Renting in England · Data

Council tax league table

Council tax varies far less across England than rent does, so it adds most to the cost of renting where rents are lowest. In Hartlepool the average council tax bill, £172 a month, adds 30.6% on top of the average rent of £562. In Westminster it adds 3.6%. In the typical council it adds 17.2%, and in 80 of 294 councils a fifth or more.

Council tax for April 2026 to March 2027 · ONS average rents for September 2026, published 21 October 2026

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Where council tax adds most to rent

The average council tax bill as a share of the average private rent, highest first. The top of the table is where rents are low and the bill is not.

Rank	Council	Average rent a month	Council tax a month	Adds to rent
1	HartlepoolNorth East	£562	£172	30.6%
2	Redcar and ClevelandNorth East	£645	£174	26.9%
3	NorthumberlandNorth East	£696	£187	26.9%
4	County DurhamNorth East	£653	£173	26.5%
5	PendleNorth West	£673	£174	25.9%
6	BurnleyNorth West	£633	£163	25.7%
7	East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	£724	£186	25.7%
8	West DevonSouth West	£854	£218	25.5%
9	HerefordshireWest Midlands	£831	£209	25.2%
10	WyreNorth West	£747	£187	25.1%
11	Stockton-on-TeesNorth East	£736	£184	25.0%
12	DarlingtonNorth East	£691	£173	25.0%
13	Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands	£828	£206	24.9%
14	CumberlandNorth West	£687	£171	24.9%
15	North East LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	£651	£162	24.9%
16	BassetlawEast Midlands	£735	£182	24.7%
17	Ribble ValleyNorth West	£822	£203	24.7%
18	TorridgeSouth West	£792	£194	24.5%
19	MiddlesbroughNorth East	£699	£170	24.3%
20	HyndburnNorth West	£650	£158	24.3%

Where it adds least

Mostly inner London, where rents are the highest in England and some boroughs set among the lowest bills. Renters there pay far more in all; council tax is a small part of it.

Rank	Council	Average rent a month	Council tax a month	Adds to rent
294	WestminsterLondon	£3,209	£117	3.6%
293	WandsworthLondon	£2,640	£96	3.6%
292	Hammersmith and FulhamLondon	£2,861	£147	5.2%
291	Kensington and ChelseaLondon	£3,739	£193	5.2%
290	HackneyLondon	£2,667	£161	6.0%
289	SouthwarkLondon	£2,516	£159	6.3%
288	Tower HamletsLondon	£2,462	£159	6.4%
287	IslingtonLondon	£2,884	£189	6.6%
286	LambethLondon	£2,538	£171	6.7%
285	CamdenLondon	£2,834	£213	7.5%

By region

The typical (median) council in each region, and where council tax adds the most and least to rent.

Region	Typical council	Adds most	Adds least
North East	24.7%	Hartlepool 30.6%	Newcastle upon Tyne 13.8%
Yorkshire and The Humber	21.7%	East Riding of Yorkshire 25.7%	Leeds 14.0%
North West	20.6%	Pendle 25.9%	Manchester 10.9%
East Midlands	20.0%	Derbyshire Dales 24.9%	Lincoln 15.5%
South West	19.3%	West Devon 25.5%	Bristol 10.0%
West Midlands	18.9%	Herefordshire 25.2%	Solihull 14.4%
South East	15.4%	Isle of Wight 21.3%	Brighton and Hove 10.6%
East of England	15.0%	North Norfolk 21.4%	Watford 11.2%
London	9.3%	Croydon 13.9%	Westminster 3.6%

The big cities

Cities rank low because their rents are high. Council tax still adds £151 to £190 a month to the average rent in each.

City	Rank of 294	Rent and council tax a month	Adds to rent
Liverpool	126	£1,086	18.5%
Sheffield	144	£1,099	17.4%
Nottingham	151	£1,188	17.0%
Leicester	185	£1,180	15.7%
Birmingham	201	£1,269	14.8%
Salford	207	£1,344	14.6%
Leeds	223	£1,309	14.0%
Newcastle	228	£1,388	13.8%
Manchester	267	£1,531	10.9%
Bristol	275	£2,083	10.0%

Every council

All 294 councils by rank, with rent and council tax together a month, the Band D bill and how far the average rent has risen since September 2021. Each council links to its bands.

