Biggest and smallest council tax rises in London (2026/27)
26 of London’s 33 boroughs had the joint highest rise in Band D council tax in 2026/27, at 4.8%.
Merton had the lowest, at 2.5%. The middle borough, Islington, had 4.8%.
Annual council tax change is measured differently in each nation, so Open Index ranks it within London only.
See it on the map| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| =1 | Barking and Dagenham | 4.8% |
| =1 | Barnet | 4.8% |
| =1 | Bexley | 4.8% |
| =1 | Brent | 4.8% |
| =1 | Bromley | 4.8% |
| =1 | Camden | 4.8% |
| =1 | Croydon | 4.8% |
| =1 | Ealing | 4.8% |
| =1 | Enfield | 4.8% |
| =1 | Greenwich | 4.8% |
| =1 | Hackney | 4.8% |
| =1 | Haringey | 4.8% |
| =1 | Harrow | 4.8% |
| =1 | Havering | 4.8% |
| =1 | Hillingdon | 4.8% |
| =1 | Hounslow | 4.8% |
| =1 | Islington | 4.8% |
| =1 | Kingston upon Thames | 4.8% |
| =1 | Lambeth | 4.8% |
| =1 | Lewisham | 4.8% |
| =1 | Newham | 4.8% |
| =1 | Redbridge | 4.8% |
| =1 | Richmond upon Thames | 4.8% |
| =1 | Southwark | 4.8% |
| =1 | Sutton | 4.8% |
| =1 | Waltham Forest | 4.8% |
| =27 | Hammersmith and Fulham | 4.7% |
| =27 | Kensington and Chelsea | 4.7% |
| =27 | Tower Hamlets | 4.7% |
| 30 | City of London | 4.4% |
| 31 | Wandsworth | 3.1% |
| 32 | Westminster | 3.0% |
| 33 | Merton | 2.5% |
Worked out by Open Index from the Band D council tax figures. Source and method · See it on the map