# Where your council tax goes in Isles of Scilly url: https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/council-tax/england/isles-of-scilly/where-it-goes/ updated: 29 September 2026 licence: Our words, analysis, charts and derived calculations: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), credit [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk). Figures: each source's own licence, listed under Sources. publisher: [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk) # Where your council tax goes in Isles of Scilly Last updated 29 September 2026. Figures refresh every night. [How each figure is worked out](/methodology/). A Band D council tax bill in **Isles of Scilly** is **£2,047.96** for 2026-27, split between Isles of Scilly £1,711.53, Isles of Scilly: adult social care precept, this year's increase £33.23, Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable £303.20. Shared out in proportion to what each body spends, the largest single line is education at Isles of Scilly: **£321.15** of the bill. Council tax pays for 13% of the council's own spending; the rest is government grant, business rates and fees. Figures for the 2026–27 financial year. Source: [Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/council-tax-statistics). ## Key figures - £2,047.96Band D bill, 2026-27 As of 6 April 2026 - £1,711.53Goes to Isles of Scilly itself (84%) As of 6 April 2026 - £321.15Largest line: education As of 28 September 2026 - 12.6%Of the council's money that comes from council tax, 2024-25 As of 28 September 2026 Source: [Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government](https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/council-tax-statistics). ## Who gets your bill Your council tax band A B C D E F G H Figures are for a **Band D** home. Bands A to H pay a fixed fraction of this, set in law. 1711.53 33.23 303.20 Isles of Scilly 84%Isles of Scilly: adult social care precept, this year's increase 2%Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable 15% ## And where does that bit go? Choose any part of the bill to see how it divides, then keep going as far as the published returns allow. Every level has its own link you can share. ### Where the rest comes from **Council tax pays for 12.6%** of the money Isles of Scilly had to spend in 2024-25. ************ - Council tax 12.6% £2.0m - Business rates 14.1% £2.2m - General government grant 14.7% £2.3m - Government grants for specific services 23.4% £3.7m - Fees, charges and other income 26.3% £4.1m - Taken from reserves 8.8% £1.4m Council tax is pooled with the council's other money, not ring-fenced for any service. The split on this page shares your bill out in proportion to what each body spends; it does not say what any one pound paid for. - Your bill ### Your bill: £2,047.96 - [Isles of Scilly](#d-council) £1,711.53 ** Your council · 83.6% of the bill - [Isles of Scilly: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) £33.23 ** Adult social care precept · 1.6% of the bill - [Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable](#d-police) £303.20 ** Police · 14.8% of the bill - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Isles of Scilly ### Isles of Scilly £1,711.53 of your bill goes to Isles of Scilly. It is shared out below in proportion to how Isles of Scilly spent its money in 2024-25, its latest published return. - [Education](#d-council~education) £321.15 ** 18.8% of this part · £2.1m in 2024-25 · £893 per resident; similar councils £635 · up 97.5% on 2023-24 - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) £318.02 ** 18.6% of this part · £2.0m in 2024-25 · £884 per resident; similar councils £500 · up 19.4% on 2023-24 - [Environment and regulation](#d-council~environment) £300.02 ** 17.5% of this part · £1.9m in 2024-25 · £834 per resident; similar councils £115 · down 1.6% on 2023-24 - [Running the council](#d-council~central) £187.49 ** 11.0% of this part · £1.2m in 2024-25 · £521 per resident; similar councils £63 · up 10.5% on 2023-24 - [Children's social care](#d-council~childrens-social-care) £167.15 ** 9.8% of this part · £1.1m in 2024-25 · £465 per resident; similar councils £477 · up 0.4% on 2023-24 - [Roads and transport](#d-council~highways-transport) £143.20 ** 8.4% of this part · £915k in 2024-25 · £398 per resident; similar councils £75 · down 11.3% on 2023-24 - [Fire and rescue](#d-council~fire) £141.32 ** 8.3% of this part · £903k in 2024-25 · £393 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 11.1% on 2023-24 - [Parks, leisure, libraries and culture](#d-council~culture-leisure) £74.65 ** 4.4% of this part · £477k in 2024-25 · £207 per resident; similar councils £41 · down 25.9% on 2023-24 - [Planning and development](#d-council~planning-development) £52.59 ** 3.1% of this part · £336k in 2024-25 · £146 per resident; similar councils £20 · down 20.9% on 2023-24 - [Housing (not council homes)](#d-council~housing) £5.17 ** 0.3% of this part · £33k in 2024-25 · £14 per resident; similar councils £28 Not council homes: [see the note](#d-council~housing). - [Public health](#d-council~public-health) £0.47 ** under 0.1% of this part · £145k in 2024-25 · £63 per resident; similar councils £106 · down 2.7% on 2023-24 - Other services £0.31 ** under 0.1% of this part · £2k in 2024-25 · £0.87 per resident; similar councils £0.00 Before sharing out your bill, the part of public health paid for by the public health grant (£142k) is taken off, because council tax does not pay for it. **Which councils count as similar** Medians are across the 10 unitary councils in England closest in population: Rutland, Hartlepool, Darlington, Halton, Bracknell Forest, Torbay, Redcar and Cleveland, Isle of Wight, Blackpool, Middlesbrough. Per-resident figures use ONS mid-year population estimates. - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Isles of Scilly](#d-council) - Education ### Education £321.15 of your bill goes to education at Isles of Scilly. Here is how its £2.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Other education £146.80 ** 45.7% of this · £938k in 2024-25 · £408 per resident; similar councils £87 · up 68.1% on 2023-24 - Early years and nursery £93.12 ** 29.0% of this · £595k in 2024-25 · £259 per resident; similar councils £135 · up 125.4% on 2023-24 - Post-16 £81.23 ** 25.3% of this · £519k in 2024-25 · £226 per resident; similar councils £17 · up 144.8% on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Isles of Scilly](#d-council) - Adult social care ### Adult social care £318.02 of your bill goes to adult social care at Isles of Scilly. Here is how its £2.0m of net spending on it divides in the return. - [Physical support](#d-council~adult-social-care.physical) £166.68 ** 52.4% of this · £1.1m in 2024-25 · £463 per resident; similar councils £166 · up 17.0% on 2023-24 - [Support with memory and cognition](#d-council~adult-social-care.memory) £88.89 ** 28.0% of this · £568k in 2024-25 · £247 per resident; similar councils £32 · up 22.4% on 2023-24 - Care assessment and safeguarding £12.99 ** 4.1% of this · £83k in 2024-25 · £36 per resident; similar councils £60 · up 16.9% on 2023-24 - [Sensory support](#d-council~adult-social-care.sensory) £11.11 ** 3.5% of this · £71k in 2024-25 · £31 per resident; similar councils £2.59 · up 20.3% on 2023-24 - [Mental health support](#d-council~adult-social-care.mental-health) £9.70 ** 3.1% of this · £62k in 2024-25 · £27 per resident; similar councils £49 · up 26.5% on 2023-24 - Information and early intervention £9.23 ** 2.9% of this · £59k in 2024-25 · £26 per resident; similar councils £6.08 · up 25.5% on 2023-24 - Commissioning, strategy and administration £8.29 ** 2.6% of this · £53k in 2024-25 · £23 per resident; similar councils £27 · up 29.3% on 2023-24 - Learning disability support £4.54 ** 1.4% of this · £29k in 2024-25 · £13 per resident; similar councils £155 · up 3.6% on 2023-24 - Assistive equipment and technology £3.76 ** 1.2% of this · £24k in 2024-25 · £10 per resident; similar councils £4.70 · up 26.3% on 2023-24 - Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum) £2.82 ** 0.9% of this · £18k in 2024-25 · £7.83 per resident; similar councils £9.43 · up 28.6% on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Isles of Scilly](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £166.68 of your bill goes to physical support at Isles of Scilly. Here is how its £1.