Rank	Council	Adds to rent	Rent and council tax a month	Band D a year	Rent change in 5 years
1	HartlepoolNorth East	30.6%	£734£562 + £172	£2,560	+12.4%
2	Redcar and ClevelandNorth East	26.9%	£819£645 + £174	£2,544	+30.2%
3	NorthumberlandNorth East	26.9%	£883£696 + £187	£2,597	+34.8%
4	County DurhamNorth East	26.5%	£826£653 + £173	£2,622	+33.7%
5	PendleNorth West	25.9%	£847£673 + £174	£2,640	+36.4%
6	BurnleyNorth West	25.7%	£796£633 + £163	£2,549	+31.8%
7	East Riding of YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	25.7%	£910£724 + £186	£2,466	+25.9%
8	West DevonSouth West	25.5%	£1,072£854 + £218	£2,705	+23.3%
9	HerefordshireWest Midlands	25.2%	£1,040£831 + £209	£2,574	+28.3%
10	WyreNorth West	25.1%	£934£747 + £187	£2,461	+28.9%
11	Stockton-on-TeesNorth East	25.0%	£920£736 + £184	£2,590	+32.6%
12	DarlingtonNorth East	25.0%	£864£691 + £173	£2,494	+35.8%
13	Derbyshire DalesEast Midlands	24.9%	£1,034£828 + £206	£2,445	+20.5%
14	CumberlandNorth West	24.9%	£858£687 + £171	£2,511	+37.3%
15	North East LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	24.9%	£813£651 + £162	£2,484	+28.3%
16	BassetlawEast Midlands	24.7%	£917£735 + £182	£2,645	+31.0%
17	Ribble ValleyNorth West	24.7%	£1,025£822 + £203	£2,387	+29.6%
18	TorridgeSouth West	24.5%	£986£792 + £194	£2,601	+26.4%
19	MiddlesbroughNorth East	24.3%	£869£699 + £170	£2,549	+32.1%
20	HyndburnNorth West	24.3%	£808£650 + £158	£2,466	+34.7%
21	North LincolnshireYorkshire and The Humber	24.3%	£813£654 + £159	£2,348	+30.8%
22	North YorkshireYorkshire and The Humber	24.1%	£1,057£852 + £205	£2,544	+24.0%
23	Staffordshire MoorlandsWest Midlands	24.1%	£908£732 + £176	£2,338	+33.7%
24	RutlandEast Midlands	24.0%	£1,198£966 + £232	£2,738	+28.6%
25	ShropshireWest Midlands	23.8%	£1,025£828 + £197	£2,528	+31.0%
26	Mid DevonSouth West	23.8%	£1,091£881 + £210	£2,656	+26.1%
27	Newark and SherwoodEast Midlands	23.7%	£1,012£818 + £194	£2,682	+31.9%
28	MeltonEast Midlands	23.7%	£1,002£810 + £192	£2,430	+32.8%
29	Westmorland and FurnessNorth West	23.5%	£1,011£819 + £192	£2,508	+31.1%
30	North DevonSouth West	23.5%	£1,047£848 + £199	£2,642	+26.2%
31	BolsoverEast Midlands	23.4%	£864£700 + £164	£2,559	+36.9%
32	West LancashireNorth West	23.2%	£992£805 + £187	£2,456	+39.4%
33	FyldeNorth West	23.0%	£1,076£875 + £201	£2,484	+34.7%
34	Forest of DeanSouth West	22.8%	£1,017£828 + £189	£2,443	+29.2%
35	RotherhamYorkshire and The Humber	22.7%	£846£689 + £157	£2,382	+30.9%
36	West LindseyEast Midlands	22.7%	£913£744 + £169	£2,354	+36.3%
37	BlackpoolNorth West	22.7%	£887£723 + £164	£2,513	+30.2%
38	PrestonNorth West	22.6%	£969£791 + £178	£2,576	+34.3%
39	Blackburn with DarwenNorth West	22.5%	£876£715 + £161	£2,455	+38.0%
40	South RibbleNorth West	22.5%	£991£809 + £182	£2,443	+34.0%
41	ChorleyNorth West	22.5%	£984£803 + £181	£2,430	+37.0%
42	East DevonSouth West	22.5%	£1,197£977 + £220	£2,595	+24.7%
43	Wyre ForestWest Midlands	22.3%	£1,025£838 + £187	£2,512	+29.4%
44	BradfordYorkshire and The Humber	22.2%	£903£739 + £164	£2,361	+26.9%
45	East LindseyEast Midlands	22.2%	£864£707 + £157	£2,276	+30.8%
46	South HamsSouth West	22.0%	£1,237£1,014 + £223	£2,615	+29.3%
47	North East DerbyshireEast Midlands	22.0%	£968£793 + £175	£2,467	+30.0%
48	TeignbridgeSouth West	21.9%	£1,176£965 + £211	£2,643	+25.6%
