# Council tax in Orkney Islands North Scotland. 21,920 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 1,015 square kilometres, the 5th most sparsely populated council in the UK. 2 layers about council tax for Orkney Islands, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source. In: [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/scotland) ## Band D council tax Orkney Islands: **£1,669.07** (2026/27, council level, Great Britain only). Source: MHCLG and Welsh Government and Scottish Government. Published 22 April 2026. Band D council tax in Orkney Islands is £1,669.07 for 2026/27. That is 1% higher than the Scotland average of £1,653.44. It rose 6.0% on the year before. Orkney Islands has the 13th cheapest Band D council tax in Scotland. - Against Scotland: 1% higher (£1,653.44) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/council-tax-band-d?place=S12000023) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/council-tax-band-d) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-band-d/scotland) · https://openindex.co.uk/orkney-islands/council-tax#l-council-tax-band-d ### Council tax by band in Orkney Islands, 2026/27 | Band | Bill | Share of homes, March 2026 | | --- | --- | --- | | Band A | £1,112.71 | Not published here. | | Band B | £1,298.17 | Not published here. | | Band C | £1,483.62 | Not published here. | | Band D | £1,669.07 | Not published here. | | Band E | £2,192.97 | Not published here. | | Band F | £2,712.24 | Not published here. | | Band G | £3,268.60 | Not published here. | | Band H | £4,089.22 | Not published here. | Worked out by Open Index from the Band D figure and the band ratios set in law. You get 25% off if you live on your own, or if everyone else in your home is disregarded (full-time students, for example). No figure for Band A, Band B, Band C, Band D, Band E, Band F, Band G, Band H: Not published here. Share of homes: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026. ## Annual council tax change Orkney Islands: **6.0%** (2026/27, council level, Great Britain only). Source: Worked out by Open Index from the Band D council tax figures. Published 22 April 2026. Band D council tax in Orkney Islands changed by 6.0% on the year before, for 2026/27. - Against Scotland: 15% lower (7.1%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/council-tax-change?place=S12000023) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/council-tax-change) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-change/scotland) · https://openindex.co.uk/orkney-islands/council-tax#l-council-tax-band-d-change-1y ## More on this place - [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/orkney-islands) - [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/orkney-islands/housing) (8) - [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/orkney-islands/crime) (6) - [People](https://openindex.co.uk/orkney-islands/people) (15) - [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/orkney-islands/deprivation) (2) - [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/orkney-islands/health) (4) - [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/orkney-islands/education) (2) - [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/orkney-islands/environment) (5) - [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/orkney-islands/transport) (4) - [Connectivity](https://openindex.co.uk/orkney-islands/connectivity) (5) - [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/orkney-islands/economy) (4) - [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/orkney-islands/elections) (7) - [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/orkney-islands/services) (1) - [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/orkney-islands/sources) (22) The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/S12000023/data?family=council-tax ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/orkney-islands/council-tax, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/orkney-islands/council-tax#l-council-tax-band-d. Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it. Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/orkney-islands/council-tax