	East of England	£1,567.65	+1.7
90	Lichfield	West Midlands	£1,567.93	+1.7
91	West Lindsey	East Midlands	£1,569.50	+1.6
92	Gloucester	South West	£1,570.56	+1.5
93	Winchester	South East	£1,573.17	+1.3
94	Erewash	East Midlands	£1,573.76	+1.3
95	Bradford	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,573.82	+1.3
96	Birmingham	West Midlands	£1,575.27	+1.2
97	Rochford	East of England	£1,575.65	+1.2
98	Bexley	London	£1,577.57	+1.1
99	Halton UA	North West	£1,577.74	+1.0
100	Cheltenham	South West	£1,579.68	+0.9
101	Milton Keynes UA	South East	£1,581.47	+0.8
102	Wychavon	West Midlands	£1,582.13	+0.8
103	Dartford	South East	£1,583.43	+0.7
104	Cannock Chase	West Midlands	£1,583.89	+0.7
105	Sutton	London	£1,585.76	+0.5
106	Southampton UA	South East	£1,587.65	+0.4
107	Rotherham	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,587.69	+0.4
108	Hinckley & Bosworth	East Midlands	£1,588.41	+0.4
109	Bath & North East Somerset UA	South West	£1,588.95	+0.3
110	High Peak	East Midlands	£1,589.77	+0.3
111	Ribble Valley	North West	£1,591.00	+0.2
112	Waltham Forest	London	£1,591.31	+0.2
113	Harborough	East Midlands	£1,593.25	+0.1
114	Cotswold	South West	£1,594.43	+0.0
115	Stevenage	East of England	£1,594.65	+0.0
116	Bolton	North West	£1,599.83	-0.3
117	Hart	South East	£1,600.01	-0.4
118	St Helens	North West	£1,602.25	-0.5
119	Charnwood	East Midlands	£1,603.76	-0.6
120	Swale	South East	£1,603.77	-0.6
121	Worcester	West Midlands	£1,603.87	-0.6
122	Hertsmere	East of England	£1,603.89	-0.6
123	Oadby & Wigston	East Midlands	£1,604.57	-0.6
124	Amber Valley	East Midlands	£1,605.13	-0.7
125	Gravesham	South East	£1,605.49	-0.7
126	Dacorum	East of England	£1,605.67	-0.7
127	Ashford	South East	£1,606.77	-0.8
128	Great Yarmouth	East of England	£1,609.61	-1.0
129	Slough UA	South East	£1,609.63	-1.0
130	North West Leicestershire	East Midlands	£1,612.13	-1.1
131	Crawley	South East	£1,612.31	-1.1
132	St Albans	East of England	£1,612.81	-1.2
133	Canterbury	South East	£1,612.89	-1.2
134	New Forest	South East	£1,613.17	-1.2
135	Calderdale	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,613.43	-1.2
136	Three Rivers	East of England	£1,614.87	-1.3
137	North Northamptonshire	East Midlands	£1,615.97	-1.4
138	Havering	London	£1,616.44	-1.4
139	Melton	East Midlands	£1,619.78	-1.6
140	King's Lynn & West Norfolk	East of England	£1,620.09	-1.6
141	Chorley	North West	£1,620.15	-1.6
142	South Tyneside	North East	£1,622.95	-1.8
143	Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole	South West	£1,623.72	-1.8
144	Broadland	East of England	£1,625.19	-1.9
145	Swindon UA	South West	£1,625.40	-1.9
146	Luton UA	East of England	£1,626.62	-2.0
147	Horsham	South East	£1,627.34	-2.1
148	Kirklees	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,627.38	-2.1
149	Plymouth UA	South West	£1,627.90	-2.1
150	South Ribble	North West	£1,628.44	-2.1
151	Forest of Dean	South West	£1,628.95	-2.2
152	Breckland	East of England	£1,629.11	-2.2
153	Derbyshire Dales	East Midlands	£1,629.80	-2.2
154	Tunbridge Wells	South East	£1,630.77	-2.3
155	Watford	East of England	£1,631.13	-2.3
156	Tameside	North West	£1,631.47	-2.3
157	Warrington UA	North West	£1,631.74	-2.3
158	North Hertfordshire	East of England	£1,632.35	-2.4
159	Malvern Hills	West Midlands	£1,633.95	-2.5
160	Welwyn Hatfield	East of England	£1,634.84	-2.5
161	East Hertfordshire	East of England	£1,636.52	-2.6
162	Cheshire East UA	North West	£1,636.58	-2.6
163	Blackburn with Darwen UA	North West	£1,636.85	-2.7
164	Worthing	South East	£1,637.42	-2.7
165	West Lancashire	North West	£1,637.49	-2.7
166	North Norfolk	East of England	£1,639.95	-2.9
167	Wyre	North West	£1,640.35	-2.9
168	Warwick	West Midlands	£1,641.03	-2.9
169	Dover	South East	£1,641.16	-2.9
170	North Tyneside	North East	£1,641.18	-2.9
171	Redditch	West Midlands	£1,641.97	-3.0
172	Hyndburn	North West	£1,643.99	-3.1
173	East Riding of Yorkshire UA	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,644.05	-3.1
174	North East Derbyshire	East Midlands	£1,644.38	-3.1
175	Cambridge	East of England	£1,644.68	-3.2
176	Ipswich	East of England	£1,645.50	-3.2
177	Chichester	South East	£1,646.45	-3.3
178	Torbay UA	South West	£1,646.83	-3.3
179	Bedford UA	East of England	£1,647.83	-3.4
180	Tonbridge & Malling	South East	£1,647.89	-3.4
181	Mid Sussex	South East	£1,649.51	-3.5
182	Bromsgrove	West Midlands	£1,652.43	-3.6
183	South Norfolk	East of England	£1,655.25	-3.8
184	Rugby	West Midlands	£1,655.37	-3.8
185	North East Lincolnshire UA	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,655.90	-3.9
186	Fylde	North West	£1,655.96	-3.9
187	Stratford-on-Avon	West Midlands	£1,656.11	-3.9
188	East Cambridgeshire	East of England	£1,656.79	-3.9
189	Richmond upon Thames	London	£1,657.40	-4.0