49	DorsetSouth West	21.9%	£1,291£1,059 + £232	£2,765	+26.0%
50	CalderdaleYorkshire and The Humber	21.8%	£926£760 + £166	£2,420	+35.6%
51	Malvern HillsWest Midlands	21.8%	£1,164£955 + £209	£2,451	+33.3%
52	BarnsleyYorkshire and The Humber	21.7%	£848£697 + £151	£2,326	+38.6%
53	GatesheadNorth East	21.6%	£982£808 + £174	£2,716	+38.8%
54	KirkleesYorkshire and The Humber	21.5%	£953£784 + £169	£2,441	+37.5%
55	BromsgroveWest Midlands	21.5%	£1,212£998 + £214	£2,479	+30.4%
56	North NorfolkEast of England	21.4%	£1,050£865 + £185	£2,460	+29.0%
57	Amber ValleyEast Midlands	21.3%	£979£807 + £172	£2,408	+38.5%
58	Isle of WightSouth East	21.3%	£1,156£953 + £203	£2,626	+33.8%
59	HaltonNorth West	21.3%	£914£754 + £160	£2,367	+33.2%
60	LancasterNorth West	21.2%	£1,006£830 + £176	£2,503	+32.0%
61	MansfieldEast Midlands	21.1%	£966£797 + £169	£2,600	+35.5%
62	AshfieldEast Midlands	21.1%	£968£799 + £169	£2,609	+36.4%
63	WychavonWest Midlands	21.1%	£1,165£962 + £203	£2,373	+28.9%
64	RossendaleNorth West	21.1%	£986£814 + £172	£2,520	+49.6%
65	RushcliffeEast Midlands	20.9%	£1,269£1,050 + £219	£2,643	+32.5%
66	GedlingEast Midlands	20.8%	£1,098£909 + £189	£2,610	+33.5%
67	East SuffolkEast of England	20.8%	£1,024£848 + £176	£2,335	+36.9%
68	HarboroughEast Midlands	20.7%	£1,185£982 + £203	£2,390	+34.4%
69	South TynesideNorth East	20.7%	£900£746 + £154	£2,434	+40.2%
70	Cheshire EastNorth West	20.6%	£1,196£992 + £204	£2,455	+35.4%
71	FenlandEast of England	20.5%	£1,017£844 + £173	£2,538	+31.1%
72	North KestevenEast Midlands	20.4%	£995£826 + £169	£2,338	+31.1%
73	WirralNorth West	20.3%	£1,037£862 + £175	£2,501	+36.6%
74	WarringtonNorth West	20.2%	£1,086£903 + £183	£2,448	+34.9%
75	Kingston upon HullYorkshire and The Humber	20.1%	£835£695 + £140	£2,295	+35.2%
76	East StaffordshireWest Midlands	20.1%	£1,034£861 + £173	£2,351	+33.2%
77	ChesterfieldEast Midlands	20.1%	£913£760 + £153	£2,339	+29.4%
78	DoncasterYorkshire and The Humber	20.1%	£839£699 + £140	£2,168	+29.4%
79	RochdaleNorth West	20.0%	£1,031£859 + £172	£2,601	+49.5%
80	South DerbyshireEast Midlands	20.0%	£1,066£888 + £178	£2,340	+31.1%
81	BroadlandEast of England	20.0%	£1,129£941 + £188	£2,438	+30.4%
82	TorbaySouth West	20.0%	£1,108£924 + £184	£2,470	+21.5%
83	St. HelensNorth West	19.9%	£973£811 + £162	£2,403	+43.6%
84	South HollandEast Midlands	19.9%	£934£779 + £155	£2,278	+25.4%
85	SeftonNorth West	19.9%	£1,127£940 + £187	£2,583	+40.6%
86	RotherSouth East	19.8%	£1,395£1,164 + £231	£2,701	+24.9%
87	SunderlandNorth East	19.8%	£851£710 + £141	£2,197	+29.1%
88	North West LeicestershireEast Midlands	19.8%	£1,102£920 + £182	£2,418	+36.2%
89	Cheshire West and ChesterNorth West	19.8%	£1,198£1,000 + £198	£2,517	+46.1%
90	South NorfolkEast of England	19.8%	£1,179£984 + £195	£2,483	+32.0%
91	StaffordWest Midlands	19.8%	£1,080£902 + £178	£2,303	+33.7%
92	South KestevenEast Midlands	19.7%	£1,012£846 + £166	£2,260	+28.1%
93	SomersetSouth West	19.6%	£1,221£1,021 + £200	£2,561	+34.8%
94	WiltshireSouth West	19.6%	£1,305£1,091 + £214	£2,572	+29.9%
95	WealdenSouth East	19.6%	£1,514£1,266 + £248	£2,728	+20.7%
96	North WarwickshireWest Midlands	19.5%	£1,174£983 + £191	£2,532	+37.9%
97	South StaffordshireWest Midlands	19.4%	£1,153£965 + £188	£2,314	+32.4%
98	Stratford-on-AvonWest Midlands	19.4%	£1,373£1,150 + £223	£2,484	+28.1%
