Barking & Dagenham vs Camden
Barking & Dagenham charges £2,199.00 Band D council tax in 2026-27, compared to £2,208.00 for Camden — a difference of £9.00. Barking & Dagenham is cheaper.
Key metrics
Council tax for 2026-27 · budget figures for 2025-26
Barking & DagenhamCamden
Band D Council Tax (2026-27)£2,199.00 (lower)£2,208.00
Year-on-year change+4.8%+4.8% (lower)
Total service budget£560.3 million£663.7 million
Population218,900216,943
Spending per person£2,560£3,059
Spending by service
Budget allocation comparison for 2025-26
Barking & DagenhamCamden
Education£333.6 million£247.9 million
Adult Social Care£74.1 million£144.0 million
Children's Services£78.5 million£78.0 million
Environment & Streets£14.2 million£34.5 million
Roads & Transport-£3.4 million-£17.5 million
Housing£5.4 million£39.9 million
Leisure & Culture£4.2 million£11.9 million
Public Health£19.0 million£35.8 million
Planning£3.9 million£7.9 million
Council Services£13.3 million£39.0 million