Hillingdon vs Tower Hamlets
Hillingdon charges £2,045.00 Band D council tax in 2026-27, compared to £1,838.00 for Tower Hamlets — a difference of £207.00. Tower Hamlets is cheaper.
Key metrics
Council tax for 2026-27 · budget figures for 2025-26
HillingdonTower Hamlets
Band D Council Tax (2026-27)£2,045.00£1,838.00 (lower)
Year-on-year change+4.8%+4.7% (lower)
Total service budget£513.8 million£992.0 million
Population312,000331,886
Spending per person£1,647£2,989
Spending by service
Budget allocation comparison for 2025-26
HillingdonTower Hamlets
Education£245.4 million£543.9 million
Adult Social Care£108.6 million£148.9 million
Children's Services£69.4 million£89.0 million
Environment & Streets£19.0 million£58.7 million
Roads & Transport-£2.2 million-£1.7 million
Housing£27.6 million£29.0 million
Leisure & Culture£10.7 million£16.9 million
Public Health£19.4 million£41.7 million
Planning-£722,000£15.5 million
Council Services£16.6 million£46.9 million