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £141.95 ** 85.2% of this · £907k in 2024-25 · £395 per resident; similar councils £129 · up 20.9% on 2023-24 - Aged 18 to 64 £24.73 ** 14.8% of this · £158k in 2024-25 · £69 per resident; similar councils £38 · down 1.2% on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Isles of Scilly](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Support with memory and cognition ### Support with memory and cognition £88.89 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at Isles of Scilly. Here is how its £568k of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £87.96 ** 98.9% of this · £562k in 2024-25 · £244 per resident; similar councils £30 · up 22.2% on 2023-24 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.94 ** 1.1% of this · £6k in 2024-25 · £2.61 per resident; similar councils £2.08 · up 50.0% on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Isles of Scilly](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Sensory support ### Sensory support £11.11 of your bill goes to sensory support at Isles of Scilly. Here is how its £71k of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £10.80 ** 97.2% of this · £69k in 2024-25 · £30 per resident; similar councils £1.05 · up 21.1% on 2023-24 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.31 ** 2.8% of this · £2k in 2024-25 · £0.87 per resident; similar councils £0.74 · no change on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Isles of Scilly](#d-council) - [Adult social care](#d-council~adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £9.70 of your bill goes to mental health support at Isles of Scilly. Here is how its £62k of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £9.39 ** 96.8% of this · £60k in 2024-25 · £26 per resident; similar councils £15 · up 27.7% on 2023-24 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.31 ** 3.2% of this · £2k in 2024-25 · £0.87 per resident; similar councils £27 · no change on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Isles of Scilly](#d-council) - Environment and regulation ### Environment and regulation £300.02 of your bill goes to environment and regulation at Isles of Scilly. Here is how its £1.9m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Waste collection £66.67 ** 22.2% of this · £426k in 2024-25 · £185 per resident; similar councils £20 · up 6.0% on 2023-24 - Flood defence, land drainage and coast protection £62.76 ** 20.9% of this · £401k in 2024-25 · £174 per resident; similar councils £0.50 · up 10.2% on 2023-24 - Waste disposal £49.92 ** 16.6% of this · £319k in 2024-25 · £139 per resident; similar councils £55 · up 5.6% on 2023-24 - Environmental health, food safety, pest control and licensing £34.59 ** 11.5% of this · £221k in 2024-25 · £96 per resident; similar councils £8.14 · down 3.9% on 2023-24 - Recycling and waste minimisation £33.18 ** 11.1% of this · £212k in 2024-25 · £92 per resident; similar councils £6.02 · up 5.5% on 2023-24 - Other environmental services £22.85 ** 7.6% of this · £146k in 2024-25 · £64 per resident; similar councils £0.36 · down 39.2% on 2023-24 - Trade waste £16.75 ** 5.6% of this · £107k in 2024-25 · £47 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 7.0% on 2023-24 - Public toilets £12.83 ** 4.3% of this · £82k in 2024-25 · £36 per resident; similar councils £0.23 · down 14.6% on 2023-24 - Cemeteries and crematoria £0.47 ** 0.2% of this · £3k in 2024-25 · £1.30 per resident; similar councils £-3.32 · down 76.9% on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Isles of Scilly](#d-council) - Running the council ### Running the council £187.49 of your bill goes to running the council at Isles of Scilly. Here is how its £1.2m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Corporate and democratic core £169.98 ** 90.7% of this · £1.1m in 2024-25 · £473 per resident; similar councils £29 · up 12.5% on 2023-24 - Other central services £7.35 ** 3.9% of this · £47k in 2024-25 · £20 per resident; similar councils £2.63 · up 4.4% on 2023-24 - Elections and electoral registration £5.94 ** 3.2% of this · £38k in 2024-25 · £17 per resident; similar councils £2.33 · down 24.0% on 2023-24 - Registering births, deaths and marriages £4.22 ** 2.3% of this · £27k in 2024-25 · £12 per resident; similar councils £0.60 · up 8.0% on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Isles of Scilly](#d-council) - Children's social care ### Children's social care £167.15 of your bill goes to children's social care at Isles of Scilly. Here is how its £1.