Council tax, England
Council tax in South East, 2026/27
Every band for every council in South East, as a yearly charge for a home with two adults.
Each figure is the area charge: the shares of every body that sets council tax there, with parish precepts as an average. A home in a parish with its own precept pays a different amount.
How much is council tax in South East by band?
Choose one council type to sort by annual charge.
64 councils, Band D, 2026/27.
| Council | Annual area charge |
|---|---|
| AdurShire district Up £115.78 (4.8%) on 2025/26 | £2,548.28£254.83 a month |
| ArunShire district Up £116.15 (4.9%) on 2025/26 | £2,487.24£248.72 a month |
| AshfordShire district Up £98.97 (4.3%) on 2025/26 | £2,410.16£241.02 a month |
| Basingstoke and DeaneShire district Up £107.34 (5.0%) on 2025/26 | £2,255.21£225.52 a month |
| Bracknell ForestUnitary authority Up £109.59 (5.1%) on 2025/26 | £2,264.80£226.48 a month |
| Brighton and HoveUnitary authority Up £123.76 (5.0%) on 2025/26 | £2,580.54£258.05 a month |
| BuckinghamshireUnitary authority Up £125.05 (5.2%) on 2025/26 | £2,526.58£252.66 a month |
| CanterburyShire district Up £97.60 (4.2%) on 2025/26 | £2,419.33£241.93 a month |
| CherwellShire district Up £119.09 (4.8%) on 2025/26 | £2,582.96£258.30 a month |
| ChichesterShire district Up £123.28 (5.3%) on 2025/26 | £2,469.68£246.97 a month |
| CrawleyShire district Up £111.97 (4.9%) on 2025/26 | £2,418.46£241.85 a month |
| DartfordShire district Up £94.60 (4.1%) on 2025/26 | £2,375.15£237.52 a month |
| DoverShire district Up £97.29 (4.1%) on 2025/26 | £2,461.74£246.17 a month |
| East HampshireShire district Up £112.28 (5.0%) on 2025/26 | £2,343.92£234.39 a month |
| EastbourneShire district Up £121.79 (4.8%) on 2025/26 | £2,654.28£265.43 a month |
| EastleighShire district Up £114.53 (5.1%) on 2025/26 | £2,342.21£234.22 a month |
| ElmbridgeShire district Up £114.83 (4.7%) on 2025/26 | £2,557.75£255.78 a month |
| Epsom and EwellShire district Up £114.00 (4.7%) on 2025/26 | £2,530.84£253.08 a month |
| FarehamShire district Up £106.00 (4.9%) on 2025/26 | £2,270.55£227.06 a month |
| Folkestone and HytheShire district Up £101.40 (4.2%) on 2025/26 | £2,538.75£253.88 a month |
| GosportShire district Up £108.15 (4.8%) on 2025/26 | £2,344.29£234.43 a month |
| GraveshamShire district Up £95.18 (4.1%) on 2025/26 | £2,408.24£240.82 a month |
| GuildfordShire district Up £118.41 (4.9%) on 2025/26 | £2,547.30£254.73 a month |
| HartShire district Up £114.87 (5.0%) on 2025/26 | £2,400.02£240.00 a month |
| HastingsShire district Up £122.44 (4.8%) on 2025/26 | £2,676.58£267.66 a month |
| HavantShire district Up £107.39 (4.9%) on 2025/26 | £2,320.28£232.03 a month |
| HorshamShire district Up £119.47 (5.1%) on 2025/26 | £2,441.01£244.10 a month |
| Isle of WightUnitary authority Up £132.43 (5.3%) on 2025/26 | £2,625.79£262.58 a month |
| LewesShire district Up £128.78 (4.9%) on 2025/26 | £2,756.17£275.62 a month |
| MaidstoneShire district Up £98.81 (4.1%) on 2025/26 | £2,502.59£250.26 a month |
| MedwayUnitary authority Up £113.17 (5.1%) on 2025/26 | £2,328.55£232.86 a month |
