Council Tax Index 2023/24

Annual property taxes in the UK are low by international standards.

This table shows the average Band D council tax payable annually for a dwelling occupied by 2 adults, broken down by council for England, Wales & Scotland.

Very low tax (2)

Rank Council Tax £
1 Westminster 914
2 Wandsworth 921

Low tax (26)

Rank Council Tax £
3 City of London 1,146
4 Shetland Islands 1,261
5 Na h-Eileanan Siar 1,291
6 South Lanarkshire 1,301
7 Hammersmith & Fulham 1,306
8 Angus 1,317
9 North Lanarkshire 1,321
10 Dumfries & Galloway 1,335
11 Scottish Borders 1,356
12 Falkirk 1,364
13 Orkney Islands 1,369
14 Fife 1,385
15 West Lothian 1,391
16 Aberdeenshire 1,393
17 West Dunbartonshire 1,399
18 Perth & Kinross 1,404
19 Clackmannanshire 1,411
20 East Renfrewshire 1,415
21 East Dunbartonshire 1,416
22 Highland 1,427
23 Inverclyde 1,430
24 Moray 1,431
25 East Lothian 1,436
26 Renfrewshire 1,436
27 Kensington & Chelsea 1,442
28 City of Edinburgh 1,448

Average tax (115)

Rank Council Tax £
29 North Ayrshire 1,452
30 South Ayrshire 1,453
31 Argyll & Bute 1,479
32 Stirling 1,482
33 Dundee City 1,486
34 East Ayrshire 1,487
35 Aberdeen City 1,490
36 Glasgow City 1,499
37 Midlothian 1,515
38 Tower Hamlets 1,581
39 Windsor & Maidenhead 1,604
40 Newham 1,628
41 Southwark 1,693
42 Caerphilly 1,693
43 Pembrokeshire 1,696
44 Newport 1,713
45 Cardiff 1,716
46 Hillingdon 1,760
47 Lambeth 1,762
48 Isles of Scilly 1,769
49 Hackney 1,773
50 Greenwich 1,814
51 Islington 1,815
52 Isle of Anglesey 1,825
53 Wigan 1,832
54 Barnet 1,836
55 Ealing 1,841
56 Bromley 1,842
57 Wrexham 1,843
58 Vale of Glamorgan 1,844
59 Dudley 1,844
60 Torfaen 1,852
61 Trafford 1,878
62 Hounslow 1,882
63 Stoke-on-Trent 1,886
64 Solihull 1,888
65 Merton 1,889
66 Barking & Dagenham 1,893
67 Swansea 1,894
68 Thurrock 1,899
69 Sunderland 1,899
70 Camden 1,900
71 Flintshire 1,906
72 Ceredigion 1,908
73 Carmarthenshire 1,909
74 Birmingham 1,913
75 Powys 1,913
76 Brent 1,924
77 Doncaster 1,926
78 Lewisham 1,926
79 Denbighshire 1,928
80 Sandwell 1,930
81 Telford & Wrekin 1,936
82 Enfield 1,952
83 Southend-on-Sea 1,953
84 Basingstoke & Deane 1,954
85 Bradford 1,956
86 Bracknell Forest 1,957
87 York 1,960
88 Monmouthshire 1,960
89 Peterborough 1,963
90 Conwy 1,964
91 Leeds 1,968
92 Manchester 1,970
93 Rhondda Cynon Taf 1,972
94 Fareham 1,973
95 Redbridge 1,976
96 Wakefield 1,981
97 Portsmouth 1,981
98 Kingston-upon-Hull 1,982
99 Gwynedd 1,987
100 Brentwood 1,989
101 Haringey 1,992
102 Test Valley 1,996
103 Broxbourne 1,997
104 Tendring 1,999
105 Epping Forest 2,002
106 Wychavon 2,002
107 Medway 2,009
108 Derby 2,009
109 Braintree 2,010
110 Colchester 2,011
111 Stafford 2,012
112 Tamworth 2,013
113 South Kesteven 2,015
114 Mid Suffolk 2,017
115 South Staffordshire 2,017
116 Rushmoor 2,018
117 Havant 2,018
118 East Suffolk 2,019
119 Eastleigh 2,023
120 Chelmsford 2,025
121 Slough 2,027
122 East Hampshire 2,028
123 Tewkesbury 2,029
124 East Lindsey 2,031
125 South Derbyshire 2,033
126 Barnsley 2,033
127 Chesterfield 2,034
128 Babergh 2,035
129 South Holland 2,036
130 Worcester 2,036
131 Halton 2,037
132 Bexley 2,038
133 Staffordshire Moorlands 2,038
134 Gosport 2,040
135 West Suffolk 2,042
136 Bolton 2,045
137 Uttlesford 2,045
138 Milton Keynes 2,046
139 Maldon 2,047
140 Winchester 2,047
141 Sutton 2,048
142 Newcastle-under-Lyme 2,049
143 Gloucester 2,049