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Safeguarding and social work £117.22 ** 70.1% of this · £749k in 2024-25 · £326 per resident; similar councils £92 · up 362.3% on 2023-24 - Other children's and families' services £35.21 ** 21.1% of this · £225k in 2024-25 · £98 per resident; similar councils £0.73 · up 97.4% on 2023-24 - Children looked after £11.74 ** 7.0% of this · £75k in 2024-25 · £33 per resident; similar councils £295 · down 39.0% on 2023-24 - Family support £2.97 ** 1.8% of this · £19k in 2024-25 · £8.26 per resident; similar councils £40 · down 80.4% on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Isles of Scilly](#d-council) - Roads and transport ### Roads and transport £143.20 of your bill goes to roads and transport at Isles of Scilly. Here is how its £915k of net spending on it divides in the return. - Other transport (airports, harbours, tolls) £76.84 ** 53.7% of this · £491k in 2024-25 · £214 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · down 20.3% on 2023-24 - Transport planning and policy £35.06 ** 24.5% of this · £224k in 2024-25 · £97 per resident; similar councils £4.69 · down 17.9% on 2023-24 - Road and bridge maintenance £31.30 ** 21.9% of this · £200k in 2024-25 · £87 per resident; similar councils £20 · up 40.8% on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Isles of Scilly](#d-council) - Fire and rescue ### Fire and rescue £141.32 of your bill goes to fire and rescue at Isles of Scilly. Here is how its £903k of net spending on it divides in the return. - Community fire safety £97.81 ** 69.2% of this · £625k in 2024-25 · £272 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 10.0% on 2023-24 - Firefighting and rescue £41.79 ** 29.6% of this · £267k in 2024-25 · £116 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 9.9% on 2023-24 - Fire emergency planning £1.72 ** 1.2% of this · £11k in 2024-25 · £4.78 per resident; similar councils £0.00 · up 450.0% on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Isles of Scilly](#d-council) - Parks, leisure, libraries and culture ### Parks, leisure, libraries and culture £74.65 of your bill goes to parks, leisure, libraries and culture at Isles of Scilly. Here is how its £477k of net spending on it divides in the return. - Sport and leisure £51.02 ** 68.3% of this · £326k in 2024-25 · £142 per resident; similar councils £6.11 · down 32.5% on 2023-24 - Parks and open spaces (including play areas) £10.64 ** 14.3% of this · £68k in 2024-25 · £30 per resident; similar councils £16 · up 151.9% on 2023-24 - Libraries £10.17 ** 13.6% of this · £65k in 2024-25 · £28 per resident; similar councils £12 · up 35.4% on 2023-24 - Museums, arts, heritage and archives £2.82 ** 3.8% of this · £18k in 2024-25 · £7.83 per resident; similar councils £11 · down 79.1% on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Isles of Scilly](#d-council) - Planning and development ### Planning and development £52.59 of your bill goes to planning and development at Isles of Scilly. Here is how its £336k of net spending on it divides in the return. - Planning applications (development management) £30.80 ** 58.6% of this · £198k in 2024-25 · £86 per resident; similar councils £3.38 · up 31.1% on 2023-24 - Economic development and business support £21.78 ** 41.4% of this · £140k in 2024-25 · £61 per resident; similar councils £3.07 · down 45.9% on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Isles of Scilly](#d-council) - Housing (not council homes) ### Housing (not council homes) £5.17 of your bill goes to housing (not council homes) at Isles of Scilly. Here is how its £33k of net spending on it divides in the return. - Housing strategy, advice and enabling £4.27 ** 82.8% of this · £48k in 2024-25 · £21 per resident; similar councils £2.46 · down 18.6% on 2023-24 - Supporting People and welfare services £0.89 ** 17.2% of this · £10k in 2024-25 · £4.35 per resident; similar councils £1.61 · up 11.1% on 2023-24 **Council homes are not in this.