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MHCLG · Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027 (MHCLG)

Average Band D council tax

Year ending March 2027 Final

£2,392a year

Average Band D council tax was £2,392 in the year ending March 2027, up 4.9% (£111) from £2,280 in the year ending March 2026.

▲ 4.9% · +£111 against Year ending March 2026 (previous period)

  1. MHCLG count
  2. Year ending March 2027
  3. published 25 March 2026
  4. Table 3
  5. row “2026 to 2027”
  6. column “Pounds £”
  7. cell value 2391.52

Year ending March 2027 is the highest figure in the published series: £2,392. Rule: highest of the 16 periods published here (Year ending March 2012 to Year ending March 2027).

The latest year is the largest rise in the published series: up £111 from Year ending March 2026 to Year ending March 2027. Rule: largest year-on-year increase across the 15 year-on-year changes the series supports.

Year ending March 2012 to Year ending March 2027

Average Band D council tax: Year ending March 2012 to Year ending March 2027CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour£0£1k£2k201520202025Year ending March 2012: £1,439 £ a year · published 20 March 2025Year ending March 2013: £1,444 £ a year · published 20 March 2025Year ending March 2014: £1,456 £ a year · published 20 March 2025Year ending March 2015: £1,468 £ a year · published 20 March 2025Year ending March 2016: £1,484 £ a year · published 20 March 2025Year ending March 2017: £1,530 £ a year · published 20 March 2025Year ending March 2018: £1,591 £ a year · published 20 March 2025Year ending March 2019: £1,671 £ a year · published 20 March 2025Year ending March 2020: £1,750 £ a year · published 20 March 2025Year ending March 2021: £1,818 £ a year · published 20 March 2025Year ending March 2022: £1,898 £ a year · published 20 March 2025Year ending March 2023: £1,966 £ a year · published 20 March 2025Year ending March 2024: £2,065 £ a year · published 20 March 2025Year ending March 2025: £2,171 £ a year · published 20 March 2025Year ending March 2026: £2,280 £ a year · published 20 March 2025Year ending March 2027: £2,392 £ a year · published 25 March 2026
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What this measures

The average council tax set for a Band D dwelling across England for the financial year, including the adult social care precept and parish precepts.

What this doesn’t measure

What most households pay: dwellings in bands A to C pay less, discounts and council tax support reduce bills, and Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland set their own systems.

Important caveat

The average Band D figure is a level set before the year begins, across all billing and precepting authorities in England, weighted by tax base. It includes the adult social care precept since 2016-17 and parish precepts. Most dwellings are in bands A to C and pay a fraction of the Band D amount; discounts, exemptions and council tax support reduce many bills further. Scotland and Wales set council tax separately and Northern Ireland uses domestic rates.

Revision history

No period of this series has been revised since it was first ingested here. Revisions are recorded automatically when a later release publishes a different figure for the same period.

Source

Publisher
MHCLG
Publication
Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027 (MHCLG)
Release
2026 to 2027, published 25 March 2026
Source file
Tables_1-9_2026-27.ods
File SHA-256
66b7c20f70c804038c0a392ff2b7249fd09e83f4e88ac87d0278ce7e19da5537
Retrieved
3 September 2026
Sheet
Table_3
Table
Table 3
Row
2026 to 2027
Column
Pounds £
Cell value
2391.52
Geography
E92000001
Unit
£ a year
API
/api/metrics/council_tax_band_d · /series · /vintages

Government periods

Change during each government, from the level inherited to the last complete period before it left office. Describes the period; does not attribute cause.

Labour 2024–£2,065Year ending March 2024£2,392Year ending March 2027↑ 15.8%
Conservative 2019–2024£1,671Year ending March 2019£2,065Year ending March 2024↑ 23.5%
Conservative 2017–2019£1,530Year ending March 2017£1,671Year ending March 2019↑ 9.3%
Conservative 2015–2017£1,468Year ending March 2015£1,530Year ending March 2017↑ 4.2%

Full comparison with chart

Release
2026 to 2027 · publication page
Last updated
25 March 2026
Next release expected
Not yet announced (estimated from the usual cadence)