| Mid SussexShire district Up £117.77 (5.0%) on 2025/26 | £2,474.26£247.43 a month |
| Milton KeynesUnitary authority Up £114.23 (5.1%) on 2025/26 | £2,372.21£237.22 a month |
| Mole ValleyShire district Up £114.11 (4.7%) on 2025/26 | £2,519.86£251.99 a month |
| New ForestShire district Up £116.39 (5.1%) on 2025/26 | £2,419.76£241.98 a month |
| OxfordShire district Up £121.27 (4.7%) on 2025/26 | £2,678.40£267.84 a month |
| PortsmouthUnitary authority Up £110.79 (5.1%) on 2025/26 | £2,291.71£229.17 a month |
| ReadingUnitary authority Up £125.66 (5.1%) on 2025/26 | £2,612.77£261.28 a month |
| Reigate and BansteadShire district Up £107.41 (4.4%) on 2025/26 | £2,566.61£256.66 a month |
| RotherShire district Up £139.66 (5.5%) on 2025/26 | £2,700.95£270.10 a month |
| RunnymedeShire district Up £112.93 (4.7%) on 2025/26 | £2,492.99£249.30 a month |
| RushmoorShire district Up £107.46 (4.9%) on 2025/26 | £2,320.28£232.03 a month |
| SevenoaksShire district Up £102.92 (4.3%) on 2025/26 | £2,522.36£252.24 a month |
| SloughUnitary authority Up £115.89 (5.0%) on 2025/26 | £2,414.44£241.44 a month |
| South OxfordshireShire district Up £123.13 (5.0%) on 2025/26 | £2,597.57£259.76 a month |
| SouthamptonUnitary authority Up £115.04 (5.1%) on 2025/26 | £2,381.48£238.15 a month |
| SpelthorneShire district Up £113.66 (4.7%) on 2025/26 | £2,526.44£252.64 a month |
| Surrey HeathShire district Up £117.30 (4.8%) on 2025/26 | £2,585.16£258.52 a month |
| SwaleShire district Up £99.93 (4.3%) on 2025/26 | £2,405.65£240.57 a month |
| TandridgeShire district Up £123.23 (5.0%) on 2025/26 | £2,594.85£259.49 a month |
| Test ValleyShire district Up £108.99 (5.0%) on 2025/26 | £2,305.52£230.55 a month |
| ThanetShire district Up £99.67 (4.2%) on 2025/26 | £2,490.90£249.09 a month |
| Tonbridge and MallingShire district Up £97.06 (4.1%) on 2025/26 | £2,471.83£247.18 a month |
| Tunbridge WellsShire district Up £98.95 (4.2%) on 2025/26 | £2,446.15£244.62 a month |
| Vale of White HorseShire district Up £120.62 (4.9%) on 2025/26 | £2,577.44£257.74 a month |
| WaverleyShire district Up £121.02 (4.9%) on 2025/26 | £2,604.87£260.49 a month |
| WealdenShire district Up £119.99 (4.6%) on 2025/26 | £2,728.43£272.84 a month |
| West BerkshireUnitary authority Up £122.53 (5.1%) on 2025/26 | £2,505.37£250.54 a month |
| West OxfordshireShire district Up £123.07 (5.0%) on 2025/26 | £2,566.95£256.70 a month |
| WinchesterShire district Up £108.54 (4.8%) on 2025/26 | £2,359.76£235.98 a month |
| Windsor and MaidenheadUnitary authority Up £129.12 (7.1%) on 2025/26 | £1,952.62£195.26 a month |
| WokingShire district Up £116.01 (4.7%) on 2025/26 | £2,598.04£259.80 a month |
| WokinghamUnitary authority Up £121.59 (5.1%) on 2025/26 | £2,497.70£249.77 a month |
| WorthingShire district Up £113.01 (4.8%) on 2025/26 | £2,456.13£245.61 a month |
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, published 25 March 2026.
Calculated from two published tables. Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, and Table 9 for 2025 to 2026, published 25 March 2026.