190	West Northamptonshire	East Midlands	£1,657.77	-4.0
191	Arun	South East	£1,658.16	-4.0
192	Knowsley	North West	£1,658.83	-4.0
193	Blaby	East Midlands	£1,660.15	-4.1
194	Thanet	South East	£1,660.60	-4.2
195	North Somerset UA	South West	£1,660.81	-4.2
196	Stroud	South West	£1,660.91	-4.2
197	Runnymede	South East	£1,661.99	-4.2
198	Darlington UA	North East	£1,662.55	-4.3
199	Exeter	South West	£1,663.57	-4.3
200	Wokingham UA	South East	£1,665.13	-4.4
201	Wirral	North West	£1,667.06	-4.6
202	Nuneaton & Bedworth	West Midlands	£1,668.11	-4.6
203	Maidstone	South East	£1,668.39	-4.6
204	Lancaster	North West	£1,668.79	-4.7
205	Norwich	East of England	£1,668.96	-4.7
206	West Berkshire UA	South East	£1,670.25	-4.8
207	Westmorland and Furness UA	North West	£1,671.99	-4.9
208	Sheffield	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,673.44	-5.0
209	Harrow	London	£1,674.05	-5.0
210	Cumberland	North West	£1,674.21	-5.0
211	Wyre Forest	West Midlands	£1,674.98	-5.1
212	Blackpool UA	North West	£1,675.48	-5.1
213	Central Bedfordshire UA	East of England	£1,677.44	-5.2
214	Coventry	West Midlands	£1,677.81	-5.2
215	Cheshire West and Chester UA	North West	£1,678.22	-5.3
216	Mole Valley	South East	£1,679.91	-5.4
217	Rossendale	North West	£1,679.98	-5.4
218	Sevenoaks	South East	£1,681.57	-5.5
219	Spelthorne	South East	£1,684.29	-5.6
220	Buckinghamshire UA	South East	£1,684.39	-5.6
221	Shropshire UA	West Midlands	£1,685.45	-5.7
222	Leicester City UA	East Midlands	£1,685.83	-5.7
223	Epsom & Ewell	South East	£1,687.23	-5.8
224	North Warwickshire	West Midlands	£1,688.07	-5.9
225	South Cambridgeshire	East of England	£1,690.83	-6.1
226	Fenland	East of England	£1,691.83	-6.1
227	Folkestone & Hythe	South East	£1,692.50	-6.2
228	Wolverhampton	West Midlands	£1,692.66	-6.2
229	Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	£1,694.79	-6.3
230	North Yorkshire UA	Yorkshire and The Humber	£1,696.23	-6.4
231	Redcar & Cleveland UA	North East	£1,696.32	-6.4
232	Guildford	South East	£1,698.20	-6.5
233	Adur	South East	£1,698.85	-6.6
234	Middlesbrough UA	North East	£1,699.44	-6.6
235	Burnley	North West	£1,699.61	-6.6
236	South Gloucestershire UA	South West	£1,700.39	-6.7
237	Bury	North West	£1,703.43	-6.8
238	Huntingdonshire	East of England	£1,704.27	-6.9
239	Elmbridge	South East	£1,705.17	-7.0
240	Bolsover	East Midlands	£1,706.27	-7.0
241	Hartlepool UA	North East	£1,706.80	-7.1
242	Somerset UA	South West	£1,707.06	-7.1
243	Reigate & Banstead	South East	£1,711.07	-7.3
244	West Oxfordshire	South East	£1,711.30	-7.3
245	Wiltshire UA	South West	£1,714.52	-7.5
246	Herefordshire UA	West Midlands	£1,716.25	-7.6
247	Preston	North West	£1,717.16	-7.7
248	Vale of White Horse	South East	£1,718.29	-7.8
249	Brighton & Hove UA	South East	£1,720.36	-7.9
250	Cherwell	South East	£1,721.97	-8.0
251	Sefton	North West	£1,722.15	-8.0
252	Surrey Heath	South East	£1,723.44	-8.1
253	Stockton-on-Tees UA	North East	£1,726.55	-8.3
254	Cornwall UA	South West	£1,727.29	-8.3
255	Salford	North West	£1,729.63	-8.5
256	Tandridge	South East	£1,729.90	-8.5
257	East Devon	South West	£1,730.31	-8.5
258	Northumberland UA	North East	£1,731.29	-8.6
259	South Oxfordshire	South East	£1,731.71	-8.6
260	Woking	South East	£1,732.03	-8.6
261	Croydon	London	£1,733.27	-8.7
262	Mansfield	East Midlands	£1,733.59	-8.7
263	Rochdale	North West	£1,733.89	-8.8
264	Torridge	South West	£1,734.28	-8.8
265	Oldham	North West	£1,734.82	-8.8
266	Waverley	South East	£1,736.58	-8.9
267	Ashfield	East Midlands	£1,739.17	-9.1
268	Kingston upon Thames	London	£1,739.47	-9.1
269	Gedling	East Midlands	£1,739.70	-9.1
270	Reading UA	South East	£1,741.85	-9.3
271	South Hams	South West	£1,743.48	-9.4
272	Broxtowe	East Midlands	£1,745.47	-9.5
273	Stockport	North West	£1,745.93	-9.5
274	Durham UA	North East	£1,748.10	-9.6
275	Isle of Wight UA	South East	£1,750.53	-9.8
276	Walsall	West Midlands	£1,751.65	-9.9
277	Pendle	North West	£1,760.12	-10.4
278	North Devon	South West	£1,761.47	-10.5
279	Teignbridge	South West	£1,762.08	-10.5
280	Rushcliffe	East Midlands	£1,762.18	-10.5
281	Bassetlaw	East Midlands	£1,763.30	-10.6
282	Eastbourne	South East	£1,769.52	-11.0
283	Mid Devon	South West	£1,770.94	-11.1
284	Liverpool	North West	£1,782.39	-11.8
285	Hastings	South East	£1,784.39	-11.9
286	Oxford	South East	£1,785.60	-12.0
287	Newark & Sherwood	East Midlands	£1,788.07	-12.2
288	Rother	South East	£1,800.63	-12.9
289	West Devon	South West	£1,803.55	-13.1
290	Bristol UA	South West	£1,809.12	-13.5
291	Gateshead	North East	£1,810.54	-13.6
292	Wealden	South East	£1,818.95	-14.1
293	Rutland UA	East Midlands	£1,825.05	-14.5
294	City of Nottingham UA	East Midlands	£1,836.93	-15.2
295	Lewes	South East	£1,837.45	-15.2
296	Dorset Council	South West	£1,843.35	-15.6

