# 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.

Worked out by Open Index from the Band D council tax figures.

| Rank | Area | Annual council tax change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| =1 | [Barking and Dagenham](https://openindex.co.uk/barking-and-dagenham) | 4.8% |
| =1 | [Barnet](https://openindex.co.uk/barnet) | 4.8% |
| =1 | [Bexley](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley) | 4.8% |
| =1 | [Brent](https://openindex.co.uk/brent) | 4.8% |
| =1 | [Bromley](https://openindex.co.uk/bromley) | 4.8% |
| =1 | [Camden](https://openindex.co.uk/camden) | 4.8% |
| =1 | [Croydon](https://openindex.co.uk/croydon) | 4.8% |
| =1 | [Ealing](https://openindex.co.uk/ealing) | 4.8% |
| =1 | [Enfield](https://openindex.co.uk/enfield) | 4.8% |
| =1 | [Greenwich](https://openindex.co.uk/greenwich) | 4.8% |
| =1 | [Hackney](https://openindex.co.uk/hackney) | 4.8% |
| =1 | [Haringey](https://openindex.co.uk/haringey) | 4.8% |
| =1 | [Harrow](https://openindex.co.uk/harrow) | 4.8% |
| =1 | [Havering](https://openindex.co.uk/havering) | 4.8% |
| =1 | [Hillingdon](https://openindex.co.uk/hillingdon) | 4.8% |
| =1 | [Hounslow](https://openindex.co.uk/hounslow) | 4.8% |
| =1 | [Islington](https://openindex.co.uk/islington) | 4.8% |
| =1 | [Kingston upon Thames](https://openindex.co.uk/kingston-upon-thames) | 4.8% |
| =1 | [Lambeth](https://openindex.co.uk/lambeth) | 4.8% |
| =1 | [Lewisham](https://openindex.co.uk/lewisham) | 4.8% |
| =1 | [Newham](https://openindex.co.uk/newham) | 4.8% |
| =1 | [Redbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/redbridge) | 4.8% |
| =1 | [Richmond upon Thames](https://openindex.co.uk/richmond-upon-thames) | 4.8% |
| =1 | [Southwark](https://openindex.co.uk/southwark) | 4.8% |
| =1 | [Sutton](https://openindex.co.uk/sutton) | 4.8% |
| =1 | [Waltham Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/waltham-forest) | 4.8% |
| =27 | [Hammersmith and Fulham](https://openindex.co.uk/hammersmith-and-fulham) | 4.7% |
| =27 | [Kensington and Chelsea](https://openindex.co.uk/kensington-and-chelsea) | 4.7% |
| =27 | [Tower Hamlets](https://openindex.co.uk/tower-hamlets) | 4.7% |
| 30 | [City of London](https://openindex.co.uk/city-of-london) | 4.4% |
| 31 | [Wandsworth](https://openindex.co.uk/wandsworth) | 3.1% |
| 32 | [Westminster](https://openindex.co.uk/westminster) | 3.0% |
| 33 | [Merton](https://openindex.co.uk/merton) | 2.5% |

Source: Worked out by Open Index from the Band D council tax figures. Covers Great Britain. Period: 2026/27. Period: 2026/27.

## Other rankings of this measure

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

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

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Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-change/london