{
  "dataset": "prices.council-tax",
  "generated": "2026-09-20T13:57:38.993Z",
  "licence": {
    "compilation": "CC BY 4.0",
    "compilation_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "attribution": "Tariff Tracker, tarifftracker.io, published by PEF Consulting Partners Limited",
    "underlying": "The figures themselves belong to the bodies named in each dataset's sources. Most are Crown copyright under the Open Government Licence v3. Supplier tariff rates belong to the suppliers who publish them. Check the source terms before you rely on any of it commercially.",
    "corrections": "If a figure here is wrong, say so and we will correct it and record that we did."
  },
  "docs": "https://tarifftracker.io/api/",
  "fields": "https://tarifftracker.io/api/v1/dictionary",
  "as_of": "2026-04-01",
  "sources": [
    {
      "name": "MHCLG, council tax levels 2026 to 2027",
      "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/council-tax-levels-set-by-local-authorities-in-england-2026-to-2027/council-tax-levels-set-by-local-authorities-in-england-2026-to-2027"
    },
    {
      "name": "Council Tax Referendum Principles Report 2026-27",
      "url": "https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6989c723d3f57710b50a9bb4/Council_Tax_Referendum_Principles_Report_2026-27.pdf"
    },
    {
      "name": "gov.uk, who has to pay council tax",
      "url": "https://www.gov.uk/council-tax/who-has-to-pay"
    },
    {
      "name": "gov.uk, second homes and empty properties",
      "url": "https://www.gov.uk/council-tax/second-homes-and-empty-properties"
    },
    {
      "name": "StatsWales, band D composition",
      "url": "https://stats.gov.wales/en-GB/3ca971eb-7d9b-4b79-89fa-6d7f77431aad"
    }
  ],
  "caveats": [
    "The Welsh headline average for 2026/27 is not published here. The Welsh Government website refused every automated request. The only Welsh figure we could verify is £1,830.62, which is the unitary and county element alone and excludes police and community precepts, so it is not comparable with the English figure.",
    "Scotland publishes no national average Band D for 2026/27. Its Band D series ends at 2025/26. Any site quoting a Scottish 2026/27 average is not quoting the government.",
    "MHCLG states the increase as £111 although the rounded levels imply £112. The official figure is computed from unrounded numbers, so £111 is correct."
  ],
  "data": {
    "vertical": "council-tax",
    "name": "Council tax",
    "tagline": "Banded on what your house was worth in 1991, capped at 5%, and nine councils were given permission to go further.",
    "headline": {
      "value": "£2,392",
      "unit": "/yr",
      "label": "Average Band D, England, 2026/27",
      "sub": "Including parish precepts. In force from 1 April 2026.",
      "direction": "up",
      "change": "+£111 (+4.9%)",
      "band": "elevated",
      "source": "MHCLG",
      "as_of": "2026-04-01"
    },
    "benchmark": {
      "value": 2392,
      "period": "a year",
      "placeholder": "2392",
      "what": "your annual council tax bill",
      "note": "Compared against the England Band D average. If you are not in Band D this will read high or low for that reason alone, and the band ratios are in the table below."
