# Annual council tax change

How much Band D council tax rose or fell on the year before, from each government's Band D figures.

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

## Facts

- Published by: MHCLG
Welsh Government
Scottish Government
- Level of detail: Council
- Updates: Yearly
- History: Since 1997
- Licence: Open Government Licence 3.0
- Method: Worked out by Open Index from the Band D council tax figures
- Levels: Nation, Region, Council

## How it is worked out

This year's Band D divided by last year's for the same area, less one, as a percentage to one decimal place.

## Periods

| Level | First | Latest | Periods |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nation | 1997/98 | 2026/27 | 30 |
| Region | 1997/98 | 2026/27 | 30 |
| Council | 1997/98 | 2026/27 | 30 |

## Coverage

| Nation | Areas | With a figure |
| --- | --- | --- |
| England | 296 | 296 |
| Wales | 22 | 22 |
| Scotland | 32 | 32 |
| Northern Ireland | 11 | 0 |

Northern Ireland has domestic rates, worked out from each home's capital value, instead of council tax, so there is no Band D figure.

## Gaps

- Northern Ireland has domestic rates, worked out from each home's capital value, instead of council tax, so there is no Band D figure: 11 (Antrim and Newtownabbey, Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Belfast, Causeway Coast and Glens, Derry City and Strabane, Fermanagh and Omagh)

## Caveats

- This compares Band D for the same area in two consecutive years, as published.
- In England a council can raise its share of the bill by a limited amount each year without holding a local referendum, and some councils get permission to raise it more. Police, fire and parish charges change too.
- Scottish councils held council tax flat from 2008/09 to 2016/17 and in 2024/25, with a few exceptions.
- Councils that merged or were created after a reorganisation have no change for their first year.

## Example: Hackney

Band D council tax in Hackney changed by 4.8% on the year before, for 2026/27.
Worked out by Open Index from the Band D council tax figures.

https://openindex.co.uk/hackney

## Sources

### Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England

- Publisher: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Licence: [Open Government Licence 3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/)
- Edition: Band_D_2026-27.ods + Table_10_2026-27.ods + Tables_1-9_2026-27.ods
- Published: 22 April 2026
- Fetched: 18 October 2026
- Updates: annual
- Credit: Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax statistics. Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Publisher's page: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/council-tax-levels-set-by-local-authorities-in-england-2026-to-2027

### Council tax levels in Wales

- Publisher: Welsh Government
- Licence: [Open Government Licence 3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/)
- Edition: StatsWales Band D to 2026-27
- Published: 24 March 2026
- Fetched: 18 October 2026
- Updates: annual
- Credit: Source: Welsh Government, council tax levels. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Publisher's page: https://stats.gov.wales/en-GB/3ca971eb-7d9b-4b79-89fa-6d7f77431aad

### Council Tax datasets (Scotland)

- Publisher: Scottish Government
- Licence: [Open Government Licence 3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/)
- Edition: band-d-history-2026-27.xlsx + bands-2026-27.xlsx
- Published: 31 March 2026
- Fetched: 18 October 2026
- Updates: annual
- Credit: Source: Scottish Government, Council Tax datasets. Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Publisher's page: https://www.gov.scot/publications/council-tax-datasets/

## Use it

- [The map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/council-tax-change)
- [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/council-tax-change/england)
- Download (Council): https://data.openindex.co.uk/s/2026.10.9/downloads/layers/council-tax-band-d-change-1y/council.csv
- API: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/layers/council-tax-band-d-change-1y

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/sources/council-tax-change.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

- Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax statistics. Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Welsh Government, council tax levels. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Scottish Government, Council Tax datasets. Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Worked out by Open Index from the Band D council tax figures.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/sources/council-tax-change