Barking & Dagenham vs Lewisham
Barking & Dagenham charges £2,199.00 Band D council tax in 2026-27, compared to £2,237.00 for Lewisham — a difference of £38.00. Barking & Dagenham is cheaper.
Key metrics
Council tax for 2026-27 · budget figures for 2025-26
Barking & DagenhamLewisham
Band D Council Tax (2026-27)£2,199.00 (lower)£2,237.00
Year-on-year change+4.8%+4.8% (lower)
Total service budget£560.3 million£733.0 million
Population218,900306,900
Spending per person£2,560£2,388
Spending by service
Budget allocation comparison for 2025-26
Barking & DagenhamLewisham
Education£333.6 million£358.8 million
Adult Social Care£74.1 million£117.8 million
Children's Services£78.5 million£108.7 million
Environment & Streets£14.2 million£31.8 million
Roads & Transport-£3.4 million£8.6 million
Housing£5.4 million£41.7 million
Leisure & Culture£4.2 million£13.2 million
Public Health£19.0 million£32.3 million
Planning£3.9 million£2.7 million
Council Services£13.3 million£17.3 million