99	BroxtoweEast Midlands	19.4%	£1,126£943 + £183	£2,618	+30.0%
100	StroudSouth West	19.4%	£1,250£1,047 + £203	£2,491	+35.8%
101	Newcastle-under-LymeWest Midlands	19.3%	£999£837 + £162	£2,334	+30.2%
102	CornwallSouth West	19.3%	£1,187£995 + £192	£2,591	+26.8%
103	Hinckley and BosworthEast Midlands	19.3%	£1,112£932 + £180	£2,383	+36.7%
104	BaberghEast of England	19.3%	£1,157£970 + £187	£2,342	+32.3%
105	Great YarmouthEast of England	19.2%	£1,003£841 + £162	£2,414	+36.3%
106	WiganNorth West	19.2%	£893£749 + £144	£2,153	+40.5%
107	High PeakEast Midlands	19.1%	£1,117£938 + £179	£2,385	+33.7%
108	North TynesideNorth East	19.0%	£1,024£860 + £164	£2,462	+36.3%
109	ErewashEast Midlands	19.0%	£998£838 + £160	£2,361	+33.0%
110	WalsallWest Midlands	19.0%	£1,107£930 + £177	£2,627	+39.8%
111	WakefieldYorkshire and The Humber	19.0%	£964£810 + £154	£2,297	+31.6%
112	CharnwoodEast Midlands	19.0%	£1,151£967 + £184	£2,406	+39.0%
113	Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands	19.0%	£854£718 + £136	£2,183	+32.9%
114	BrecklandEast of England	19.0%	£1,112£935 + £177	£2,444	+30.8%
115	Nuneaton and BedworthWest Midlands	18.9%	£1,092£918 + £174	£2,502	+41.1%
116	BlabyEast Midlands	18.9%	£1,186£998 + £188	£2,490	+39.8%
117	Cannock ChaseWest Midlands	18.9%	£1,032£868 + £164	£2,376	+33.0%
118	East CambridgeshireEast of England	18.8%	£1,237£1,042 + £195	£2,485	+24.7%
119	HuntingdonshireEast of England	18.7%	£1,264£1,065 + £199	£2,556	+28.7%
120	Telford and WrekinWest Midlands	18.7%	£1,022£861 + £161	£2,256	+33.0%
121	BostonEast Midlands	18.6%	£959£809 + £150	£2,309	+29.8%
122	King's Lynn and West NorfolkEast of England	18.6%	£1,116£941 + £175	£2,430	+32.9%
123	RugbyWest Midlands	18.6%	£1,246£1,051 + £195	£2,483	+32.5%
124	KnowsleyNorth West	18.6%	£1,020£860 + £160	£2,488	+44.2%
125	BuryNorth West	18.6%	£1,150£970 + £180	£2,555	+44.7%
126	LiverpoolNorth West	18.5%	£1,086£916 + £170	£2,674	+43.6%
127	HastingsSouth East	18.4%	£1,193£1,008 + £185	£2,677	+24.8%
128	RedditchWest Midlands	18.4%	£1,162£982 + £180	£2,463	+31.7%
129	Mid SuffolkEast of England	18.3%	£1,196£1,011 + £185	£2,317	+39.6%
130	DoverSouth East	18.2%	£1,225£1,037 + £188	£2,462	+38.2%
131	OldhamNorth West	18.1%	£1,123£951 + £172	£2,602	+58.5%
132	BoltonNorth West	17.8%	£1,063£902 + £161	£2,400	+48.7%
133	WorcesterWest Midlands	17.8%	£1,159£984 + £175	£2,406	+31.2%
134	Oadby and WigstonEast Midlands	17.7%	£1,203£1,022 + £181	£2,407	+38.2%
135	MaldonEast of England	17.7%	£1,338£1,137 + £201	£2,328	+25.3%
136	StockportNorth West	17.7%	£1,324£1,125 + £199	£2,619	+44.8%
137	WaverleySouth East	17.7%	£1,730£1,470 + £260	£2,605	+24.8%
138	West NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	17.7%	£1,280£1,088 + £192	£2,487	+29.9%
139	North NorthamptonshireEast Midlands	17.6%	£1,170£995 + £175	£2,424	+36.9%
140	LichfieldWest Midlands	17.6%	£1,293£1,100 + £193	£2,352	+34.6%
141	WolverhamptonWest Midlands	17.5%	£1,114£948 + £166	£2,539	+45.7%
142	DerbyEast Midlands	17.5%	£1,024£871 + £153	£2,306	+33.6%
143	DudleyWest Midlands	17.5%	£1,004£855 + £149	£2,145	+30.2%
144	SheffieldYorkshire and The Humber	17.4%	£1,099£936 + £163	£2,510	+35.6%
145	TewkesburySouth West	17.4%	£1,298£1,106 + £192	£2,341	+41.4%