** Council housing is paid for through the Housing Revenue Account, from tenants' rents, and the law keeps it separate from the General Fund that council tax goes into. Isles of Scilly reported no Housing Revenue Account for 2024-25: it has no council homes of its own, or they were transferred to a housing association. [What council tax does and doesn't pay for](/what-council-tax-pays-for/#ring-fence). - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Isles of Scilly](#d-council) - Public health ### Public health £0.47 of your bill goes to public health at Isles of Scilly. Here is how its £145k of net spending on it divides in the return. - Health visiting and children's 0-5 services £0.16 ** 33.8% of this · £49k in 2024-25 · £21 per resident; similar councils £21 · up 2.1% on 2023-24 - Drug and alcohol services £0.07 ** 14.5% of this · £21k in 2024-25 · £9.13 per resident; similar councils £26 · down 4.5% on 2023-24 - Children's 5-19 programmes £0.06 ** 13.1% of this · £19k in 2024-25 · £8.26 per resident; similar councils £6.68 · up 5.6% on 2023-24 - Sexual health £0.05 ** 9.7% of this · £14k in 2024-25 · £6.09 per resident; similar councils £9.39 · no change on 2023-24 - Public mental health £0.04 ** 8.3% of this · £12k in 2024-25 · £5.22 per resident; similar councils £2.88 · down 40.0% on 2023-24 - NHS health checks and health protection £0.04 ** 7.6% of this · £11k in 2024-25 · £4.78 per resident; similar councils £4.58 · no change on 2023-24 - Stop smoking and tobacco control £0.02 ** 4.8% of this · £7k in 2024-25 · £3.04 per resident; similar councils £3.02 · up 75.0% on 2023-24 - Other public health £0.02 ** 4.8% of this · £7k in 2024-25 · £3.04 per resident; similar councils £11 · no change on 2023-24 - Obesity and physical activity £0.02 ** 3.4% of this · £5k in 2024-25 · £2.17 per resident; similar councils £6.46 · no change on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Isles of Scilly: adult social care precept, this year's increase ### Isles of Scilly: adult social care precept, this year's increase £33.23 of your bill is this year's adult social care precept, which councils may raise on top of the usual limit for adult social care. It is shown against how Isles of Scilly's adult social care spending of £2.0m divided in 2024-25. MHCLG publishes only this year's increase; the running total since 2016-17 printed on your bill is in the council part above. - [Physical support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.physical) £17.42 ** 52.4% of this precept · £1.1m in 2024-25 · £463 per resident; similar councils £166 · up 17.0% on 2023-24 - [Support with memory and cognition](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.memory) £9.29 ** 28.0% of this precept · £568k in 2024-25 · £247 per resident; similar councils £32 · up 22.4% on 2023-24 - Care assessment and safeguarding £1.36 ** 4.1% of this precept · £83k in 2024-25 · £36 per resident; similar councils £60 · up 16.9% on 2023-24 - [Sensory support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.sensory) £1.16 ** 3.5% of this precept · £71k in 2024-25 · £31 per resident; similar councils £2.59 · up 20.3% on 2023-24 - [Mental health support](#d-adult-social-care~adult-social-care.mental-health) £1.01 ** 3.1% of this precept · £62k in 2024-25 · £27 per resident; similar councils £49 · up 26.5% on 2023-24 - Information and early intervention £0.96 ** 2.9% of this precept · £59k in 2024-25 · £26 per resident; similar councils £6.08 · up 25.5% on 2023-24 - Commissioning, strategy and administration £0.87 ** 2.6% of this precept · £53k in 2024-25 · £23 per resident; similar councils £27 · up 29.3% on 2023-24 - Learning disability support £0.47 ** 1.4% of this precept · £29k in 2024-25 · £13 per resident; similar councils £155 · up 3.6% on 2023-24 - Assistive equipment and technology £0.39 ** 1.2% of this precept · £24k in 2024-25 · £10 per resident; similar councils £4.70 · up 26.3% on 2023-24 - Social support (carers, substance misuse, isolation, asylum) £0.29 ** 0.9% of this precept · £18k in 2024-25 · £7.83 per resident; similar councils £9.43 · up 28.6% on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Isles of Scilly: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Physical support ### Physical support £17.42 of your bill goes to physical support at Isles of Scilly. Here is how its £1.1m of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £14.83 ** 85.2% of this · £907k in 2024-25 · £395 per resident; similar councils £129 · up 20.9% on 2023-24 - Aged 18 to 64 £2.58 ** 14.8% of this · £158k in 2024-25 · £69 per resident; similar councils £38 · down 1.2% on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Isles of Scilly: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Support with memory and cognition ### Support with memory and cognition £9.29 of your bill goes to support with memory and cognition