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Council tax in City of London

London borough

Central London. 15,631 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 2.9 square kilometres.

2 layers about council tax for City of London, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Band A homes by neighbourhood

Council Tax: stock of properties · 2026

Under 2%50% or more

4 of City of London’s 6 neighbourhoods have a figure, each 0.0%.

Band D council tax

CouncilGreat Britain only
£1,329.56
MHCLG and Welsh Government and Scottish Government · 2026/27

Band D council tax in City of London is £1,329.56 for 2026/27.

That is 36% lower than the London average of £2,068.47.

It rose 4.4% on the year before.

City of London has the 3rd cheapest Band D council tax in England.

Against London
36% lower£2,068.47
Band D council tax: City of London among every council350 areas from £1,028 to £2,765. The middle area is £2,415. City of London is £1,330.

Council tax by band in City of London, 2026/27

BandYearly billShare of homes, March 2026
Band A£886.37No figure
Band B£1,034.104.3%
Band C£1,181.838.6%
Band D£1,329.5611.7%
Band E£1,625.0235.7%
Band F£1,920.4817.1%
Band G£2,215.9318.6%
Band H£2,659.123.9%

Worked out by Open Index from the Band D figure and the band ratios set in law.

You get 25% off if you live on your own, or if everyone else in your home is disregarded (full-time students, for example).

No figure for Band A: Fewer than 5 homes here are in this band. The Valuation Office Agency does not publish counts that small, so there is no share.

Share of homes: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026.

Annual council tax change

CouncilGreat Britain only
4.4%
Worked out by Open Index · 2026/27

Band D council tax in City of London changed by 4.4% on the year before, for 2026/27.

Worked out by Open Index from the Band D council tax figures.

Against London
About the same4.4%
Annual council tax change: City of London among every council350 areas from 2.5% to 10.0%. The middle area is 4.9%. City of London is 4.4%.