146	TamworthWest Midlands	17.2%	£1,090£930 + £160	£2,301	+26.0%
147	CotswoldSouth West	17.2%	£1,481£1,263 + £218	£2,392	+29.1%
148	LewesSouth East	17.2%	£1,574£1,343 + £231	£2,756	+23.8%
149	EastbourneSouth East	17.2%	£1,376£1,174 + £202	£2,654	+23.8%
150	TamesideNorth West	17.1%	£1,095£935 + £160	£2,447	+55.5%
151	NottinghamEast Midlands	17.0%	£1,188£1,015 + £173	£2,755	+39.1%
152	West OxfordshireSouth East	17.0%	£1,538£1,315 + £223	£2,567	+27.6%
153	UttlesfordEast of England	16.9%	£1,526£1,305 + £221	£2,334	+25.5%
154	ChichesterSouth East	16.9%	£1,566£1,340 + £226	£2,470	+32.2%
155	East HampshireSouth East	16.9%	£1,479£1,265 + £214	£2,344	+31.3%
156	BedfordEast of England	16.9%	£1,375£1,177 + £198	£2,472	+33.2%
157	WarwickWest Midlands	16.8%	£1,454£1,244 + £210	£2,462	+28.4%
158	Vale of White HorseSouth East	16.8%	£1,599£1,369 + £230	£2,577	+28.3%
159	SwindonSouth West	16.8%	£1,288£1,103 + £185	£2,438	+33.6%
160	Folkestone and HytheSouth East	16.8%	£1,389£1,189 + £200	£2,539	+53.8%
161	South OxfordshireSouth East	16.8%	£1,656£1,418 + £238	£2,598	+28.1%
162	Surrey HeathSouth East	16.7%	£1,763£1,510 + £253	£2,585	+33.9%
163	IpswichEast of England	16.7%	£1,169£1,002 + £167	£2,468	+39.1%
164	New ForestSouth East	16.7%	£1,457£1,249 + £208	£2,420	+28.6%
165	MaidstoneSouth East	16.6%	£1,519£1,303 + £216	£2,503	+36.8%
166	ArunSouth East	16.6%	£1,446£1,240 + £206	£2,487	+36.0%
167	Central BedfordshireEast of England	16.6%	£1,466£1,258 + £208	£2,516	+30.2%
168	North SomersetSouth West	16.5%	£1,412£1,212 + £200	£2,491	+39.7%
169	CoventryWest Midlands	16.5%	£1,190£1,022 + £168	£2,517	+30.0%
170	Mole ValleySouth East	16.4%	£1,822£1,565 + £257	£2,520	+29.6%
171	West BerkshireSouth East	16.4%	£1,578£1,355 + £223	£2,505	+29.5%
172	SwaleSouth East	16.3%	£1,311£1,127 + £184	£2,406	+28.1%
173	PlymouthSouth West	16.3%	£1,173£1,008 + £165	£2,442	+33.7%
174	AshfordSouth East	16.3%	£1,457£1,253 + £204	£2,410	+37.0%
175	WokinghamSouth East	16.2%	£1,707£1,469 + £238	£2,498	+33.9%
176	Test ValleySouth East	16.2%	£1,436£1,236 + £200	£2,306	+26.6%
177	BuckinghamshireSouth East	16.2%	£1,727£1,486 + £241	£2,527	+31.4%
178	HartSouth East	16.1%	£1,646£1,418 + £228	£2,400	+31.1%
179	FarehamSouth East	16.0%	£1,368£1,179 + £189	£2,271	+26.3%
180	South CambridgeshireEast of England	16.0%	£1,632£1,407 + £225	£2,536	+32.3%
181	TendringEast of England	16.0%	£1,227£1,058 + £169	£2,270	+35.4%
182	CherwellSouth East	16.0%	£1,526£1,316 + £210	£2,583	+35.7%
183	ThanetSouth East	15.9%	£1,304£1,125 + £179	£2,491	+37.7%
184	TandridgeSouth East	15.9%	£1,911£1,649 + £262	£2,595	+27.2%
185	LeicesterEast Midlands	15.7%	£1,180£1,020 + £160	£2,529	+42.2%
186	Mid SussexSouth East	15.7%	£1,661£1,436 + £225	£2,474	+31.9%
187	PeterboroughEast of England	15.6%	£1,172£1,014 + £158	£2,293	+33.6%
188	LincolnEast Midlands	15.5%	£1,094£947 + £147	£2,323	+33.1%
189	HorshamSouth East	15.4%	£1,720£1,490 + £230	£2,441	+35.1%
190	RochfordEast of England	15.4%	£1,503£1,302 + £201	£2,363	+24.7%
191	EastleighSouth East	15.4%	£1,407£1,219 + £188	£2,342	+30.7%
192	HavantSouth East	15.4%	£1,337£1,159 + £178	£2,320	+32.2%
193	SandwellWest Midlands	15.2%	£1,098£953 + £145	£2,244	+42.7%
194	CanterburySouth East	15.1%	£1,482£1,288 + £194	£2,419	+25.1%
195	BraintreeEast of England	15.0%	£1,407£1,223 + £184	£2,280	+34.3%
