Council tax rates across the country and the least expensive is Westminster!
New research from Coulters Property looks at Band D council tax prices around the UK to reveal the UK’s highest paying council tax areas. Click here
It shows just how much it varies across the country with some homeowners at the top end paying £1,300 more than those at the bottom.
The Top 10 Areas Paying the Highest Council Tax
| Rank | Local Authority | Region | Band D Council Tax |
| 1 | Rutland | East Midlands | £2,125 |
| 2 | Dorset Council | South West | £2,119 |
| 2 | Nottingham | East Midlands | £2,119 |
| 4 | Lewes | South East | £2,111 |
| 5 | Newark & Sherwood | East Midlands | £2,100 |
| 6 | Hartlepool | North East | £2,092 |
| 7 | Wealden | South East | £2,091 |
| 8 | Durham | North East | £2,071 |
| 9 | West Devon | South West | £2,067 |
| 10 | Oxford | South East | £2,064 |
Rutland, the UK’s smallest county and home to just 40,000 people, paying the highest overall, at £2,125 for a band D property, which is £307 (17%) more than the national average £1,818.
Quirks in the council tax system and calculations based on the value of your home from 1 April 1991 make the outcome differ everywhere.
The Top 10 Areas Paying the Lowest Council Tax
| Rank | Local Authority | Region | Band D Council Tax |
| 1 | Westminster | London | £782 |
| 2 | Wandsworth | London | £800 |
| 2 | City of London | London | £1,007 |
| 4 | Hammersmith & Fulham | London | £1,124 |
| 5 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | Scotland | £1,193 |
| 6 | South Lanarkshire | Scotland | £1,203 |
| 7 | Shetland Islands | Scotland | £1,206 |
| 8 | Angus | Scotland | £1,207 |
| 9 | Orkney Islands | Scotland | £1,208 |
| 10 | North Lanarkshire | Scotland | £1,221 |
The four cheapest places for council tax were all located in London, with those in Westminster paying as little as £782 for a band D property.
The research also reveals the areas with the biggest differences (between band A and band H) in tax bands. These vary by almost £3,000.
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10:29 PM, 14th October 2020, About 6 years ago
If you are a certain Dominic Cummings all that is completely irrelevant.
https://evolvepolitics.com/durham-council-just-allowed-dominic-cummings-to-dodge-30000-50000-worth-of-unpaid-council-tax/
As usual one law for the cronies, another, a harsh one, for plebs.