High tax (137)

Rank Council Tax £
144 Bath & North East Somerset 2,052
145 North Lincolnshire 2,052
146 Bridgend 2,052
147 Harlow 2,053
148 East Staffordshire 2,054
149 Erewash 2,054
150 Castle Point 2,054
151 Bournemouth Christchurch & Poole 2,055
152 Waltham Forest 2,056
153 Lichfield 2,058
154 Southampton 2,058
155 Cheltenham 2,059
156 North Somerset 2,062
157 Basildon 2,063
158 Cotswold 2,064
159 High Peak 2,067
160 Boston 2,068
161 Warrington 2,070
162 St Helens 2,074
163 Hertsmere 2,076
164 Stevenage 2,076
165 Rochford 2,076
166 Dartford 2,078
167 Hart 2,079
168 Cannock Chase 2,081
169 Malvern Hills 2,082
170 Calderdale 2,086
171 Swindon 2,086
172 Amber Valley 2,086
173 Tameside 2,086
174 Dacorum 2,087
175 Redditch 2,087
176 North Kesteven 2,088
177 Havering 2,088
178 North Northamptonshire 2,089
179 Hinckley & Bosworth 2,090
180 New Forest 2,091
181 South Tyneside 2,091
182 St Albans 2,094
183 Lincoln 2,094
184 Swale 2,094
185 Ribble Valley 2,097
186 Bromsgrove 2,097
187 Three Rivers 2,099
188 Crawley 2,099
189 Great Yarmouth 2,100
190 Shropshire 2,101
191 Ashford 2,101
192 Kirklees 2,102
193 Gravesham 2,104
194 Luton 2,107
195 Horsham 2,109
196 Cheshire East 2,109
197 West Lindsey 2,111
198 Wyre Forest 2,112
199 Plymouth 2,112
200 Neath Port Talbot 2,112
201 North Tyneside 2,112
202 King's Lynn & West Norfolk 2,114
203 Breckland 2,114
204 Canterbury 2,115
205 Somerset 2,116
206 Forest of Dean 2,116
207 East Hertfordshire 2,117
208 Harborough 2,117
209 Charnwood 2,119
210 Welwyn Hatfield 2,121
211 Broadland 2,121
212 Blackburn with Darwen 2,121
213 North Hertfordshire 2,123
214 East Riding of Yorkshire 2,124
215 Oadby & Wigston 2,125
216 Derbyshire Dales 2,125
217 Rotherham 2,126
218 Cambridge 2,126
219 North Norfolk 2,129
220 Chichester 2,130
221 North West Leicestershire 2,131
222 Bedford 2,132
223 Chorley 2,133
224 Worthing 2,133
225 Watford 2,134
226 Tunbridge Wells 2,135
227 Mid Sussex 2,139
228 Melton 2,140
229 Torbay 2,141
230 Richmond-upon-Thames 2,141
231 South Ribble 2,142
232 East Cambridgeshire 2,143
233 North East Derbyshire 2,144
234 Warwick 2,144
235 West Northamptonshire 2,146
236 Knowsley 2,150
237 Dover 2,151
238 Wyre 2,152
239 West Lancashire 2,153
240 West Berkshire 2,153
241 Darlington 2,153
242 South Norfolk 2,153
243 Ipswich 2,155
244 Merthyr Tydfil 2,155
245 Stroud 2,155
246 Wokingham 2,157
247 Wirral 2,158
248 Arun 2,158
249 Stratford-on-Avon 2,159
250 Harrow 2,163
251 Fylde 2,165
252 Sheffield 2,166
253 Rugby 2,166
254 Tonbridge & Malling 2,167
255 Exeter 2,168
256 Cheshire West and Chester 2,169
257 Hyndburn 2,170
258 Central Bedfordshire 2,170
259 North East Lincolnshire 2,170
260 Runnymede 2,171
261 Blackpool 2,171
262 Westmorland and Furness 2,173
263 Thanet 2,173
264 Cumberland 2,175
265 South Cambridgeshire 2,176
266 Buckinghamshire 2,177
267 North Yorkshire 2,178
268 Bury 2,180
269 Newcastle-upon-Tyne 2,182
270 Blaenau Gwent 2,182
271 Norwich 2,184
272 Blaby 2,184
273 Wolverhampton 2,185
274 Leicester 2,186
275 Coventry 2,186
276 Nuneaton & Bedworth 2,186
277 Maidstone 2,190
278 South Gloucestershire 2,191
279 Huntingdonshire 2,192
280 Mole Valley 2,194