at Isles of Scilly. Here is how its £568k of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £9.19 ** 98.9% of this · £562k in 2024-25 · £244 per resident; similar councils £30 · up 22.2% on 2023-24 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.10 ** 1.1% of this · £6k in 2024-25 · £2.61 per resident; similar councils £2.08 · up 50.0% on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Isles of Scilly: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Sensory support ### Sensory support £1.16 of your bill goes to sensory support at Isles of Scilly. Here is how its £71k of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £1.13 ** 97.2% of this · £69k in 2024-25 · £30 per resident; similar councils £1.05 · up 21.1% on 2023-24 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.03 ** 2.8% of this · £2k in 2024-25 · £0.87 per resident; similar councils £0.74 · no change on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - [Isles of Scilly: adult social care precept, this year's increase](#d-adult-social-care) - Mental health support ### Mental health support £1.01 of your bill goes to mental health support at Isles of Scilly. Here is how its £62k of net spending on it divides in the return. - Aged 65 and over £0.98 ** 96.8% of this · £60k in 2024-25 · £26 per resident; similar councils £15 · up 27.7% on 2023-24 - Aged 18 to 64 £0.03 ** 3.2% of this · £2k in 2024-25 · £0.87 per resident; similar councils £27 · no change on 2023-24 - [Your bill](#d-bill) - Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable ### Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable £303.20 of your bill is this year's adult social care precept, which councils may raise on top of the usual limit for adult social care. It is shown against how Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable's adult social care spending of £474.7m divided in 2025-26. MHCLG publishes only this year's increase; the running total since 2016-17 printed on your bill is in the council part above. ## Parks, street cleaning and roads here What Isles of Scilly spent, net of income, on the lines readers ask about most. Roads and street cleaning are also shown per mile of road the council looks after, where it is the highway authority. Gully cleaning and verge cutting are inside routine maintenance; no return splits them out. | Line | Net spending | Per resident | Similar councils, per resident | Per mile of road | Change | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Parks and open spaces (including play areas)Details | £68k | £30 | £16 | — | up 151.9% on 2023-24 | | Per resident£30Similar councils, per resident£16Per mile of road—Changeup 151.9% on 2023-24 | | | | | | | Road and bridge maintenanceDetails | £200k | £87 | £20 | £9,524 (similar: £6,925) | up 40.8% on 2023-24 | | Per resident£87Similar councils, per resident£20Per mile of road£9,524 (similar: £6,925)Changeup 40.8% on 2023-24 | | | | | | | Environmental, safety and routine maintenanceDetails | £200k | £87 | £15 | £9,524 (similar: £5,113) | up 40.8% on 2023-24 | | Per resident£87Similar councils, per resident£15Per mile of road£9,524 (similar: £5,113)Changeup 40.8% on 2023-24 | | | | | | Miles of road: Department for Transport road lengths, 2025; locally managed major roads and all minor roads. More on [what council tax does and doesn't pay for](/what-council-tax-pays-for/#local-environment). ## What it adds up to | Service | Per resident | Median | | --- | --- | --- | | EducationDetails | £893 | £712 | | Median£712 | | | | Adult social careDetails | £884 | £478 | | Median£478 | | | | Environment and regulationDetails | £834 | £110 | | Median£110 | | | | Running the councilDetails | £521 | £51 | | Median£51 | | | | Children's social careDetails | £465 | £300 | | Median£300 | | | | Roads and transportDetails | £398 | £49 | | Median£49 | | | | Fire and rescueDetails | £393 | £68 | | Median£68 | | | | Parks, leisure, libraries and cultureDetails | £207 | £38 | | Median£38 | | | | Planning and developmentDetails | £146 | £21 | | Median£21 | | | | Public healthDetails | £63 | £65 | | Median£65 | | | | Housing (not council homes)Details | £14 | £34 | | Median£34 | | | | Other servicesDetails | £0.87 | £10 | | Median£10 | | | - Isles of Scilly spent **41.3%** of its gross service spending on its own staff in 2024-25 (median for unitary councils in England: 