196	Tonbridge and MallingSouth East	15.0%	£1,725£1,500 + £225	£2,472	+31.7%
197	ColchesterEast of England	15.0%	£1,380£1,200 + £180	£2,283	+31.6%
198	West SuffolkEast of England	14.9%	£1,365£1,188 + £177	£2,351	+27.9%
199	WokingSouth East	14.9%	£1,871£1,628 + £243	£2,598	+23.7%
200	Reigate and BansteadSouth East	14.8%	£1,897£1,652 + £245	£2,567	+31.1%
201	BirminghamWest Midlands	14.8%	£1,269£1,106 + £163	£2,363	+36.4%
202	East HertfordshireEast of England	14.7%	£1,777£1,550 + £227	£2,455	+29.5%
203	Castle PointEast of England	14.6%	£1,451£1,266 + £185	£2,319	+25.8%
204	GloucesterSouth West	14.6%	£1,286£1,122 + £164	£2,356	+44.9%
205	GosportSouth East	14.6%	£1,344£1,173 + £171	£2,344	+37.4%
206	Basingstoke and DeaneSouth East	14.6%	£1,503£1,312 + £191	£2,255	+30.4%
207	SalfordNorth West	14.6%	£1,344£1,173 + £171	£2,594	+46.2%
208	WorthingSouth East	14.6%	£1,490£1,300 + £190	£2,456	+28.8%
209	CheltenhamSouth West	14.5%	£1,453£1,269 + £184	£2,370	+34.9%
210	RunnymedeSouth East	14.5%	£1,832£1,600 + £232	£2,493	+22.6%
211	Epsom and EwellSouth East	14.5%	£1,961£1,713 + £248	£2,531	+19.5%
212	ElmbridgeSouth East	14.5%	£2,158£1,885 + £273	£2,558	+18.7%
213	YorkYorkshire and The Humber	14.4%	£1,380£1,206 + £174	£2,287	+35.1%
214	SolihullWest Midlands	14.4%	£1,469£1,284 + £185	£2,197	+34.9%
215	North HertfordshireEast of England	14.4%	£1,653£1,445 + £208	£2,449	+37.7%
216	NorwichEast of England	14.4%	£1,313£1,148 + £165	£2,503	+30.5%
217	GraveshamSouth East	14.4%	£1,538£1,345 + £193	£2,408	+34.5%
218	Welwyn HatfieldEast of England	14.4%	£1,727£1,510 + £217	£2,452	+28.0%
219	Tunbridge WellsSouth East	14.3%	£1,764£1,543 + £221	£2,446	+34.8%
220	MedwaySouth East	14.3%	£1,412£1,235 + £177	£2,329	+36.0%
221	WinchesterSouth East	14.3%	£1,730£1,514 + £216	£2,360	+33.9%
222	ExeterSouth West	14.0%	£1,503£1,318 + £185	£2,495	+27.6%
223	LeedsYorkshire and The Humber	14.0%	£1,309£1,148 + £161	£2,284	+31.3%
224	CroydonLondon	13.9%	£1,807£1,586 + £221	£2,600	+30.2%
225	GuildfordSouth East	13.9%	£1,998£1,754 + £244	£2,547	+24.7%
226	Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleSouth West	13.9%	£1,594£1,400 + £194	£2,436	+30.9%
227	AdurSouth East	13.8%	£1,611£1,416 + £195	£2,548	+36.6%
228	Newcastle upon TyneNorth East	13.8%	£1,388£1,220 + £168	£2,542	+42.7%
229	LutonEast of England	13.7%	£1,400£1,231 + £169	£2,440	+34.6%
230	ChelmsfordEast of England	13.7%	£1,636£1,439 + £197	£2,300	+32.7%
231	Milton KeynesSouth East	13.6%	£1,530£1,346 + £184	£2,372	+29.0%
232	South GloucestershireSouth West	13.4%	£1,672£1,474 + £198	£2,551	+38.7%
233	SevenoaksSouth East	13.4%	£2,073£1,828 + £245	£2,522	+30.1%
234	Kingston upon ThamesLondon	13.4%	£2,065£1,821 + £244	£2,609	+26.7%
235	SpelthorneSouth East	13.4%	£1,956£1,726 + £230	£2,526	+34.2%
236	Bracknell ForestSouth East	13.3%	£1,678£1,481 + £197	£2,265	+35.7%
237	BrentwoodEast of England	13.3%	£1,839£1,623 + £216	£2,258	+22.6%
238	DacorumEast of England	13.3%	£1,827£1,613 + £214	£2,409	+28.5%
239	SuttonLondon	13.2%	£1,775£1,569 + £206	£2,379	+34.1%
240	HaveringLondon	13.1%	£1,772£1,567 + £205	£2,425	+33.5%
241	Three RiversEast of England	13.1%	£2,067£1,828 + £239	£2,422	+30.5%
242	RushmoorSouth East	13.1%	£1,573£1,391 + £182	£2,320	+35.0%
243	Southend-on-SeaEast of England	13.0%	£1,487£1,316 + £171	£2,265	+29.1%
