Cheapest and most expensive council tax in South East (2026/27)

Lewes had the highest Band D council tax of South East’s 64 councils in 2026/27, at £2,756.17.

Windsor and Maidenhead had the lowest, at £1,952.62. The middle council, Thanet, had £2,490.90.

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

Map of band D council tax across the UK

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Band D council tax for every council in South East, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
Rank	Council	Value
1	Lewes	£2,756.17
2	Wealden	£2,728.43
3	Rother	£2,700.95
4	Oxford	£2,678.40
5	Hastings	£2,676.58
6	Eastbourne	£2,654.28
7	Isle of Wight	£2,625.79
8	Reading	£2,612.77
9	Waverley	£2,604.87
10	Woking	£2,598.04
11	South Oxfordshire	£2,597.57
12	Tandridge	£2,594.85
13	Surrey Heath	£2,585.16
14	Cherwell	£2,582.96
15	Brighton and Hove	£2,580.54
16	Vale of White Horse	£2,577.44
17	West Oxfordshire	£2,566.95
18	Reigate and Banstead	£2,566.61
19	Elmbridge	£2,557.75
20	Adur	£2,548.28
21	Guildford	£2,547.30
22	Folkestone and Hythe	£2,538.75
23	Epsom and Ewell	£2,530.84
24	Buckinghamshire	£2,526.58
25	Spelthorne	£2,526.44
26	Sevenoaks	£2,522.36
27	Mole Valley	£2,519.86
28	West Berkshire	£2,505.37
29	Maidstone	£2,502.59
30	Wokingham	£2,497.70
31	Runnymede	£2,492.99
32	Thanet	£2,490.90
33	Arun	£2,487.24
34	Mid Sussex	£2,474.26
35	Tonbridge and Malling	£2,471.83
36	Chichester	£2,469.68
37	Dover	£2,461.74
38	Worthing	£2,456.13
39	Tunbridge Wells	£2,446.15
40	Horsham	£2,441.01
41	New Forest	£2,419.76
42	Canterbury	£2,419.33
43	Crawley	£2,418.46
44	Slough	£2,414.44
45	Ashford	£2,410.16
46	Gravesham	£2,408.24
47	Swale	£2,405.65
48	Hart	£2,400.02
49	Southampton	£2,381.48
50	Dartford	£2,375.15
51	Milton Keynes	£2,372.21
52	Winchester	£2,359.76
53	Gosport	£2,344.29
54	East Hampshire	£2,343.92
55	Eastleigh	£2,342.21
56	Medway	£2,328.55
=57	Havant	£2,320.28
=57	Rushmoor	£2,320.28
59	Test Valley	£2,305.52
60	Portsmouth	£2,291.71
61	Fareham	£2,270.55
62	Bracknell Forest	£2,264.80
63	Basingstoke and Deane	£2,255.21
64	Windsor and Maidenhead	£1,952.62

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