31.1%); the rest went on suppliers, contractors, grants, benefits and other running costs. ## What this data does and doesn't show - These are each body's own figures, as reported to government in its revenue outturn return. Net spending is after the fees, charges and grants a service brings in. - Your bill is for 2026-27; it is shared out using the latest published return, which covers an earlier year. The mix of spending changes little from one year to the next, but it does change. - Council tax is not ring-fenced: this shows your bill in proportion to spending, not what your money bought. Where a precept is set aside for adult social care, it is shown against adult social care. - No council publishes spending at street or property level, so nothing here says what was spent near you. - Sub-service lines are the ones the national returns itemise. Councils describe their own budgets differently; their budget books and statements of accounts have more detail. ## Sources - Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, [Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England: Table 10, local authority level data](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a02eeeccd2e0e8b5b20b449/Table_10_2026-27.ods), published 25 March 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. - Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, [Local authority revenue expenditure and financing: Revenue Outturn multi-year data set](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ab26ffffe72ed1e2b02ee74/Revenue_Outturn_time_series_data_v4.csv), published 28 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How the split is worked out, and how the three nations' returns are matched to one list of services, is on the [methodology page](/methodology/#council-spending). The dataset is on the [data page](/data/#council-spending). See also [council tax in Isles of Scilly](/council-tax/england/isles-of-scilly/) and [everything else about Isles of Scilly](/your-area/isles-of-scilly/). ## Common questions What does council tax pay for in Isles of Scilly? A Band D bill of £2,047.96 is split between Isles of Scilly, Isles of Scilly: adult social care precept, this year's increase, Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner and Chief Constable. In proportion to spending, the largest line is education, £321.15.Is council tax ring-fenced for particular services? No. Council tax is pooled with grants, business rates and fees. The adult social care precept is the exception: councils raise it for adult social care. ## Sources for this page | Source | Publisher | Figures as of | Updated | Licence | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England](https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/council-tax-statistics) | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | the 2026–27 financial year | annual | [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) | | [Local authority revenue expenditure and financing: Revenue Outturn multi-year data set](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6ab26ffffe72ed1e2b02ee74/Revenue_Outturn_time_series_data_v4.csv) | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 28 September 2026 | annual | [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/) | Each source's figures are used under the licence shown. Our own words, analysis, charts and derived calculations are ours, under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). ## Related pages - [Back to Isles of Scilly: your area](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/your-area/isles-of-scilly/) - [How much is council tax and what does it pay for?](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/council-tax/) - [Who is my MP, and what does their office cost?](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/mps/) - [Where does my tax money actually go?](https://whereyourmoneygoes.co.uk/for-every-100-pounds-of-tax/) ## More from this publisher - [UK tax calculators](https://howlongisit.co.uk) Published by [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk). Our words, analysis, charts and derived calculations: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), credit [Tekstak Ltd](https://tek-stak.co.uk). The figures belong to the publishers listed under Sources and are used under their licences. Figures last updated 29 September 2026.