17 August 2022Council Tax levels set by councils in England for the 2022-23 financial year are available.
The average Band D parish precept is £74.81, an increase of £2.95, or 4.1%, from 2021-22 .
- 5,638 parishes have precepts exceeding £10,000, up from 5,268 in 2021-22
- 781 councils have precepts exceeding £200,000, up from 742 in 2021-22
- 281 councils have precepts exceeding £500,000, up from 260 in 2021-22
- 83 local councils have precepts exceeding £1M, up from 70 2021-22
Top 50 highest Council Tax at Band D
| Parish name | Band D C-Tax (£) | |
| 1 | Falmouth | 377.97 |
| 2 | Bodmin | 316.02 |
| 3 | Filton | 314.63 |
| 4 | Peterlee | 304.81 |
| 5 | Horden | 303.35 |
| 6 | Easington Colliery | 286.82 |
| 7 | Shildon | 281.30 |
| 8 | Chippenham | 280.53 |
| 9 | South Kirkby and Moorthorpe | 279.62 |
| 10 | Langport | 277.83 |
| 11 | Truro | 275.40 |
| 12 | Launceston | 274.05 |
| 13 | Shirebrook | 271.72 |
| 14 | Camelford | 264.37 |
| 15 | Woughton | 260.75 |
| 16 | Cranbrook | 256.03 |
| 17 | Great Aycliffe | 255.06 |
| 18 | Thornley | 251.87 |
| 19 | Seaham | 251.52 |
| 20 | Bridport | 249.81 |
| 21 | Bishop’s Castle | 249.58 |
| 22 | Bude Stratton | 248.28 |
| 23 | Penzance | 246.31 |
| 24 | Callington | 240.18 |
| 25 | Kingsbrook | 237.62 |
| 26 | Oakengates | 236.83 |
| 27 | Bradford On Avon | 236.42 |
| 28 | Redruth | 233.00 |
| 29 | Salisbury City Council | 232.96 |
| 30 | Oundle | 232.09 |
| 31 | Wadebridge | 231.93 |
| 32 | Gillingham | 231.09 |
| 33 | Castle Cary | 229.93 |
| 34 | Saltash | 228.78 |
| 35 | Martock | 228.67 |
| 36 | Sherborne | 228.59 |
| 37 | Ferryhill | 228.07 |
| 38 | Blandford Forum | 227.13 |
| 39 | Westbury | 226.45 |
| 40 | Newquay | 225.78 |
| 41 | Marlborough | 224.60 |
| 42 | Somerton | 222.63 |
| 43 | Chilton | 222.44 |
| 44 | West Haddon | 221.50 |
| 45 | Hayle | 221.48 |
| 46 | Wareham Town | 220.63 |
| 47 | Corsham | 220.30 |
| 48 | Ampthill | 219.89 |
| 49 | Sturminster Newton | 219.77 |
| 50 | Spennymoor | 219.70 |
Councils with precepts in excess of £1.5m
| Parish name | Precept (£) | |
| 1 | Chippenham | 3,606,289 |
| 2 | Salisbury City Council | 3,502,565 |
| 3 | Weymouth | 3,223,970 |
| 4 | Falmouth | 2,863,663 |
| 5 | Central Swindon South | 2,653,443 |
| 6 | Weston super Mare | 2,631,385 |
| 7 | Dunstable | 2,480,490 |
| 8 | Leighton Linslade | 2,424,254 |
| 9 | Trowbridge | 2,349,843 |
| 10 | Truro | 2,019,651 |
| 11 | Banbury | 2,017,911 |
| 12 | Bracknell | 1,940,167 |
| 13 | Newquay | 1,909,000 |
| 14 | Aylesbury | 1,874,951 |
| 15 | Frome | 1,870,628 |
| 16 | Lowestoft | 1,867,228 |
| 17 | St. Neots | 1,864,357 |
| 18 | Sutton Coldfield | 1,843,024 |
| 19 | Witney | 1,829,398 |
| 20 | Northampton Town | 1,793,300 |
| 21 | Abingdon | 1,755,659 |
| 22 | Penzance | 1,754,515 |
| 23 | Great Aycliffe | 1,746,869 |
| 24 | Bicester | 1,684,269 |
| 25 | Dorchester | 1,581,669 |
| 26 | Shrewsbury | 1,551,586 |
| 27 | Yate | 1,539,994 |
| 28 | Bodmin | 1,530,689 |
| 29 | Crowborough | 1,522,738 |
Data has not yet been released for Wales for 2022-23.
