Barking & Dagenham vs Brent
Barking & Dagenham charges £2,098.00 Band D council tax in 2025-26, compared to £2,133.00 for Brent — a difference of £35.00. Barking & Dagenham is cheaper.
Key metrics
Side-by-side comparison for 2025-26
Barking & DagenhamBrent
Band D Council Tax£2,098.00 (lower)£2,133.00
Year-on-year change+4.7% (lower)+4.8%
Total service budget£560.3 million£657.8 million
Population218,900339,400
Spending per person£2,560£1,938
Spending by service
Budget allocation comparison
Barking & DagenhamBrent
Education£333.6 million£267.9 million
Adult Social Care£74.1 million£127.6 million
Children's Services£78.5 million£98.2 million
Environment & Streets£14.2 million£35.3 million
Roads & Transport-£3.4 million£11.4 million
Housing£5.4 million£47.9 million
Leisure & Culture£4.2 million£13.6 million
Public Health£19.0 million£26.2 million
Planning£3.9 million£8.3 million
Council Services£13.3 million£21.5 million