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Find your area
Postcodes are looked up through postcodes.io, an open service, and are not stored. Or browse every council by name.
Everything local in one place. A postcode finds your council's page: the council tax bill for every band and who gets it, the council's report card, its parking income, road condition, your MP and what their office cost, and which police force, fire service and health board cover you. Or browse every council, or compare them all on the map. Right now, average Band D council tax, England, 2026-27 is £2,411 (6 April 2026), and councils with a page of their own, 2026-27 is 350 (6 April 2026).
Figures for the 2026–27 financial year. Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Key figures
- £2,411Average Band D council tax, England, 2026-27
- 350Councils with a page of their own, 2026-27
- £1,433.4mCouncil parking surplus, England up on a year earlier: +£249.9m (+21.1%) vs 2024–25
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Every page in your area
Councils
- Every council All 350 councils, by name, nation or postcode, each with its bill and a page for the area. £2,411 Average Band D council tax, England, 2026-27
- The council map Every council on one map: council tax, complaints, reserves, audit, Ofsted and CQC, with a postcode search. Council map Band D council tax
- Council spending over £500 Payments of £500 or more that councils publish: searchable, by supplier and by category, and which councils publish usable data. 24 Councils whose spending over £500 is searchable here
- Council senior pay and councillor allowances Chief executive pay, staff paid £100,000 or more and councillors’ allowances, from each council’s own accounts. 38 Councils’ senior pay and allowances, compared
Crime
Driving and parking
- Parking fines and council parking income Council parking surpluses, council by council, penalty levels, and the ring-fence. England: £1.4bn in 2025–26. £1.43bn English councils' parking surplus, 2025–26
- ULEZ, Clean Air Zones, the Congestion Charge and tolls Every road user charge: what it costs, what it raises, and the law on where the money goes. £18 London Congestion Charge, a day
Sources for this page
| Source | Publisher | Figures as of | Updated | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | the 2026–27 financial year | annual | Open Government Licence v3.0 |
| Local authority revenue expenditure and financing: revenue outturn multi-year data set (RO2 parking) | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | the 2025–26 financial year | annual | Open Government Licence v3.0 |
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