Biggest and smallest council tax rises in South East (2026/27)

Windsor and Maidenhead had the highest rise in Band D council tax of South East’s 64 councils in 2026/27, at 7.1%.

5 councils had the joint lowest, at 4.1%. The middle council, Lewes, had 4.9%.

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

Map of annual council tax change across the UK

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Annual council tax change for every council in South East, highest first. Councils without a figure are listed last with the reason.
Rank	Council	Value
1	Windsor and Maidenhead	7.1%
2	Rother	5.5%
=3	Chichester	5.3%
=3	Isle of Wight	5.3%
5	Buckinghamshire	5.2%
=6	Bracknell Forest	5.1%
=6	Eastleigh	5.1%
=6	Horsham	5.1%
=6	Medway	5.1%
=6	Milton Keynes	5.1%
=6	New Forest	5.1%
=6	Portsmouth	5.1%
=6	Reading	5.1%
=6	Southampton	5.1%
=6	West Berkshire	5.1%
=6	Wokingham	5.1%
=17	Basingstoke and Deane	5.0%
=17	Brighton and Hove	5.0%
=17	East Hampshire	5.0%
=17	Hart	5.0%
=17	Mid Sussex	5.0%
=17	Slough	5.0%
=17	South Oxfordshire	5.0%
=17	Tandridge	5.0%
=17	Test Valley	5.0%
=17	West Oxfordshire	5.0%
=27	Arun	4.9%
=27	Crawley	4.9%
=27	Fareham	4.9%
=27	Guildford	4.9%
=27	Havant	4.9%
=27	Lewes	4.9%
=27	Rushmoor	4.9%
=27	Vale of White Horse	4.9%
=27	Waverley	4.9%
=36	Adur	4.8%
=36	Cherwell	4.8%
=36	Eastbourne	4.8%
=36	Gosport	4.8%
=36	Hastings	4.8%
=36	Surrey Heath	4.8%
=36	Winchester	4.8%
=36	Worthing	4.8%
=44	Elmbridge	4.7%
=44	Epsom and Ewell	4.7%
=44	Mole Valley	4.7%
=44	Oxford	4.7%
=44	Runnymede	4.7%
=44	Spelthorne	4.7%
=44	Woking	4.7%
51	Wealden	4.6%
52	Reigate and Banstead	4.4%
=53	Ashford	4.3%
=53	Sevenoaks	4.3%
=53	Swale	4.3%
=56	Canterbury	4.2%
=56	Folkestone and Hythe	4.2%
=56	Thanet	4.2%
=56	Tunbridge Wells	4.2%
=60	Dartford	4.1%
=60	Dover	4.1%
=60	Gravesham	4.1%
=60	Maidstone	4.1%
=60	Tonbridge and Malling	4.1%

Worked out by Open Index from the Band D council tax figures. Source and method · See it on the map