Council tax in England and Wales 2008/9

Council tax bills in England and Wales are set to rise by the smallest level for 14 years, according to The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy.

Below is a table of all confirmed proposed charges for councils in England and Wales for the year 2008/9. The "New charge" column relates to average Band D equivalent excluding parish council and other precepts.

This can result in large differences between boroughs, as the precepts can make up the majority of the final bill.

Council tax charges 2008/9

Average Band D (England and Wales)

Council	New charge (£)	Change (£)	Change (%)
North Dorset	97.02	4.62	5.0%
Ceredigion	825.37	39.30	5.0%
Tewkesbury	91.02	4.33	5.0%
Sevenoaks	168.39	8.01	5.0%
Tunbridge Wells	134.79	6.41	5.0%
Runnymede	126.81	6.03	5.0%
Eden	161.59	7.68	5.0%
Huntingdonshire	115.39	5.48	5.0%
Dartford	152.46	7.20	5.0%
Wakefield	1,035.49	48.87	5.0%
Charnwood	119.11	5.62	5.0%
Southend-on-Sea	1,044.57	49.27	5.0%
Leicester	1,113.74	52.53	5.0%
Tonbridge & Malling	159.50	7.52	4.9%
Trafford	1,035.25	48.73	4.9%
Wokingham	1,122.61	52.80	4.9%
Wolverhampton	1,271.87	59.57	4.9%
Teignbridge	142.29	6.65	4.9%
East Dorset	178.27	8.33	4.9%
South Cambridgeshire	107.27	5.01	4.9%
Poole	1,121.67	52.38	4.9%
Tamworth	139.28	6.50	4.9%
Worthing	203.04	9.45	4.9%
East Riding of Yorkshire	1,153.62	53.62	4.9%
Rochford	188.01	8.73	4.9%
South Somerset	142.44	6.59	4.9%
Dudley	1,057.97	48.74	4.8%
Ashford	129.20	5.86	4.8%
Leeds	1,064.37	48.21	4.7%
Chelmsford	151.92	6.84	4.7%
Shepway	228.18	10.24	4.7%
North Hertfordshire	186.41	8.03	4.5%
Exeter	114.98	4.95	4.5%
Purbeck	151.93	6.54	4.5%
Epsom & Ewell	153.10	6.59	4.5%
Vale of Glamorgan	828.45	35.64	4.5%
Salisbury	128.32	5.52	4.5%
South Hams	130.66	5.62	4.5%
South Gloucestershire	1,169.26	50.24	4.5%
Thanet	197.10	8.46	4.5%
Adur	258.34	11.08	4.5%
Mid Sussex	140.94	6.03	4.5%
Mid Devon	175.08	7.48	4.5%
Scarborough	201.13	8.48	4.4%
Waverley	152.28	6.39	4.4%
Bromley	953.33	39.60	4.3%
Barking & Dagenham	1,016.40	42.04	4.3%
Luton	1,079.17	44.29	4.3%
Oxford	246.95	10.03	4.2%
Wealden	163.63	6.60	4.2%
Harrogate	211.23	8.51	4.2%
Winchester	137.43	5.36	4.1%
Southwark	912.14	35.08	4.0%
Redditch	195.28	7.51	4.0%
Castle Point	212.40	8.10	4.0%
Pembrokeshire	638.53	24.26	3.9%
North Norfolk	130.59	4.95	3.9%
Tandridge	180.44	6.78	3.9%
Selby	149.90	5.63	3.9%
Stafford	144.32	5.42	3.9%
Spelthorne	159.80	6.00	3.9%
Gloucester	169.41	6.36	3.9%
Doncaster	1,027.50	38.57	3.9%
Milton Keynes	1,056.35	39.65	3.9%
Babergh	131.16	4.92	3.9%
North Lincolnshire	1,202.40	45.06	3.9%
Fenland	225.90	8.46	3.9%
West Dorset	120.60	4.50	3.9%
Bridgend	961.14	35.79	3.9%
Breckland	64.87	2.40	3.8%
Eastbourne	211.57	7.75	3.8%
East Cambridgeshire	125.82	4.50	3.7%
Rutland	1,360.31	47.27	3.6%
South Oxfordshire	120.24	4.07	3.5%
Cotswold	137.15	4.64	3.5%
Restormel	157.28	5.32	3.5%
Swindon	1,087.49	36.78	3.5%
Swansea	879.25	29.73	3.5%
Hastings	223.62	7.56	3.5%
Cheltenham	177.24	5.99	3.5%
Bury	1,162.75	38.23	3.4%
Isle of Wight	1,215.80	38.43	3.3%
Taunton Deane	132.62	3.87	3.0%
Berwick-upon-Tweed	179.48	5.23	3.0%
Salford	1,287.68	37.51	3.0%
North Cornwall	158.68	4.62	3.0%
South Bedfordshire	158.59	4.60	3.0%
Fareham	136.53	3.96	3.0%
Guildford	138.17	4.00	3.0%
Arun	152.91	4.41	3.0%
Ipswich	298.19	8.57	3.0%
Harrow	1,152.55	33.05	3.0%
Mole Valley	144.54	4.14	2.9%
Broadland	108.76	3.11	2.9%
Reigate & Banstead	184.69	5.28	2.9%
Wrexham	815.25	23.15	2.9%
Harlow	242.10	6.84	2.9%
Rushmoor	174.57	4.93	2.9%
Nuneaton & Bedworth	197.04	5.55	2.9%
Colchester	166.41	4.68	2.9%
North East Lincolnshire	1,208.38	32.91	2.8%
Staffordshire Moorlands	147.94	3.98	2.8%
Coventry	1,245.44	32.74	2.7%
Basingstoke & Deane	99.17	2.42	2.5%
South Shropshire	198.03	4.83	2.5%
Calderdale	1,217.63	29.68	2.5%
Stroud	177.24	4.32	2.5%
Carrick	149.91	3.60	2.5%
Tameside	1,112.38	26.24	2.4%
Cannock Chase	184.44	4.32	2.4%
Forest of Dean	155.26	3.38	2.2%
Eastleigh	133.25	2.74	2.1%
Barrow-in-Furness	193.19	3.79	2.0%
Reading	1,212.66	22.62	1.9%
North Somerset	1,100.78	20.52	1.9%
Sedgemoor	121.38	1.95	1.6%
Windsor and Maidenhead	1,017.88	7.97	0.8%
South Norfolk	129.38	0.06	0.0%
Bolton	1,152.99	0.00	0.0%
Blyth Valley	151.51	0.00	0.0%
Castle Morpeth	176.06	0.00	0.0%
North Shropshire	137.87	0.00	0.0%
Oswestry	197.99	0.00	0.0%
Three Rivers	154.21	(6.10)	(3.8%)
Source: CIPFA

Councils which have not yet ratified their charges have not been included, although their proposed figures have been factored into Cipfa's overall calculations.

Figures do not include precepts from other authorities (eg county council, police and fire). Unitary authorities are generally responsible for these services, so their budgets will include these.

Council tax increases kept 'low'