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City of London: your area
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City of London sets a Band D council tax of £1,330 for 2026-27, 294 of 296 councils in England from the highest. Police: London, City of. Fire and rescue: London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority. Health: NHS North East London Integrated Care Board. This page links to everything the site holds on the area; the full bill, the report card and parking each have a page of their own.
Figures for the 2026–27 financial year. Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Key figures
- £1,330Band D council tax, 2026-27 up on a year earlier: +£55 (+4.4%) vs 2025-26
- £10.4mParking surplus, 2025-26
- 25.5%Household waste recycled, 2024-25
- 7%A roads where maintenance should be considered, 2024-25
- 240%Reserves as a share of spending, 2025-26
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
What is the council tax in City of London?
Band D is £1,330 a year for 2026-27, and Band A, the lowest, £886. That is £1,081 below the England average of £2,411, 294 of 296 in England from the highest.
Of a Band D bill, £1,112 goes to City of London.
Every band, who gets the money and how City of London compares
How does the council compare?
- Council tax rise this year4.4%Lower than the England figure of 4.9%
- Council tax per head£885Higher than the England figure of £796
- Reserves as a share of net spending240%Higher than the England figure of 50%
- Borrowing per home£0Lower than the England figure of £3,474
- Ofsted, children's servicesOutstanding73% of English councils are good or outstanding
- CQC, adult social careGood62% of assessed councils are good or outstanding
- A roads needing maintenance considered7%Higher than the England figure of 5%
- Recycling rate25.5%Lower than the England figure of 42.0%
- Major planning decisions on time97.8%Higher than the England figure of 91.0%
Each figure is set against the figure for England as a whole. They are plain comparisons, one measure at a time: there is no overall score and no ranking of councils. Higher is not always better or worse; what each measure does and does not show is on the methodology page.
The full report card: complaints, finances, audit, pay and services
Roads, bins and planning
| Measure | Figure | Period |
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A roads where maintenance should be consideredDetails for A roads where maintenance should be considered | 7% | 2024-25 |
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B and C roads where maintenance should be consideredDetails for B and C roads where maintenance should be considered | 67% | 2024-25 |
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Unclassified roads where maintenance should be consideredDetails for Unclassified roads where maintenance should be considered | 22% | 2024-25 |
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Household waste reused, recycled or compostedDetails for Household waste reused, recycled or composted | 25.5% | 2024-25 |
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Major planning decisions made on timeDetails for Major planning decisions made on time | 97.8% | 24 months to end of June 2026 |
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Road condition is from the Department for Transport; each figure is compared with England as a whole in the report card.
What does the council make from parking?
| Authority | Year | Income | Surplus |
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City of LondonDetails for City of London | 2025-26 | £20.0m | £10.4m |
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What the law lets a council spend a parking surplus on is on parking fines and council parking income.
Who is your MP?
A council area can span several constituencies, so your MP depends on your address. Enter your postcode in the box at the top of this page to see your MP and what their office cost, find any MP by name or constituency, or see every constituency and its MP on the MP map.
How much crime is recorded here?
In the 12 months to June 2026, police recorded 646.8 crimes per 1,000 residents in City of London, excluding anti-social behaviour, against 82.4 across England.
City of London on the crime map, down to streets of a few hundred homes
Your police precept
It funds City of London, which has £98m in all for 2026-27. The precept is set once for the whole force area and spent across the whole force area, so the crime figures above for City of London are not what its precept bought.
City of London: funding, precept and results for the whole force
Who runs police, fire, health and ambulances here?
| Service | Body | Latest | Per resident |
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PoliceDetails for Police | City of London | £98m (2026-27) | £6,238 |
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Fire and rescueDetails for Fire and rescue | London Fire Brigade | £576m (2025-26) | £63.15 |
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AmbulanceDetails for Ambulance | London Ambulance Service NHS Trust | £756m (2024-25) | £82.58 |
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NHSDetails for NHS | NHS North East London Integrated Care Board | £6.7bn (2028-29) | £3,183 |
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RoadsDetails for Roads | City of London | £6m (2025-26) | £409 |
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SchoolsDetails for Schools | City of London | not published | — |
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Council spendingDetails for Council spending | City of London | £353m (2025-26) | £22,591 |
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Social careDetails for Social care | City of London | £15m (2024-25) | £958 |
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HousingDetails for Housing | City of London | £8m (2025-26) | £513 |
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Waste and recyclingDetails for Waste and recycling | City of London | not published | — |
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Each body serves a wider area than City of London, and its money is for the whole of that area. Its page has its funding over time and what is recorded alongside it; public services near you looks them up for any postcode. Water is not covered yet: see Discover Water.
Which bodies cover City of London: ONS lookups of local authorities to police force areas, fire and rescue authorities, integrated care boards and local health boards (Open Government Licence v3.0); where an area is split between integrated care boards, the one covering most residents is named.
How does City of London look against other councils?
See City of London on the council map, alongside every other council on council tax, complaints, reserves, audit and inspections, or browse every council.
Common questions
- How much is council tax in City of London?
- Band D is £1,330 a year for 2026-27. Every band.
- Which police force covers City of London?
- London, City of police force area. Fire and rescue: London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority.
Sources for this page
| Source | Publisher | Figures as of | Updated | Licence |
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| 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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