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How much more Band D costs than in 2023-24
Typical extra on a Band D bill compared with 2023-24
+£212 a year
The middle (median) English council — across all 317 with 2023-24 and 2025-26 rates on record. Average (mean): +£208. The biggest rise is in Birmingham Council, where Band D is now +£332 a year.
Ranked by how much more a Band D household pays each year now than in 2023-24. Councils that started from a higher bill tend to rise by more in pounds, even when the percentage is similar.
How we got this: we take each council’s 2023-24 and 2025-26 headline Band D rate from GOV.UK and subtract one from the other. All 317 English councils are in the ranking — both rates are on the public record for every one. Councils that started from a higher bill show bigger rises in pounds, even at similar percentages.
Each spring, councils tell people their new Band D rate and the percentage rise. Two years of rises add up fast — a council that raised by 5% then 5% is now charging 10.25% more, not 10%.
This card shows the story in pounds: how much more a Band D household pays each year now than in 2023-24. The biggest rises are over £300 more per year. The middle (median) is around £160. All 317 English councils are included — both years' rates are on the public record.
Find your council in the ranked list to see the exact figure. Across England, the middle (median) council has added around £160 to a Band D bill since 2023-24. The biggest rises are more than double that.
Each year's rise is added on top of the new, higher bill — not the original. So a 5% rise followed by another 5% works out at 10.25%, not 10%. Across two years, most councils are up around 10% — about £160 on a typical Band D bill.
Band D council tax rates for 2023-24 and 2025-26 are published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. We take each council's headline figure straight from GOV.UK and subtract one from the other.