Barnet vs Merton
Barnet charges £2,133.00 Band D council tax in 2026-27, compared to £2,147.00 for Merton — a difference of £14.00. Barnet is cheaper.
Key metrics
Council tax for 2026-27 · budget figures for 2025-26
BarnetMerton
Band D Council Tax (2026-27)£2,133.00 (lower)£2,147.00
Year-on-year change+4.8%+2.5% (lower)
Total service budget£653.0 million£437.7 million
Population416,600213,200
Spending per person£1,567£2,053
Spending by service
Budget allocation comparison for 2025-26
BarnetMerton
Education£289.3 million£245.9 million
Adult Social Care£185.0 million£76.9 million
Children's Services£87.1 million£39.7 million
Environment & Streets£26.2 million£20.9 million
Roads & Transport£12.4 million-£2.4 million
Housing£13.3 million£8.1 million
Leisure & Culture£8.5 million£5.9 million
Public Health£19.2 million£14.0 million
Planning£3.1 million-£960,000
Council Services£8.8 million£14.1 million