# Cheapest and most expensive council tax in London (2026/27)

Kingston upon Thames had the highest Band D council tax of London’s 33 boroughs in 2026/27, at £2,609.20.

Wandsworth had the lowest, at £1,028.21. The middle borough, Merton, had £2,146.76.

Band D council tax is measured differently in each nation, so Open Index ranks it within London only.

| Rank | Area | Band D council tax |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Kingston upon Thames](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-thames) | £2,609.20 |
| 2 | [Croydon](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon) | £2,599.91 |
| 3 | [Harrow](https://openindex.co.uk/harrow) | £2,511.07 |
| 4 | [Richmond upon Thames](https://openindex.co.uk/richmond-upon-thames) | £2,486.10 |
| 5 | [Havering](https://openindex.co.uk/havering) | £2,424.66 |
| 6 | [Waltham Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest) | £2,386.96 |
| 7 | [Sutton](https://openindex.co.uk/sutton) | £2,378.64 |
| 8 | [Bexley](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley) | £2,366.36 |
| 9 | [Haringey](https://openindex.co.uk/haringey) | £2,313.78 |
| 10 | [Redbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge) | £2,294.58 |
| 11 | [Enfield](https://openindex.co.uk/enfield) | £2,267.67 |
| 12 | [Lewisham](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham) | £2,237.33 |
| 13 | [Brent](https://openindex.co.uk/brent) | £2,235.27 |
| 14 | [Camden](https://openindex.co.uk/camden) | £2,207.55 |
| 15 | [Barking and Dagenham](https://openindex.co.uk/barking-and-dagenham) | £2,198.51 |
| 16 | [Hounslow](https://openindex.co.uk/hounslow) | £2,185.56 |
| 17 | [Merton](https://openindex.co.uk/merton) | £2,146.76 |
| 18 | [Bromley](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley) | £2,140.04 |
| 19 | [Ealing](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing) | £2,138.53 |
| 20 | [Barnet](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet) | £2,132.60 |
| 21 | [Islington](https://openindex.co.uk/islington) | £2,108.15 |
| 22 | [Greenwich](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich) | £2,107.86 |
| 23 | [Hackney](https://openindex.co.uk/hackney) | £2,060.30 |
| 24 | [Lambeth](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth) | £2,047.11 |
| 25 | [Hillingdon](https://openindex.co.uk/hillingdon) | £2,045.46 |
| 26 | [Southwark](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark) | £1,967.26 |
| 27 | [Newham](https://openindex.co.uk/newham) | £1,944.23 |
| 28 | [Tower Hamlets](https://openindex.co.uk/tower-hamlets) | £1,837.78 |
| 29 | [Kensington and Chelsea](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea) | £1,666.65 |
| 30 | [Hammersmith and Fulham](https://openindex.co.uk/hammersmith-and-fulham) | £1,519.51 |
| 31 | [City of London](https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london) | £1,329.56 |
| 32 | [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster) | £1,049.55 |
| 33 | [Wandsworth](https://openindex.co.uk/wandsworth) | £1,028.21 |

Source: Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England and Council tax levels in Wales and Council Tax datasets (Scotland), MHCLG. Covers Great Britain. Period: 2026/27. Period: 2026/27.

## Other rankings of this measure

- [England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-band-d/england)
- [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-band-d/scotland)
- [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-band-d/wales)
- [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-band-d/north-east)
- [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-band-d/north-west)
- [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-band-d/yorkshire-and-the-humber)
- [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-band-d/east-midlands)
- [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-band-d/west-midlands)
- [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-band-d/east-of-england)
- [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-band-d/south-east)
- [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-band-d/south-west)

- [The map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/council-tax-band-d)
- [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/council-tax-band-d)

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