244	HarrowLondon	13.0%	£2,013£1,781 + £232	£2,511	+30.6%
245	TraffordNorth West	13.0%	£1,551£1,373 + £178	£2,292	+44.3%
246	BasildonEast of England	12.9%	£1,613£1,428 + £185	£2,327	+29.5%
247	ReadingSouth East	12.9%	£1,786£1,582 + £204	£2,613	+35.7%
248	BexleyLondon	12.9%	£1,738£1,540 + £198	£2,366	+35.9%
249	CrawleySouth East	12.8%	£1,686£1,495 + £191	£2,418	+33.5%
250	SouthamptonSouth East	12.7%	£1,422£1,261 + £161	£2,381	+35.7%
251	StevenageEast of England	12.7%	£1,629£1,445 + £184	£2,392	+37.3%
252	DartfordSouth East	12.6%	£1,779£1,580 + £199	£2,375	+36.5%
253	HertsmereEast of England	12.4%	£2,076£1,846 + £230	£2,406	+29.0%
254	ThurrockEast of England	12.4%	£1,561£1,389 + £172	£2,255	+29.3%
255	St AlbansEast of England	12.4%	£2,173£1,934 + £239	£2,419	+31.4%
256	BroxbourneEast of England	12.1%	£1,897£1,692 + £205	£2,306	+32.8%
257	SloughSouth East	12.0%	£1,756£1,567 + £189	£2,414	+38.5%
258	BromleyLondon	12.0%	£1,896£1,693 + £203	£2,140	+29.1%
259	Epping ForestEast of England	11.6%	£2,061£1,846 + £215	£2,277	+29.0%
260	OxfordSouth East	11.5%	£2,182£1,957 + £225	£2,678	+33.6%
261	HillingdonLondon	11.5%	£1,762£1,581 + £181	£2,045	+32.1%
262	HarlowEast of England	11.5%	£1,707£1,531 + £176	£2,299	+32.3%
263	PortsmouthSouth East	11.4%	£1,531£1,374 + £157	£2,292	+38.1%
264	RedbridgeLondon	11.3%	£1,931£1,734 + £197	£2,295	+31.5%
265	CambridgeEast of England	11.3%	£2,009£1,805 + £204	£2,467	+29.2%
266	WatfordEast of England	11.2%	£2,039£1,834 + £205	£2,447	+31.9%
267	ManchesterNorth West	10.9%	£1,531£1,380 + £151	£2,312	+45.5%
268	Richmond upon ThamesLondon	10.9%	£2,605£2,349 + £256	£2,486	+37.4%
269	EnfieldLondon	10.8%	£2,030£1,833 + £197	£2,268	+36.2%
270	Windsor and MaidenheadSouth East	10.7%	£1,994£1,801 + £193	£1,953	+34.8%
271	Brighton and HoveSouth East	10.6%	£2,009£1,816 + £193	£2,581	+26.1%
272	BarnetLondon	10.5%	£2,158£1,953 + £205	£2,133	+33.2%
273	Bath and North East SomersetSouth West	10.4%	£2,089£1,893 + £196	£2,383	+42.8%
274	Waltham ForestLondon	10.2%	£1,952£1,772 + £180	£2,387	+27.4%
275	BristolSouth West	10.0%	£2,083£1,893 + £190	£2,714	+35.2%
276	HounslowLondon	9.6%	£2,150£1,962 + £188	£2,186	+46.4%
277	Barking and DagenhamLondon	9.5%	£1,861£1,700 + £161	£2,199	+35.6%
278	BrentLondon	9.3%	£2,205£2,018 + £187	£2,235	+38.3%
279	LewishamLondon	9.2%	£2,001£1,832 + £169	£2,237	+28.8%
280	EalingLondon	8.8%	£2,312£2,126 + £186	£2,139	+35.6%
281	MertonLondon	8.7%	£2,371£2,181 + £190	£2,147	+35.0%
282	HaringeyLondon	8.5%	£2,415£2,225 + £190	£2,314	+35.6%
283	GreenwichLondon	8.3%	£2,164£1,998 + £166	£2,108	+38.1%
284	NewhamLondon	7.6%	£2,077£1,931 + £146	£1,944	+26.9%
285	CamdenLondon	7.5%	£3,047£2,834 + £213	£2,208	+37.5%
286	LambethLondon	6.7%	£2,709£2,538 + £171	£2,047	+38.8%
287	IslingtonLondon	6.6%	£3,073£2,884 + £189	£2,108	+48.9%
288	Tower HamletsLondon	6.4%	£2,621£2,462 + £159	£1,838	+41.0%
289	SouthwarkLondon	6.3%	£2,675£2,516 + £159	£1,967	+38.8%
290	HackneyLondon	6.0%	£2,828£2,667 + £161	£2,060	+40.8%
291	Kensington and ChelseaLondon	5.2%	£3,932£3,739 + £193	£1,667	+43.8%
292	Hammersmith and FulhamLondon	5.2%	£3,008£2,861 + £147	£1,520	+37.3%
293	WandsworthLondon	3.6%	£2,736£2,640 + £96	£1,028	+36.4%
294	WestminsterLondon	3.6%	£3,326£3,209 + £117	£1,050	+35.9%