Very high tax (70)

Rank Council Tax £
281 Bolsover 2,201
282 Redcar & Cleveland 2,201
283 Spelthorne 2,202
284 Sevenoaks 2,202
285 Lancaster 2,205
286 Epsom & Ewell 2,205
287 West Oxfordshire 2,208
288 Rossendale 2,211
289 Salford 2,214
290 North Warwickshire 2,214
291 Fenland 2,214
292 Guildford 2,215
293 Wiltshire 2,216
294 Adur 2,217
295 Rochdale 2,219
296 Oldham 2,220
297 Cornwall 2,221
298 Herefordshire 2,221
299 Folkestone & Hythe 2,222
300 Brighton & Hove 2,229
301 Elmbridge 2,230
302 Sefton 2,230
303 Vale of White Horse 2,231
304 Stockport 2,235
305 East Devon 2,236
306 Croydon 2,240
307 South Oxfordshire 2,240
308 Cherwell 2,243
309 Burnley 2,244
310 Reigate & Banstead 2,244
311 Stockton-on-Tees 2,245
312 Kingston-upon-Thames 2,248
313 Northumberland 2,248
314 Surrey Heath 2,248
315 Woking 2,249
316 Tandridge 2,252
317 Torridge 2,255
318 Reading 2,256
319 Isle of Wight Council 2,258
320 Middlesbrough 2,260
321 Walsall 2,261
322 South Hams 2,261
323 Preston 2,262
324 Waverley 2,263
325 North Devon 2,279
326 Teignbridge 2,279
327 Mansfield 2,281
328 Gedling 2,288
329 Broxtowe 2,293
330 Ashfield 2,294
331 Mid Devon 2,295
332 Pendle 2,302
333 Hartlepool 2,307
334 Liverpool 2,308
335 Eastbourne 2,308
336 Rushcliffe 2,311
337 Durham 2,316
338 Bassetlaw 2,317
339 Rother 2,327
340 Hastings 2,328
341 Gateshead 2,332
342 Oxford 2,332
343 Bristol 2,345
344 West Devon 2,347
345 Newark & Sherwood 2,357
346 Wealden 2,363
347 Dorset Council 2,388
348 Lewes 2,388
349 Nottingham 2,412
350 Rutland 2,422

Source: GOV.uk

How PropertyData can help you

PropertyData investor illustration

Be a smarter property investor using data

Some of the ways property investors use PropertyData to boost their returns

I'm an investor
PropertyData data illustration

Make data-driven development decisions

How property developers can use market research in decision-making

I'm a developer
PropertyData clients illustration

Save time and impress your clients with data

How agents can use PropertyData to gain an edge on the competition

I'm an agent
PropertyData - the leading analytics tool for residential property investors, agents & developers
Data by city Resources What's new PropertyData Score
Affiliate program Contact us Terms Fair usage policy Privacy Cookies
Liberty Tech Limited Company number 7689724 VAT number 132 0271 67

Limit reached

Sorry, you've reached your monthly search limit.

Upgrade your account or purchase additional credits for more searches.

Upgrade Purchase credits

Upgrade to download PDFs

There are many places in PropertyData to export data as well-formatted PDF files, including Local Data, Plot Map, Valuations, property reports and more.

  Download PDFs Branded PDFs
Basic
Standard
Pro
Unlimited
Start your free trial now

Transparent data promise

Where does the raw data come from?

Property listings seen on rightmove.co.uk, zoopla.co.uk and onthemarket.com.

How often is the data updated?

The data is updated in near real-time.

What time period does the data cover?

This is a real-time market snapshot - the data covers currently listed properties. Once properties are removed from the portal, they are soon removed from this tab.

How is the raw data processed?