Whole-area charges include average parish precepts. Your bill and discounts can differ. Monthly equivalents divide the annual charge by ten and round to pennies.
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| Council | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adur | £1,698.85 | £1,982.00 | £2,265.14 | £2,548.28 | £3,114.56 | £3,680.85 | £4,247.13 | £5,096.56 |
| Arun | £1,658.16 | £1,934.52 | £2,210.88 | £2,487.24 | £3,039.96 | £3,592.68 | £4,145.40 | £4,974.48 |
| Ashford | £1,606.77 | £1,874.57 | £2,142.36 | £2,410.16 | £2,945.75 | £3,481.34 | £4,016.93 | £4,820.32 |
| Basingstoke and Deane | £1,503.47 | £1,754.05 | £2,004.63 | £2,255.21 | £2,756.37 | £3,257.53 | £3,758.68 | £4,510.42 |
| Bracknell Forest | £1,509.87 | £1,761.51 | £2,013.16 | £2,264.80 | £2,768.09 | £3,271.38 | £3,774.67 | £4,529.60 |
| Brighton and Hove | £1,720.36 | £2,007.09 | £2,293.81 | £2,580.54 | £3,153.99 | £3,727.45 | £4,300.90 | £5,161.08 |
| Buckinghamshire | £1,684.39 | £1,965.12 | £2,245.85 | £2,526.58 | £3,088.04 | £3,649.50 | £4,210.97 | £5,053.16 |
| Canterbury | £1,612.89 | £1,881.70 | £2,150.52 | £2,419.33 | £2,956.96 | £3,494.59 | £4,032.22 | £4,838.66 |
| Cherwell | £1,721.97 | £2,008.97 | £2,295.96 | £2,582.96 | £3,156.95 | £3,730.94 | £4,304.93 | £5,165.92 |
| Chichester | £1,646.45 | £1,920.86 | £2,195.27 | £2,469.68 | £3,018.50 | £3,567.32 | £4,116.13 | £4,939.36 |
| Crawley | £1,612.31 | £1,881.02 | £2,149.74 | £2,418.46 | £2,955.90 | £3,493.33 | £4,030.77 | £4,836.92 |
| Dartford | £1,583.43 | £1,847.34 | £2,111.24 | £2,375.15 | £2,902.96 | £3,430.77 | £3,958.58 | £4,750.30 |
| Dover | £1,641.16 | £1,914.69 | £2,188.21 | £2,461.74 | £3,008.79 | £3,555.85 | £4,102.90 | £4,923.48 |
| East Hampshire | £1,562.61 | £1,823.05 | £2,083.48 | £2,343.92 | £2,864.79 | £3,385.66 | £3,906.53 | £4,687.84 |
| Eastbourne | £1,769.52 | £2,064.44 | £2,359.36 | £2,654.28 | £3,244.12 | £3,833.96 | £4,423.80 | £5,308.56 |
| Eastleigh | £1,561.47 | £1,821.72 | £2,081.96 | £2,342.21 | £2,862.70 | £3,383.19 | £3,903.68 | £4,684.42 |
| Elmbridge | £1,705.17 | £1,989.36 | £2,273.56 | £2,557.75 | £3,126.14 | £3,694.53 | £4,262.92 | £5,115.50 |
| Epsom and Ewell | £1,687.23 | £1,968.43 | £2,249.64 | £2,530.84 | £3,093.25 | £3,655.66 | £4,218.07 | £5,061.68 |
| Fareham | £1,513.70 | £1,765.98 | £2,018.27 | £2,270.55 | £2,775.12 | £3,279.68 | £3,784.25 | £4,541.10 |
| Folkestone and Hythe | £1,692.50 | £1,974.58 | £2,256.67 | £2,538.75 | £3,102.92 | £3,667.08 | £4,231.25 | £5,077.50 |