If you rent

Most renters pay council tax themselves, on top of the rent. Who pays when you rent, including in a shared house.
Living alone takes 25% off: the single person discount. A home where everyone is a full-time student pays nothing, and on a low income your council can reduce the bill.
The band sets the bill, so check it before you sign: look up a home’s band, or work out the bill.

Council tax band check

Think your band is too high?

Your home’s band against similar homes nearby: the same kind, size and age
What they sold for, and what a lower band would save each year
A review request for the Valuation Office with the evidence in it, ready to send
Questions to email the council about a refund and paying it back

If similar homes aren’t in a lower band, it says so, so you don’t risk a review that could raise yours.

Whatever it finds, the £3.99 you pay goes towards a Complete RenterCheck (£6 instead of £9.99), so you don’t lose out. Not renting? Share it with family or friends who are.

Check my band — £3.99

How we worked it out, and its limits

Council tax is the average bill per home: each band’s 2026/27 charge, as MHCLG publishes it for two adults with the average parish charge, weighted by how many of the council’s homes the Valuation Office Agency counts in that band.
Rent is the ONS average private rent for the council for September 2026. It covers every tenancy, including long-running ones, so a home advertised today usually costs more.
The bill is before discounts and support. A single adult gets 25% off, students are exempt, and council tax support lowers bills on low incomes, so many renters pay less than the average.
All homes, not only rented ones. Privately rented homes are often in lower bands than the average home. Measured instead with the band most homes are in, or with Band B against the two-bedroom rent, the order of councils barely changes.
The City of London and the Isles of Scilly are left out: ONS publishes no average rent for them.

Using these figures

You are welcome to quote, chart or republish anything on this page. Please credit “RenterCheck analysis of ONS, MHCLG and VOA data” and link to this page.
The CSV download has every council, with its rank, rent, average bill, share, Band D and five-year rent change.
For a particular area, or a comment, email hello@rentercheck.co.uk.

More data for every council: council tax bands, the rent tracker and the housing benefit gap.

Sources: MHCLG, council tax levels 2026/27; VOA, council tax stock of properties; ONS Price Index of Private Rents, September 2026, published 21 October 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.