Duplicates from multiple sources are matched and reconciled as far as possible. Listings with obvious errors, where price or number or bedrooms appear out of range, are discarded.

What are the statistics used?

Averages shown are the interquartile mean, a type of average that is insensitive to outliers while being its own distinct parameter. The 80% range means that 80% of the listed properties fall inside this range.

Where does the raw data come from?

Property listings seen on rightmove.co.uk, zoopla.co.uk and onthemarket.com.

How do you know the square footage of properties?

We use proprietary technology to read the square footage of properties from agent floorplans. Although we cannot determine the square footage for all properties, we can usually get sufficient coverage. Agents are sometimes known to inflate square footage, and this should be borne in mind as a weakness of this data.

How often is the data updated?

The data is updated in near real-time.

What time period does the data cover?

This is a real-time market snapshot - the data covers currently listed properties. Once properties are removed from the portal, they are soon removed from this tab.

How is the raw data processed?

Duplicates from multiple sources are matched and reconciled as far as possible. Listings with obvious errors, where price or number or bedrooms appear out of range, are discarded.

What are the statistics used?

The average shown is the interquartile mean, a type of average that is insensitive to outliers while being its own distinct parameter. The 80% range means that 80% of the listed properties fall inside this range.

Where does the raw data come from?

Property "price paid" data provided by the Land Registry.

How often is the data updated?

Once per month when released by the Land Registry, typically towards the end of each calendar month covering up to the end of the previous calendar month.

What time period does the data cover?

You can customise the time period using the filter at the top of the view. The default time period is up to 9 months back from today's date. The latest data covers the period up to 2023-10-31, although some sales that took place before this date may still be added in the coming months.

How is the raw data processed?

No additional processes are applied to this data.

What are the statistics used?

Averages shown are the interquartile mean, a type of average that is insensitive to outliers while being its own distinct parameter. The 80% range means that 80% of the listed properties fall inside this range.

Where does the raw data come from?

Property "price paid" data provided by the Land Registry, and Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) data provided by Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities.

How do you know the square footage of properties?

We match the Land Registry data to EPC data provided by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities. Due to the fact that not all properties sold have had an EPC and vagaries of addressing in the UK, we are not able to determine the square footage of all properties, but we can usually get sufficient coverage.

How often is the data updated?

The private paid data is updated once per month when released by the Land Registry, typically towards the end of each calendar month covering up to the end of the previous calendar month. The energy performance certificate database is updated monthly.

What time period does the data cover?

You can customise the time period using the filter at the top of the view. The default time period is up to 9 months back from today's date. The latest data covers the period up to 2023-10-31, although some sales that took place before this date may still be added in the coming months.

How is the raw data processed?

No additional processes are applied to this data.

What are the statistics used?

The average shown is the interquartile mean, a type of average that is insensitive to outliers while being its own distinct parameter. The 80% range means that 80% of the listed properties fall inside this range.

Where does the raw data come from?

Property listings seen on rightmove.co.uk, zoopla.co.uk and onthemarket.com.

How often is the data updated?

The data is updated in near real-time.

What time period does the data cover?

This is a real-time market snapshot - the data covers currently listed properties. Once properties are removed from the portal, they are soon removed from this tab.

How is the raw data processed?

Duplicates from multiple sources are matched and reconciled as far as possible. Listings with obvious errors, where price or number or bedrooms appear out of range, are discarded.

What are the statistics used?

The average shown is the interquartile mean, a type of average that is insensitive to outliers while being its own distinct parameter. The 80% range means that 80% of the listed properties fall inside this range.

Where does the raw data come from?

Room let listings on SpareRoom, the UK's biggest room letting website.

How often is the data updated?

The data is updated in near real-time.

What time period does the data cover?

This is a real-time market snapshot - the data covers currently listed properties. Once properties are removed from SpareRoom, they are soon removed from this tab.

How is the raw data processed?

Listings with obvious errors, where price or number or bedrooms appear out of range, are discarded.

What are the statistics used?

The average shown is the interquartile mean, a type of average that is insensitive to outliers while being its own distinct parameter. The 80% range means that 80% of the listed properties fall inside this range.

Where does the raw data come from?

Property listings seen on rightmove.co.uk, zoopla.co.uk and onthemarket.com.

How often is the data updated?

The data is updated in near real-time.

What time period does the data cover?

This is a real-time market snapshot - the data covers currently listed properties. Once properties are removed from the portal, they are soon removed from this tab.

