Buckinghamshire vs North Yorkshire
Buckinghamshire Council charges £2,402.00 Band D council tax in 2025-26, compared to £2,418.00 for North Yorkshire Council — a difference of £16.00. Buckinghamshire Council is cheaper.
Key metrics
Side-by-side comparison for 2025-26
BuckinghamshireNorth Yorkshire
Band D Council Tax£2,402.00 (lower)£2,418.00
Year-on-year change+5.1% (lower)+5.9%
Total service budget£987.7 million£1.1 billion
Population553,300620,400
Spending per person£1,785£1,725
CEO salary£269,000£205,897
Spending by service
Budget allocation comparison
BuckinghamshireNorth Yorkshire
Education£421.3 million£418.5 million
Adult Social Care£252.6 million£273.9 million
Children's Services£143.8 million£79.0 million
Environment & Streets£39.3 million£89.7 million
Roads & Transport£45.2 million£63.4 million
Housing£14.0 million£17.4 million
Leisure & Culture£9.1 million£31.0 million
Public Health£25.7 million£34.3 million
Planning£21.4 million£23.4 million
Council Services£15.4 million£28.6 million