Barking & Dagenham vs Hounslow
Barking & Dagenham charges £2,199.00 Band D council tax in 2026-27, compared to £2,186.00 for Hounslow — a difference of £13.00. Hounslow is cheaper.
Key metrics
Council tax for 2026-27 · budget figures for 2025-26
Barking & DagenhamHounslow
Band D Council Tax (2026-27)£2,199.00£2,186.00 (lower)
Year-on-year change+4.8%+4.8% (lower)
Total service budget£560.3 million£542.0 million
Population218,900294,400
Spending per person£2,560£1,841
Spending by service
Budget allocation comparison for 2025-26
Barking & DagenhamHounslow
Education£333.6 million£255.8 million
Adult Social Care£74.1 million£103.6 million
Children's Services£78.5 million£70.8 million
Environment & Streets£14.2 million£16.6 million
Roads & Transport-£3.4 million£30.4 million
Housing£5.4 million£18.3 million
Leisure & Culture£4.2 million£11.5 million
Public Health£19.0 million£19.7 million
Planning£3.9 million£2.7 million
Council Services£13.3 million£12.5 million