How is the raw data processed?

Duplicates from multiple sources are matched and reconciled as far as possible. Listings with obvious errors, where price or number or bedrooms appear out of range, are discarded. Yields are calculated by comparing only properties with the same number of bedrooms, e.g. 3-bedroom properties for rent with 3-bedroom properties for sale.

What is the yield calculation used?

The calculation used is (average_weekly_asking_rent * 52 / average_asking_price), expressed as a percentage. It is a top-line gross yield, meaning no expenses are considered.

What are the statistics used?

The average shown is the interquartile mean, a type of average that is insensitive to outliers while being its own distinct parameter. The 80% range means that 80% of the listed properties fall inside this range.

Where does the raw data come from?

Property listings seen on rightmove.co.uk, zoopla.co.uk and onthemarket.com.

How often is the data updated?

The data is updated in near real-time.

What time period does the data cover?

This is a real-time market snapshot - the data covers currently listed properties. Once properties are removed from Zoopla, Rightmove or Spareroom, they are soon removed from this tab.

How is the raw data processed?

Duplicates from multiple sources are matched and reconciled as far as possible. Yields are calculated by comparing only properties with the same number of bedrooms, e.g. 3-bedroom properties for rent with 3-bedroom properties for sale. For the SpareRoom data, hypothetical properties consisting of two to six average double rooms with shared bathrooms are used to derived average rent. For all sources, listings with obvious errors, where price or number or bedrooms appear out of range, are discarded.

What is the yield calculation used?

The calculation used is (average_weekly_asking_rent * 52 / average_asking_price), expressed as a percentage. It is a top-line gross yield, meaning no expenses are considered.

What are the statistics used?

The average shown is the interquartile mean, a type of average that is insensitive to outliers while being its own distinct parameter. The 80% range means that 80% of the listed properties fall inside this range.

Where does the raw data come from?

Property "price paid" data provided by the Land Registry.

How often is the data updated?

Once per month when released by the Land Registry, typically towards the end of each calendar month covering up to the end of the previous calendar month.

Zoopla Zed-index

What time period does the data cover?

The data covers transactions in the last six years

How is the raw data processed?

No additional processes are applied to this data.

What are the statistics used?

The average shown is the interquartile mean, a type of average that is insensitive to outliers while being its own distinct parameter. The 80% range means that 80% of the listed properties fall inside this range.

Where does the raw data come from?

Property listings seen on rightmove.co.uk, zoopla.co.uk and onthemarket.com.

How often is the data updated?

The listings data is updated in near real-time. The Land Registry data is updated once per month when released, typically towards the end of each calendar month covering up to the end of the previous calendar month.

What time period does the data cover?

The price paid data shown goes back to January 2015. The listings data is a real-time market snapshot - the data covers currently listed properties. Once properties are removed from the portal, they are soon removed from this tab.

How is the raw data processed?

Duplicates from multiple sources are matched and reconciled as far as possible. Listings with obvious errors, where price or number or bedrooms appear out of range, are discarded.

What are the calculations used?

Average sales per month are for the last 3 finalised months. Turnover is average sales per month divided by total for sale. Inventory is 100 divided by turnover.

Where does the raw data come from?

Property listings seen on rightmove.co.uk, zoopla.co.uk and onthemarket.com.

How often is the data updated?

The listings data is updated in near real-time. The Land Registry data is updated once per month when released, typically towards the end of each calendar month covering up to the end of the previous calendar month.

What time period does the data cover?

This is a real-time market snapshot - the data covers currently listed properties. Once properties are removed from the portal, they are soon removed from this tab.

How is the raw data processed?

Duplicates from multiple sources are matched and reconciled as far as possible. Listings with obvious errors, where price or number or bedrooms appear out of range, are discarded.

Where does the raw data come from?

We receive data on the extent and corporate ownership of all land titles in England & Wales from the Land Registry.

How often is the data updated?

The data is updated once per month when released, typically in the first few days of each calendar month.

What time period does the data cover?

This is an ownership snapshot - the data represents ownership as recorded by the Land Registry at the last monthly export.

How is the raw data processed?

No additional processes are applied to this data.

Where does the raw data come from?

We source different expert forecasts Savills, Knight Frank, OBR

How often is the data updated?

The data is updated annually when new forecasts are released, typically towards the beginning of the year.

How is the raw data processed?

We calculate a consensus forecast using a simple mean average.