South East council tax by area (2026/27)
Across South East, the average Band D council tax is £2,475 a year for 2026/27 — £84 above the England average Band D of £2,392. It ranges from £1,953 (Windsor & Maidenhead UA) to £2,756 (Lewes) across 64 billing authorities. South East ranks 4 of 9 English regions. Source: MHCLG, 2026/27.
Source: Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027 (MHCLG). As of . Updated annually · last updated .
Avg Band D
£2,475
across 64 areas
GCTI (region avg)
104
100 = England average
Region rank
4/9
1 = most expensive region
South East’s average Band D council tax is £84 above the England average Band D of £2,392. The cheapest area is Windsor & Maidenhead UA (£1,953) and the most expensive is Lewes (£2,756).
All 64 areas in South East, 2026/27
Band D is the standard reference charge (total including county, police, fire and any adult-social-care precepts). The region average is an unweighted mean of member authorities’ Band D charges. Source: Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027 (MHCLG).
South East council tax — FAQ
What is the average council tax in South East for 2026/27?
The average Band D council tax across the 64 billing authorities in South East is £2,475 a year for 2026/27 — £84 above the England average Band D of £2,392. That is an unweighted mean of each authority's published Band D charge. Source: MHCLG.
Where is council tax cheapest and most expensive in South East?
In South East for 2026/27, Lewes has the highest Band D charge at £2,756 and Windsor & Maidenhead UA the lowest at £1,953 — a difference of £804 a year at Band D. Source: MHCLG.
What is the Gera Council Tax Index?
The Gera Council Tax Index (GCTI) re-expresses each authority’s real 2026/27 Band D charge as a ratio to the England average Band D (£2,391.52), indexed so that 100 = the England average. GCTI = round(area Band D ÷ England Band D × 100). A GCTI of 110 means the Band D bill in that area is 10% above the England average; 92 means 8% below. The national rank orders all 296 English billing authorities by Band D charge (rank 1 = the highest). Both are pure, reproducible re-expressions of the published MHCLG figures shown on the page — anyone can recompute them.
Council tax in other regions
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Method & sources
The Gera Council Tax Index (GCTI) re-expresses each authority’s real 2026/27 Band D charge as a ratio to the England average Band D (£2,391.52), indexed so that 100 = the England average. GCTI = round(area Band D ÷ England Band D × 100). A GCTI of 110 means the Band D bill in that area is 10% above the England average; 92 means 8% below. The national rank orders all 296 English billing authorities by Band D charge (rank 1 = the highest). Both are pure, reproducible re-expressions of the published MHCLG figures shown on the page — anyone can recompute them.
Open Government Licence v3.0 (OGL v3). Source: Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027 (MHCLG). The region average is an unweighted mean of published per-authority Band D charges. Full methodology.