| Gosport | £1,562.86 | £1,823.34 | £2,083.81 | £2,344.29 | £2,865.24 | £3,386.20 | £3,907.15 | £4,688.58 |
| Gravesham | £1,605.49 | £1,873.08 | £2,140.66 | £2,408.24 | £2,943.40 | £3,478.57 | £4,013.73 | £4,816.48 |
| Guildford | £1,698.20 | £1,981.23 | £2,264.27 | £2,547.30 | £3,113.37 | £3,679.43 | £4,245.50 | £5,094.60 |
| Hart | £1,600.01 | £1,866.68 | £2,133.35 | £2,400.02 | £2,933.36 | £3,466.70 | £4,000.03 | £4,800.04 |
| Hastings | £1,784.39 | £2,081.78 | £2,379.18 | £2,676.58 | £3,271.38 | £3,866.17 | £4,460.97 | £5,353.16 |
| Havant | £1,546.85 | £1,804.66 | £2,062.47 | £2,320.28 | £2,835.90 | £3,351.52 | £3,867.13 | £4,640.56 |
| Horsham | £1,627.34 | £1,898.56 | £2,169.79 | £2,441.01 | £2,983.46 | £3,525.90 | £4,068.35 | £4,882.02 |
| Isle of Wight | £1,750.53 | £2,042.28 | £2,334.04 | £2,625.79 | £3,209.30 | £3,792.81 | £4,376.32 | £5,251.58 |
| Lewes | £1,837.45 | £2,143.69 | £2,449.93 | £2,756.17 | £3,368.65 | £3,981.13 | £4,593.62 | £5,512.34 |
| Maidstone | £1,668.39 | £1,946.46 | £2,224.52 | £2,502.59 | £3,058.72 | £3,614.85 | £4,170.98 | £5,005.18 |
| Medway | £1,552.37 | £1,811.09 | £2,069.82 | £2,328.55 | £2,846.01 | £3,363.46 | £3,880.92 | £4,657.10 |
| Mid Sussex | £1,649.51 | £1,924.42 | £2,199.34 | £2,474.26 | £3,024.10 | £3,573.93 | £4,123.77 | £4,948.52 |
| Milton Keynes | £1,581.47 | £1,845.05 | £2,108.63 | £2,372.21 | £2,899.37 | £3,426.53 | £3,953.68 | £4,744.42 |
| Mole Valley | £1,679.91 | £1,959.89 | £2,239.88 | £2,519.86 | £3,079.83 | £3,639.80 | £4,199.77 | £5,039.72 |
| New Forest | £1,613.17 | £1,882.04 | £2,150.90 | £2,419.76 | £2,957.48 | £3,495.21 | £4,032.93 | £4,839.52 |
| Oxford | £1,785.60 | £2,083.20 | £2,380.80 | £2,678.40 | £3,273.60 | £3,868.80 | £4,464.00 | £5,356.80 |
| Portsmouth | £1,527.81 | £1,782.44 | £2,037.08 | £2,291.71 | £2,800.98 | £3,310.25 | £3,819.52 | £4,583.42 |
| Reading | £1,741.85 | £2,032.15 | £2,322.46 | £2,612.77 | £3,193.39 | £3,774.00 | £4,354.62 | £5,225.54 |
| Reigate and Banstead | £1,711.07 | £1,996.25 | £2,281.43 | £2,566.61 | £3,136.97 | £3,707.33 | £4,277.68 | £5,133.22 |
| Rother | £1,800.63 | £2,100.74 | £2,400.84 | £2,700.95 | £3,301.16 | £3,901.37 | £4,501.58 | £5,401.90 |
| Runnymede | £1,661.99 | £1,938.99 | £2,215.99 | £2,492.99 | £3,046.99 | £3,600.99 | £4,154.98 | £4,985.98 |
| Rushmoor | £1,546.85 | £1,804.66 | £2,062.47 | £2,320.28 | £2,835.90 | £3,351.52 | £3,867.13 | £4,640.56 |
| Sevenoaks | £1,681.57 | £1,961.84 | £2,242.10 | £2,522.36 | £3,082.88 | £3,643.41 | £4,203.93 | £5,044.72 |
