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

Merthyr Tydfil had the highest Band D council tax of Wales’s 22 councils in 2026/27, at £2,593.60.

Cardiff had the lowest, at £2,013.18. The middle council, Carmarthenshire, had £2,351.20.

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

| Rank | Area | Band D council tax |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Merthyr Tydfil](https://openindex.co.uk/merthyr-tydfil) | £2,593.60 |
| 2 | [Neath Port Talbot](https://openindex.co.uk/neath-port-talbot) | £2,541.39 |
| 3 | [Blaenau Gwent](https://openindex.co.uk/blaenau-gwent) | £2,531.26 |
| 4 | [Bridgend](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend) | £2,477.99 |
| 5 | [Conwy](https://openindex.co.uk/conwy) | £2,472.82 |
| 6 | [Gwynedd](https://openindex.co.uk/gwynedd) | £2,468.77 |
| 7 | [Ceredigion](https://openindex.co.uk/ceredigion) | £2,419.45 |
| 8 | [Monmouthshire](https://openindex.co.uk/monmouthshire) | £2,416.50 |
| 9 | [Flintshire](https://openindex.co.uk/flintshire) | £2,376.17 |
| 10 | [Powys](https://openindex.co.uk/powys) | £2,351.72 |
| 11 | [Carmarthenshire](https://openindex.co.uk/carmarthenshire) | £2,351.20 |
| 12 | [Denbighshire](https://openindex.co.uk/denbighshire) | £2,339.03 |
| 13 | [Wrexham](https://openindex.co.uk/wrexham) | £2,308.88 |
| 14 | [Rhondda Cynon Taf](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf) | £2,289.43 |
| 15 | [Isle of Anglesey](https://openindex.co.uk/isle-of-anglesey) | £2,260.73 |
| 16 | [Swansea](https://openindex.co.uk/swansea) | £2,238.29 |
| 17 | [Vale of Glamorgan](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-glamorgan) | £2,231.54 |
| 18 | [Pembrokeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/pembrokeshire) | £2,166.15 |
| 19 | [Torfaen](https://openindex.co.uk/torfaen) | £2,155.68 |
| 20 | [Newport](https://openindex.co.uk/newport) | £2,088.48 |
| 21 | [Caerphilly](https://openindex.co.uk/caerphilly) | £2,082.88 |
| 22 | [Cardiff](https://openindex.co.uk/cardiff) | £2,013.18 |

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)
- [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)
- [London](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-band-d/london)
- [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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