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The data behind the pages

Published charges, traceable source files and explicit coverage.

England charges CSV7,104 rows: 296 billing authorities × 8 bands × 3 years. Annual pounds, GSS codes, charge basis and source links.Source manifest and devolved dataSource URLs and SHA256 file checksums. Includes all imported Scottish bands and Welsh Band D figures.

National precepts and long-term history

Council Tax statistics for town and parish councils in England: 2026 to 2027

Band D as displayed to pennies; precept in displayed whole pounds; tax base in Band D equivalents. Original workbook.

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Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027: Table 10

Published Band D area averages to pennies. Original workbook.

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Band D Council Tax figures 1993 onwards, revised April 2026

Displayed precision, generally whole pounds with occasional penny values; hidden spreadsheet precision is not used. Original workbook.

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England source editions

2024/25

Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2024 to 2025 · Table 8

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2025/26

Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2025 to 2026 · Table 9

Original files and checksums

2026/27

Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027 · Table 9

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Scotland and Wales source editions

Scotland 2026/27

Council Tax by band 2026-27 · CT by Band, 2026-27 · precision: pence.

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Scotland 2025/26

Council Tax by band 2025-26 · CT by Band, 2025-26 · precision: pence.

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Scotland 2024/25

Council Tax by band 2024-25 · CT by Band, 2024-25 · precision: pence.

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Wales 2026/27

Council Tax levels: April 2026 to March 2027 , file type: XLSX, file size: 26 KB · Table 1 · precision: whole pounds.

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Reuse and interpretation

Official data is reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Attribute the original publisher and edition. Site calculations, including percentage changes and scenarios, are labelled separately.

Amounts are before household discounts and premiums. Do not treat area averages as address-level bills. Missing bands are not calculated from ratios. Scottish charges exclude water and sewerage. Welsh figures preserve the whole-pound display precision of Table 1.

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