    },
    "stats": [
      {
        "k": "Highest in England",
        "v": "£2,765",
        "n": "Dorset"
      },
      {
        "k": "Lowest in England",
        "v": "£1,028",
        "n": "Wandsworth"
      },
      {
        "k": "Referendum threshold",
        "v": "5%",
        "n": "3% core plus 2% social care"
      },
      {
        "k": "Councils allowed to exceed it",
        "v": "9",
        "n": "Up to 9%"
      }
    ],
    "tables": [
      {
        "title": "Councils permitted to exceed the 5% cap in 2026/27",
        "note": "Every other English authority was held to 5%, being 3% core plus a 2% adult social care precept. No authority exceeded its own principle, and 274 used the maximum flexibility available to them.",
        "cols": [
          "Authority",
          "Permitted increase",
          "Made up of"
        ],
        "rows": [
          [
            "North Somerset",
            "9%",
            "2% social care plus 7%"
          ],
          [
            "Shropshire",
            "9%",
            "2% social care plus 7%"
          ],
          [
            "Worcestershire",
            "9%",
            "2% social care plus 7%"
          ],
          [
            "Trafford",
            "7.5%",
            "2% social care plus 5.5%"
          ],
          [
            "Warrington",
            "7.5%",
            "2% social care plus 5.5%"
          ],
          [
            "Windsor and Maidenhead",
            "7.5%",
            "2% social care plus 5.5%"
          ],
          [
            "Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole",
            "6.75%",
            "2% social care plus 4.75%"
          ]
        ]
      },
      {
        "title": "Average Band D by class of authority, England 2026/27",
        "cols": [
          "Class",
          "Band D",
          "Change"
        ],
        "rows": [
          [
            "London",
            "£2,068",
            "+4.4%"
          ],
          [
            "Metropolitan",
            "£2,409",
            "+5.2%"
          ],
          [
            "Unitary",
            "£2,490",
            "+5.3%"
          ],
          [
            "Shire",
            "£2,452",
            "+4.6%"
          ],
          [
            "Average per dwelling, all bands",
            "£1,868",
            "+5.5%"
          ]
        ]
      },
      {
        "title": "The bands, and what they multiply",
        "note": "Band D is the reference. Every other band is a fixed statutory fraction of it, so if you know your council's Band D you can work out any band. English and Scottish bands are based on what the property was worth on 1 April 1991. Welsh bands use 1 April 2003 and there are nine of them.",
        "cols": [
          "Band",
          "England and Wales ratio",
          "1991 value, England"
        ],
        "rows": [
          [
            "A",
            "6/9 of Band D",
            "Up to £40,000"
          ],
          [
            "B",
            "7/9",
            "£40,001 to £52,000"
          ],
          [
            "C",
            "8/9",
            "£52,001 to £68,000"
          ],
          [
            "D",
            "9/9",
            "£68,001 to £88,000"
          ],
          [
            "E",
            "11/9",
            "£88,001 to £120,000"
          ],
          [
            "F",
            "13/9",
            "£120,001 to £160,000"
          ],
          [
            "G",
            "15/9",
            "£160,001 to £320,000"
          ],
          [
            "H",
            "18/9",
            "Over £320,000"
          ]
        ]
      }
    ],
    "facts": [
      "England has had no council tax revaluation since 1991. Your band reflects what the property was worth 35 years ago.",
      "Wales legislated in 2024 for a five yearly revaluation cycle starting 1 April 2028. Scotland is consulting, and has legislated for two new top bands from 2028 for properties over £1m.",
      "The adult social care precept raised £688m in 2026/27, about £35 on a Band D bill.",
      "Total council tax collected in England in 2026/27 is £46.8bn, up 6.1%.",
      "Parish precepts averaged £100 on a Band D bill, up 8.2%, across 8,902 parishes.",
      "Councils can charge up to 100% extra on second homes since 1 April 2025, and up to 300% extra on homes empty more than ten years.",
      "Scotland has no referendum cap at all. There is no published national average Band D for Scotland in 2026/27."
    ],
    "support": [
      {
        "name": "Single person discount",
        "what": "25% off",
        "who": "You are the only adult resident."
      },
      {
        "name": "Full student household",
        "what": "Exempt entirely",
        "who": "Every resident is a full time student."
      },
      {
        "name": "Severe mental impairment",
        "what": "Disregarded, and 50% off where everyone in the household is disregarded",
        "who": "Medically certified and receiving a qualifying benefit."
      },
      {
        "name": "Disabled band reduction",
        "what": "Billed at the band below yours. If you are already Band A, 17% off.",
        "who": "The property has features essential to a disabled resident, such as an extra bathroom or space for a wheelchair."
      },
      {
        "name": "Council Tax Reduction",
        "what": "Up to 100% off",
        "who": "Income based. Each English council runs its own scheme, so the rules differ by address."
      }
    ],
    "page": "https://tarifftracker.io/council-tax/"
  }
}