17 May 2024Council Tax levels set by councils in England for the 2024-25 financial year are now available.
There are 10,256 parishes in England, 8,904 of which issue a precept.
The average Band D precept charged by local precepting bodies (including local councils) for 2024/25 is £85.88, an increase of £6.74 or 8.5%.
5,833 parishes have precepts exceeding £10,000, up from 5,610 in 2023-24
905 councils have precepts exceeding £200,000, up from 846 in 2023-24
346 councils have precepts exceeding £500,000, up from 308 in 2023-24
124 councils have precepts exceeding £1M, up from 104 in 2023-24
Top 50 highest Council Tax at Band D
Taunton
Salisbury City Council
Chippenham
Weymouth
Falmouth
Central Swindon South
Trowbridge
Weston super Mare
Bridgwater
Truro
Dunstable
Leighton Linslade
Newquay
Frome
Yeovil
Aylesbury
Penzance
Banbury
Lowestoft
Bracknell
St. Neots
Witney
Great Aycliffe
Abingdon
Sutton Coldfield
Central Swindon North
Yate
Northampton Town
Huntingdon
Bicester
Peterlee
Shrewsbury
Bodmin
Dorchester
Crowborough
Cirencester
Biggleswade
Daventry
Newton Abbot
Ware
Hailsham
Totton and Eling
Harpenden
Spennymoor
Camborne
Newbury
Hertford
Littlehampton
Ryde
Didcot