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Adur — Band A council tax

£1,698.85

per year (2026-27, MHCLG)

Gera Council Tax Band Index: -6.6 — 6.6% more expensive than England average

England average Band A: £1,594.35 · Index = (England − area) / England × 100

Cheaper Band A councils in South East

Windsor & Maidenhead UA£1,301.75
Basingstoke & Deane£1,503.47
Bracknell Forest UA£1,509.87
Fareham£1,513.70
Portsmouth UA£1,527.81

Frequently asked questions

How much is Band A council tax in England?: The England average Band A council tax is £1,594.35 for 2026-27, derived from the England average Band D of £2,391.52 multiplied by the statutory ratio 6/9 (Local Government Finance Act 1992). Each billing authority's Band A charge varies based on its own Band D.
Which council has the cheapest Band A council tax?: Wandsworth (London) has the lowest Band A council tax in England at £685.47 for 2026-27, derived from its Band D of £1,028.21 × 6/9 (source: MHCLG). This is 57.0% below the England average of £1,594.35.
Which council has the most expensive Band A council tax?: Dorset Council (South West) has the highest Band A council tax in England at £1,843.35 for 2026-27, derived from its Band D of £2,765.02 × 6/9 (source: MHCLG).
What property type does Band A cover?: Band A covers properties valued at Under £40,000 (1991 value) as at 1 April 1991 (the 1991 England valuation used for council tax banding). To check or challenge your property's band, contact the Valuation Office Agency (VOA).

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Contains public sector information published by Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) and licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027 (MHCLG) (2026-27, published May 2026).