| Slough | £1,609.63 | £1,877.90 | £2,146.17 | £2,414.44 | £2,950.98 | £3,487.52 | £4,024.07 | £4,828.88 |
| South Oxfordshire | £1,731.71 | £2,020.33 | £2,308.95 | £2,597.57 | £3,174.81 | £3,752.05 | £4,329.28 | £5,195.14 |
| Southampton | £1,587.65 | £1,852.26 | £2,116.87 | £2,381.48 | £2,910.70 | £3,439.92 | £3,969.13 | £4,762.96 |
| Spelthorne | £1,684.29 | £1,965.01 | £2,245.72 | £2,526.44 | £3,087.87 | £3,649.30 | £4,210.73 | £5,052.88 |
| Surrey Heath | £1,723.44 | £2,010.68 | £2,297.92 | £2,585.16 | £3,159.64 | £3,734.12 | £4,308.60 | £5,170.32 |
| Swale | £1,603.77 | £1,871.06 | £2,138.36 | £2,405.65 | £2,940.24 | £3,474.83 | £4,009.42 | £4,811.30 |
| Tandridge | £1,729.90 | £2,018.22 | £2,306.53 | £2,594.85 | £3,171.48 | £3,748.12 | £4,324.75 | £5,189.70 |
| Test Valley | £1,537.01 | £1,793.18 | £2,049.35 | £2,305.52 | £2,817.86 | £3,330.20 | £3,842.53 | £4,611.04 |
| Thanet | £1,660.60 | £1,937.37 | £2,214.13 | £2,490.90 | £3,044.43 | £3,597.97 | £4,151.50 | £4,981.80 |
| Tonbridge and Malling | £1,647.89 | £1,922.53 | £2,197.18 | £2,471.83 | £3,021.13 | £3,570.42 | £4,119.72 | £4,943.66 |
| Tunbridge Wells | £1,630.77 | £1,902.56 | £2,174.36 | £2,446.15 | £2,989.74 | £3,533.33 | £4,076.92 | £4,892.30 |
| Vale of White Horse | £1,718.29 | £2,004.68 | £2,291.06 | £2,577.44 | £3,150.20 | £3,722.97 | £4,295.73 | £5,154.88 |
| Waverley | £1,736.58 | £2,026.01 | £2,315.44 | £2,604.87 | £3,183.73 | £3,762.59 | £4,341.45 | £5,209.74 |
| Wealden | £1,818.95 | £2,122.11 | £2,425.27 | £2,728.43 | £3,334.75 | £3,941.07 | £4,547.38 | £5,456.86 |
| West Berkshire | £1,670.25 | £1,948.62 | £2,227.00 | £2,505.37 | £3,062.12 | £3,618.87 | £4,175.62 | £5,010.74 |
| West Oxfordshire | £1,711.30 | £1,996.52 | £2,281.73 | £2,566.95 | £3,137.38 | £3,707.82 | £4,278.25 | £5,133.90 |
| Winchester | £1,573.17 | £1,835.37 | £2,097.56 | £2,359.76 | £2,884.15 | £3,408.54 | £3,932.93 | £4,719.52 |
| Windsor and Maidenhead | £1,301.75 | £1,518.70 | £1,735.66 | £1,952.62 | £2,386.54 | £2,820.45 | £3,254.37 | £3,905.24 |
| Woking | £1,732.03 | £2,020.70 | £2,309.37 | £2,598.04 | £3,175.38 | £3,752.72 | £4,330.07 | £5,196.08 |
| Wokingham | £1,665.13 | £1,942.66 | £2,220.18 | £2,497.70 | £3,052.74 | £3,607.79 | £4,162.83 | £4,995.40 |
| Worthing | £1,637.42 | £1,910.32 | £2,183.23 | £2,456.13 | £3,001.94 | £3,547.74 | £4,093.55 | £4,912.26 |
Source: MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 9, published 25 March 2026.