Council Tax in South EastLocal Authorities Ranked
All 64 local authorities in South East, ranked by average band d council tax. Data: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (2026-27), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Open the interactive map| Rank | Local authority | Average Band D council tax |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewes | £2,756.17 |
| 2 | Wealden | £2,728.43 |
| 3 | Rother | £2,700.95 |
| 4 | Oxford | £2,678.40 |
| 5 | Hastings | £2,676.58 |
| 6 | Eastbourne | £2,654.28 |
| 7 | Isle of Wight | £2,625.79 |
| 8 | Reading | £2,612.77 |
| 9 | Waverley | £2,604.87 |
| 10 | Woking | £2,598.04 |
| 11 | South Oxfordshire | £2,597.57 |
| 12 | Tandridge | £2,594.85 |
| 13 | Surrey Heath | £2,585.16 |
| 14 | Cherwell | £2,582.96 |
| 15 | Brighton and Hove | £2,580.54 |
| 16 | Vale of White Horse | £2,577.44 |
| 17 | West Oxfordshire | £2,566.95 |
| 18 | Reigate and Banstead | £2,566.61 |
| 19 | Elmbridge | £2,557.75 |
| 20 | Adur | £2,548.28 |
| 21 | Guildford | £2,547.30 |
| 22 | Folkestone and Hythe | £2,538.75 |
| 23 | Epsom and Ewell | £2,530.84 |
| 24 | Buckinghamshire | £2,526.58 |
| 25 | Spelthorne | £2,526.44 |
| 26 | Sevenoaks | £2,522.36 |
| 27 | Mole Valley | £2,519.86 |
| 28 | West Berkshire | £2,505.37 |
| 29 | Maidstone | £2,502.59 |
| 30 | Wokingham | £2,497.70 |
| 31 | Runnymede | £2,492.99 |
| 32 | Thanet | £2,490.90 |
| 33 | Arun | £2,487.24 |
| 34 | Mid Sussex | £2,474.26 |
| 35 | Tonbridge and Malling | £2,471.83 |
| 36 | Chichester | £2,469.68 |
| 37 | Dover | £2,461.74 |
| 38 | Worthing | £2,456.13 |
| 39 | Tunbridge Wells | £2,446.15 |
| 40 | Horsham | £2,441.01 |
| 41 | New Forest | £2,419.76 |
| 42 | Canterbury | £2,419.33 |
| 43 | Crawley | £2,418.46 |
| 44 | Slough | £2,414.44 |
| 45 | Ashford | £2,410.16 |
| 46 | Gravesham | £2,408.24 |
| 47 | Swale | £2,405.65 |
| 48 | Hart | £2,400.02 |
| 49 | Southampton | £2,381.48 |
| 50 | Dartford | £2,375.15 |
| 51 | Milton Keynes | £2,372.21 |
| 52 | Winchester | £2,359.76 |
| 53 | Gosport | £2,344.29 |
| 54 | East Hampshire | £2,343.92 |
| 55 | Eastleigh | £2,342.21 |
| 56 | Medway | £2,328.55 |
| 57 | Havant | £2,320.28 |
| 58 | Rushmoor | £2,320.28 |
| 59 | Test Valley | £2,305.52 |
| 60 | Portsmouth | £2,291.71 |
| 61 | Fareham | £2,270.55 |
| 62 | Bracknell Forest | £2,264.80 |
| 63 | Basingstoke and Deane | £2,255.21 |
| 64 | Windsor and Maidenhead | £1,952.62 |